tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post2520816587405339296..comments2024-02-13T02:39:22.756-05:00Comments on EconomicPolicyJournal.com: The Question of Animal RightsRobert Wenzelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14296920597416905488noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-16038569964646388012014-04-16T16:34:08.245-04:002014-04-16T16:34:08.245-04:00"...implied social contract." ? Sorry bu... "...implied social contract." ? Sorry but this is just a euphemism for human enslavement and no human civilization can survive this type of thinking. "Free Market Anarchist" may be redundant but it is not a contradiction. Anarchism is simply the lack of government. And government is the monopoly of the initiation of force. Eliminating the initiation of force from human Brian Ericksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10188778202762603278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-86421164643275259202014-04-16T15:49:29.703-04:002014-04-16T15:49:29.703-04:00If the State can imprison me for mistreating my pr...If the State can imprison me for mistreating my property (my dog, who is also my best friend is alright with me "owning" him) then ,by God, I should be able to claim him as a dependent.<br />.<br />Incidentaly, I'm not a metro-sexual PETA-type dude but that new restaurant in Atlanta called the Snitzel House has a Veal Corral. A diner can pick out which calf that they would like to JT out of Barrownoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-28510367647565795212014-04-16T15:09:20.556-04:002014-04-16T15:09:20.556-04:00I second that sentiment. Keep it up, Luke!I second that sentiment. Keep it up, Luke!Ed Ucationhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15375062362847706272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-52004164606185911522014-04-16T15:07:17.474-04:002014-04-16T15:07:17.474-04:00You can't have a contract with an animal. A c...You can't have a contract with an animal. A contract requires capacity, which animals lack. This is the same reason that anti-abortion arguments, which rely on some type of implied contract between the mother and the fetus, and which are promulgated by such otherwise reasonable people as Bionic Mosquito, fail.<br /><br />No, any animals rights recognized in a free society would come from anEd Ucationhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15375062362847706272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-8059149213802695272014-04-16T15:06:50.076-04:002014-04-16T15:06:50.076-04:00This is a young man with promise and potential. W...This is a young man with promise and potential. Well done Luke!Spinozahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11267841366206453472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-42618220886242789482014-04-16T14:45:45.106-04:002014-04-16T14:45:45.106-04:00Very well written but more thinking is necessary. ...Very well written but more thinking is necessary. His statement that: "As long as the animal does not violate you or your property the animal should be treated with respect like a human..." is inconsistent with treating all things living and non-living according to their nature. I can never treat an animal "with respect like a human" because its not a human. I will Brian Ericksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10188778202762603278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-66534414695560681532014-04-16T14:26:10.569-04:002014-04-16T14:26:10.569-04:0015 years old or not, it seems at least ironic to p...15 years old or not, it seems at least ironic to pay any attention at all to one who basically does not believe in Gov't or laws generally. I'm just assuming elements from the self-description of "Anarchist." "Free Market Anarchist" is such a contradiction that Luke and his therapist should work that one out.<br /><br />But regarding animal rights, to begin, that Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-83077012039372233102014-04-16T13:43:15.069-04:002014-04-16T13:43:15.069-04:00I love animals...Grilled and served on a plate.I love animals...Grilled and served on a plate.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-52233740156404779552014-04-16T13:38:29.819-04:002014-04-16T13:38:29.819-04:00Luke, this is so well written for someone your age...Luke, this is so well written for someone your age it's almost hard for me to believe. <br /><br />Great job! I look forward to reading more from you down the road.<br /><br />Best Regards,<br /><br />Nick<br />Nick Badalamentihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14015961786370759940noreply@blogger.com