tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20077444.post3050536326916849089..comments2024-03-26T04:21:43.535-05:00Comments on Free Association: TGIF: Election Day 2022Sheldon Richmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15672237234580563637noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20077444.post-87911146713164925232022-11-04T10:24:15.704-05:002022-11-04T10:24:15.704-05:00And I have found that imposing one's will on o...And I have found that imposing one's will on others is taken as a normal part of "civilized" society. When I opine to my friends that the real root of all evil is the desire to have your will imposed on others, I tend to get lots of blank stares. Having your will imposed on others has just become a way of life for most people. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20077444.post-4544281174952554992022-11-04T08:52:49.283-05:002022-11-04T08:52:49.283-05:00Point taken. Lysander Spooner thought that some pe...Point taken. Lysander Spooner thought that some people voted in self-defense. The government puts us into a dressed-up Hobbesian state of nature: impose or be imposed on.Sheldon Richmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15672237234580563637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20077444.post-88356667195917380482022-11-04T07:30:08.460-05:002022-11-04T07:30:08.460-05:00In most cases voting should be considered immoral,...In most cases voting should be considered immoral, because one is voting to impose something on the rest of society. When we choose in the marketplace we are not imposing our choices on anyone else. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com