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In reply to the discussion: WHOOPS LOOKS LIKE TENNESSEE IS GOING TO START TAKING DUDE’S GUNS AWAY? [View all]DanielW
(26 posts)that the state must use force to enforce the laws, and the cases of theft, assault, rape, murder, etc i completely agree.
the question was more from a civil liberties viewpoint, if the individual has been peaceful and not aggressed or used force or violence against anybody, does the state still have the authority to use force and violence against you? and if it does, do you have the moral right to resist and defend yourself against this?
its a question of civil liberties, morals, and property rights, nothing more...
and to respond to your comment about somalia, i'm not hear to impose any specific viewpoint for or against, i'm simply debating the political philosphy of it all.
but suppose i did believe what youre implying i believe, why should i move to somalia? i'm not the one advocating for a government that uses force and violence against people that have acted peacefully and without violence, i'm for principled civil liberties. therefor, could you not as easily go to a place like the UK that does the opposite? ..just to play devils advocate here.