Thomas Robertson
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A little rant here, this is something I've been thinking about for awhile and I would like some feedback: I don't recycle. If I did I would put absolutely everything in the recycle bin and I would like to see a civil protest movement to do just that.Why? Because recycling is not something that people should have to think about, and it's too important to leave it to joe six pack. Recycling should not involve average citizens having to figure out whether something should or shouldn't go...
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You're confusing "free" with "able". I'm not free if there's the possibility of a state-costumed goon getting involved. I'm not free to preemptively hit someone else (unless, of course, I'm the State), nor should I be. I am free to wear a hat. I'm able to do both.
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But why limit your "unfree" consequences to the state. Even if the state doesn't get involved in your naked banana run, I'm sure your neighbors wouldn't be too impressed with you. There you would already have a negative consequence entirely separate from the STATE. Is that still freedom? If so, why the distinction?
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I limit my discussion of "unfree" consequences to the state because that is the only entity that seeks to limit my harmless actions. My neighbors may not be impressed with me, but I should be reasonably confident that they wouldn't bop me on the head and carry me to a prison cell.
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