The Double Standards of Statism

The state is able to hold it's subjects to different standards than it holds itself to, and people often hold the state to a different standard than they hold everyone and everything else to.

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[spinalglacier]

Our society breeds Thought Death

[civilbeing]

DAMN THAT COOKIE WAS GOOD.

[AnonSubHuman]

I'm gonna comment on all of your videos today hoping you'll be spurred to post a new one! This one is really good.

[stealthswimmer]

exactly what i tell people about the "people need a state" argument. If ppl need it, then the state needs one because it's made of people. It doesn't make sense that if people in general are bad and therefore need a state, we should thus have a state made up of people to control the other people.

[chorizo1337]

@FearsEdge the socialist democracy is the sheepish, easiest to control type of system there is, and miranda is just another obedient slave that has been caught into the system. they have their spell on her

[chorizo1337]

I dont care about how scandanavia is not in debt yet. Sweden is dropping out of socialism more and more. Hey if you want your country to go down the path of greece, dont come crying to the US for a bailout. Greece is the ultimate result of a socialist country

[Slipknotyk06]

@crazypants88 - Local law trumps federal law. A state can make a law that runs counter to the Constitution, and there are provisions that allow this in the constitution. That's why federal law can ban marijuana while some states have legalized it. Now, I'm not saying gun bans are right, but the constitution freely allows this. I personally think that felons should not own guns, but, standard gun laws are ok. 3 day wait, bg check, no guns if you've been convicted of a domestic, that kind of stuff

[crazypants88]

@Slipknotyk06 I think a classic example of a state ignoring it's constitution is the 2nd amendment in the U.S. constitution. There it clearly says that people have the right to own and carry guns. Yet there are currently cun control laws and laws that prohibit people from defending themselves in many states.

[Slipknotyk06]

@FearsEdge - Restrictions on government are a proven way to slow the expansion of government. A government with no restrictions on paper becomes tyrannical in nature almost immediately. It is the role of the people to force reform when reform becomes necessary. I'm sure that under the next president, the Patriot Act will come to an end, because reform will become the only way to get re-elected. The Republicans are hearing this call, which is why they're opposing the expansion of the Federal gov.

[Slipknotyk06]

@FearsEdge - Have you not read any other James Madison documents? I doubt you read the Federalist Papers. You are lacking information. James Madison was one of the foremost in pushing for the Bill of Rights, especially the first 5. It's not about domination but protection of the rights through limitations of government that Madison was pushing for.