Topic: All cats are libertarians...
cccuuunnttt started this discussion 12 years ago #35,412
"All cats are libertarians. Completely dependent on others but fully convinced of their own independence."
Anonymous B joined in and replied with this 12 years ago, 1 minute later[^] [v] #487,095
10 / 10
Metæ joined in and replied with this 12 years ago, 12 minutes later, 14 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #487,097
Because cats have never been known to, like, survive in the wild or anything.
dw skg joined in and replied with this 12 years ago, 5 minutes later, 19 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #487,099
yeah i don't get why people make weird statements using cats like they are aloof weird dependent creatures
they are just cats
they are just cats
Anonymous E joined in and replied with this 12 years ago, 51 minutes later, 1 hour after the original post[^] [v] #487,115
Metæ replied with this 12 years ago, 5 minutes later, 1 hour after the original post[^] [v] #487,120
@previous (E)
Yes, fine. Becky's poorly thought out cat metaphor has completely blown my mind and shattered my worldview. Now if you'll excuse me, I need to go burn my Thomas Paine and Adam Smith books and replace them with Salon and HuffPo.
Yes, fine. Becky's poorly thought out cat metaphor has completely blown my mind and shattered my worldview. Now if you'll excuse me, I need to go burn my Thomas Paine and Adam Smith books and replace them with Salon and HuffPo.
Ks !KansasxqvM joined in and replied with this 12 years ago, 1 hour later, 2 hours after the original post[^] [v] #487,125
Anonymous E replied with this 12 years ago, 10 minutes later, 2 hours after the original post[^] [v] #487,126
cccuuunnttt (OP) replied with this 12 years ago, 3 minutes later, 2 hours after the original post[^] [v] #487,127
Metæ replied with this 12 years ago, 19 minutes later, 3 hours after the original post[^] [v] #487,128
@previous (cccuuunnttt)
Either way it's been an epiphany: I now realize freedom is a bad thing because domesticated animals.
Either way it's been an epiphany: I now realize freedom is a bad thing because domesticated animals.
Killer Lettuce !!iNo3FkiZx joined in and replied with this 12 years ago, 3 hours later, 6 hours after the original post[^] [v] #487,141
Anonymous B replied with this 12 years ago, 19 minutes later, 6 hours after the original post[^] [v] #487,144
@previous (Killer Lettuce !!iNo3FkiZx)
I think he has really had an epiphany:and seen the error of ways this time.
I think he has really had an epiphany:and seen the error of ways this time.
Metæ replied with this 12 years ago, 38 minutes later, 7 hours after the original post[^] [v] #487,145
@487,141 (Killer Lettuce !!iNo3FkiZx)
@previous (B)
Don't you see? If you take an animal out of its natural environment, and raise it from birth to be completely dependent on you for sustenance, it will be dependent on you. This, somehow, invalidates the idea that people should be free to act as they please, so long as it doesn't affect other peoples right to do likewise. After all, libertarianism is the belief that we should all live in shacks in Montana like the Unabomber, bein,g entirely self sufficient and never trading or interacting or working for others, while cashing welfare checks and kicking gravel into the faces of homeless children (hurr maybe the invisible hand will save them! liberTARDians, amirite? xD) and clearly that doesn't work!
I will be fervently voting for whichever political candidate promises to make all my choices for me this November!
@previous (B)
Don't you see? If you take an animal out of its natural environment, and raise it from birth to be completely dependent on you for sustenance, it will be dependent on you. This, somehow, invalidates the idea that people should be free to act as they please, so long as it doesn't affect other peoples right to do likewise. After all, libertarianism is the belief that we should all live in shacks in Montana like the Unabomber, bein,g entirely self sufficient and never trading or interacting or working for others, while cashing welfare checks and kicking gravel into the faces of homeless children (hurr maybe the invisible hand will save them! liberTARDians, amirite? xD) and clearly that doesn't work!
I will be fervently voting for whichever political candidate promises to make all my choices for me this November!
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Anonymous B replied with this 12 years ago, 53 minutes later, 8 hours after the original post[^] [v] #487,146
@previous (Metæ)
> Don't you see? If you take an animal out of its natural environment, and raise it from birth to be completely dependent on you for sustenance, it will be dependent on you.
Yeah, I think the metaphor is really about housecats, not cats in general. Please remember Becky is high on cat fur while making these posts.
> This, somehow, invalidates the idea that people should be free to act as they please, so long as it doesn't affect other peoples right to do likewise.
No one does that, not even cats. Stop dreaming.
OP's argument isn't particularly good unless you only consider house cats, but we all sort of knew that right? I mean, Becky... Yeah.
Meta, I respect your right to get your Franzia on.
> live in shacks in Montana like the Unabomber, bein,g entirely self sufficient and never trading or interacting or working for others, while cashing welfare checks and kicking gravel into the faces of homeless children (hurr maybe the invisible hand will save them! liberTARDians, amirite? xD) and clearly that doesn't work!
I... I don't even know. Please respond while you are not off-your-tit. You get a pass. Dry up. Try again. Get those shakes off.
BTW: Drunk posting on Minichan is really the only way to argue with people.
> Don't you see? If you take an animal out of its natural environment, and raise it from birth to be completely dependent on you for sustenance, it will be dependent on you.
Yeah, I think the metaphor is really about housecats, not cats in general. Please remember Becky is high on cat fur while making these posts.
> This, somehow, invalidates the idea that people should be free to act as they please, so long as it doesn't affect other peoples right to do likewise.
No one does that, not even cats. Stop dreaming.
OP's argument isn't particularly good unless you only consider house cats, but we all sort of knew that right? I mean, Becky... Yeah.
Meta, I respect your right to get your Franzia on.
> live in shacks in Montana like the Unabomber, bein,g entirely self sufficient and never trading or interacting or working for others, while cashing welfare checks and kicking gravel into the faces of homeless children (hurr maybe the invisible hand will save them! liberTARDians, amirite? xD) and clearly that doesn't work!
I... I don't even know. Please respond while you are not off-your-tit. You get a pass. Dry up. Try again. Get those shakes off.
BTW: Drunk posting on Minichan is really the only way to argue with people.
Anonymous B double-posted this 12 years ago, 11 minutes later, 8 hours after the original post[^] [v] #487,147
@Meta
> BTW: Drunk posting on Minichan is really the only way to argue with people.
...and I respect you for that in a weird way.
> BTW: Drunk posting on Minichan is really the only way to argue with people.
...and I respect you for that in a weird way.
Anonymous H joined in and replied with this 12 years ago, 11 hours later, 20 hours after the original post[^] [v] #487,208
Anonymous I joined in and replied with this 12 years ago, 55 minutes later, 21 hours after the original post[^] [v] #487,215
Bullshit. Some cats are anarchists.
squeegee joined in and replied with this 12 years ago, 2 hours later, 1 day after the original post[^] [v] #487,252
my cat has no political leanings, but if she's thinks she's anything she thinks she's eiter royalty or paris hilton famous.
you know. demanding and entitled and totally stuck up. a little furry princess.
basically she has absorbed the souls of all my ex girlfriends and channels their spirits whenever she wants something.
you know. demanding and entitled and totally stuck up. a little furry princess.
basically she has absorbed the souls of all my ex girlfriends and channels their spirits whenever she wants something.
!oalmEWubn2 joined in and replied with this 12 years ago, 36 minutes later, 1 day after the original post[^] [v] #487,255
cccuuunnttt !CUuNTTZV9M (OP) replied with this 12 years ago, 19 minutes later, 1 day after the original post[^] [v] #487,261
Metæ replied with this 12 years ago, 32 minutes later, 1 day after the original post[^] [v] #487,262
@487,255 (!oalmEWubn2)
It's statist propaganda designed to push collectivism. Thanks.
It's statist propaganda designed to push collectivism. Thanks.
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Killer Lettuce !!iNo3FkiZx replied with this 12 years ago, 31 minutes later, 1 day after the original post[^] [v] #487,265
Killer Lettuce !!iNo3FkiZx double-posted this 11 years ago, 11 months later, 11 months after the original post[^] [v] #565,227
But seriously, I'm still not sure if Meta was being sarcastic. Has he moved on from Libertarianism or what?Anonymous E replied with this 11 years ago, 3 hours later, 11 months after the original post[^] [v] #565,261
Fake anon !ZkUt8arUCU joined in and replied with this 11 years ago, 7 hours later, 11 months after the original post[^] [v] #565,305
Metæ replied with this 11 years ago, 1 hour later, 11 months after the original post[^] [v] #565,312
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Anonymous N joined in and replied with this 11 years ago, 4 hours later, 11 months after the original post[^] [v] #565,357
@OP
@487,215 (I)
“No animal has more liberty than the cat, but it buries the mess it makes. The cat is the best anarchist.” - Ernest Hemingway
@487,215 (I)
“No animal has more liberty than the cat, but it buries the mess it makes. The cat is the best anarchist.” - Ernest Hemingway
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FuckAlms !vX8K53rFBI joined in and replied with this 11 years ago, 1 hour later, 11 months after the original post[^] [v] #565,377
Anonymous P joined in and replied with this 11 years ago, 1 hour later, 11 months after the original post[^] [v] #565,394
@previous (FuckAlms !vX8K53rFBI)
False; people at large are still motivated by success and autonomy.
The people who do choose to be layabouts, however, were likely sub-par workers or had shitty jobs that deserve to be automated, anyway.
…generally speaking. Of course there are strawpeople and caveats to the above.
False; people at large are still motivated by success and autonomy.
The people who do choose to be layabouts, however, were likely sub-par workers or had shitty jobs that deserve to be automated, anyway.
…generally speaking. Of course there are strawpeople and caveats to the above.
Anonymous N replied with this 11 years ago, 7 minutes later, 11 months after the original post[^] [v] #565,400
@previous (P)
True, and tbh there's always going to be a few worthless parasites regardless of what system or model is used, but they'll always be a small fraction of the populace. Although technological unemployment could change what we view as parasitic humans in the next 20 years and there will be people without the ability or means to adapt will fall through the cracks and they'll get lumped in with the same group as the apathetic layabouts by some. The actual human parasites could still prove useful if ground up and used as cat food or fertilizer though. Utopia, here we come.
True, and tbh there's always going to be a few worthless parasites regardless of what system or model is used, but they'll always be a small fraction of the populace. Although technological unemployment could change what we view as parasitic humans in the next 20 years and there will be people without the ability or means to adapt will fall through the cracks and they'll get lumped in with the same group as the apathetic layabouts by some. The actual human parasites could still prove useful if ground up and used as cat food or fertilizer though. Utopia, here we come.
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