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RE: Venezuela! What can be done?!
I strongly believe in an armed population (for the time being) even though I am a staunch pacifist. But I would argue that socialism is not the problem. Government control is. No man has the right to rule another but when one group controls all the weapons, rights no longer matter.
So until the day comes when love trumps hatred and cooperation becomes the norm rather than competition an armed populace is a necessary evil to maintain liberty.
Socialism is endemic to social control.
The case could be made that if social objectivity could be in perfect consensus then it could be justified, but there is never a case of perfect consensus in social objectivity.
Therefore any action of socialism is not in consensus, and by it's existance, rule by force.
The only staunch pacifists are individualists, by this accord.
Man we all want peace. Them that don't are sociopaths. It's silly to try and squeeze people into boxes like socialism when perceptions vary like sand on the shore. I'm no defender of any system that places the rights of any person over another and maybe I'm an ignorant idealist, I readily admit that. But I sure as shit don't believe it's in human nature to rule over each other in any way. That must be a learned behavior and just like any other, can be unlearned.
I think maybe you and I want peace, now what that peace would look like is a question. I wouldn't say that we all want peace, as there are plenty who want rule by law, and want that law to aggress against people.
Maybe. I definitely can't speak for others. Maybe my desire for peace and freedom is so strong that I can't empathize with bootlickers and statists in the least. That's definitely possible.
I reckon as with most things peace looks different to each individual. And it's totally reasonable to think that for some that peace doesn't require freedom but instead quite the opposite. Why else would so many so readily accept the boot on their neck, in school, in their jobs, their relationships etc.
You raise some good points friend and I will definitely be pondering all you've presented me.
It's been a pleasure discussing it with you, look forward to more in the future.
Absolutely! The feeling is mutual!