Welp, got screwed by the zoning board. 5-0 against me, in favor of the illegal structure. They chose not to enforce clear meaning of their own laws, because those only apply in cases where they want them to. "That's not what 'residence' means." "Actually, your law defines it".
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10/ I remember being puzzled in high school history when the teachers were explaining that "democracy" was good but "populism" was bad...and I couldn't just swallow the definitions. I wanted to know HOW and WHY. There were no good answers.
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11/ ...and that's because, ACTUALLY, (a) they're the same thing, (b) they're both bad. Ancap legal firms are best. A Moldbugian sovereign maybe second best.
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12/ In an ancap world, if your rights get sold down the river, at least you have a chance of getting a cut!
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13/ Back to the meeting: one neighbor said "we all know what this is REALLY about: he doesn't want to look at a steel barn right next to his property" And I was like - is that not EXACTLY WHAT ZONING LAWS ARE ABOUT? IS THAT NOT WHY THESE LAWS WERE PASSED AND THIS BOARD EXISTS?
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14/ "Your honor, I object! This so-called 'robbery prosecution' is just because Mr Jones didn't want me to punch him in the face and take his wallet!"
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15/ This is EXACTLY my stance. "You're telling me it's a 'social contact's, and I signed, and I have to pay the costs, but I also get the benefits? ...and I'm paying the costs either way? Well, then." https://twitter.com/sonyaellenmann/status/1070143059269054464?s=19 …
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this is one of the evil parts of “necessary evil”
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