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We're Not Allowed to Do These Things…but Our Masters Are.

We're Not Allowed to Do These Things…but Our Masters Are.

How much longer will we behave as a slave species?

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Christopher Cook
Apr 01, 2024
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You’re not allowed to demand that people give you money in exchange for ‘protection,’ and then hurt them if they refuse to pay.

That’s called a protection racket.

You’re not allowed to tell your neighbor that if he doesn’t pay for your cousin’s surgery, you’re going to lock him in your basement.

That’s called extortion.

You’re not allowed force people to fi…

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