tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post4088020051203423087..comments2023-10-03T07:01:41.144-05:00Comments on Always On Watch: Semper Vigilans: Video: Who Owns You?Always On Watchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08192688822955022541noreply@blogger.comBlogger33125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-68879183670522038262015-07-17T07:20:46.045-05:002015-07-17T07:20:46.045-05:00Seek and ye shall find.<a href="http://www.solemncharge.com/Library/chapter.aspx?key=GK-Chesterton-Orthodoxy-The-Eternal-Revolution" rel="nofollow">Seek</a> and ye shall find.Joe Conservativehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02696367580635901992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-10541813906948681712015-07-17T05:02:59.893-05:002015-07-17T05:02:59.893-05:00Part of the disconnect may be in how I use the ter...Part of the disconnect may be in how I use the term 'tax'. I don't merely refer to income tax [which as currently structured represent unequal protection under the law], but any financial submission to the State in order to obtain permission to conduct lawful and consensual activities.Constitutional Insurgenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03251746798758539951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-58128243805938958502015-07-17T01:28:19.886-05:002015-07-17T01:28:19.886-05:00I'm talking about how rights can't trump l...I'm talking about how rights can't trump logic or physics. If government is to collect income tax, it needs to know what your job is.<br />I don't know the licensing details. I think over here a lot of that kind of thing exists but is optional - you don't need a license to sell massages, but I imagine you'll sell more if you can reassure prospective clients that you are "fully licensed".jeznoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-12929292694799214122015-07-16T12:33:19.735-05:002015-07-16T12:33:19.735-05:00"Set me free, why don'tcha babe?" ;..."Set me free, <a href="http://farmersletters.blogspot.com/2015/07/the-master-slave-paradox.html" rel="nofollow">why don'tcha babe</a>?" ;)-FJ the Dangerous and Extreme MAGA Jewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16745768408538827278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-57962546206795022602015-07-16T07:39:55.851-05:002015-07-16T07:39:55.851-05:00Thersites,
Excellent observation. I've got t...Thersites,<br /><br />Excellent observation. I've got to seek out that Chesterton work.Silverfiddlehttp://westernhero.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-89167069445774012392015-07-16T07:35:54.633-05:002015-07-16T07:35:54.633-05:00Jez,
CI is referring to licensing as well. Manicu...Jez,<br />CI is referring to licensing as well. Manicurists need a license. We can understand why a doctor should be licensed by a state board, but florists and manicurists?<br /><br />It's just more overwhelming government power, and a money grab as well.Silverfiddlehttp://westernhero.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-75249417867195506262015-07-16T05:25:41.207-05:002015-07-16T05:25:41.207-05:00I'm not sure what you're talking about.......I'm not sure what you're talking about.....rights <i>are</i> reality. It is not the very notion of taxation that I object to, it is the infiltration of the paradigm that taxation represents legitimacy. Which goes to my example of florists and eyebrow threaders. We have ceded the ability to perform an act for compensation through our labor...no matter how menial...without first asking permission from the State. If we are unable to do that....we cannot 'own' ourselves...not in the least.Constitutional Insurgenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03251746798758539951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-76278729827158247232015-07-16T02:30:48.516-05:002015-07-16T02:30:48.516-05:00This isn't a rights issue, it's a reality ...This isn't a rights issue, it's a reality issue. Unless we reject the legitimacy of all government expenditure, then we are bound to raise taxes to meet it. We can either tax income, expenditure or levy a flat charge (or a combination). It looks like you're arguing against income tax, or that florists and beauticians should be exempt. Why?jeznoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-3575815456990359242015-07-15T22:34:26.816-05:002015-07-15T22:34:26.816-05:00She really brings out the 'idiot' in the t...She really brings out the 'idiot' in the tbaggers here, lol Too funny!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-64457523051229340132015-07-15T20:54:41.627-05:002015-07-15T20:54:41.627-05:00Somehow the theory of the Social Compact was overl...Somehow the theory of the Social Compact was overlooked in her education. If she put down Rand, and picked up Locke she might be better off. No man is an island, but neither is he a mount. <br />The real path of freedom is not about controlling the populace, but about controlling the politicians.viburnumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15381796879179539552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-65814671369252239252015-07-15T19:39:50.367-05:002015-07-15T19:39:50.367-05:00FT,
I'm not so sure that she's actually a...FT, <br />I'm not so sure that she's actually advocating anarchy. I've watched the video several times, and I think that she may well be trying to provoke thought about the vicious cycle in which "the free" are caught and, at the same time, unaware that they are trapped. She may also be saying that self-determination is an illusion.Always On Watchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08192688822955022541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-31336964349113410782015-07-15T19:36:28.051-05:002015-07-15T19:36:28.051-05:00That's exactly right, yet I was using 'mor...That's exactly right, yet I was using 'mortgage' as an even larger metaphor. In a society where one has to pay a tax to be <i>permitted</i> to provide relatively menial services such as cutting and arranging flowers or threading eyebrows....do we truly "own" ourselves?<br /><br />The right to our own labor is the crux of this issue. And we've voted in the abrogation of that right.Constitutional Insurgenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03251746798758539951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-45257865202034298932015-07-15T19:35:36.489-05:002015-07-15T19:35:36.489-05:00Anonymous,
One thing is certain: the 21st Century...Anonymous, <br />One thing is certain: the 21st Century is filled with "adverse circumstances." Perhaps it really is true that a conventional approach to the way out of those circumstances will not work.Always On Watchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08192688822955022541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-85466668421112422772015-07-15T19:31:30.081-05:002015-07-15T19:31:30.081-05:00CI,
Even after we pay off the mortgages on our ho...CI, <br />Even after we pay off the mortgages on our homes, do we really own them? Hundreds of dollars every month in real estate taxes, plus the HOA Nazis who so often overstep the bounds of what HOA's were supposed to be in the first place.Always On Watchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08192688822955022541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-45145390313985474232015-07-15T19:28:36.989-05:002015-07-15T19:28:36.989-05:00Baysider,
Maybe her point is that we must first r...Baysider, <br />Maybe her point is that we must first recognize the vicious cycle? I haven't had time to look to see if she has any materials outlining definite plans of action.Always On Watchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08192688822955022541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-53246111401876270452015-07-15T19:26:44.068-05:002015-07-15T19:26:44.068-05:00SF,
Is it even possible to get the government to r...SF,<br />Is it even possible to get the government to relinquish power voluntarily? Remember King John and the Magna Carta? How voluntary was that?Always On Watchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08192688822955022541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-47356108022372177792015-07-15T19:24:31.970-05:002015-07-15T19:24:31.970-05:00Baysider,
His take on Trump was one of the major p...Baysider,<br />His take on Trump was one of the major points. It is The roots of his take on Trump to which I was referring, of course. We diligently vote, but then what happens?Always On Watchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08192688822955022541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-90558602036867158012015-07-15T19:20:58.950-05:002015-07-15T19:20:58.950-05:00Thersites,
Gradgrind owns more of us than we care ...Thersites,<br />Gradgrind owns more of us than we care to admit.Always On Watchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08192688822955022541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-72827667461082728692015-07-15T18:49:44.070-05:002015-07-15T18:49:44.070-05:00At least I know who owns me.
http://thersitescorn...At least I know who owns me.<br /><br />http://thersitescorner.blogspot.com/2015/07/commercial-helotry.htmlThersiteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15751286903359745316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-76553726274553311722015-07-15T18:42:21.992-05:002015-07-15T18:42:21.992-05:00This article makes an excellent point I had not th...This article makes an excellent point I had not thought of before - about removing the cost of healthcare from U.S. goods to be more competitive. Well, other points are good too. This one was new to me. I found his take on Trump worth considering. Baysiderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13562129788572031587noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-3076040483002481862015-07-15T18:10:42.753-05:002015-07-15T18:10:42.753-05:00Thersites,
That's a snippy comment. Do you p...Thersites,<br /><br />That's a snippy comment. Do you pay taxes? Do you obey laws? <br /><br />Move quietly, those chains can really rattle.Silverfiddlehttp://westernhero.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-70665865909639980642015-07-15T17:50:30.526-05:002015-07-15T17:50:30.526-05:00I think that she did just fine. I'll let you ...I think that she did just fine. I'll let you slaves hug your chains a bit more, though.Thersiteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15751286903359745316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-69711474077010469312015-07-15T17:03:47.221-05:002015-07-15T17:03:47.221-05:00This is what happens when someone with natural int...This is what happens when someone with natural intelligence and understandable outrage at injustice has been crippled by her education. She seems never to have been exposed to the concepts and historical ideas which would enable her to both express herself more skillfully and put together practical plans.<br /><br />This is an example of the best of the next generation. How can we help her?Alechttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00825239050486476125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-11832916148558849672015-07-15T15:35:25.409-05:002015-07-15T15:35:25.409-05:00Is Josie the Outlaw's position extreme and pug...Is Josie the Outlaw's position extreme and pugilistic? Yes, it is.<br /><br />However, please consider <a href="http://theconservativetreehouse.com/2015/07/13/why-i-support-donald-trumps-campaign-and-its-probably-not-what-you-think/" rel="nofollow">this</a>:<br /><br /><i>...People like us rail against the “establishment” because, despite the GOP claims to the contrary, they never actually do anything to stop the liberal policy agenda. One only has to look at President Obama’s veto record (four in 6.5 years) to accept that only legislation Obama agrees with is reaching his desk. <br /><br />We gave the GOP the House (2010, 2012, 2014) and the Senate (2014) and yet we never have received a single benefit to the election victories <b>We The People</b> provided....</i><br /><br />More at the above link if any here care to read the full blog post.Always On Watchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08192688822955022541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-42002785153950763452015-07-15T14:54:11.719-05:002015-07-15T14:54:11.719-05:00https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/desperate_times_cal...https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/desperate_times_call_for_desperate_measures<br /><br />Alternative forms<br /><br /> desperate times require desperate measures<br /><br />Etymology<br /><br />This phrase likely originates with a saying of the ancient Greek physician Hippocrates, which appears in his Aphorisms: "For extreme diseases, extreme methods of cure, as to restriction, are most suitable."[1]. A similar phrase occurs in Erasmus's Latin adage "Malo nodo, malus quærendus cuneus" (from his 1500 book Adagia, which was first published in English in 1545).[2] Another similar Latin saying, "extremis malis extrema remedia," appears in print as early as 1596.[3]<br />Proverb<br /><br />desperate times call for desperate measures<br /><br /> In adverse circumstances actions that might have been rejected under other circumstances may become the best choice.<br /><br />Translations<br />[show ▼]in adverse circumstances actions that might have been rejected are the best choice<br /><br />See also<br /><br /> in extremisAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com