Was Robin Hood a good guy?

Hi Ankesh,

Thanks for this question.

Was it a "Let me post this to see if it draws Michael out" question? Either way, I'm here. HA!

I think you will Already know My Answer to that question.

Was Robin Hood a good guy - to rob the rich and help the poor?

Simple version... NO.

More Indepth Answer... Robin Hood is the embodiment of everything that is Wrong. He is the government summed up into one man.

Let me elaborate...

We start with Property Rights and some definitions to help those who don't know, understand them more fully...

Property: What is earned, made, created, bought, inherited, given, trade for and already owned, all without coercion.

Infringe: Take, damage and/or control the use of, without uncoerced permission.

With these two definitions we now have Property Rights as...

What I earn, make, create, buy, inherit, am given, trade for and already own, all without coercion, is My property and no person shall infringe upon it.

A Violation of an individual's Property Rights is Wrong.

Obviously, the largest infringer of an individual's Property Rights is The Government - they TAKE your money without your permission and under coercion and then Distribute it to those groups THEY deem more needy of it.

Robin Hood did the same thing - going by the Wikipedia entry http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robin_Hood the story does change. But the modern version is "Rob from the rich and give to the poor".

An action which literally turns the Robbed into a Sacrificial Animal to Support the Life of the poor, ne'er-do-wells and can't-be-bothereds of society. Of course, those who define WHO the poor are are those who also do the taking.

This is, in essence, a Socialist thing. To TAKE from the hardworking, able and productive people and to GIVE to the incompetent, lazy-bones and unproductive hordes. A Property Rights Infringement of the Highest order. Where the Prime Motive Force stops being Achievement and instead becomes Proof of Need. The more Needy you can prove to be the more you will be rewarded. Conversely, the more able, hardworking and productive you are the more you are punished and your life and efforts sacrificed to those who had a higher Need Proof.

If it is wrong for Me to come into your home and threaten you with force, take some of your money and then use it to buy food, headache tablets, or pay rent - and - it is equally wrong for a few of my mates from the bar to do it on my behalf, why is it alright for the government to do the same thing? Just because THEY say it is The Law and They are a group of people who call themselves the Government?

It doesn't matter WHO does it. It is a Property Rights Infringement and is Wrong. It is sacrificing one individual for the benefit of another. That's what it is in its most simple term. A term you might not like to read so blatantly put. But one you Must understand and stop denying or Thinking Around or whatever mental games you play to avoid naming it for what it is (YOU being the generic You, and not you specifically).

Robin Hood is held aloft as some kind of Champion. But in reality, he is a socialist and common old thief turning one group of people, at their expense, into the life-support system of another group which he favors.

But you cannot expect people to think any differently when they grow up in such a system of human sacrifice where we Punish Effort and Hard Work by taxing it and Reward Laziness by paying it from the taxed money stolen from the productive.

Imagine if Property Rights was taught at school. I don't think I need to spell out how ruinous it would be for The Govt and even the Unions and other Socialist and Collectivist Groups. With such vested interests at stake and those same interests the ones who Control what is taught, it is no wonder such is not taught.

Robin Hood, a socialist slave monger who supports human sacrifice. Definetly NOT a good guy.

Michael Ross