Poll: Would you support a modern day Robin Hood?

[RobDaBank]

Maybe if he stole from benefit cheats, drug dealers, thieves, tax dodgers, peadophiles and other scumbags.

If I worked hard for 20 years to build up a successful business and become very wealthy after pouring blood sweat and tears into said business only for someone to steal from me, I would not be very happy...

 

[kortin]

Why doesn't anyone ever say "Modern Day Goemon"

Probably not. Taxes aren't ridiculous to the point where everyone is grovelling in the streets hoping they'll get a meal. Plus, the taxes don't even go to the rich, they go to other budgets that pay for the salaries of other average people.

 

[Yopaz]

Living in a country where the rich pay 49% of their annual salary to taxes and that I support this makes me say I am already supporting a modern day Robin Hood.

Serious answer now. No I would not. There are a lot of rich assholes out there, but that isn't a crime. We don't have a feudal system where we are oppressed as much anymore. We live in a world where self improvement is possible. If I am born poor and then come up with a brilliant idea and make a ton of money do I deserve to be robbed? If I was born rich do I deserve to be robbed?

 

[Froggy Slayer]

It depends where. Not in any developed countries, since to be honest, with the exception of perhaps bankers, no one really steals from the poor to begin with. However, if it was one of these arse-end of Africa dictatorships, then I guess I could get behind it.

 

[RJ 17]

I don't want to move out of town.

It's where all my stuff is.

Which would mean you wouldn't be there to protect it from said robin hood coming to clean you out.

OT: Here's the thing about Robin Hood, he doesn't steal from the rich and give to the poor. He steals from the government which has grown fat and dictator-like with tyrannical levels of taxes. The moral of the story isn't "rich people are bad and should have their stuff taken and redistributed", but rather "evil governments are bad and shouldn't tax their populations into poverty."

Because he's been saddled with the theme "steal from the rich and give to the poor", many would lable him as a socialist. Really it seems he's more conservative than liberal though. As I pointed out: he's not breaking into nobles' manors and plundering all their wealth, he steals the tax money back from the government and fights against the tyranny of the ruling monarch: Prince John.

So, put into that context: "Would you support someone stealing back your tax money to give it to you if tax rates were outrageously high and sending people into poverty?" Gotta say I wouldn't tell the cops which way he went if they came asking.

 

[Hyperone]

I would in theory for I like the idea, however, in reality it would just be theft.

 

[Geno DCLXVI]

Yar, har, fiddle dee dee.

It would be hard to recreate Robin Hood-like circumstances in today's world, so I don't even know how to start thinking about it.

 

[Nannernade]

The rich have been too comfortable lately, go Robin go!

 

[One of Many]

The thing about Robin Hood, from what I remember of the movies and the few stories I've read, was that he stole from cruel and corrupt people, mainly Prince John and the Sheriff of Nottingham. He didn't go around ripping off people who just happened to be rich, he was fighting against a corrupt and totally uncaring ruling class that was above the law.
Nowadays, we have charities, shelters, food banks and various other support structures and systems in place to help the poor/needy.

Robin Hood often robbed nobles who went through Sherwood in the modern stories and movies. So yeah, he kind of did just go around ripping people off who just happened to be rich.

Also, they had charities back in the period Robin Hood is normally set, too. And "other support structures." That doesn't mean they are sufficient now, or were back then.

I seem to remember he was robbing the nobles going through Sherwood Forest, along with tax collectors and the like, because said nobles were coming through the either pledge arms or coin to Prince John. Which would make it so he wasn't just robbing any going through the woods but attacking the feudal support for a "wicked" ruler.

OT: no, sure there are some rich snobs I want to see robbed but there are plenty of rich people who had worked hard and earned their money or at least, aren't jerks about it.

 

[Scarim Coral]

Depend which rich people this Robin hood robbed. Don't get me wrong, there are some douche rich person but would you be glad that this person rob a good celebrity you liked? If this person is true to the Robin Hood legend than this person will only robbed from bad rich people.

 

[Mr F.]

Even as a communist, I would say "Hell to the no"

Any of the more "Realistic" depictions of Robin Hood indicate that he (Or the multitude of bandits who went by that name, the first to be executed being a "Rob in the Hood") was a thieving, murdering asshole that stole from just about anyone to give to the charity of "Me". All of them.

You cannot really support someone who kills, rapes and steals, regardless of their intentions.

However, I am all for "Robin Hood Taxes" and I think that the idea that the rich pay more is a fucking good idea. I find the rampant tax evasion in places like the UK to be criminal and I would support the state tracking down these thieves and putting them to the sword (And I mean sword. Shove a length of folded steel into their ribs. None of this namby-pamby "Lethal Injection" bullshit.)

A single man cannot judge who should and should not have wealth, a government however, hell, that is half of their mandate.

Taking riches from the wealthy and redistribute it to the poor...
Sounds like communism to me.

Strange, you dont seem to put forward an opinion. You just point out that yes, it is a central point behind communism "From each according to his ability, to each according to his need". I mean, you cannot really argue that that aint fair.

Although you might be an American. In which case communists like myself are the living embodiment of the boogieman.

 

[nexus]

...Because you already are.

A modern day Robin Hood with a world-wide perspective would steal from you, me, and everyone else on this forum, as well as the targets you hate. Remember that.

There were people worse off in Robin Hood's world. Much worse than the people who had their "wealth" stolen. By this logic, they shouldn't have taken a stand, because others were worse off. You and I are far better off by our perceived standards than the rest of the world, but this doesn't mean we should let corporations like Kellogg Brown & Root to exist. Or care that they are "stolen from" for that matter.

Whatever plight you have, someone will always be worse. Lose a leg? Someone out there lost two, what right do you have to complain.

I don't care if someone steals from banking cartels or sociopaths. I really don't. It is neither right nor wrong. My life would be affected very slightly if there was a stand taken as such. It would possibly mean some "third world" countries don't have to experience the rich from raiding their livelihood and destroying their entire country.

Captcha; Come What May

Indeed.

 

[the_green_dragon]

OT: No , stealing is bad . The thing about robin hood is , he stole from the rich , because the rich ( in this case the prince if i remember correctly ) was stealing from the poor . Taking all their money only to fill up his chambers with money . Barely leaving the common folk with enough money to live . Everyone outside the castle gates were poor . Robin hoods goal wasn't to "Steal" from the rich folk , but to give back to the poor what was theirs to begin with , and what was unfairly taken from them .

Wait... isn't that what the FAT CAT CEOs of the banks and other corporations are doing?

It is true that the rich are getting richer and the poor poorer. They aren't exacly stealing from us . ( i'm not talking about the guys that actually commit fraud and DO steal).

I think it's called daylight robbery?

Someone stealing money from me directly, like taking it from my wallet is bad, but banks who overcharge on fees, overcharge though interest rate hikes, or force you to pay "lenders insurance", well I'm not a fan of that either and every bank does it and you need to borrow money for a house.

Then they go on to report BILLION dollar profits for the YEAR!

 

[Angie7F]

Strange, you dont seem to put forward an opinion. You just point out that yes, it is a central point behind communism "From each according to his ability, to each according to his need". I mean, you cannot really argue that that aint fair.

Although you might be an American. In which case communists like myself are the living embodiment of the boogieman.

Yeah, I clicked the voting thing, and forgot that what you clicked will not show in the post.

I support a modern day Robin Hood, and i also think Communism is no more better or worse than capitalism.
Capitalism is supposed to be "fair", but America is falling apart with their people being wither super wealthy, or super poor.

I am not American and most of the countries I have lived in are still in its okay state of capitalism, however how much longer capitalism will function properly is a big question mark for me.

On too of that, robin ood is meant to steal from the evil rich and distribute to the innocent poor.
But how can anyone determine who is evil and who is good?

So yeah, communism/ robin hood would be a cool idea.