Quote from: greyhawk on January 02, 2013, 09:57:04 AM

Quote from: Lethn on January 02, 2013, 09:54:34 AM

For centuries mankind has been threatened by governments of all stripe whether they're communist, capitalist or monarchies to pay taxes, every one of them has used violence against the people to assert their power, now with Bitcoin they will have no choice but to work with us instead or they won't get any money at all. I guess it's kind of like when you finally get to move out of your parents house, in the end no matter what threats etc. they might use against you afterwards it means absolutely nothing because you've finally gained independence.

Exactly.

Is a man not entitled to the sweat of his brow? 'No!' says the man in Washington, 'It belongs to the poor.' 'No!' says the man in the Vatican, 'It belongs to God.' 'No!' says the man in Moscow, 'It belongs to everyone.' We rejected those answers; instead, we chose something different. We chose the impossible.

Imagine, an economy where the artist would not fear the censor, where the scientist would not be bound by petty morality, where the great would not be constrained by the small! And with the heat of your rig, Bitcoin can become your economy as well.

... good arguments, but how you think governments came to be in the first place? we the people, from a lawless state, an economy where everyone can do w.e. the heck they want, from this we decided that it was better to have some form of government for its many benefits including individual protection. of course the trade off being freedom for security. ultimately the goal is to strike the perfect balance somewhere between freedom and security and personally i think this whole bitcoin movement is a reaction to much recent events of government having waaaaaaaaaay too much power, and i think it's cool. i hope bitcoin does endure the test of time and will somehow be incorporated into society at large to form a more balance economic for everyone.