Re: Wall Observer BTC/USD - Bitcoin price movement tracking & discussion
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I am NOT opposed to change, and I am NOT opposed to lessening government or getting rid of it, in the event that better systems can be established. Bitcoin can certainly assist in the direction of providing freedom to greater numbers of people and transparency to monetary and/or other transactional systems.
I am NOT opposed to change, and I am NOT opposed to lessening government or getting rid of it, in the event that better systems can be established. Bitcoin can certainly assist in the direction of providing freedom to greater numbers of people and transparency to monetary and/or other transactional systems.
This is nice to hear and I assure you I am trying to understand your position and have a good debate.
What bothers me now is your reaction to the idea of "taxation = theft". When this was mentioned you went into a rather angry tirade stating over and over again, that this concept is so ridiculous, that it shouldn't even be taken seriously, but nowhere have I seen you actually explain why. I think this is a hint to why we differ, even though I could put my signature below your quote up there. It seems that to you government = society (or a meaningful representation thereof). Which, incidentally to me represents a concept so absurd and obviously untrue, that it shouldn't even be taken seriously. I won't explain why, though. If queried, I will repeat again how ridiculous it is
I think that on the face of the matter, your bare assertion that situation 1 and 2 are substantially similar is illogical, incomprehensible and unworthy or serious discussion... Even though the two situations may appear to be similar, they are NOT.. which should be obvious and clear on the face. I think that i adequately explained this over and over and in sufficient detail without having to have the need to elaborate about the obvious, and I do NOT see the point of continuing such a silly-ass discussions if some people continue to think and to argue that taxes and thievery are the same things.... b/c posters like this are living in a sort of parallel reality of LaLa land and a simplistic world to be making such basic assertions to attempt to equate situations that are clearly NOT the same.... even though they "feel the same."
And this after you put taxation and theft side by side and basically described them in the same words? I am inclined to believe now that you are trolling in some sophisticated manner, otherwise this huge overreaction would seem to me to be the defense mechanism of a very dearly held dogma.