<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></title><description><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link><image><url>http://direct.ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 13:00:47 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/created/week-02/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Weekly Featured Content Editions || Week 02 Summary]]></title><description><![CDATA[Greetings Everyone. We hope you are doing great. Today, we are going to publish summary of Week-02 Featured Editions. Every participants in 3 of the editions of this week did extremely well. We recieved]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-153850/@kronias/weekly-featured-content-editions-oror-week-02-summary</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-153850/@kronias/weekly-featured-content-editions-oror-week-02-summary</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-153850]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[kronias]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 28 Mar 2022 14:37:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/26uUsAjKTsXCDw7zixZR182JbFKvgzJ9YwsFpTVcRaGCmsqhA1unTgpqrM7tv9U15spy5798AH5dh7wBQum7AJyKZ7WL31YTc8WAURzy7gSZxzweiideCWvfN43tZ3gKy8FpJpCLywk7KDqkGbkNEeeCgygmLGxqdxMVbt?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Week 02 Reflection - Bastiat Makes Key Points Regarding Legalized Plunder]]></title><description><![CDATA[In Frederic Bastiat's, The Law, Bastiat makes some very interesting statements and points reflecting on the way government raises funds through “legalized plunder”. After reading The Law, I would have]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/gradnium/@generalfritz14/week-02-reflection-bastiat-makes</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/gradnium/@generalfritz14/week-02-reflection-bastiat-makes</guid><category><![CDATA[gradnium]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[generalfritz14]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 20 Jan 2022 04:55:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/9vWp6aU4y8kx949aDJ3YMzVLdPdgysaSmkB2s8acbY6FHYsJQCnGdqNbDjjwzLoBfPbqj3GhkzCqXeqt7AW85VSaUs1898F5aL8FPHNZzaiLmsYR4EgZ1ntRBJjuMZ6pjyaaniKiDpoDE1RMp?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Week 02 Reflection -- Bastiat On Plunder Being More Difficult Than Labor]]></title><description><![CDATA[Bastiat says that plunder is the unlawful seizing or consumption of other people's labors. And since this causes less pain than laboring, morality nor religion can halt this behavior. The solution Bastiat]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/gradnium/@moneybagley/week-02-reflection-bastiat-on</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/gradnium/@moneybagley/week-02-reflection-bastiat-on</guid><category><![CDATA[gradnium]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[moneybagley]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 20 Jan 2022 04:46:30 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Week 02 Reflection -- Bastiat "The Law "]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Law by Frederic Bastiat (1850) [Image Source] The writings of Bastiat inform the public about how corrupt our governments have become, and although it was written almost 200 years ago, is still very]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/gradnium/@julie.blank14/week-02-reflection-bastiat-the-law-</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/gradnium/@julie.blank14/week-02-reflection-bastiat-the-law-</guid><category><![CDATA[gradnium]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[julie.blank14]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 20 Jan 2022 04:19:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/99pyU5Ga1kwr5XkmmcZCWgckbDFnarG6xF7XZH5BwTy7o1Uuaa3EgLRDjTGsanh64tSXH5iSEvLA5zbEzhYzB5HegL97Hjm9LP7NHv2pLSiswPP3AG9am9V1NgNZqpDf8i?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Week 02 Reflection- Bastiat's ideologies in todays society]]></title><description><![CDATA[Frederic Bastiat’s writing of “The Law” goes in-depth into his beliefs on society and how the government affects people's lives. I agree with Bastiat's initial statement of “The Law," however, I do]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/gradnium/@alexmay2022/week-02-reflection-bastiat-s</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/gradnium/@alexmay2022/week-02-reflection-bastiat-s</guid><category><![CDATA[gradnium]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[alexmay2022]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 20 Jan 2022 03:12:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvGBHDnRaj2z6FsL6XEQR3pnqa26GnUykzxhtHf9k2FVJfnJ8bevwBBbTDvTtTMfvGeRd427WHNbzHvPz6axHwFUJKebS3bJ7Mt5tdre?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Week 02 Reflection -- How Bastiat's Ideas Apply to Today's World]]></title><description><![CDATA[When reading The Law by Frederic Bastiat, I often found myself making connections between the political climate he was referencing and the political climate I'm currently living in. For example, Bastiat]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/gradnium/@atamme/week-02-reflection-how-bastiat</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/gradnium/@atamme/week-02-reflection-how-bastiat</guid><category><![CDATA[gradnium]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[atamme]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 19 Jan 2022 22:50:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3CQ5eBKFPEFNmcvbJfh7qJAsU2NYLbciwakJZN1ixAL2dfhM7vax3SksCG29wcW6GbodpPAeDcHEZFBtD2RMsZGBSY2RsVw3upRpT42rRT5LCKBAEYoiYSHwVBpca59EKMbt8FfLShvU184s4Un8AWSKPXXPDZtvAoiGwTixBeeRCdeokWu3U5wnkBLXc32yRFiRstHeCCskVLepcPvtxiVDEQYVdTc9VX9Lg7Z5AMYZF2Hwe7QAkij8NZppU15YpmPGxQUJB12kXpUmMcKAH4czaYuvoF7dka6XsvCTTptYTbhgZxD5VnWZz8dzjhJy4NYdieYFKg3FwoFP5fXPTd?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Week 02 Reflection-- Bastiat's Claims are Still Relevant Today]]></title><description><![CDATA[This reading was extremely interesting to me as I did not realize how much I agree with a lot of the things that Frederic Bastiat wrote in The Law. I believe that we are given the responsibility of]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/gradnium/@nziske/week-02-reflection-bastiat-s</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/gradnium/@nziske/week-02-reflection-bastiat-s</guid><category><![CDATA[gradnium]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[nziske]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 19 Jan 2022 19:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Week 02 Discussion Response -- The Purpose of Law and Government]]></title><description><![CDATA[Anna Wetsell posed the question " Frederic Bastiat mentions that to avoid pain, most people choose to indulge in plunder. Labor is pain, but it is how you can obtain what you want and how to live.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/gradnium/@moneybagley/week-02-discussion-response-the</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/gradnium/@moneybagley/week-02-discussion-response-the</guid><category><![CDATA[gradnium]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[moneybagley]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 19 Jan 2022 05:09:36 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Week-02 Reflection on The Law]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Law by Frederic Bastiat After reading The Law, by Frederic Bastiat, a good amount of topics discussed are still prevalent in todays’ political climate. The chapters that stuck out the most in my opinion]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/gradnium/@hattiehughs14/week-02-reflection-on-the</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/gradnium/@hattiehughs14/week-02-reflection-on-the</guid><category><![CDATA[gradnium]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[hattiehughs14]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 19 Jan 2022 04:34:15 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Week-02 Response - True Purpose of the Law ]]></title><description><![CDATA[This post is in response to the questioned put forth by Nicole. "Do you feel that the true purpose of government and law is represented in the current political climate and government?" I do]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/response/@hattiehughs14/week-02-response-true-purpose</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/response/@hattiehughs14/week-02-response-true-purpose</guid><category><![CDATA[response]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[hattiehughs14]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 18 Jan 2022 20:15:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/Pk1cxLm7AJDjtXyyu1jJimFDV5kvCZasaYRwrEdsFFeEoY7LfSa14NPJmBUsg4jA8GsyqAaqA3Grp3S34Eh4CN9jZt7c866BtNJDEyZNVuFqJqaZadqqUm6MzaMAX2xpd6E9mmFZMbJAqi81TqvekvdMjtEHXMmEnbjzgKZ5YTyCR4XV8LHcxZ4ULzxyDrfCjHs9xEVasqM5ddek8sPdR8A7NbHJbShyJnG2tuzKvgP4BiG?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Week 02 Response - Yes, Politicians Use Personal Gain at the Expense of Others]]></title><description><![CDATA[This post is a response to the question proposed by Mackenzie "The Law talks about the perversion of the government and specifically the people in it throughout the whole thing. Do you believe personal]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/gradnium/@generalfritz14/week-02-response-yes-politicians</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/gradnium/@generalfritz14/week-02-response-yes-politicians</guid><category><![CDATA[gradnium]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[generalfritz14]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 18 Jan 2022 18:20:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/W5LtFUPm6g73GywJLc4qya717jY4hemJ4yGThw4X6Nem4CdA7raPSRDnt8LmbDXhFCxa3gQb34f8Wjm4Ew37KWf6hrh77WjxVgcAVryTw4HMzCXoMWrjkxJNJYb2WgzBc9RqcB2B3PWhAWRzHLGZEvVwqB6bp?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Week 02 Questions -- The Purpose of Law and Government]]></title><description><![CDATA[Bastiat argues that socialist law should also be philanthropic, ensuring the well-being and morality of citizens. 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If you do agree, which aspect of the three]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/gradnium/@generalfritz14/week-02-questions-the-purpose</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/gradnium/@generalfritz14/week-02-questions-the-purpose</guid><category><![CDATA[gradnium]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[generalfritz14]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 17 Jan 2022 23:10:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/7b4bio5hobgtGQKeTeQ5JMBsn2Ut8rLYxjCfDu89AM6ieUhxJHY39xNnsQxzDiHre6ifXgQTyp5gCYT1e4Aedvsg2NSADod9b8AMVsDa4vd224kbMcS7TD8LnGwJQ6mTsTvGaQUojaksa4oRVnA61VicLSEi?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[week 2 reading reflection paper]]></title><description><![CDATA[Reflection of The Law by Frederic Bastiat While many forms of government exist and many are implemented throughout the world, the aim of government or the law as Frederic Bastiat puts it should be to protect]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-101093/@joshuaweertman/week-2-reading-reflection-paper</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-101093/@joshuaweertman/week-2-reading-reflection-paper</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-101093]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[joshuaweertman]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 16 Jan 2022 01:25:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/cyxkEVqiiLy5czPNg6acYev351Du9gQgrBvuGckQBXuzv7aLkHhstoBBmJNBBYDd33SokomiJPastJtL3FfTeQWtqtdP6yZ4SRxSrVXQhDSRP4wx4bHTcUBg1rG3QoecuSe?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Week 02 Reflection - Bastiat Fails to Take Into Account the Real World]]></title><description><![CDATA[Frederic Bastiat writes his paper discussing the role of the law and the ways that it has been used in opposition to its true purpose and the consequences of doing so. 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The general concept of plunder is someone taking that which belongs]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-150329/@llyran-noble/week-02-reflection-the-consequences-of-legal-plunder-and-its-removal</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-150329/@llyran-noble/week-02-reflection-the-consequences-of-legal-plunder-and-its-removal</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-150329]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[llyran-noble]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 26 Aug 2021 00:07:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/PB8ro82ZpZP35bVGjGoE93K3E4U5KX8KtMBJ2rgVJdb1oV224QhpXQ3Qh8Nr6mDdAPtrd8tionK5e57JrkF5kVKsvhmc4YC8RXdrMX5EJt3i2JHk?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Week 02 Reflection - The Paradox of Law]]></title><description><![CDATA[[Image source] What does Frederick Bastiat have to say about the law? The Law by Frederick Bastiat covers the ironic and hypocritical nature of law and government. 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