An interesting difference between science and philosophy is that Plato sought the Monad in the undivided, ever expanding outwards into something that ...
No one? If there are no examples of this, then the cynic in me is inclined to say US politics is little more than an inflammatory clownshow for the pe...
Perhaps an expedient question to ask would be, when was the last time US party politics had a significant influence on matters that also greatly impac...
Knowing where the state's money comes from, is that a good thing, though? I get the idea. I can hardly blame someone for seeking to profit from a syst...
Related to the geopolitical conflict the Ukraine war is a part of; As the US is increasingly tied down by the war in Ukraine on one hand, and the geop...
That's fair enough. The current status quo involves a massive amount of coercion too. I suppose we just value the two differently. It's all hypothetic...
Basically, yes. Depending on the circumstances, it could be called a monopoly. I think for something like "manipulation" that would get rather complic...
Assuming I understand your point correctly, I would argue that the way people should distribute property is through voluntary means. Simply put, the s...
I'm not a particularly materialistic person. I consider all of that to be unethical as well. But I view physical violence a degree worse than the coer...
If physical violence was off the table completely, protecting one's belongings would be easy enough. I could chain myself to my belongings so that any...
What you are describing is the state using its extraordinary power to put the individual in a position where they are unable to resist. That in itself...
My gripe with states goes further than taxes, but you are right - it's ideological in nature. I'm against violence of any kind (with the possible exce...
1. Someone who doesn't pay tax once, and then (understandably) is coerced by the state to start paying taxes, might avoid a prison sentence. Someone w...
Sweden doesn't have a credible military at all. That goes for all European nations, with the possible exception of Poland. So yes, Sweden is certainly...
Yes, of course. Because I don't see the point in providing one to you. I'm not making a secret of that fact, so I don't think I'm being dishonest. Swe...
Of course. There's no point in wasting time describing an alternative if you're completely sold on the idea of taxation. Pearls before swine, as they ...
So asking me to describe my alternative was pointless at best (and dishonest at worst). :up: These are non-arguments. If you don't like capitalism, wh...
Sure, but before I do, do you agree that taxation is essentially taking people's things at gunpoint? If we can't agree on that, there's no point in di...
That's assuming you would start paying taxes after the sentence. If you don't pay taxes, you'll spend your life behind bars. I suppose the next time s...
There are literal guns stashed in the police office down the road, and they will literally be used if you don't want to go to jail after not to paying...
I addressed that comment. You seem to believe the Russians may have wanted Kiev, I stated that taking Kiev was never feasible given the size of the in...
There would be no such thing in any offical capacity, or it would just be the state under a different name, and thus totalitarianism under a different...
I'll try to sprinkle some more in my opinion's and in my view's in there, but if you find the logic to sound authoritative then draw your conclusions ...
Without the crucial step of the almighty state abolishing itself, communism is literally just totalitarianism, and sadly previous attempts at reaching...
Pretty much everything discussed in this thread is speculative. If there's something specific I haven't adressed please state it plainly, because your...
Yes and no. Taxes are literally taken from you at gunpoint. I am against taking things from other people at gunpoint, whether it's done by a common th...
There are myriad possibilities for why they continue to pressure the Ukrainian lines. Securing local tactical advantages, degrading the Ukrainian figh...
The theory is pretty straightforward. 1. Russia invades, threatening Kyiv to force negotiations, while occupying the most strategically relevant areas...
What I'm trying to get across is that those negatives aren't necessarily the result of individualism. Individualism first and foremost states that the...
It's not individualism that is a sham. It's our western society pretending it works for the benefit of the individual that is the sham. In fact, there...
ChatGTP seems very good at pencil pushing, and considering that's what 99% of the scientific field seems to consist of these days, I see a match made ...
As I stated, occupying and holding Kiev against a defending force would be an extremely costly operation in terms of both manpower and time. To me it ...
This sounds like the "not real communism" argument. Communism, as stated earlier, is a clearly defined way of governing states. As such, there are cle...
That figure is nowhere to be found in, for example, the ISW day-by-day campaign assessments. Those instead speak of 31 BTGs (which would roughly amoun...
Yea, sounds like a textbook military diversion if you ask me. A bit odd that you seem to be implying there's something off about the logic there. That...
So lets look at the basic facts around the Battle of Kiev as we know them. The Battle of Kiev lasted a little over a month, with few known casualty fi...
Too much beating around the bush here. Communism is a well-defined system of governance, and one with an absolutely disastrous track record at that. I...
I've put my arguments forward for all to criticize, and I'll happily defend them. I gave you the opportunity to do just that, and you refused, hence m...
Odd. Individualism seems to have been turned into a caricature, to be kicked by radicals who seek to justify their disagreement with people's individu...
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