433 sats \ 5 replies \ @kepford 24 Apr \ on: Samourai Indictment Count Two Could Have Serious Implications For All Wallets bitcoin
I'm pretty cynical. There are few things more frightening to me than "a jury of my peers". I can't imagine a group of people being able to wrap their heads around this. We are having all these debates online about fighting this and I just keep thinking about my experience serving on a jury trial.
I'm not lawyer but I think many mistakenly believe the law is like code or math. It is not. If it were that simple we wouldn't need judges or juries. This is a dark day for bitcoiners, privacy, and freedom.
Not to say I didn't expect this. I have for a long time. But it still sucks. The state is our enemy. All of ours. Not just bitcoiners. Its an evil entity that will never stop seeking more control and power until it is abolished.
Yes, and we must be prepared for a real civil war, that will happen not so long from now.
It's going to be normal people against brainwashed people, and we must be prepared with everything we can, specially in the economic sense.
Our first target must be the tax office, because that is what finances everything, and it's the heart of their system. They can always print money, but if they don't collect taxes, inflation will autodestroy them.
Our second target is the judicial system, and substitute it for natural law. I will talk more in the future about this.
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The main reason I have hope in bitcoin is because of its technical and game theory strength. Victory will not be won in the courts or with the political system. There is no way you get the masses to think the way we do. It has to be won technically and functionally. It has to work even when people don't believe in it or don't understand it.
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Well said, as usual. Your points about the law are spot on.
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Thanks. Never asked an actual attorney about that.
Until a few years ago I didn't see the law that way. I pretty much believed that the law was the law. Reading The Anarchist Handbook I found eyes opened by the many examples of the many interpretations of a law. I believe the selection was by John Hasnas.
I highly recommend that book as a primer on Anarchism. Offers many angles from different starting points. Easy read as well for an anthology.
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The only anarchist stuff I read was Men Against The State, which I recommend too. I have to check this one out.
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