The Mugger and the Thief
By Rob Roberts
9/7/2003
As our country continues its evolution into a banner socialist state I increasingly
admire the honesty of the common mugger. The mugger is honest about his intentions. He is
going to take your money because he wants to spend it on things he wants. He does not
pretend to be doing it for a noble reason to persuade you that you ought to just hand it
over to maintain your good standing in the community. He does not hide in the cover of
darkness and prowl; he works in broad day light. He is absolutely honest about his
intentions and his mode of operations.
The thief on the other hand is deceptive and operates when no one is looking. The thief
sneaks in and takes what he wants then sneaks out. Sometimes the thief may pretend to be
someone he is not to gain trust or access then commit his dastardly dead. The thief
attempts to escape all responsibility for his actions but seeks to enjoy all the benefits.
The thief has no honor at all.
You are more likely to live next to a thief than you have previously believed.
Chances are your neighbor would not walk up to you point a gun and demand money so he
can buy something he wants. But like the thief your neighbor may not hesitate at all to
vote for a tax proposition that requires you to pay for something your neighbor wants and
you do not. If you chose not to pay that tax you will be punished. If you resist then the
state will use whatever force is necessary to make you pay. Posthumously if necessary but
you will pay. Attempting to absolve themselves of guilt your neighbor will say they are
acting in the best interest of society. For the greater good. For the children.
Is not the price of a civilized society that some must be sacrificed for the greater
good?
Living in a civilized society apparently means that it is acceptable to sacrifice
people, to take their property, to punish them, to use them so long as it is done neatly.
Certain rules must be followed so that the majority does not feel guilty for allowing
human sacrifice for the public good. Some cultures require a feast before throwing a
young virgin selected by the king into the volcano in order to save the whole tribe from
the furry of the volcano god. Other cultures simply vote on who to throw in and are
done with it. To break those rules of civility, of democracy, exposes those who have
gone along with the theft, with the looting, with the atrocities to the evil they are
responsible for.
Thomas Jefferson did not invent man's unalienable right to his life, to his liberty and
to his property. As Jefferson so beautifully wrote, these cornerstones of libertarianism
were self evident. No government was needed to make them. All government can do is come
along and either protect or violate mans unalienable rights. These rights supercede any
contrived constitution, law or ordinance. Unalienable means that a mans right to his life,
to his liberty and to his property do not have exceptions for the benefit of society or
for the greater good or for times of war. Unalienable also means that these rights can not
be separated from him. Not even with a ballot.
Society has two kinds of thieves. The one thief you already knew. The other kind of
thief has a voter registration card.
email: rob2d2@softhome.net
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