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Modern Philosopher's Stone limits property rights

Posted by $ jlc 10 years, 8 months ago to Philosophy
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Charles Battig MD notes: "It is able to limit personal freedoms, diminish private property rights, destroy the useful products of civilization and their means of production, deprive humanity of natural resources and their access, and impose hardship on the least prosperous members of humanity. I term it “The Progressives’ Stone,” as it can do all this and more. Regrettably, it is real and not mythical. It permeates all levels of our government."

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  • Posted by Solver 10 years, 8 months ago in reply to this comment.
    Of course, having the politician who promises the most free stuff to the majority usually win the majority vote, doesn't help. This type is typically more than willing to continuously impose their will on others to rule them.
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  • Posted by Robbie53024 10 years, 8 months ago in reply to this comment.
    That's very simple. Those who believe in liberty do not seek to impose their will on others, and thus generally do not seek elective office. Those who do want to impose their will on others will do nearly anything to gain elective office in order to do so. Thus, we end up with those who wish to enslave us in positions of power that allows them to do so. All as a simple result of the inherent inclinations of the populace.
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  • Posted by $ jlc 10 years, 8 months ago in reply to this comment.
    I was slow to warm to the site (snicker!) but now I visit it regularly.

    Jan
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  • Posted by wiggys 10 years, 8 months ago
    the good doctor is a very bright man. thank you jlc for posting this article.
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  • Posted by $ jlc 10 years, 8 months ago in reply to this comment.
    It is amazing the degree to which this cause is serving as a 'hook' for socialism...pretty much across the board (as you point out).

    So effective. So dismaying.

    Jan
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  • Posted by Herb7734 10 years, 8 months ago
    The genius of the progressive's stone is that it masquerades as doing good for humanity even as it enslaves it. Everyone is willing to say sure I want clean air -- or whatever other cause is put forth. But hidden just below the surface is the price that must be paid whenever the state takes on the task, no matter how seemingly beneficial. The price is always a loss of freedom, no matter whether it manifests itself via property, money, or speech as in political correctness.
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  • Posted by $ allosaur 10 years, 8 months ago in reply to this comment.
    I never thought of the present oligarchy I like to call our "Animal Farm more than equal elite betters" as being "modern neanderthals." Until now.
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  • Posted by m082844 10 years, 8 months ago in reply to this comment.
    Right, and the realm of ethics, metaphysics and epistemology contains the foundations for property rights.
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  • Posted by m082844 10 years, 8 months ago
    Other than this self-contradicting phrase, "...constitutionally mandated unalienable rights...", it was a good and interesting piece.
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  • Posted by dbhalling 10 years, 8 months ago
    The defining moral issue of our time is property rights, starting with self ownership. It encompasses, taxes, regulations, gun control, environmentalism, political correctness.
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  • Posted by j_IR1776wg 10 years, 8 months ago
    The question of. who owns what has been around forever. Our cave-dwelling ancestors enforced their claims with clubs and rocks. Modern neanderthals do so with a poisonous mix of pseudo-science and words with no clear definition. They are no less evil and no less deadly.
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  • Posted by jimjamesjames 10 years, 8 months ago
    I love WUWT, best site for GloBULL warming information and the comments are intelligent, too.
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  • Posted by Solver 10 years, 8 months ago
    If you see one of these "Progressives" stones toss it in the nearest lava pit.
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