17. The distinction between economic violence and physical violence is bogus.
Edited on Wed Jul-21-10 10:18 AM by Romulox
"The basic principle of a free market is one in which buyer AND seller FREELY (hence free market) enter into a transaction."
A man's basic needs make this statement a nonsense. I cannot chose not to eat tomorrow.
"Slaves being sold into slavery wasn't a free market transaction."
You mean No True Scotsman (I mean Capitalist!) would do such a thing, surely? Because capitalists auctioned men and women off like cattle as sure as you sit in that chair.
"Lands being seized by Native Americans wasn't a free market transaction."
Selling those self-same stolen lands today is sure as hell considered a "free market transaction". :hi:
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