At 02:48 PM 8/13/2009, you wrote: > > > >Are you seriously suggesting that saying to a >trespasser, "If you don't get off my lawn I will >shoot you" is a violation of the Non-Aggression Principle?
Unwarranted assumption on your part. >--- In ><mailto:LibertarianEnterprise%40yahoogroups.com>LibertarianEnterprise@yahoogroups.com, > >Wraith <wra...@...> wrote: > > > > At 01:44 PM 8/13/2009, you wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > >You are using the word "coercion" incorrectly. > > >It is possible for Coercion to be used without > > >the Initiation of Force. Consider any Threat designed to gain Compliance: > > >"If you do not get off my lawn I will shoot you." > > >"Rape me and I'll kill you." > > >Both of these are Coercion by Intimidation. But > > >neither of them is an Initiation of Force, or > > >even a Threat of Initiation of Force. They are > > >merely a Threat of RETALIATION, and NAP allows > > >us Retaliation if we choose to enjoy it. > > > > > ><<http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/coer > cion>http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/coercion>http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/coercion > > >1. the act of coercing; use of force or intimidation to obtain compliance. > > >2. force or the power to use force in gaining > > >compliance, as by a government or police force. > > > > That's the nature of positive and negative > > systems. Initiation is wrong(if one follows the > > ZAP). Negative coercion is wrong because it is > > initiation. Simple concept structures that have > > enormous implications for personal interactions. > > > > > > > > coerce > > > > One entry found. > > > > * Main Entry:co·erce > > * Pronunciation: \k - rs\ > > * Function: transitive verb > > * Inflected Form(s): co·erced; co·erc·ing > > * Etymology: Middle English cohercen, from > > Anglo-French *cohercer Latin coerc re, from co- + > > arc re to shut up, enclose more at > > > <<http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ark>http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ark>ark > > * Date: 15th century > > > > 1 : to restrain or dominate by force <religion in > > the past has tried to coerce the irreligious W. R. Inge> > > 2 : to compel to an act or choice <was coerced into agreeing> > > 3 : to achieve by force or threat <coerce compliance> > > synonyms see > <<http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/force>http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/force>force > > > > co·erc·ible \- r-s -b l\ adjective > > > > > <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coercive_monopoly>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coercive_monopoly > > > >
