JMN950

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@EconBreau @hiko_ryu So I encourage you to be charitable & remember that when someone talks about a “strong man,” it may just be a beaten-down spirit unaware of alternatives, or even afraid to imagine that a world w/o politicians could be freer.

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@EconBreau @hiko_ryu Statist politicians, regardless of country, have done a good job hiding the history of mutual-aid networks that helped the poor access medicine, outlawing alternative curricula that could educate kids cheaply, & ignoring how decentralized free banking can work w/o a central bank.

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@langs_io @nderi_j Also, govt building houses isn't charity. It's like snatching a wallet, taking money from it, returning some, & giving it to a homeless person, claiming “he was helped, so it was worth it.” It also ignores unseen effects: jobs, higher salaries, etc. lost b/c it was taken.

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@langs_io @nderi_j Yeah, with inflation & taxes, even reaching 90%+. Before WWI, the US became a developed nation with a stable currency, no income tax, almost zero regulation, etc. Those policies are far better for low- & middle-income households than govt building houses.

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@langs_io @nderi_j The bigger Q is: Why can't the state step out of the way by killing taxes, regulations, inflation, & similar statist policies, & let private developers build many starter homes? That's what built the American middle class.

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@WriterJohnBuck @BaxterWilliams_ Thanks for responding.

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@TD_B89 @MikeWingerii 4. Given your sympathies for other lifestyles, Mr. Barret, I don't see what's preventing multiple wives from also showing beautiful fruit. Some groups can certainly show that beauty. So again, it's only obvious if you're Catholic or Christian.

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@TD_B89 @MikeWingerii 3. Whether armies killing civilians is debated in modern philosophy (see atheist Jeff McMahan & Bertrand Russell). It's only obvious if you're Catholic. Protestants & others debate whether limited forms can be permitted in limited difficult scenarios.

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@JamesNjugu4zx1 @EconBreau @witheredsummer You're right. N. Americans & W. Europeans are somewhat lucky to have the capital to fund their welfare/warfare state.

Still, the consequences are negative. Aside from Switzerland & many European microstates, W. Europe is poorer than the poorest U.S. state, Mississippi.

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@WriterJohnBuck @BaxterWilliams_ Mr. Buck, I just want to say that I love your work (hey, that rhymes). Keep it up! I wish you had a regular blog or YT channel that I could follow.

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@JamesNjugu4zx1 @EconBreau @witheredsummer It also exists to some extent in the Western world, with slower economies due to high taxes, unstable currencies, high regulation, etc. Europe isn't doing well.

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@JamesNjugu4zx1 @EconBreau @witheredsummer It would also mean the end of the political class parasiting off the productive economy, so no politician anywhere wants to give up an easy grift.

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@P4uloRobertto65 @RandalRauser @sjggraham @DaricJT @emuse1955 @MatthewHartke @InspiringPhilos Christianity has handled critiques of OT judgments since Marcion. Rauser's critiques mirror Marcionism more than Christianity. So if you think Marcionism is coherent, that's even worse for your position.

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@P4uloRobertto65 @sjggraham @RandalRauser @DaricJT @emuse1955 @MatthewHartke @InspiringPhilos Where does he say the OT judgments are evil or immoral?

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@P4uloRobertto65 @RandalRauser @sjggraham @DaricJT @emuse1955 @MatthewHartke @InspiringPhilos It's not “acceptable”; it's completely incoherent. Even the NT affirms those parts of the OT & identifies Jesus as the God of the OT. So Rauser's canon gets smaller by the day. If you don't like it, discard those parts & keep a smaller NT-only canon.

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@sjggraham @RandalRauser @DaricJT @emuse1955 @MatthewHartke @InspiringPhilos If you're a Christian, maybe just declare Marcion right rather than giving incoherent arguments for why the OT should remain in the canon. Either say Marcion was right & throw out the OT, or reject the NT passages identifying Jesus with the same God who judged cities.

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@sjggraham @RandalRauser @DaricJT @emuse1955 @MatthewHartke @InspiringPhilos I think the biggest Q-begging move from an apparent philosopher is to assume that the morality of targeting civilians is a cut-and-dried, universally agreed-upon conclusion.