tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19318880.post3229177203339807663..comments2024-01-13T15:34:42.074-05:00Comments on Fighting in the Shade™: End of a "National" Monopoly?ΛΕΟΝΙΔΑΣhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04976785560712692275noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19318880.post-84883755686515206332011-01-25T09:30:54.764-05:002011-01-25T09:30:54.764-05:00"...unacceptable."???
Those who wield p...<i>"...unacceptable."</i>???<br /><br />Those who wield political power will ultimately determine what is "acceptable". Historically, political entities such as tribes, city states, nations and empires have organized and fielded armies to deal with what their rulers determined to be unacceptable. Contrary to the current practice of using the military as a social engineering experiment, armies exist for the sole purpose of killing people and breaking stuff. This was true of Assyria, Persia, Greece, Rome and the modern nation states. In EVERY instance each antagonist believes itself to be the "good guys".<br /><br />Ultimately each contest will be decided by the judicious application of sufficient power (force) and THERE WILL BE CASUALTIES; there being no such thing as a free lunch.ΛΕΟΝΙΔΑΣhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04976785560712692275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19318880.post-45886396855999319342011-01-24T19:53:32.998-05:002011-01-24T19:53:32.998-05:00And that, my friend, must remain unacceptable. Not...And that, my friend, must remain unacceptable. Not us defending ourselves, of course, but them resorting to violence to take from us. I've seen firsthand what a highly motivated but poor people can do against well-equipped, well-motivated personnel. They'll lose, but not before inflicting casualties on the good guys.Solarishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08941458483523156652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19318880.post-17481200580803161402011-01-24T08:06:56.700-05:002011-01-24T08:06:56.700-05:00"...What happens when the have-nots decide to...<i>"...What happens when the have-nots decide to take from those of us who have and feel like we've robbed from them that which they think is rightfully theirs?"</i>?<br /><br />Got ammo?Pogohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01067382603590454738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19318880.post-6592970887444415442011-01-23T22:18:48.273-05:002011-01-23T22:18:48.273-05:00Huh, I could've sworn there was a fourth reade...Huh, I could've sworn there was a fourth reader here.<br /><br />Here's one problem I have with removing statehood from the parasitic states: What happens when the have-nots decide to take from those of us who have and feel like we've robbed from them that which they think is rightfully theirs?Solarishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08941458483523156652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19318880.post-74037340818320276792011-01-22T11:32:48.454-05:002011-01-22T11:32:48.454-05:00I like the idea that several other bloggers have f...I like the idea that several other bloggers have floated out there on this topic. If a state declares bankruptcy, renegotiates its debts and INSANE public pension obligations, then it can stay in the union. <br /><br />If they have to take money from the other states (meaning The Fed prints a bunch for them), though, they're kicked out and can only re-enter as a territory. <br /><br />That would solve the problem, don't you think?The Whited Sepulchrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17657366124122012622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19318880.post-73727260273035093282011-01-22T02:04:01.983-05:002011-01-22T02:04:01.983-05:00Whenever I consider the high taxes we pay and the ...Whenever I consider the high taxes we pay and the enormous debt our state has, I have to wonder?<br /><br />Why don't we have streets paved like glass?<br /><br />Why don't we have a cop on every street corner?<br /><br />Why are there any homeless people?<br /><br />Why do mentally ill people roam the streets, assaulting innocent people?<br /><br />Why don't we have public transportation that is clean, on time, and operated by safe and courteous drivers?<br /><br />Why don't our public schools have a zero dropout rate and a 100% college enrollment rate?<br /><br />In a democratic state, there is supposedly a tradeoff between tax rates and the level of public services. The insult added to the injury of high taxes is that we don't even get what we pay for.Hot Samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10848778804406692799noreply@blogger.com