[argumate]

bpd-anon said: “Slavery is that thing where I have to do things I don’t want to, right?”

slavery is that thing where I’ve made choices but then grumble about them

slavery is that thing where unavoidable compromises result in arrangements that aren’t 100% ethically pure

slavery is that thing where we have to make decisions with limited information and bounded reasoning power

[shieldfoss]

Slavery is that thing where people uses threats of violence (backed by actual violence in case of non-compliance) to make me do work I don’t want to do.

That’s not taxes. Taxes aren’t work. Taxes are theft.

[mitigatedchaos]

Taxes are rent.

Force is the fundamental nature of property.  The State is the real owner.