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Hamish McKenzie

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Hamish McKenzie
@macaronikazoo Oct 9, 2019, 6:16 AM UTC

Dear Propertarians, value is subjective...

Propertarians talk a lot about reciprocity. And rightfully so. Reciprocity is the exchange of roughly equivalent value between consenting people. If you're benefiting from the efforts of others witho…

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Hamish McKenzie
@macaronikazoo Jul 5, 2018, 8:50 AM UTC

Property is not arbitrary

I was recently witness to some folks claiming that the concept of property ownership was "artificial" and "arbitrary". I thought I'd write a rebuttal of sorts. Property comes from the axiomatic princ…

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Hamish McKenzie
@macaronikazoo Apr 3, 2018, 12:04 AM UTC

Society is a reflection of the family

I had a friend once who was horribly abused by his mother. She would hit him with a long electrical conduit. She even kept it in a special location, threatening him even when not in use. What kind of…

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Hamish McKenzie
@macaronikazoo Feb 13, 2018, 8:31 AM UTC

Women and goodness

"man does anything to make woman happy, even if it's in defiance of God" -Mallory Millet Oh wow, there's an idea for you. Whether you believe in a literal God or not, everyone believes in goodness an…

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Hamish McKenzie
@macaronikazoo Jan 7, 2018, 11:48 PM UTC

The gender "pay gap": the cancer that won't die

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hrL_JpUogfo It's true, most men (and non-feminist women for that matter) don't stand up to the lies being spun about the gender "pay gap". True, most of the time these…

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Hamish McKenzie
@macaronikazoo Dec 14, 2017, 5:10 AM UTC

In defence of the "far right"

There is a dangerous misconception that the political spectrum has communism on the left, and fascism on the right. This is dangerously wrong and I think it is another trick played by the left in the…

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Hamish McKenzie
@macaronikazoo Dec 11, 2017, 11:31 PM UTC

The violence of the left

The "extreme" left, the sort of people that attack folks that attend milo events, have clearly communicated that they believe violence is a legitimate response to a difference of opinion. They have a…

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Hamish McKenzie
@macaronikazoo Dec 11, 2017, 9:56 AM UTC

Gender Hypocrisy

I don't understand how on one hand we have organizations like white ribbon who are on a mission to "educate" men on not being violent and at the same time we have #notallmuslims. Colour me confused,…

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Hamish McKenzie
@macaronikazoo Nov 29, 2017, 7:16 AM UTC

Dollars are the best votes

Democracy is socialism. At least as a form of government anyway. If you want real democracy - let people choose everything. Dollars are the ultimate ballot papers.

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Hamish McKenzie
@macaronikazoo Nov 29, 2017, 7:06 AM UTC

We *can* do better

How can it be that the best solution to solving social issues is literally to take productive people's money? This money is taken irrespective of their consent. In other words, under the threat of fo…

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