Inequality and leftist objections to capitalism

[Brownfield]

Forgive the over-simplification. At the time the question was posed he was a house-mate, assuming he was of limited means and unable to live comfortably as an independent person. In this circumstance it is understandable that he would lean toward a system that seemed to provide him more benefit, if only by removing benefit from others.

I would guess that as he improves his lot in life and earns his own, he will stray further from his old ideal and toward libertarianism.

[azazel]

@z1235

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Finally, my main purpose for writing this was as an attempt to explain envy (or awareness of social hierarchies and the propensity to climb them) as an evolutionary remnant, an appendix, a genetic baggage we’re carrying from our past. It was not my intention to justify it.

Z.

The theory looks so logical… Do you maybe have some links to articles about the matter?

[z1235]

@azazel

The theory looks so logical… Do you maybe have some links to articles about the matter?

Sorry, I don’t have anything handy.

Z.

[liberty_student]

Besides violence and secrecy, we also have negotiation. One could negotiate for protective services from an established body. One could pay a sovereign territory to establish separate legal orders like the Amish have. Lots of possiblities besides violence.

It’s not too difficult to defend ourselves from other like sized groups but none of us can anticipate having the potential to defend from missile attacks. There are certain antagonists we will have to avoid (secrecy) or pay off (negotiation).

[Stranger]

@ClaytonB

On the contrary, security is concerned with the ability to discourage violence, sometimes by show of force but often through other means. For example, the pirate captain who takes his booty to a remote island only he knows how to sail and buries it in a location on the island only he knows is producing security through secrecy rather than violence. In other words, secrecy can be used to produce security at much lower cost than hiring armed personnel. For the ordinary citizen, subterfuge and secrecy is the only viable means of securing property against pilfering national governments… the phalanxes of government taxmen are armed to the teeth so armed confrontation is not a realistic alternative.

Secrecy is no security at all. Americans who thought that secrecy was going to protect their Swiss bank accounts had a rude wake up call recently.

You’ll find that a large number of articles on LewRockwell.com for example are about gun ownership. None of them are about keeping secrets. There’s a reason for that.

[nirgrahamUK]

@Stranger

Secrecy is no security at all. Americans who thought that secrecy was going to protect their Swiss bank accounts had a rude wake up call recently.

you mean secrets that aren’t kept are not security at all.

@Stranger

You’ll find that a large number of articles on LewRockwell.com for example are about gun ownership. None of them are about keeping secrets. There’s a reason for that.

someone has copyrighted all the interesting stories on the topic? [:P])