Ghost of a Rider
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And I'm explaining to you what that actually means. Buying my respect would be one way for us to have come to some sort of an agreement.
So your respect is for sale?
You don't own anything to the person not inclined to adhere to your subjective set of ideas and morals. Your options for the person who refuses to acknowledge your subjective set of ideas is to come to accept that someone else is going to go where they please on property you claim to be yours, come to another agreement with them, or force them off.
As I said, if I own it, I own it. His agreement is not required and his disagreement is irrelevant.
Bullshit. You still haven't explained how mere lack of respect is physical force. If you trespass on my property and I don't want you there, I do not agree with your imagined freedom to be there. If I don't force you off, it doesn't mean I respect or agree with you being there, it just means I have chosen not to try to force you off for whatever reason.No...I'm explaining the narrative to you you dumb Bingo....![]()
Respect is a feeling and physical force is an action. Feeling disrespect is not the same as showing disrespect.
You simply did not understand what I meant by respect.
I didn't understand because unlike you, I don't confuse feeling for action.
If you want to use respect differently than I was thats fine but you dont get to define how I was using it.
You didn't define it at all, that's the problem. You should have qualified your remarks at the time. Otherwise, why the fuck would I think you were referring to physical force when you use a word that is defined as a feeling, you idiot?
You can't express yourself worth a shit because the hardest words you know are Objective and Subjective and what's more, you seem to think that makes you some kind of philosopher.
You seem to be referring to your feelings, I was using it in reference to physical acts, i.e., walking all over your claim or being physically forced off a claim.
You're the one who used a word to describe a feeling, dumbass.
Do you have the natural freedom to claim ownership over something. Sure. You have the freedom to do whatever your physical capabilities allow you to. I never said you weren't free to do as you please. My argument is that you require physical force against others to make good on claims of ownership. Claiming ownership over a thing isn't just about you doing something, it's also about trying to restrict others from doing something as well, like the fence and lock you mention later.
Nope. You don't get to change the parameters that you laid out. The parameters you laid out to define freedom to go where you please was simply the physical ability to do so. That's it.
Based on those parameters, I have just as much freedom to stop you or force you off my property as I please.
Beyond the physical ability to go where you please, freedom is highly subjective.
Value is subjective. To some people freedom is everything so they fight to the death for it. In that case the value of freedom is life itself. If you're unwilling to fight for your claim then it isn't worth anything to you or anyone else.
Did you tell yourself this malarkey before you asked me what the value of claims are that can be ignored?
You said it, not me. All I did was turn it back around on you and you give yet another nauseating lecture on subjectivism which was at the core of your own remark.
When threats of physical force do not work that's when the government moves on to actual physical force. That's when the law enforcement officers show up with the guns and handcuffs.
Irrelevant. Force of law regarding compliance goes only as far we are willing to either obey the law or break it.
Answer the question: Are you saying you do understand that not respecting my claim and walking on my property are two different things?I can understand that you're using the word respect differently than I am, I don't know why you can't do the same other than you just being a massive moron.![]()
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Yes, I want to make sure we're understanding one another. You seem confused by that desire. Its helpful in a conversation.
Bullshit. You claimed I was constantly bringing up law.
You didn't understand what I meant by respect. I didn't know what you thought the law was until you acknowledged it as a subjective set of ideas and morals. It's helpful to get clarification rather than to pretend the person meant something else. At least if you're interested in honest debate.
This doesn't mean much after telling me (and others) multiple times that you're only here for your own amusement.
You're the one who said law is force, not me.I need to explain to you that there is no force between objects thats arent interacting? How fucking dumb are you?![]()
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Again, you tell me. You're the one who said law is force.Of course I'm only talking about laws that are being forced on people. Why would this conversation be about things that aren't happening?![]()
I mentioned Frederic Bastiat in either the last post or the post before that as the source of the phrase the law is force. I'm paraphrasing parts of his argument from The Law which he wrote in the 19th century. It's a great critique of government and law despite his beliefs in natural, inalienable rights being nonsense.
Okay, so you mentioned Bastiat a couple of times. Why would you ask me "How is it me, a 19th century philosopher and dblack can all understand what this means and you cant?" as if I would know anything about his philosophy just because you mentioned his name in this discussion?
You don't come across as genuine. You said something before about gaining insight into others' perspectives as a reason for asking questions and here you mention "clarification" and "honest debate". Problem is, the very second you get your clarification, honest debate or disagreeing counter argument, you denounce it as confused stupidity, call the person a moron and post a laugh emoji.
You're full of shit.
What? You're making a different argument than I am and trying to use the conclusion of your argument on mine. That's not how debate works Bingo.
Once again, you are the one who said law is force. You can't make sweeping declarations such as "Law is force" - where law, in and of itself, is force - and then when confronted with the flaws of your argument, try to explain that that was not what you meant. That's not how debate works, Bingo.
I would agree with you that it is subjective when society chooses to enforce law. However when society does enforce laws that is an objective use of force to compel people to adhere to a subjective set of ideas and morals.
It's also subjective that you have the freedom to go where you please. That you have the ability to go where you please is objective truth but whether or not you have the freedom to do so is subjective.
A factor to consider in what?
Your arguments about force and law, dumbass.
This discussion is about arguments, claims and assertions YOU made, not me. I can't help it if you fail to consider the true complexity and the innumerable factors that come into play when considering your arguments.A different debate than the one I'm having?![]()
There it is again: Disagreement = Confusion/Stupidity.You are demonstrably confused by the simple argument that the law is force and I'm happy for you to take the tactic of confusion and stupidity for as long as you like.![]()
You said "Law is force" and I said it is not and I gave my reasons for thinking this. What, exactly, about that gave you the impression I am confused?
I DON'T CARE.
And of course there's the reliable old "So-and-So agrees with me" fallacy.Notice how dblack didn't reply with, well what about when the government isn't interacting with you?![]()
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Then you should have said "Law is force when interacting with people". Dumbass.No one else is confused by the phrases the force of law or the law is force or the government rules by force except you apparently. Everyone else understands this to be in the context of when it is interacting with people.![]()
Why exactly am I unqualified to make this claim?
Really? Because you're claiming to speak for everyone as to their reasons and motives, that's why.
And in what context do you reference the subjectivity of law?
The context of the subjectivity of law. What else?
It's subjective to the interests of people you moron.
And those interests vary from person to person you moron.
That is what makes law subjective in the first place. Its not only an argument about law but about why humans do anything. Your actions are in service of your interests.The actions you take that aren't in service of your own interests are the ones you're being forced in to.
Not necessarily. Some people take actions that are of interest to what they see as a greater good to benefit others as well as themselves.
I didn't say objective reasons you illiterate dipshit. I said objective list of reasons.I didn't ask anything about objective reasons you illiterate dipshit. Where do you see the word objective in that question?![]()
You argued there were others reasons beyond self interest for the creation of law and I'm asking you what you imagine those other reasons to be.
You asked because you have no imagination.
If it's subjective, what difference does it make to a subjective concept?My point was pretty fucking clear. Its that harmony is a funny word to use to describe anything from universal healthcare to slave plantations.![]()
Do you find slave plantations particularly harmonious?![]()
That's a stupid question to ask. If harmony is subjective and subjectivity is the point of your premise, it makes no difference what I feel to be harmonious.
I'm comfortable describing them as acts of self interests (for slave owners), I personally wouldn't describe them as attempts at harmony.
For them it was. Isn't that the fucking point of all this; the subjectivity of law to man made concepts of morality? Does it not stand to reason that their subjective ideas of morality will inform their subjective ideas of what is harmonious?
Goddamn you're a fucking idiot. This is why I say you don't fully grasp the scope of the very philosophy you preach about.
I've cited both because it is both. In our democratic society the law is a collection of self interests from the voting public (or the financially influential depending on your current level of cynicism). In a dictatorship the law represents the self interest of one person. It always boils down to self interest it's just a matter of who's.
But you didn't mention anything about self interests when talking about changing economic law.
Given the subjective and metaphorical nature of the term inharmonious I don't even know what you mean by that.
Why am I not surprised?
Harmonious and Inharmonious can both refer to universal healthcare and slave plantations depending on your perspective. I wouldn't use words that are inherently subjective to try and make an objective claim. That's your lane.
What objective claim did I make other than to say most people view law as a tool to attain a more harmonious and ordered society? Are you saying this is not true?
I used self interest. Disorder on the other hand can be an objective term and no, I'm not saying laws were created to sow disorder. Slave plantations were orderly when they operated as they were meant to, they were just ordered in accordance to the self interest of the Slaver rather than the slaves.
Don't be an idiot. Order or disorder on a slave plantation is irrelevant. We're talking about society as a whole, are we not?
And the moral of that story is what? That the law didn't act on your brother in that instance?
Yes. Didn't I make that clear?
My point is that when the law acts it acts to force people to adhere to a subjective set of ideas and morals. Instead of trying to argue with me about all the times the law isn't active why don't you address my actual argument which is about when it is?
Because you said LAW IS FORCE you idiot. I'm arguing against your own fucking words. I understand that force is applied when force is applied. But if it's not always applied or applied equally in every case, we can't very well say "law is force", can we?
Its inherent when it is applied.
And when it's not?
You tell me. You're the one wasting your time here responding to my "inane essays".Why would I care or be arguing about something that isn't happening?![]()
The officer on behalf of the law.
So then, law is not force.
Why are you bitching now? You're the one who revived a discussion that had been dead for two weeks.Do I need to spell everything out for you and hold your hand through every argument? Because I don't mind at all treating you like a child, I'm just wondering if you're going to kick and scream the entire trip....![]()
I don't care if you want to call it the law enforcement apparatus instead.![]()
Call it whatever makes you feel better just so long as we're clear that crimes are violations of a subjective set of ideas and morals.
You mean the collective will, right?
You can't because you're a moron.
I can't what?
"So-and-So agrees with me so I'm smart and you're stupid."Me and other posters say it freely and understand easily what is meant.![]()
Again, this is a you problem that I'm happy to help you keep highlighting.![]()
Actually I think it's a problem for you. I don't have a problem understanding that law is not force.
What do you think my issue is?
The subjectivity of laws and morality. It's what you've been harping about for weeks.
My argument to dblack and to many libertarians who try to pretend to be above using force for self interest is to challenge them on that notion and then laugh when they run away.
I DON'T CARE.
Except that's not what I'm doing.
Yes, it is. If you didn't then you wouldn't have brought him up and you wouldn't have asked me why I don't understand his perspective, as if my understanding or agreeing with his perspective renders it valid or true.
Oh I understand perfectly what you meant when you said "Law is force", I'm just enlightening you as to how force itself is subjective.The objective truth is the objective truth. I'm just pointing out how many different people, including someone from the 19th century, can understand the idea expressed behind the phrases force of law or the law is force or government rules with force in contrast to your repeated incapability to understand for my own amusement and the amusement of anyone still reading.![]()
They all amount to being about when the law isn't being applied, my argument is about whenever it is.
And that's the problem. Any idiot knows that when force is applied, force is applied. But given that sometimes it is not applied, we can't say "Law is force".
Ok.... what are you confused by?
I didn't say I was confused.
That's not what you said though. Your initial statement clearly says no one is inclined by nature to adhere to laws based on subjective feelings without physical force. You did not specify in that statement that you were referring to individuals who do not agree with or are otherwise not inclined to abide by a given law.The statement itself through its function acknowledges that there are some people's who's nature it is to adhere to these ideas or we wouldn't have the law to begin with. That's...how... that.... works. It's an easy logical connection to make if you're not a raging retard.![]()
As vague as the statement was, it might as well have been magic and goblins.The law itself is based on subjective feelings.... these feelings come from people who's nature it is to cooperate to make law. Where else would they fucking come from guy? Magic? Goblins? Why do I have to spell that out for you like you're a child who can't think for himself? What the fuck is wrong with you?![]()
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Again, you can't express yourself worth a shit.
Also please don't mistake my profanity for anger. I'm not mad at you.
Who said anything about your profanity?
In fact it's hard for me to express just how amused I am by your own magnificent stupidity.![]()
It's hard for you to express anything. That's what I keep telling you. It's good to see you finally admitting it.
Thats not objective physical force against you my guy. You're talking about force against a fence. The only force being used against you in this scenario is a subjective one you and the law imagine.
Irrelevant. Force is force. If you were only talking about physical force against another person then you shouldn't have brought up physics.
I don't know what this means. I've talked about both.
Again, why am I not surprised?
Your Bingo brain is why you don't realize you're saying nothing because right and wrong mean anything and everything.
And your Bingo brain is why you don't realize the difference between subjective perspectives and the objective fact that most people have subjective perspectives.
Yet you took the time to write your own essay in a thread that had been dead for two weeks.I have a life guy. I don't always have time to sit down and respond to your inane essays.![]()
Dumbass.
Ah, the old Disagreement = Confusion ploy.He could of surrendered as easily as you did. I guess he chose confusion as a stall tactic but I'm more than happy to watch him stumble around confused.![]()
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