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The Metaphysics of Contemporary Theft June 20, 2011 3:49 pm TB

by Victor Davis Hanson

What I find interesting on threads like this one (and many others) is the extent to which people of known ... by TB 2011-06-21 13:38:18
- These threads are extremely valuable to me as reminders of why I've turned away from conservatism. by mcfly 2011-06-21 15:56:00
I know this guy! I thought that name sounded familiar. I saw his book about the Peloponnesian War being advertised a few ... by ER 2011-06-21 12:34:21
Hey, I thought it was common knowledge that everyone who's ever received help from the government has become a thief, ... by mcfly 2011-06-20 22:38:08
- One point of the article was that there is a limit to how many people society can support who can't ... by TB 2011-06-21 08:21:36
  - Tom, that is self-serving bullshit and you know it. Do you mean to tell me that if we eliminated all ... by ER 2011-06-21 11:00:36
    - Too many people? I suggest we volunteer the Republicans to report to their local guillotine for the serving of ... by Eri 2011-06-21 14:12:48
      - Nice try. Bush and the Republicans increased the national debt by $4.9 trillion over two terms. Nothing to ... by TB 2011-06-21 15:12:54
        
        Obama inherited this shit and we're going deeper in debt supporting wars Bush started and trying to bail out an ... by Eri 2011-06-21 15:20:26
        
        How many years can you drag out "inherited?" Is there any plausible line of thinking that says radically increasing ... by TB 2011-06-21 15:45:28
        
        Well, Obama has been President for just over two years. Two years sure as hell is not enough time ... by Eri 2011-06-21 21:25:05
    - "Tom, that is self-serving bullshit and you know it. Do you mean to tell me that if we eliminated all ... by TB 2011-06-21 11:30:37
      - Listen to you and Eri talking about taking mansions and rich people’s money away and using it for good deeds. ... by mcfly 2011-06-21 13:29:42
        
        Show me an example of me "siding" with any neo-Nazi statements. Any at all. If Lee says something that's accurate, ... by TB 2011-06-21 13:40:31
      - It is the act of someone who has been taught all his life that there’s really no such thing as ... by mcfly 2011-06-21 11:46:55
      - You're not bothering to read my responses, either. I didn't say the poor stole to eat, I said crime ... by ER 2011-06-21 11:42:12
        
        Look, you didn't get it. We'll just leave it at that. Community breakdown must obviously be due to ... by TB 2011-06-21 12:06:53
        
        All thieves are liberals? That is the most pathological bullshit you've ever written and you should damned well apologize, ... by Eri 2011-06-21 14:17:59
        
        "Metaphysics," dammit. Every damn person who busts a window and walks off with a TV set thinks the world owes him ... by TB 2011-06-21 14:47:18
        
        You report nothing except your twisted view of things. If you want examples of people who think the world ... by Eri 2011-06-21 21:21:04
        
        Wow. Just...wow. I'm watching conservatives fighting like hell to reduce the power of the State, the control it has over ... by TB 2011-06-22 07:35:44
        
        Nah. Let's just say you're wrong, and leave it at THAT. Think of all the times you’ve seen news footage of ... by mcfly 2011-06-21 13:23:37
        
        The question was stated specifically. It can be answered. Greece. G2 riots. The people who start looting the ... by TB 2011-06-21 13:35:23
        
        Hey, I'm going with the Merry Men every time. You can go with Guy of Gisborne and the Sheriff ... by ER 2011-06-21 13:10:49
        
        What, the government goons? by TB 2011-06-21 13:29:30
        
        The government goons work for the wealthy landowners. They always have. by ER 2011-06-21 13:39:36
        
        They worked for the guys who collected taxes. There aren't a lot of exact parallels between 21st century and ... by TB 2011-06-21 13:45:52
  - Well, I guess I'll have to take your word for it, because I was raised in Canada and theft of ... by mcfly 2011-06-21 10:12:52
    - Yeah. by TB 2011-06-21 10:23:24
      - OK, not being facetious anymore: If I don't want my tax dollars going to this or that purpose, does it mean ... by mcfly 2011-06-21 11:23:50
        
        I'm not "equating" them. Neither was Hanson. This is why the title was about metaphysics. The cost of "maintaining ... by TB 2011-06-21 11:53:17