Clearly, Scott Adams gets it in more ways than one...

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  1. The Exception

    The Exception The One Who Will Be Administrator Super Moderator

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    Yes and no, it's the kind of thing that happens under a government, and probably wouldn't happen in complete anarchy.
  2. evenflow

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    Free association is not allowed in anarchy? Is there some sort of bureaucratic agency enforcing this rule?
  3. garamet

    garamet "The whole world is watching."

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    Human behavior. The tendency in this forum to label anything that isn't "Me and mine and fuck the rest of you" as "socialism" gives a good view of what you guys define as "anarchy."
  4. The Exception

    The Exception The One Who Will Be Administrator Super Moderator

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    Free association happens in anarchy where the power between any two individuals is roughly equal. However, the less equal the bargaining power is between any two individuals, the less likely it is that it won't result in some form of coercion, forceful or otherwise.
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  5. Sean the Puritan

    Sean the Puritan Endut! Hoch Hech!

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    You tell me. You're the one that seems to be hung up on this "sex offense" bandwagon.
  6. Marso

    Marso High speed, low drag.

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    The solution to that is to be armed and trained. If you won't be bullied, you can't be bullied.
  7. Marso

    Marso High speed, low drag.

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    Actually, it's government when Party B shows up with the guns and says to hand over the food 'because it's the law', and 'because it's for the common good.' Although how this benefits Party A is never really made clear...
  8. Marso

    Marso High speed, low drag.

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    Cracks me up how so many libtards came rushing in here with wet diapers after I posted this for a chuckle.
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  9. Zombie

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    That would be the best scenario but most likely party A being bitches about guns would be like, "oh no we can't team up unless you get rid of those guns, eh...."

    Stupid people tend to stay stupid even when faced with the reality that they are unprotected in a "TEOTWAWKI" scenario.
  10. garamet

    garamet "The whole world is watching."

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    Ah, the ol' Pee Wee Herman/John Castle fallback: "If it doesn't get applause, pretend you just did it for laughs."

    That's adorable. What would really happen is that them with the most guns would kill off those with fewer guns and take all their stuff.
  11. Jenee

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    Still has bully written all over it.

    Here's an idea. Why not just leave other people the fuck alone?
  12. Sean the Puritan

    Sean the Puritan Endut! Hoch Hech!

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    That's great. I would fully intend to leave others alone.

    Now promise me that those others would leave me alone. Obviously, you can't.
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  13. Baba

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    Scott Adams is a better writer then Garamet.
  14. garamet

    garamet "The whole world is watching."

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    Well, Marso might because he knows you from WF. If you came up on him as a stranger, I wouldn't give much for your odds.
  15. Marso

    Marso High speed, low drag.

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    Great idea- I'm 100% for it. Tell it to all the criminals. And the other criminals who aren't in government as well.
  16. Jenee

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    I'm not saying YOU can't have guns. Why force me to choose between not having a gun or you bullying me?

    Because, defense is not what this cartoon is about. Yes, it's funny. But, the comments since appear to condone such actions.

    If I feel a need to buy a gun when the time comes, that's my business. It's not for you to decide that since I don't have one, whatever is mine, is yours.
  17. Marso

    Marso High speed, low drag.

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    The comments do not CONDONE those actions- they merely acknowledge reality and the lessons of several thousand years of human history.



    I don't know why anyone bothers talking to you, Jenee. You seem to manage to misunderstand and/or misinterpret just about everything anyone says.
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  18. Marso

    Marso High speed, low drag.

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    Well you might have a point if I was looking for applause. :dayton:
  19. Sokar

    Sokar Yippiekiyay, motherfucker. Deceased Member

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    That might be one of the most unbridled releases of jealousy I've ever seen here.

    Shmegalamonga!

    :lol:

    :bergman:
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  20. Volpone

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    God-DAMN, did "Mister Rogers" and "Sesame Street" screw our whole country up. Yes, it is a noble idea, trying to indoctrinate our kids to cooperate and share and such, but it all breaks down because there will always be greedy arrogant people to take advantage of them.

    In "Sesame Street's" defense, I remember a cartoon of "It's OK to Get Mad." That is about as close as they come to illustrating standing up for yourself and yours.
  21. Diacanu

    Diacanu Comicmike. Writer

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    Just using Bailey's term, the article seemed to sync up with it to me.
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  23. Sean the Puritan

    Sean the Puritan Endut! Hoch Hech!

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    Seems Bulldog likes Diacanu more than he likes Scott Adams!
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  24. Diacanu

    Diacanu Comicmike. Writer

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    Oh, wow, I'll have to take him off ignore.
    :cool:
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  25. Baba

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  26. Bulldog

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    That was a mistake on my part- meant to be a posrep.

    I like Scott Adams! And Dicky is a doody-head. :yes:
  27. Diacanu

    Diacanu Comicmike. Writer

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  28. Baba

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    Who here has read the Dilbert Principle?
  29. Zombie

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    Well looks like the rekindled bromance of clergy and farty is not going to happen.

    :(
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    Have a nice day! :)