Wrong, the whole theory of individual rights is just as much an abstract as community is. If you don't think so, then the alternative is the law of jungle, or as Mr. Shirley says, the person with the biggest hammer. Just because we are moving back in the direction of the law of the jungle, doesn't mean that all rule of law (or abstracts) is a scam, it only means that what passes for rule of law today is. Goat
Wraith wrote: > > Goat, Community is an ABSTRACT(just as are "The Greater Good" and > "Society"). > They exist ONLY in peoples minds. The elements of which they are composed > are INDIVIDUAL human beings. ONLY individual human beings have rights. > Rights are not additive. In other words, 10 or 100(or 300 million) > individuals > have no more rights than a single individual. All they have is more > *power*. > That is in fact the entire basis of government of all types. It doesn't > matter > in the least what song and dance is used to distract people from that fact. > The use of "community". "society" "the greater good" in these contexts IS > a *scam*. One has only to look at the definition and the reality of the > system > to know that for the truth. Its unfortunate that politicians(scamers...) > can use > all too many peoples petty hatreds, envy, spite and fear to justify > their actions. > The only way to have a just and sane system is to focus on *individuals* > and their > rights FIRST. Everything else is simply an appeal to superior power. > ================================================================================ >
