Joseph Black
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I must admit, it often frustrates me, particularly with regards to law and being told what I cannot do.
For example, I am told that I cannot steal. It's a law. I had no part in creating this law, nor did I ever give my consent to follow it. But there is a very large group of people, none of whom I gave power to, telling me I can't do it, and they are ready to make my life inconvenient should I choose to.
I had a realization of how childish the law is, despite how sophisticated and complex we like to portray it. All it really is is a big-boy version of a mother sending her son to his room when he doesn't do what she says. Pretty pathetic, I think.
I imagine this is comparable to how some minority groups feel when they are denied rights. Thinking about it this way does inspire some empathy within me.
Was there a time, past or present, where you were denied being able to do something that you believed you should be able to do? How did it make you feel? Did you accept it, or act on your own? Were you satisfied with the results?
"And if you're pissy about not having the legal right to steal, imagine how your hypothetical victim feels."
I'm not 'pissy' about not having the right to steal, I'm pissy that what I am able to do with my free will is regulated by something outside of myself.
In the animal kingdom, an animal might work hard building a nest and hoarding food only to have another come along, destroy it and take all of the food.
This is the law of nature. "Anarchy" is a social construct.
For example, I am told that I cannot steal. It's a law. I had no part in creating this law, nor did I ever give my consent to follow it. But there is a very large group of people, none of whom I gave power to, telling me I can't do it, and they are ready to make my life inconvenient should I choose to.
I had a realization of how childish the law is, despite how sophisticated and complex we like to portray it. All it really is is a big-boy version of a mother sending her son to his room when he doesn't do what she says. Pretty pathetic, I think.
I imagine this is comparable to how some minority groups feel when they are denied rights. Thinking about it this way does inspire some empathy within me.
Was there a time, past or present, where you were denied being able to do something that you believed you should be able to do? How did it make you feel? Did you accept it, or act on your own? Were you satisfied with the results?
"And if you're pissy about not having the legal right to steal, imagine how your hypothetical victim feels."
I'm not 'pissy' about not having the right to steal, I'm pissy that what I am able to do with my free will is regulated by something outside of myself.
In the animal kingdom, an animal might work hard building a nest and hoarding food only to have another come along, destroy it and take all of the food.
This is the law of nature. "Anarchy" is a social construct.