Friday, February 13, 2009

Consequences of Being Unpleasant

You can be an unpleasant person without initiating force and without being a thief. What should the consequences be for bad things that may not exactly violate the ZAP? I am not one to think everything needs to be punished "officially".

Obviously, I think shunning should be used if you feel the need. That is just a part of freedom of association. Most of us use it to some extent already. If you don't like someone, you probably don't go to barbecues at their home. Where we are unable to use shunning is where government criminalizes our free choices of who to associate with.

Just remove the "legal" protections that keep unpleasant people from needing to deal with their issues. The same goes for stupid people. You can't really protect them from the consequences of their actions, so stop penalizing the rest of us.

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1 comment:

  1. Consequences of stupidity. "All the world is wrong but me and thee and sometimes I have my doubts about thee"
    I!m an expert on just two things and ignoring those who are un-pleasant or stupid is one of them. And you know what an expert is--an ex is a has been and a spert is a drip under pressure.
    Enjoyed your article
    Anne Cleveland
    octogenariansblog.com

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