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54 sats \ 11 replies \ @DarthCoin 19 Feb \ parent \ on: Should sex work should be legal? AskSN

Is a government "yours" ? Is your property?

I like the crime family analogy. The state is basically a mob that has tricked the population into believing they have some special powers.

0 sats \ 9 replies \ @Aardvark OP 19 Feb

Not "yours" in the sense that you own it. "Yours" in the sense of "your captors"

0 sats \ 8 replies \ @DarthCoin 19 Feb

Who is this government? A person, a living man, a group of people ? Do you have any contract /agreement with him/them ? How did you end up being captured by them?

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @itsrealfake 20 Feb

I think of the State as a metacognative entity, with its own cognition. The humans it is made of are replaceable, like skin cells.

0 sats \ 6 replies \ @Aardvark OP 19 Feb

They are a criminal organizations that uses force to extort money and opress a population.

Nobody has a contract or agreement with them and if they do "pray that they don't alter it further"

0 sats \ 5 replies \ @DarthCoin 19 Feb

So if you do not have any contractual obligation, why do you still obey them ? Why do you seek their authority, by saying "is it legal... X or Y ? "

0 sats \ 4 replies \ @Aardvark OP 19 Feb

The reason I asked is because I hoped people would have a strong opinion about and enjoy discussing it. My personal opinion on the government is to minimize my interactions with them as much as possible. Despite their authority being an illusion, their threat of force is very real.

0 sats \ 3 replies \ @DarthCoin 19 Feb

If you fear them - they control you. If they control you, then you are their slave. Are you a slave?

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