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Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 11th August 2014, 06:20 AM
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Posted By Totovader
Taking a picture is taking a picture- the art of...

Taking a picture is taking a picture- the art of photography is more than that. If you think photography is just "looking at a photograph and saying gee that turned out well"- then you are...
Forum: USA Politics 10th August 2014, 08:58 PM
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Posted By Totovader
This is not a counter-argument.

This is not a counter-argument.
Forum: USA Politics 10th August 2014, 07:56 PM
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Posted By Totovader
And so you, like most, cloud the issue in your...

And so you, like most, cloud the issue in your mind and resign to the rapid expansion of government power. Regardless of how many issues you posit in your Loki's Wager- keep in mind the end goal for...
Forum: USA Politics 10th August 2014, 06:57 PM
Replies: 479
Views: 11,658
Posted By Totovader
Therein lies the problem with "public...

Therein lies the problem with "public healthcare": what the government pays for, the government controls. People think they have an inherent right to dictate what risks others take because it has "a...
Forum: USA Politics 10th August 2014, 06:44 PM
Replies: 479
Views: 11,658
Posted By Totovader
As Mike Rowe says... "Safety first? No. Safety...

As Mike Rowe says... "Safety first? No. Safety third."

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The same argument I have been making about regulations in general- but particularly about the FDA: when the government takes...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 10th August 2014, 05:33 PM
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Posted By Totovader
And monkey poop is in the public domain as well....

And monkey poop is in the public domain as well. But if you decide to take some monkey poop and make a modern art piece, you own the copyright.

The question is whether a piece of art- created by a...
Forum: USA Politics 10th August 2014, 05:16 PM
Replies: 479
Views: 11,658
Posted By Totovader
The ones you say are in the video. How do you...

The ones you say are in the video. How do you tell the difference between the available options? Which one is better than the others? Seems like saying "yeah, there are a lot of options" is not...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 10th August 2014, 04:39 PM
Replies: 104
Views: 4,350
Posted By Totovader
Selection isn't what determines copyright-...

Selection isn't what determines copyright- selection is part of the art form. In the same way that a sculptor decides to work with a piece of stone, a photographer decides which pictures are worthy...
Forum: USA Politics 10th August 2014, 04:16 PM
Replies: 479
Views: 11,658
Posted By Totovader
And do you have any way of telling the difference...

And do you have any way of telling the difference between these different options?
Forum: USA Politics 10th August 2014, 03:48 PM
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Views: 11,658
Posted By Totovader
It's a pretty simple concept. If you think that's...

It's a pretty simple concept. If you think that's not meaningful, then I can see how your only option is to excuse yourself.
Forum: USA Politics 10th August 2014, 03:47 PM
Replies: 479
Views: 11,658
Posted By Totovader
And as I said, that's why it's fallacious....

And as I said, that's why it's fallacious. There's no reason I need to answer that question because it has absolutely nothing to do with this discussion or my argument. My definition stands. If you...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 10th August 2014, 02:26 PM
Replies: 104
Views: 4,350
Posted By Totovader
The human is- the monkey didn't select the...

The human is- the monkey didn't select the photograph- assuming absolutely zero digital processing was done: the selection of the photograph is still a work. The monkey also doesn't own the...
Forum: USA Politics 10th August 2014, 02:21 PM
Replies: 479
Views: 11,658
Posted By Totovader
Are you talking today (irrelevant) or in a free...

Are you talking today (irrelevant) or in a free market (the purpose of the discussion)?



In a free market, it does.



Again, we're talking about a free market, not a regulated one.
Forum: USA Politics 10th August 2014, 02:14 PM
Replies: 479
Views: 11,658
Posted By Totovader
Name one. And what does that have to...

Name one.



And what does that have to do with property rights? Do you think calling something "propaganda" is a good enough counter-argument?



On their own property?
Forum: USA Politics 10th August 2014, 08:39 AM
Replies: 479
Views: 11,658
Posted By Totovader
The side that the owner says you should drive on.

The side that the owner says you should drive on.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 10th August 2014, 08:35 AM
Replies: 104
Views: 4,350
Posted By Totovader
No creative input!?! What a complete insult to...

No creative input!?! What a complete insult to photographers everywhere.

Photography has always suffered from this kind of slander because people think it's an effortless, mindless, ubiquitous...
Forum: USA Politics 10th August 2014, 08:28 AM
Replies: 479
Views: 11,658
Posted By Totovader
If you want to argue Rand Paul, I think you...

If you want to argue Rand Paul, I think you should start another thread or invite him to join the discussion. Trying to place his beliefs on me by pretending I haven't provided my own argument is a...
Forum: USA Politics 10th August 2014, 08:26 AM
Replies: 479
Views: 11,658
Posted By Totovader
And it has been a complete scam. I have addressed...

And it has been a complete scam. I have addressed the "good intentions" about a dozen times, it has buggerall to do with the principles and application of eliminating property rights.
Forum: USA Politics 10th August 2014, 08:24 AM
Replies: 479
Views: 11,658
Posted By Totovader
You're asking for a lot of suspension of...

You're asking for a lot of suspension of disbelief based on purely made up numbers. There's absolutely zero reason to believe your scenario is possible, letalone probable. Rather than invent...
Forum: USA Politics 10th August 2014, 08:21 AM
Replies: 479
Views: 11,658
Posted By Totovader
Huh? Were you planning on suing the tornado? ...

Huh? Were you planning on suing the tornado?

Do you think you can sue someone for natural disasters?
Forum: USA Politics 10th August 2014, 08:20 AM
Replies: 479
Views: 11,658
Posted By Totovader
Absolutely zero respect for property rights? How...

Absolutely zero respect for property rights? How does that make me wrong?
Forum: USA Politics 9th August 2014, 11:58 PM
Replies: 479
Views: 11,658
Posted By Totovader
Why would any investor agree to this scheme? Do...

Why would any investor agree to this scheme? Do you have any examples of investors that have?

Like I said, I'm not a farmer, but I'm pretty sure you can't use the land for farming.

Businesses...
Forum: USA Politics 9th August 2014, 11:15 PM
Replies: 479
Views: 11,658
Posted By Totovader
That's not really my argument- but even if it...

That's not really my argument- but even if it was, the only similarity you could possibly be latching on to is "a small number of people doing bad things." How is that even close to important, here?...
Forum: USA Politics 9th August 2014, 09:51 PM
Replies: 479
Views: 11,658
Posted By Totovader
There are a lot of assumptions in your narrative....

There are a lot of assumptions in your narrative.



I think you're having trouble separating individual rights from government control.



If all you can do is talk about the supreme power...
Forum: USA Politics 9th August 2014, 09:12 PM
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Views: 11,658
Posted By Totovader
Ok. Ok. Ok.

Ok.



Ok.



Ok.
Forum: USA Politics 9th August 2014, 09:06 PM
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Views: 11,658
Posted By Totovader
The argument I have been presenting- history...

The argument I have been presenting- history provides some insight when you consider: to the extent we have been free, we have been successful.

Also, you can see the video I posted earlier which...
Forum: USA Politics 9th August 2014, 09:03 PM
Replies: 479
Views: 11,658
Posted By Totovader
I asked you for an example of this so we could...

I asked you for an example of this so we could discuss it. You haven't provided one.



Still not accurate.



Not to the extent of laissez-faire that would be beneficial for everyone, no....
Forum: USA Politics 9th August 2014, 08:49 PM
Replies: 479
Views: 11,658
Posted By Totovader
That's not an answer to my question. ...

That's not an answer to my question.



Why not?



What if?
Forum: USA Politics 9th August 2014, 07:05 PM
Replies: 479
Views: 11,658
Posted By Totovader
Where did I say that an enforcement of property...

Where did I say that an enforcement of property rights is "infallible" or that it will solve any evil?

Now you're just making crap up.



The person who owns the property you're on.
Forum: USA Politics 9th August 2014, 06:17 PM
Replies: 479
Views: 11,658
Posted By Totovader
You believe your property is being polluted, you...

You believe your property is being polluted, you just don't know how. The crabby paper mill owner up stream refuses to let you test, examine, or look to ensure it's not him. Somehow your complain to...
Forum: USA Politics 9th August 2014, 06:11 PM
Replies: 479
Views: 11,658
Posted By Totovader
The contract they all agreed to stipulating what...

The contract they all agreed to stipulating what happens when they default on their obligations.
Forum: USA Politics 9th August 2014, 06:10 PM
Replies: 479
Views: 11,658
Posted By Totovader
Nice circular reasoning. Economics dictates that...

Nice circular reasoning. Economics dictates that squandering valuable resources is- by its very definition- stupid. Why we should worry about the tiny minority of people who may choose to do this...
Forum: USA Politics 9th August 2014, 05:59 PM
Replies: 479
Views: 11,658
Posted By Totovader
Any action that is prohibited on your own...

Any action that is prohibited on your own property which does not violate the rights of other individuals.
Forum: USA Politics 9th August 2014, 05:06 PM
Replies: 479
Views: 11,658
Posted By Totovader
How would a free society handle a scenario in...

How would a free society handle a scenario in which there are multiple parties involved? By contract enforcement. Whatever the stipulations of the contract stated.
Forum: USA Politics 9th August 2014, 04:51 PM
Replies: 479
Views: 11,658
Posted By Totovader
And how do you differentiate the good from the...

And how do you differentiate the good from the bad?
Forum: USA Politics 9th August 2014, 04:50 PM
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Views: 11,658
Posted By Totovader
And the only reason you think this is possible is...

And the only reason you think this is possible is by disconnecting causation. You're asserting its not possible to know, and I reject that assertion.
Forum: USA Politics 9th August 2014, 04:36 PM
Replies: 479
Views: 11,658
Posted By Totovader
If we define regulations as prior restraint on...

If we define regulations as prior restraint on private property, then b is true. Some in this thread have confused regulations with laws.
Forum: USA Politics 9th August 2014, 04:23 PM
Replies: 479
Views: 11,658
Posted By Totovader
I don't think that word means what you think it...

I don't think that word means what you think it means.
Forum: USA Politics 9th August 2014, 04:21 PM
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Posted By Totovader
By bringing your deed stating it's your property...

By bringing your deed stating it's your property and proving that the damages have been done.
Forum: USA Politics 9th August 2014, 04:20 PM
Replies: 479
Views: 11,658
Posted By Totovader
Because you can sue in civil court for damages....

Because you can sue in civil court for damages. As I stated earlier, you could bribe the police, it just won't get you nearly as far as bribing a regulator.
Forum: USA Politics 9th August 2014, 03:42 PM
Replies: 479
Views: 11,658
Posted By Totovader
Because my name is on the deed? Not sure I'm...

Because my name is on the deed? Not sure I'm understanding your contention, here but because you seem to think it's really important, maybe you could explain what you're trying to get to.
Forum: USA Politics 9th August 2014, 03:38 PM
Replies: 479
Views: 11,658
Posted By Totovader
For as many times as people call Atheism a...

For as many times as people call Atheism a religion without a logically consistent argument to back it up, I really don't think this kind of a response carries any weight.
Forum: USA Politics 9th August 2014, 03:35 PM
Replies: 479
Views: 11,658
Posted By Totovader
You don't like my answer? Explain why.

You don't like my answer? Explain why.
Forum: USA Politics 9th August 2014, 03:29 PM
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Views: 11,658
Posted By Totovader
Economics dictates otherwise. History confirms it.

Economics dictates otherwise. History confirms it.
Forum: USA Politics 9th August 2014, 03:24 PM
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Views: 11,658
Posted By Totovader
Collusion is pointless in a free market, insider...

Collusion is pointless in a free market, insider trading also really doesn't make any sense. Monopolies can only be sustained in a regulated market.

Seriously- if these are your concerns, you need...
Forum: USA Politics 9th August 2014, 03:22 PM
Replies: 479
Views: 11,658
Posted By Totovader
Why would people not care about their own...

Why would people not care about their own property? This argument is so backwards... do you not care about your own property?

Even if people didn't care about their own property- so what? It...
Forum: USA Politics 9th August 2014, 03:20 PM
Replies: 479
Views: 11,658
Posted By Totovader
Regulations do not, in any way level the playing...

Regulations do not, in any way level the playing field: they prop up the worst players, prevent new players from entering the field, and make the whole business too expensive for innovation. If you...
Forum: USA Politics 9th August 2014, 03:17 PM
Replies: 479
Views: 11,658
Posted By Totovader
Because it's pointless to discuss the "tragedy of...

Because it's pointless to discuss the "tragedy of the commons": we both agree that when people don't own the property, they aren't going to care about the resources!



That... right there. We...
Forum: USA Politics 9th August 2014, 03:07 PM
Replies: 479
Views: 11,658
Posted By Totovader
You understand that you don't just get to declare...

You understand that you don't just get to declare something as your property, right? Your entire scenario makes absolutely zero sense.
Forum: USA Politics 9th August 2014, 03:05 PM
Replies: 479
Views: 11,658
Posted By Totovader
But you did change it... You're equating that all...

But you did change it... You're equating that all corruption is the same, and it's not. The police in a free market have no legal authority to choose not to protect my property rights- the level to...
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