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DavesNotHere's avatar

The opponent of competition must also oppose free association. Any time persons can choose to associate or not, it results in competition for the most worthwhile associations, and presents difficulties to those whose associations are not so appealing.

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J. C. Lester's avatar

Right. But the trouble with reductios is that it is possible to embrace the absurdity as an “insight” (as daft Peter Singer and his followers did with his “Famine, Affluence, and Morality”). Thus, the opponent of competition is usually happy to discover that he can be against free association as well.

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DavesNotHere's avatar

No doubt. Why, if we allow free association, someone might discriminate! (Clutching pearls.)

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J. C. Lester's avatar

"Discrimination", with respect to what is ours, is another word for "liberty".

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