I came to this realization of this by deconstructing the ideas of Socialism. I came to the conclusion that both can be bad or good, but it depends on who's hands it is in. If the person who is head of a company or a head of nation cares about people, and not power, then the little man will be happy.If the person wants power, than the little man will suffer. This is true in either cases of government.
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Anonymous2007-01-08 18:42
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Agorism. Based on the greek word "Agora" for "Marketplace".
If you're implying that he was in the Mafia, he'll lose power. The mafia would have to start competing in the arms trade, drugs, and everything else except protection rackets, so it would have a lot less money. The black market rising and overthrowing the state means everything is the "black market", and when that's the case, you have regular old market competition. Without the police, protection agencies would spring up, certainly (demand creates supply). These would be at least as effective as the police (they have the same manpower and technology available), and likely more efficient (markets do this to things like that). The mafia's job would not be made any easier. Also, once it became legal to own several kinds of weapons presently prohibited, the protection racket would even fail. The victims could shoot back with machineguns, or if the Mobsters were just trying to mess up the business to get them to pay, they'd be lead in back and shot with a silenced weapon. The mobsters wouldn't be doing this because they depend on business owners living to get their money, they can't afford to just knock off every little business owner before attempting intimidation.
So he won't have more power. Governments directly and indirectly empower violent organizations like mafias. Directly, through political bribes, funding, et cetera, and indirectly, by disarming victims, providing insufficient monopoly protection, prohibiting substances like drugs and alcohol which create markets that mafias easily get into while massively increasing prices, and so on. Without the government's witting or unwitting aid, it's unlikely mafias would be as powerful as they are at present.
He is not the strongest. There are infinite variables of the contest that can decide who is the strongest. Physical strength and numbers are just two factors.
Tony Soprano is not going to force me to pay taxes in agorism because I will have machineguns, training, and preparation for someone like him. He will have machineguns, thugs, and numbers. I, as defender, have not only the defender's advantage but the fortified defender's advantage. He won't be getting any taxes. And if I can get all my neighbors to help bring Soprano down, we will win by having the asshole surrounded, and being fortified, with machineguns.
The natural order of things is not on the side of the aggressor.
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Because there's a proper term for making fun of someone in a debate. You don't even have to know any latin to have heard the term.