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1. notepa+ee[view] [source] 2024-09-26 16:27:51
>>jimbob+(OP)
I'm of the opinion that gambling as a whole should not be regulated.The only restriction should be on using other people's money instead of your own.

It makes no sense, it is the person's money and life, and it is theirs to ruin as they wish. We are not properties of the state. If a person cannot be allowed to do what they wish with their own money, because they might harm themselves or others as a result, then how can you trust them with driving a vehicle, flying a plane, operating weapons in the military, or even owning a personal weapon?

Every gun sold to a person is a gamble on whether they use it to cause harm on others (same with the things i listed above).

This same logic applies to regulation of drugs in general as well in my opinion. Regulating other peoples lives is not the purpose of the government, especially when they're not harming others or being a nuisance to the public.

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2. risho+3I1[view] [source] 2024-09-27 03:37:23
>>notepa+ee
drug addicts and people who lose all their money gambling are a nuisance to the public.
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3. notepa+u52[view] [source] 2024-09-27 07:53:00
>>risho+3I1
punish the nuisance then, so long as actual harm is involved instead of simple visual displeasure. not the perceived cause. Stay out of people's lives. Society is also a nuisance to drug users and gamblers. The foundation of liberty is the protection of rights for even the most disagreeable individuals.

You don't deserve any rights or liberties if you can't accept the rights of the drug addicts,gamblers, homeless people and many more types of people out there.

It is a fundamental aspect of the human experience to self-determine one's fate.

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4. risho+lm3[view] [source] 2024-09-27 16:14:57
>>notepa+u52
libertarians are so incredibly cringe its unbelievable. rights don't exist. they are not a law of nature. rights are a human invented concept. rights are both created by and enforced by government. generally speaking we do try to opt for giving people as much freedom as possible, that said if certain things have a high probability of negative externalties the government both can and does make those things illegal.
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5. notepa+fD3[view] [source] 2024-09-27 17:37:24
>>risho+lm3
This isn't about libertarianism at all. it's about justice.

It is unfair and unjust to punish someone based on probabilities. A innocent person should not be treated like a criminal. A free person shouldn't be treated like a prisoner or a slave.

The government has no authority to punish citizens because they might commit a crime. Citizens are subject to the rule of law. But in exchange for compliance to the laws, we expect a fair and just treatment under that law. That is the contract.

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6. risho+0Q3[view] [source] 2024-09-27 18:48:43
>>notepa+fD3
>The government has no authority to punish citizens because they might commit a crime

you are either being hyperbolic, you are irrationally ideological, or you haven't thought about this enough.

surely you don't think that people should be allowed to have nuclear explosives in their house because until they have actually used them they haven't actually committed a crime yet. different people can have different ideas on where that line is but you must acknowledge that it exists.

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