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Punishments in a libertarian society

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Brainpolice:
I already addressed this on the other thread about "thickness" and "thin-ness". Aggression is not the only possible means with which to take action against racial discrimination and separatism.

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Brainpolice:
(what you propose is....) unlikely to deter a dedicated racial separatist, and they are going to do it regaurdless of how many utilitarian economic arguments one throws at them. People don't always make decisions with economic interest in mind. And, unlike "thin" libertarians, I don't use the economics of discrimination as a talking point rationalizing not taking the issue seriously..

Where there is no property there is no justice; a proposition as certain as any demonstration in Euclid

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Brutus 2.0:

Murder: 30 Bulls and 15 goats, plus an oath of tribal allegiance.

Theft: Whatever was stolen plus eight cows.

Rape: Rape the rapist plus a guarantee of his youngest daughter's hand in marriage.

Drunk Driving: The offender must play as a contestant in "The Running Man"

Violating the Speed Limit: $1,000 fine for every mph over the limit.

Blind Violence: 100 goats, a sacrifice to Moloch, and 10 minutes in the pit of death with the minotaur.

Abortion: 100 days repentance in the public square.

 

And God looked upon the laws and saw that they were good.

 

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nirgrahamUK:

Brainpolice:
- the fact that discrimination is like economically shooting yourself in the foot is not likely to deter a dedicated racial separatis

now you are going to tell us what is likely to deter a dedicated racial seperatist.

please.

 

A swift kick to the head by the first big black/Hispanic/Asian/Martian (whatever colour) guy he harasses, I imagine. 

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