“By decree.”
And there’s where you prove you’re stupid rather than ignorant.
Decree means force of government.
You don’t know the difference between subjective value and mandated value.
If I have a barrel of apples, they have intrinsic, albeit subjective, value. When I approach somebody else who has a crate of ten penny nails, which also have intrinsic, albeit subjective, value, we assess our wants, find the coincidence by which trade can occur, and negotiate. It’s bartering, or “in kind” specie transaction.
When your nigger ass shows up with a stack of gubmint paper that reads “legal tender” on it, and you try to force us to accept it as payment, that’s fiat.
And there’s where you prove you’re stupid rather than ignorant.
Decree means force of government.
You're more stupid than the average bear, I see. I do agree with you that my ignorance prevented me from realizing this earlier in the conversation, so you have me there.
Here's a simple syllogism to prove how incorrect you are:
Bob decrees that he is a free man. Decree means by force of government. Therefore, Bob is the government.
If I have a barrel of apples, they have intrinsic, albeit subjective, value. When I approach somebody else who has a crate of ten penny nails, which also have intrinsic, albeit subjective, value, we assess our wants, find the coincidence by which trade can occur, and negotiate. It’s bartering, or “in kind” specie transaction.
Now suppose that guy with a crate of ten penny nails has an apple orchard. How much value do your apples have to him?
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