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| Why It's Rational to Fear Cops |
| 2020-06-07 |
| [mises.org] In economics, branding serves an important purpose. Brands allow people to economize on knowledge, a scarce resource. We make decisions with imperfect information, and brand labeling and trademarks help us navigate these decisions. As Thomas Sowell writes: When you drive into a town you have never seen before and want to get some gasoline for your car or to eat a hamburger, you have no direct way of knowing what is in the gasoline that some stranger at the filling station is putting into your tank or what is in the hamburger that another stranger is cooking for you to eat at a roadside stand that you have never seen before. But, if the filling station’s sign says Chevron and the restaurant’s sign says McDonald’s, then you don’t worry about it. He goes on to add that "brand names are substitutes for specific knowledge." |
| Posted by:Clem |
| #8 Fear the Cloud. The Cloud, The Cloud. Every one of the rioters, Antifa, BLM members has a smart phone constantly streaming lots of your data to The Cloud. Holding a secret Antifa meeting? The Cloud, The Cloud KNOWS. Sending out a descrete message to cöordinate the next march? The Cloud just got the message and the recipient list. Your face is covered by a mask as you march taunting the police. The Cĺoud knows exabtly who you are. |
| Posted by: Varmint Splat1454 2020-06-07 21:46 |
| #7 #6 Yes, mixed with some justified contempt. Always be prudent when dealing with them, but don't fall for the "all cops are heroes" crap to which so many on the Right are susceptible. If the last few months prove anything, it's that they'll crack down on the law-abiding and allow the zoo animals to do what they want while arresting anyone who dares to defend themselves. But hey, they're just following orders. Continue paying your taxes, and please contribute to the fraternal order of the kneelers. You'll get a medallion! |
| Posted by: charger 2020-06-07 17:48 |
| #6 The reasoning here is strained, but the conclusion is correct. Anyone with a healthy distrust of government should feel at least as cautious about the government's armed enforcers. |
| Posted by: Iblis 2020-06-07 17:29 |
| #5 Only when I'm driving. |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2020-06-07 17:22 |
| #4 In the face of uncertainty, this is the knowledge that people have.... been fed. What a slanted piece of crap. |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2020-06-07 14:09 |
| #3 if it says Heinz on the label, you have a good idea of what you’re going to get. |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2020-06-07 14:06 |
| #2 Only has to happen to me once, I should have said... |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2020-06-07 12:18 |
| #1 I am scared of anyone who might shoot me for no reason. As the post By the Numbers says, it's not particularly likely. But it only has to happen once... |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2020-06-07 12:18 |