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  1. loquasagacious

    Libertarian movement

    Look at history. How do you think tribes work? Sure the Chiefs family doesn't have all the weapons (because tribes are too small for this type of specialisation to work) but they certainly are in charge. I agree with Zoe as I believe the AC system would be essentially 'Mad Max' in nature. By...
  2. loquasagacious

    Libertarian movement

    I'm in a similar position tbh. I think the state should be much much smaller - but that there is still a place for the state providing law and order, defence, protecting the rights of minors/minorities, providing a minimum curriculum, providing some welfare and with some involvement in...
  3. loquasagacious

    Libertarian movement

    Agreed. But there are worse (political) bedfellows to have.
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    Child Support: Should it exist?

    I'm inclined to take the default position that in a relationship the contract exists - unless specifically advised otherwise which is where a kind of formal 'opting-out' notice would need to be completed provided to the woman at least a month before the abortion cut-off.
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    Child Support: Should it exist?

    I think that at heart the issue is a contract issue. Albeit a verbal or implicit contract. When a married woman is deciding to keep a baby think it is fair to assume (unless she has been specifically advised otherwise) that she is making that decision based on the expectation that the father...
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    Child Support: Should it exist?

    Worth noting that many many people do not have wills..
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    Polygamy in Australia...

    Pro-tip: polygamy by definition involves more than two people Polygamy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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    Loan shark, hero or something in between?

    Aborigines free to ignore debts to loan shark | Perth Now
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    Imagine a helmet strapped on a human skull— forever

    The assumption here though is that people will want to live in higher densities. While I do think it is a great idea I don't know whether other people do and so I am skeptical that our transport problems could be solved (in twenty years) if we simply removed height/building restrictions.
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    The individual in society

    I think that the essential problem with the AC idea of a stateless society is that the state will emerge. People will group because it offers a competitive advantage, they will develop a system of rules, they will defend themselves from aggressors and they will take land and resources by force...
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    Five teens die in worst smash ever seen

    I have no problem getting them to spin but I have found the stability when cornering at high speed is typically mediocre. The key though is that drivers need to know their vehicle. Anyone can kill themselves or others in any car. A charade is as much* a deadly weapon as an xr6, it all comes...
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    Five teens die in worst smash ever seen

    I already am a statistic. For example I am a 23 year old male, earn $X, live in Canberra, etc etc. You really need to improve your phrasing. For example I guess that you meant that doing controlling a car at 140km/h in Melbourne suburbs would be hard to do. Your phrasing however did not...
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    Five teens die in worst smash ever seen

    If you can't control a car at 120 then you should not be driving. Last time I checked I could do 140 from Canberra to Sydney using only my pinky to control the car.
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    Loan shark, hero or something in between?

    Also I think that CDEP can meet jobsearch requirements in some cases?
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    Imagine a helmet strapped on a human skull— forever

    So what you're saying is that individuals can and do exercise their judgement to analyse risks and take the safety precautions which they feel are adequate?
  16. loquasagacious

    The individual in society

    Seems to depend entirely on the conditions in which you house them. After all freed from legal restrictions an security firm could operate a forced labour camp. Assuming that a security firm demonstrated that it achieved results I don't see why people wouldn't hire them. For example while...
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    Imagine a helmet strapped on a human skull— forever

    You are essentially saying that it is democratic and right for the majority to be able to pass laws which violate the rights of a minority group.... Requiring cyclists to wear helmets is really no different to requiring them to wear condoms. Cyclists Rights Action Group (CRAG)
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    Homosexuality in Australia

    Same-sex Marrriage | Proposition 8 California | Theodore Olson "Conservatives should celebrate same-sex union, not lament it"
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    Imagine a helmet strapped on a human skull— forever

    Why should society force it's views on people who disagree?
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