Coerced altruism's ruinous popularity
03/15/05
In a truly free human community, what measure of generosity, charity, philanthropy is to be forthcoming from people may not be forced upon them and the beneficiaries may not use the force of laws and regulations to elicit what they need and want from others. This is true in the case of all so called civil rights laws, too, be it for the benefit of members of any type of minorities, be they of some race, gender or disabled group. ... It is far more unjust to initiate force against people so as to help one -- a point that should be easy to appreciate in simple personal relations in which it is plain common sense that morally no one may coerce another to be helpful, even in cases of dire straits...
http://www.freemarketnews.com/pview/5834/1140/html/index.php
from Free Market News Network, by Tibor R. Machan
Informant: Thomas L. Knapp
In a truly free human community, what measure of generosity, charity, philanthropy is to be forthcoming from people may not be forced upon them and the beneficiaries may not use the force of laws and regulations to elicit what they need and want from others. This is true in the case of all so called civil rights laws, too, be it for the benefit of members of any type of minorities, be they of some race, gender or disabled group. ... It is far more unjust to initiate force against people so as to help one -- a point that should be easy to appreciate in simple personal relations in which it is plain common sense that morally no one may coerce another to be helpful, even in cases of dire straits...
http://www.freemarketnews.com/pview/5834/1140/html/index.php
from Free Market News Network, by Tibor R. Machan
Informant: Thomas L. Knapp
Starmail - 16. Mär, 10:37
