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THE LIBERTARIAN CREED rests upon one central axiom: that no man
or group of men may aggress against the person or property of anyone
else. This may be called the “nonaggression axiom.” “Aggression” is
defined as the initiation of the use or threat of physical violence against
the person or property of anyone else. Aggression is therefore synonymous
with invasion.
If no man may aggress against another; if, in short, everyone has the
absolute right to be “free” from aggression, then this at once implies that
the libertarian stands foursquare for what are ge nerally known as “civil
liberties”: the freedom to speak, publish, assemble, and to engage in such
“victimless crimes” as pornography, sexual deviation, and prostitution
(which the libertarian does not regard as “crimes” at all, since he defines a
“crime” as violent invasion of someone else’s person or property).
Furthermore, he regards conscription as slavery on a massive scale. And
since war, especially modern war, entails the mass slaughter of civilians,
the libertarian regards such conflicts as mass murder and therefore totally
illegitimate.
All of these positions are now considered “leftist” on the contemporary
ideological scale. On the other hand, since the libertarian also opposes
invasion of the rights of private property, this also means that he just as
emphatically opposes government interference with property rights or with
the free-market economy through controls, regulations, subsidies, or prohibitions.
For if every individual has the right to his own property
without having to suffer aggressive depredation, then he also has the right
to give away his property (bequest and inheritance) and to exchange it for
the property of others (free contract and the free market economy) without
interference. The libertarian favors the right to unrestricted private
property and free exchange; hence, a system of “laissez- faire capitalism.”
In current terminology again, the libertarian position on property and
economics would be called “extreme right wing.” But the libertarian sees
no inconsistency in being “leftist” on some issues and “rightist” on others.
Murray Rothbard, For a new liberty : the libertarian manifesto
Oh simple things, where have you gone ?
Keane
Tyber Zann
- « I am Tyber Zann. Corruption is my weapon. And while the galaxy is distracted by civil war, I will strike.«
Tyber Zann was a Human crime lord who rose to prominence sometime after the Battle of Yavin during the Galactic Civil War and led his own faction, known as the Zann Consortium, a powerful crime syndicate. He would wage a personal war against the Galactic Empire as revenge for him being expelled from the Imperial Academy.
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Biography
Early life
- « Everyone has a price.«
Zann was born on Anaxes, making him an Anaxsi, in 34 BBY, and first worked in the family firm, Zann Remanufacturing. He became bored and entered into running crooked sabacc games. As his reputation grew, he attracted the notice of rival local crime lords.
In order to protect himself, he tried to arm his gang with weapons stolen from his father’s warehouses. Zann’s father caught him, and as punishment, arranged for him to be enrolled as a cadet in the Academy of Carida.
Imperial service
- « I was rapidly working my way up through the Imperial academy. But some took exception to my creative solutions for advancement and had me expelled. I vowed to make them pay for this indignity.«
One of the most promising students at the Academy, he used his Imperial service to make underworld connections, including with Jabba the Hutt. Just prior to Zann’s graduation, he ran a smuggling racket that was actually a trap laid by the suspicious Imperials. However, his associate Urai Fen got word of the trap and warned Zann. He was suspected of weapons theft by Admiral Thrawn, who could only dismiss him from service, having found no firm evidence to connect him to the crime.
Life as a crime lord
- « Time is money.«
Using the Imperial connections he made while in the military, Zann began to build up an extensive criminal organization known as the Zann Consortium. He collaborated with Jabba the Hutt until he stole a valuable and strange artifact from the Hutt on Felucia. However, while Urai Fen escaped with the artifact, Zann was arrested for « crimes against the Empire ».
While Zann rotted away in the spice mines of Kessel, his loyal bodyguard, Urai Fen waited for the prearranged time Zann had set for his escape. By starting an insurrection on Kessel and hiring the crew of Millennium Falcon to pick him up, Zann made his escape, narrowly avoiding execution from a bounty hunter hired by Jabba.
After his return to freedom, Zann, along with his closest companion Urai Fen, gradually reestablished the Consortium as a power to be reckoned with from their headquarters on Ryloth. Among other things, the criminal organization would offer protection to worlds affected by the Galactic Civil War, having built up a sizable military force.
Lieutenant Izbela Saarrj of the Imperial Security Bureau wrote a report on his activities around 0 ABY, mentioning his use of spies to study the Star Dreadnought Eclipse, the first Eclipse-class Star Dreadnought, while it underwent construction.
He used his extensive crime network to influence the warring factions of the Galactic Civil War, siphon their credits, and sabotage their operations when necessary. During the course of his ascent to power, his forces fought against both factions of the war. He had his own flagship, an Aggressor-class destroyer named Merciless, for his navy. When fighting, he would sometimes make use of his own personal cloaking device that rendered him invisible.
Zann was also intent on discovering the mysteries of the ancient Sith holocron, stolen from Jabba while he was making a deal with the Galactic Empire on Felucia. He employed a Nightsister Silri, whom he freed on Dathomir in order to have her decipher the Sith artifact. Though she knew of the artifacts true importance, she withheld information from Tyber causing them to quarrel verbally on several occasions.
After he and Silri had a « misunderstanding », Tyber promised to have every Nightsister on Dathomir annhiliated if she lied or withheld information again. He also made clear that his associate and friend, Urai Fen, would kill Silri if any attempt was made on Zann’s life (as he mentioned to Tyber quite frequently).
What eventually happened to Zann and his Consortium is unknown, but their last known action involved taking over the Eclipse in 4 ABY in order to gain information on the Emperor’s vaults, during the Second Battle of Kuat. Zann proceeded to steal billions of credits from Emperor Palpatine’s personal vault network. After his theft, Tyber decided to abandon the Eclipse as it would be a « target even the Rebels could not ignore. » The Eclipse was later recovered by Imperial forces, who continued its construction.
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Personality
- « I am in complete control, that’s the way I like it.«
Zann was cold, methodical, ambitious, and ruthless, and had an arrogant streak, as evidenced by his overconfidence in himself. He liked to be in complete control of things and was also quite cunning. He was a criminal mastermind, a tactical genius, and adept at using most weapons of war. He could hold a grudge on people and would not let it go until he made them pay. Zann also seemed quite confident in his abilities, making his leadership abilities very powerful.
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Que penser de l’euthanasie ? Distinguons la soi-disant euthanasie passive (qui consiste en fait à laisser crever la personne.) de l’euthanasie active (« tuer » quelqu’un) et de l’aide au suicide. L’individu est maître de sa propre vie. On ne peut interdire, même moralement, le suicide. Surtout dans des cas bien spécifiques où sa vie est devenue insupportable. On pensera notament à Chantal Sébire. Quelle est donc la meilleure solution pour pallier à ce problème nouveau dans nos sociétés ? Il me semble que l’euthanasie n’est pas acceptable dans la mesure où :
- C’est faire porter la responsabilité de votre mort sur quelqu’un d’autre que vous.
- Elle pourrait se faire sans le consentement de l’individu, ceci étant une violation de ses droits fondamentaux.
- Les « dérives » possibles, même si cet argument me semble savament bancal (si la loi est bien faite, il n’y a pas de débordements possibles. S’il reste des débordements possibles, alors la loi est mal faite ou le système judiciaire est merdique et inefficace, pour ne pas dire inutile, mais c’est un autre débat)
Il faut donc une solution bien individuelle pour que la mort soit engendrée par le patient lui-même, avec son consentement. C’est le cas de l’aide au suicide. Ses points positifs sont :
- C’est l’individu qui décide, seul.
- Elle permet une mort « digne » selon pas mal de standards sociaux (mais vous savez que je hais les standards sociaux !)
- C’est un cas de législation minimale.
Ceci dit, il me semble que la formulation actuelle est tout simplement insuffisante en l’état, parce que :
- Elle exclut des cas où le patient est incapacité et/ou inconscient.
A mon sens, il faudrait donc dans ce cas la possibilité de signer un consentement préalable pour être « euthanasié » au cas où on se retrouverait dans l’incapacité de se suicider par nous-même… Mais il parait que c’est encore un peu trop de responsabilités sur le dos du personnel médical…
Il reste que les médecins sont quand même les tenants d’un système qui leur donne le monopole sur les substances permettant de provoquer une mort douce, ou « digne » selon le point de vue. Il leur incombe donc de devoir les utiliser dans certains cas, même si cela les dérange… Fallait pas faire médecine sinon.
Bien sûr, ceci n’est applicable que si on donne une certaine valeur à la volonté de l’individu vivant. (les personnes décédées, c’est autre chose)
Voilà un défi que se révèle à moi :
Combiner jusnaturalisme, utilitarisme, objectivisme, nihilisme.
Un « droit » est un principe moral qui définit et sanctionne la liberté qu’une personne a d’agir dans un contexte social. Il n’existe en ce sens qu’un Droit fondamental (tous les autres ne sont que ses conséquences ou ses corollaires) : le Droit d’un homme de posséder sa propre vie. (…) Ce qui signifie : le Droit de faire tout ce qui est nécessité par la nature d’un être rationnel pour le maintien, la promotion, l’accomplissement et la réussite de sa propre vie.
Ayn Rand
Les gens, la masse, le troupeau, les bien-pensants, les normaux, cherchent la facilité, la simplicité, la médiocrité, la faiblesse d’esprit, le minimum d’efforts, le minimum de souffrance, l’absence d’initiative, le status quo, l’immobilisme, la normalité, l’inefficacité, l’absence de performance, l’amusement, l’absence de sérieux, la coercition, la sécurité, le confort, le bonheur, l’absence de rigueur, le laxisme, la mollesse, l’absence de décision, l’absence d’obligation…
Nihilism (from the Latin nihil, nothing) is a philosophical position which argues that existence is without objective meaning, purpose, or intrinsic value. Nihilists generally assert some or all of the following:
- Objective morality does not exist; therefore no action is preferable to any other.
- In the absence of morality, existence has no higher meaning or goal.
- There is no reasonable proof or argument for the existence of a higher ruler or creator.
- Even if there exists a higher ruler or creator, mankind has no moral obligation to worship them.
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Peace is a lie, there is only passion.
Through passion, I gain strength.
Through strength, I gain power.
Through power, I gain victory.
Through victory, my chains are broken.
The Force shall free me.
Analysis of the Sith Code
Some have speculated that the Code of the Sith was created in direct contrast with the Jedi Code, to illustrate the fundamental philosophical differences between the orders. This could certainly account for the first line of the Sith Code discounting the Jedi’s proclamation of peace, as well as the similar structure of the two Codes.
The Sith saw themselves as seekers, challengers of old and stagnant ways, in touch with the laws of nature and the universe. They saw the Jedi as denying their natures and afraid of the truth around them. Yuthura Ban gave examples of the tuk’ata and sarkath hunting prey, feeding on weaker creatures. Passions were what kept all creatures – from the most rudimentary to the most evolved sentient – alive. Yuthura Ban explained this to the amnesiac Revan, « To think us creatures beyond the need of simple passions is a delusion. » They believed that mastery of their passions gave them strength the Jedi lacked.
The Sith did not believe that victory by any means was desirable, but believed that unless victory proved your superiority, it was an illusion and temporary. Though there might be different types of victories—peaceful victory, victory by sacrifice, even a truce—Sith dogma taught that unless the victory was achieved by demonstrating that one’s power was superior it was not true victory. The stronger a Sith became in the Force, the more power he could achieve, but he always had to fight for that power.
The true meaning of the line « …my chains are broken » was a subject of argument among many Sith. The chains represented a being’s restrictions; not just a Sith but any being in the universe. The restrictions could be those placed upon a being by someone else, or restrictions that one placed upon oneself. The ultimate goal of any Sith was to free himself from such restrictions, but not (as many failed Sith pupils believed) in the simplistic meaning of just being able to do whatever he wanted. The Sith desired to free themselves in order to reach perfection and fulfill their potential. They wanted perfect strength, perfect power, and perfect destiny, which, in turn, allowed one to do whatever they wanted for the most part. The person who had these abilities was known as the Sith’ari.
The Sith’ari was supposed to destroy the Sith and then make them stronger than ever (and was possibly the same person as the Jedi Chosen One or Darth Bane who « destroyed » the Sith by making the rule of two and only allowing two Sith Lords at a time, but at the same time make them stronger). This caused many Sith to treat perfection as a goal to work towards rather than a strict state of being, and in that way they were very like the Jedi.
In the end, the Sith and the Jedi were sadly more alike than either side would admit. Darth Traya would often remark upon this, telling the Jedi Exile that the Sith, « in their hearts…they never forgot the Jedi. » Like the Jedi, the Sith considered attachments a hindrance. Yuthura Ban pointed out to Revan that « Love is more dangerous than all those things. Love leads to anger and hatred more often that not… but it also leads to mercy, which is far worse. » Millennia later, Lumiya told Jacen Solo that in order to achieve enough power to end galactic chaos, he would have to « kill what he loved » – his family.
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