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I'm Allowed to Rob You!

Larken Rose · 237.2K views · 2009-11-25 · 9:59

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A short anarchist-leaning video by Larken Rose arguing that the Constitution and similar documents cannot legitimately grant anyone the right to take other people's property. It uses a rhetorical 'paper that lets me rob you' setup to challenge belief in political authority.

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Libertarian-minded commenters post it in surveillance, government and constitution threads as a red-pill argument that political authority is illusory.

Recommended by 4 HN people across 4 months · HN mentions 2013–2017

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kakapupu · 2017-03 · Recommendation

> I do not understand. I thought that in the current climate, where people are becoming increasingly aware and concerned about privacy, that such laws would be expanded in scope. It's very simple. The government is not working towards our interests, but their own. That applies to every government everywhere, all throughout history, because all governments are populated by psychopaths. They don't want you to have any privacy at all. Instead, they want to monitor everything you say and do, because it helps them maintain their rule over you. Red Pill: [VIDEO] Oh and by the way, this account will be shadowbanned, because HN is controlled by psychopaths too, and anti-government (=pro-sanity) posters are censored out. One more thing. You're being told about a "privacy law" being scrapped, because they want to advance "the chilling effect". They want everyone to be afraid of speaking out, as the budding police state engulfs them. You could look into moving to some less scary country.

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HiYaBarbie · 2015-09 · Recommendation

In reality, it's not that complicated. Here's all you need to know about the Constitution: [VIDEO]

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sillygeese · 2015-08 · Recommendation

Yeah, speaking the truth tends to get you downvoted. People are silly and emotional. But it's nice to see another independent thinker here. I've noticed you before. Don't pay much attention to the political circus though, the false choice between "Demopublicans". That's all smoke and mirrors to make you think you have a say in how you're "governed" (i.e. coerced ). > The current mess of the US economy is due to the choices of many politicians, in congress and the presidency, from both parties. It's much deeper than that. The dollar was detached from the gold standard in 1971, and that was the beginning of "the real end". Before that, the establishment of the Federal Reserve in 1913 set the scene for all the economic trouble to come, and so on. Check out: [LINK] > This is why we need the government out of the economy, and let it work. You're on the right track, but take it further. We need the government out of existence : [VIDEO] .. it is based on extortion, after all. What maintains governments is the belief in political authority: [LINK] > Hell if it weren't for government the bad banks would have failed in 2008-- and we would have had a real recovery afterwards. That's certainly true.

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