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They tried that in Waco. Didn’t work out so well for them. It turns out that you can’t really escape the tyranny of the government. Might as well suck it up, an
by 0x8BADF00D 6y ago
They tried that in Waco. Didn’t work out so well for them. It turns out that you can’t really escape the tyranny of the government. Might as well suck it up, and have strong property rights. At least that is a check on government tyranny.
- neilwilson 6y agoHow is it? Who grants these 'rights' and who enforces them? Distributed enforcement always ends up being who has the most and sharpest pointy sticks. Centralised enforcement is called "government" Pick your poison.
- pc2g4d 6y agoThe norm of private property rights gives citizens a powerful tool against government overreach. Norms alter how power is legitimized and as such make new things possible---it's not just about pointy sticks.
- dragonwriter 6y agoIt is, in fact, always about pointy sticks, which becomes shockingly apparent any time norms and the desires of those with the pointy sticks diverge too far, and having and consistently applying pointy sticks with a given rule is a very powerful method of establishing norms aligned with the stick holders desires, which then reduce the need for pointy stick holders to stick people with the sticks. (This fact is also why a number of people have a strong preference for the norm of the wide distribution of pointy sticks, to try to better align the desires of those holding pointy sticks with general norms.)