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Originally Posted by PCALMike
Yes, so each driver signs his own "contract" with every other driver on the road right. Thousands of "traffic law contracts" all over. Sounds like a nightmare to have to sign contracts every second of your life.
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Sounds like you're not very bright.
Most laws in place are pretty good ideas (don't kill, don't rape, don't run red lights).
They can still be upheld voluntarily by societal pressure minus brute force by a centralized authority. That's all I'm saying.
Let's say me, Nepenthe, irspow and you all live next to each other by a big lake. The lake is a good source of fish, fresh water, recreation, etc.
All of us can use the lake because no one person is mixing their labor with it. No one owns the lake.
So one day me, Nepenthe, and irspow decide that some rules for using the lake are a good idea. Don't dump trash in it, don't over-fish it, don't block access to it and so on.
We bring you the contract. You don't like it for whatever reason. No problem. We don't have the right to make you sign it nor do we have the right to enforce penalties in it on you because you didn't sign it.
In your world though, we would have the right to enforce it on you no matter if you signed it or not. So keep that in mind.
So, what happens with the four of us up at the lake? The three that signed the contract carry on and you do too. You dump trash in the lake, over-fish, and don't allow access to it...trying to put up barriers.
Fair enough.
But guess what was in the contract the 3 of us signed and you didn't? It says that anyone who doesn't agree to these terms will not receive our services or help in certain matters.
This is where things get uncomfortable for you.
irspow is an auto mechanic and now refuses to work on your car when he did so before.
Nepenthe is a dentist and now he won't fill your cavities.
I'm a roofer and will no longer work on your shingles.
Catch my drift? We can use pressure without denying the individual his right to do as he wishes to do things we would like them to do.
This is where your State has failed us. Not only does it protect bad people from being held accountable by others it makes us serve them.
That's because we don't own our minds and bodies in statism. They are on loan to us from the State. They tell us when and where and who to use our labor on/with/etc.
This is slavery.
So in a nutshell, you've got to do a little thinking on whether or not you want to sign that contract. Nobody is forcing you do so and you will never be enslaved. However, it is probably in your best interest to do so. But if not, that's cool too.