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It isn't argumentative at all, at least as far as I am concerned. I think you misunderstood the context of what I was saying. There is no reason to force someone into a view of something being ok, as long as no one is affected. Anarchism allows a common law of respect for others. There is a huge difference there. It doesn't mean that child rapist will run wild in the streets.. nor will murderers roam free. That is a common misconception that people have.

we all play a part.

I think in some ways it has, but I think more than anything, my religious principles that I have learned in the church helped mold my philosophical beliefs more so than being the other way around. Learning what the earth was created for, for example, has lead me down the path of being a good steward of the earth. I think a lot of that has to do with where I grew up. Being from a rural area, where you are surrounded by nature has always been a reason behind that too. I'm more satisfied being in a natural setting vs an urban one. My compassion for others is certainly something that the church has taught me, and I believe that is part of what has played into my philosophy. It has certainly grown through my philosophy as well. I think it is immoral to force anyone into seeing the world in one way or another, and I think that has lead to many problems that we now see on such a large scale today. Give 10 people the same law to look at it, and you will get 10 interpretations of it. Some can see it as justifiable, some won't. If you aren't harming anyone else, I don't see any need to force you to stay within the bounds of a law that isn't protecting someone else from your actions. Free will is more about responsibility than just doing whatever you want. Only juveniles see it as such. Laws are written to suit us. They are weak because we are weak. They are broken because we are broken. Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.. need I live by any other law than that to be a good person?

Thank you. While I did not fit number 2, I certainly fit into one. Peace.

You don't seem to know much about Anarchism, as you equate it to right wing conservatism. With all due respect, you are wrong. If you want to argue my logic, do so, but please don't make me pity you for your grossly lacking knowledge in a subject that you know.. what appears to me.. nothing about. That freedom does not come from the Federal Constitution. The constitution is just a piece of paper that could do more to keep a homeless man warm at night than it could ever do to keep me free. I challenge you to find one 'conservative' that would agree with that, then you may have made a case that I could at least lol a little at. EDITED to add: Theft is the taking of one's property without his or her consent. I do not consent to taxation, therefore it is theft. You can disagree, but you cannot say that statement is not fact.

[Verse 1] Some of the smartest dummies Can't read the language of Egyptian mummies An' a fly go a moon And can't find food for the starving tummies Pay no mind to the youths Cause it's not like the future depends on it But save the animals in the zoo Cause the chimpanzee dem a make big money This is how the media pillages On the TV the picture is Savages in villages And the scientist still can't explain the pyramids, huh Evangelists making a living on the videos of ribs of the little kids Stereotyping the image of the images And this is what the image is You buy a khaki pants And all of a sudden you say a Indiana Jones An' a thief out gold and thief out the scrolls and even the buried bones Some of the worst paparazzis I've ever seen and I ever known Put the worst on display so the world can see And that's all they will ever show So the ones in the west Will never move east And feel like they could be at home Dem get tricked by the beast But a where dem ago flee when the monster is fully grown? Solomonic linage whe dem still can't defeat and them coulda never clone My spiritual DNA that print in my soul and I will forever Own Lord [Verse 2] Huh, we born not knowing, are we born knowing all? We growing wiser, are we just growing tall? Can you read thoughts? can you read palms? Huh, can you predict the future? can you see storms, coming? The Earth was flat if you went too far you would fall off Now the Earth is round if the shape change again everybody woulda start laugh The average man can't prove of most of the things that he chooses to speak of And still won't research and find out the root of the truth that you seek of Scholars teach in Universities and claim that they're smart and cunning Tell them find a cure when we sneeze and that's when their nose start running And the rich get stitched up, when we get cut Man a heal dem broken bones in the bush with the wed mud Can you read signs? can you read stars? Can you make peace? can you fight war? Can you milk cows, even though you drive cars? huh Can you survive, Against All Odds, Now?

I'm sorry, It was not my intention to bring hostility to the site.

Thank you Boris. The Lord knows my heart. There is not one of us active in this forum that isn't imperfect. My prayers will have you in them too. Please stay active, as we can encourage one another. Peace.

Taxation is theft. Theft is taking without consent. Take it how you want to, that is a fact. I am greedy and selfish? I'm not one to disclose what I give to charity, but since you are assuming things about me.. I will go ahead and assume it is much more than you do. Where have I disclosed any information about myself that would lead you to believe that I do not love others, as much as myself? If you are still referring to my belief that taxation is theft.. then I would remind you that I believe that for all people, not just myself. I should believe that taxation is theft, but yield that it is ok to tax others in the same manner? Again, I do render what is required.. as I said in my previous post to your first response, I obey the law. If you wish to continue in this conversation, I only ask that you make no more assumptions about me.. rather ask. Thanks for your reply though.

Way to try to turn what I said around, but no. I obey and honor the laws. I do not break the law. There is a difference in not following the law of the land and not believing that the government has authority over me. You could have responded to my post that was a reply to your previous post, but I guess you just ignored that.

Hi and Welcome from Georgia. One of my home teachers served in the same mission as your son. See you around.

I did not know that there was a website for LDS Anarchist, I will have to check that out. Thank you. I am as self-sufficient as I can be, I believe.. and I agree that I need to get to my meetings. I have actually been going for the past 4 months again without missing.. and I'm feeling good about that. I follow the prophet very closely, and heed the warnings of the times. My food storage has been in rotation for about 5 years.

Is that really what you have gotten out of that? The left/right "wing" that you live by does not suit me. I have no rules, but I believe my authority trumps the government, yes.. because I am responsible for my actions. the government isn't going to go to jail for me if I kill someone are they? no, I am. Did you even read anything that I wrote?

Read that authority as monopoly, and I would agree. Free-market ideals are all about competition, and in our false capitalistic system, there isn't any. No, I do not recognize the Federal government as an authority over me.. nor the state.. nor my municipal government. If you give someone authority over you, you have none of your own. No, I don't like to pay taxes. Do I pay taxes? only when I am forced, I do not allow it in (like any thief it forces it's way in.). Individualist/Anarchist believe in a gradual evolution of the theory into reality.. not a rebellion from the current system. "be the change you wish to see in the world"

I have to disagree with the notion that Anarchism, in all it's flavors is the absence of law.. there is very much a law in my ideals, and it is very similar to the Constitution of the United States. I too believe we were given this wonderful document, but I feel like man has taken it in the wrong direction.. We were given a government limited like no other before it, with a Bill of Rights a short time later that ensured that we would be free to do as we seen fit, as long as we did not deprive others of the same freedom. The Constitution is not the power of government, it is the limits set on government by men that knew, through the inspiration of God, that men were and are free.. despite law, I am free.. nothing will change that. Only God has given me that, and only God can take that away. People like to look at Anarchism as freedom to run wild, while they fail to see the maximum amount of responsibility it places on that freedom. It is not chaos, unless you irresponsible. To that last little part on the 12th: I have often pondered that myself in my reflection. To sustain is to show support of. My counter to that would be: Are we to sustain the Supreme Court Ruling that women should be allowed to have abortions? the legalization of harmful drugs? Taxation, which is theft, as we are not in contract, but under authority (that I feel is not justified) and force? Which is then used to fund many practices that are against the direct teachings of the church, such as the dependence on the state vs self sustaining hard work? Welfare is not charity.. it is the redistribution of your wealth to be spent in ways that you have no power of controlling. I could go on, but I don't want to debate this with anyone. I truly appreciate your response. Thanks.