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Author: Luke Dashjr
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To: unsystem
Subject: Re: [unSYSTEM] Silk Road Trial is starting.
On Thursday, January 08, 2015 2:02:06 AM Amir Taaki wrote:
> * Private property is protected, and entrepreneurship is de jure. There
> are no taxes on the people or businesses in Rojava.
> * Instead price controls are democratically managed. All of Rojava's
> resources and utility are under the collective democratic control of the
> people.


Where is the line drawn between private property and "all resources"?
If it's democratic, then that means the majority can deny the minority access?

> * Disempowered groups are actively empowered, and given disproportionate
> equalising power such as minority ethnicities or women (40% quota for
> administration posts).


This kind of nonsense is sexist/ethnicist and creates imaginary divisions
between the people. If you try to make it fair, by "empowering" the smallest
minority (each individual), then you end up with an entitlement to
administration posts for everyone. Think about it...

Luke