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> i.e. controlling other people's behavior. Well, yes. Everything from murder to moral, legal police action can be so described. > It's just a law that some
by duncan_bayne 10y ago
> i.e. controlling other people's behavior.
Well, yes. Everything from murder to moral, legal police action can be so described.
> It's just a law that some people don't like.
... because it's legalised theft.
Libertarians (well, minarchist-Libertarians) support Government, and the rule of law. That doesn't mean we support _all_ Governments, or _all_ laws, as moral.
- TeMPOraL 10y ago> because it's legalised theft Yes, and public schools are legalized brainwashing, and hospitals are legalized slaughterhouses (after all, that's where most people die). You can draw many comparisons like these if you ignore the details, but sometimes those details are exactly what's important.
- duncan_bayne 10y agoThat was my point! The details - specifically, which laws are just, and which aren't - are of paramount importance here.