I see. I guess the risk of holding balances would have to be outweighed by the arbitrage opportunities available. Could it work for someone who already holds both fiat currencies and bitcoins anyway?

Wouldn't it be easiest, at the moment, to have accounts and balances at each exchange. Then if you saw an opportunity, you could take it without waiting for transfers.

This isn't a case of may be a threat, if the story in the OP is factual, these people are a threat and there is evidence to prove it.

Initiation of violence is wrong. Once someone initiates violence against another, they accept it to be used against them.

So, your self-interests are to protect those lives that you value. But you are not always there to protect those lives that you value. Do you believe in morals?

Would it be wrong for someone to take the life of one of those that you would defend? I have to assume your answer is no (since you don't believe in rights).

So, those with the power to protect themselves against retaliation can do as they please? Basically might makes right? Although you won't call it right. Might makes it so?

If someone wants to kill a person on your list, and you can't stop them, and no one else cares to stop them, we simply chalk that up as chaos?

I think we (humans) have a rational mind to make rational decisions that we can then base our beliefs on. I want to live, and I would rationally assume others want to live as well. In your case, I don't need to assume, you've told me you will defend your life. So this is the foundation of what I would call rights. Since people want to live, it makes sense to defend life from those that would take it at their discretion. If my daughter was in danger, and you could end that danger, I would hope that you do. I would certainly protect your daughter (or you for that matter) from someone who is putting you in danger, if I was capable of doing so.

So, I would argue that it is in your self-interest to defend the lives of like minded people, because those people would defend the lives that are in your self-interest to defend, when you aren't there to defend them. Who are the like minded people? People that believe in a right to life (and non-aggression)!

OK. So, you would defend your life only for the reason of self-preservation?

Are there other lives you would defend, and if so, for what reason?

Would you defend another life if the loss of that life was no threat to you?

Of course not. I'm just trying to understand. I'm going to think for a bit.

So you only value your own life?

So, a Bitcoin economy can't exist because a Bitcoin economy doesn't exist. Therefor Bitcoin will only ever be a plaything for speculators.

I think that an infrastructure will be built (is being built) around whatever Bitcoin is used for, and people will use that infrastructure in other Bitcoiny ways.

In other words, it will expand. With size will come stability. With stability will come more merchants willing to price their goods in Bitcoins.

It all depends on whether or not people find Bitcoin useful (for whatever purpose), and use Bitcoin.   

My point was none of this is instantaneous and it would be impossible to make it instantaneous without a central force.

Yes, you are free to try and deny me my life, but I will defend it. Therefor I give the right to myself. And anyone else who values their life, and their right to live, will defend my life as well, just as I will defend theirs.

The better answer is everyone has the right to life. If you take someone's life, you give up that right.

Good luck getting me to wait for anyone else to take care of it. I can only hope this is a situation I never have to face.

What about it? There is nothing that can be done. What is the point you are trying to make?

I said nothing about someone who is out to get you.

We were talking about non-aggression here weren't we? The nazis were the aggressors, so you have every right to attempt to save the Jews.

I'm suggesting that if you try to initiate force against someone, be prepared for force in return.

If you can get away with it, and it doesn't go against your morals, go for it. It doesn't matter what kind of government we have or what type of society we live in if that's the case.

You should be prepared for the consequences when the day comes that you don't get away with it though.

Slush's fee 2%
[Tycho]'s fee 3%

-u http://username@worker:password@btcmine.com:8332/ -k poclbm VECTORS AGGRESSION=7 FASTLOOP BFI_INT WORKSIZE=128 PLATFORM=0 DEVICE=0

I know right! Silly Satoshi created a digital currency and forgot to force the entire world to adopt it immediately and completely. Relying on the market, what a noob...

That was fun, thanks! 

Note to self: Destroy all chairs and rope.

Thanks for sharing your experience with Bitcoin.