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On 05/11/2011 08:36 PM, Kevin Freels wrote:
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<hr size="1"><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">From:</span></b>
Kelly Anderson <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:kellycoinguy@gmail.com"><kellycoinguy@gmail.com></a><br>
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<b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Wed,
May 11, 2011 2:39:49 PM<br>
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Re: [ExI] Usages of the term libertarianism<br>
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2011/5/10 Mr Jones <<a moz-do-not-send="true"
ymailto="mailto:mrjones2020@gmail.com"
href="mailto:mrjones2020@gmail.com">mrjones2020@gmail.com</a>>:<br>
> Particularly interesting to me were these
few sentences...<br>
>><br>
>> Yes, I believe that coercion<br>
>> is a prima facie bad. But I also believe that it
is prima facie bad<br>
>> for people to fail to get what they deserve, or for
their basic needs<br>
>> to be unmet. These moral beliefs, to my mind, have
just as firm a<br>
>> standing as my opposition to coercion. I see no
reason to believe<br>
>> that in a conflict between them, the opposition to
coercion should<br>
>> always trump.<br>
><br>
> I agree the govt doesn't get to dig into your pocket
for any lil' ole thing<br>
> they want/need/desire. But until people have their
basic needs met, society<br>
> deserves the burden, as a whole.<br>
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Lets make this more concrete, shall we? This means that you believe
that you should be robbed of anything and perhaps everything as long
as anyone on the planet doesn't have their basic needs meant. Do
you really mean this?<br>
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