Complete Liberty Podcast

A Measure of Freedom by Jim Davies http://www.strike-the-root.com/91/davies/davies8.html "Government" pretends to be a higher authority than yourself Become part of The Online Freedom Academy http://tolfa.us Government is destined to destroy itself economically There's nothing free about government Twenty Twenty-Two by Jim Davies http://www.strike-the-root.com/71/davies/davies15.html Capitalism creates a greater and greater supply of values The bigger the supply or surplus, the more government steals As long as people can reap the rewards of applying their own intelligence, prosperity is assured James Burke's great Connections program - http://www.mahalo.com/James_Burke ...couldn't find referenced Industrial Revolution episode, but these two are pretty close: James Burke : The Day The Universe Changed: "Credit Where It's Due", 3 of 5 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g413rYkYL7I James Burke : The Day The Universe Changed: "Credit Where It's Due", 4 of 5 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1YmR-BtJx-k MO of government is to cater to special interests at everyone else's expense; "laws" are passed to facilitate this Government is an easy (but unjust) way to take from some in order to give to others--while making it look virtuous The principle of property is denied with any level of taxation The scary thing about the prospect of undiluted freedom is that it challenges the deeply held belief in "authority" The 5 Most Popular Safety Laws (That Don't Work) by Robert Evans http://www.cracked.com/article_17216_5-most-popular-safety-laws-that-dont-work.html Speed limits; Three Strikes laws; The Amber Alert; Sex Offender Registries; Zero Tolerance Policies at School The Power of Design by Richard Farson, a statist intellectual with some stateless tendencies... http://www.greenway.us/index.php?id=112 Government, as a coercive monopoly on so-called justice, can't effectively apprehend criminals, nor is it incentivized to do so Another MO of government is inducing fear and paranoia in the populace "Laws" don't prevent bad people from doing bad things; "laws" violate individual rights and foster irresponsibility We should have zero tolerance of governmental nonsense Commentary: Legalize drugs to stop violence by Jeffrey A. Miron http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/03/24/miron.legalization.drugs/ Story pertaining to Ca medical marijuana dispensary owner Charles Lynch http://reason.tv/video/show/760.html ; http://reason.tv/video/show/510.html ; http://reason.tv/video/show/736.html Change we can be jailed for by Greg http://fr33agents.com/change-we-can-be-jailed-for/ http://www.colbertnation.com/the-colbert-report-videos/226362/april-30-2009/ethan-nadelmann The rights-infringing actions of governmental employees are mostly shielded by a false perception of legitimacy Each person has the right to consume whatever he or she wants We need to get rid of the prohibition on justice in the marketplace, i.e., get rid of government The violence of government traumatizes entire civilizations The Nature Of Present Government http://www.logicallearning.net/libnatureofgover.html Contradictions will always be psychologically and existentially destructive People fear their future in relation to others if they practiced honesty (via RTR http://freedomainradio.com/free/#RTR ) An active mindset is key to your personal evolution--and to getting rid of an institution that stifles your choices Parents who listen to their children and treat them with respect help build a much better world bumper music "I Can't Drive 55" by Sammy Hagar http://www.redrocker.com/index.php?s=media&a=discography&aid=16 http://www.myspace.com/sammyhagar

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The invalid legal fictions of statism: counties, states, nations, etc. Report #TL07A: THE ANATOMY OF SLAVESPEAK by Frederick Mann http://www.buildfreedom.com/tl/tl07a.shtml "It is hard to fight an enemy who has outposts in your head." Sally Kempton It's the nature of slavespeak to keep you in your place, i.e., oppressed Terrocrat--coercive political agent "...it's absolutely vital that you understand that the primary means terrocrats use to subjugate, control, and dominate their victims is words." F.M. Beware the cattle guards for your mind, which are typically devised for you at an early age The fundamentally irrational nature of spanking, or "tough love," rests on rationalizations for evil actions Authoritarian sociopaths demand "respect" (in the form of fear and obedience), but turn-about is not fair play Rationalizations support pseudo self-esteem and vice versa; if you don't honor yourself, you won't honor others People in government commit crimes (such as extortion and kidnapping) with impunity, crimes which are forbidden to individuals "[The State] will give you everything if you worship it, this new idol: thus it buys for itself the luster of your virtues and the glance of your proud eyes." Nietzsche People have to maintain the language of seeming truth in order to maintain their power People falsely believe that they would suffer if the State fell The language of liberty (and euphemisms) are used to cover up the tyranny of statism In general, slave-mentality can consist of many elements... Each of us is responsible for our own happiness Life is neither fair nor unfair; fairness is a concept that concerns human relationships "It's the law" is slavespeak that denies taking personal responsibility for injustice and immorality There are psychological payoffs for feeling down and out "A belief that you have to sacrifice part of your earnings, property, etc. 'for the good of society'" spells complete enslavement Absolute truth is absolutely true :) http://www.ozarkia.net/bill/anarchism/Fallacies.html#Self%20Exclusion Thanks for all the letters! by Sam Dodson (aka SamIAm) http://freekeene.com/2009/04/23/thanks-for-all-the-letters/#more-1887 http://www.youtube.com/ObscuredTruth How many civil disobedients and libertarian voices will it take to instill freedom memes in the general populace? In a free market you get what you pay for, and you only get what you want--unlike imposed governmental "services" Book TV on C-SPAN2 - Top Nonfiction Authors Every Weekend - Robert Higgs http://www.booktv.org/watch.aspx?ProgramId=ID-10300 who's your nanny? by Trevor Bothwell http://bothwell.typepad.com/whos_your_nanny/2009/04/american-the-idol.html Conflation of State and society disarms the masses and perpetuates the Stockholm syndrome Mass cognitive dissonance circulating in the culture on account of the State Orthodox Objectivist claptrap: http://capitalism.org/faq/anarchism.htm "Legitimacy" of government is fostered by virtue of being a coercive "legalized" monopoly Individual rights exist prior to any government; you are free to make choices by virtue of being a rational animal The magnitude of the problem of government is reflected in slavespeak and failure to reason from first principles (and defining terms) as well as rewards for obedience The choice for budding Objectivists: become a Randroid, or become an independent thinker (and thus anarcho-capitalist) Once you abandon your search for truth, you succumb to your fears Government equals completely communized justice; a monopoly of "justice" will always provide the worst quality at the highest price Galt's Gulch was anarchy! Fear of "competing gangs" stems from fear of others, not trusting them to be responsible individuals "I swear--by my life and my love of it--that I will never live for the sake of another man, nor ask another man to live for mine." John Galt bumper music "drum-1a" by friend and Free Stater Roger Grant (better song title might be "Black Robe Incantation...") http://www.politicalgraffiti.com; couldn't find exact link

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Do people have the freedom to travel? Of course they do, regardless of what people in government say and do Most people believe in the memes of statism and collectivism, having attended governmental schools The Ugly War on Immigrants: Snatch-and-Jail Justice? By Dave Lindorff http://counterpunch.org/lindorff04142009.html Lack of empathy for others follows from dehumanization of them and vice versa http://aynrandlexicon.com/lexicon/racism.html La Migra, the official U.S. kidnapper and ruiner of people's lives The twisted bureaucracy of many names - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Immigration_and_Naturalization_Service Calling fellow human beings "illegal aliens" leads to violating their rights as human beings--first and foremost, their right to travel and to live and work in particular places You simply can't be for liberty and for "border security" "Representatives" don't and can't be valid agents for individuals Ron Paul's statist ramblings based on economic and historical ignorance that play on unjustifiable fears, which is typical of politicians: Immigration Reform in 2006? by Ron Paul http://www.lewrockwell.com/paul/paul343.html We all should look forward to the day when more people ignore unjust, immoral laws, which have NOTHING to do with legitimate torts and thus have no complaining party (in other words, no individual rights were violated) Baptist pastor beaten + tazed by Border patrol - 11 stitches http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YUzd7G875Hc My own recent story about dealing with the border patrol jackboots for about 6hrs; the scene of the crime was about a dozen miles north of the actual "border" - http://tinyurl.com/d9l4sq It's vital to delegitimatize the collectivistic memes of nationalism and "citizenship" Self-defense is hardly possible when criminal activity (of governmental "officials") is legalized and legitimatized Playing the 4th Amendment card or using other USC appeals fosters police state dehumanization dynamics The jackboots are destroying liberty in order to allegedly protect it Obedience to a job description, regardless of its irrationality, is no excuse for rights-violating behaviors The Third Reich has arrived, once again It's important to parse out the language explicitly about having to bend your will to authoritarian sociopaths' immoral and unjust orders--in order to make them aware of their coercion As more people wake up to the nature of tyranny, the tyrants' way of life will eventually come to an end The Founding Fathers weren't asked for their "papers"; but present day "authorities" would consider them enemies of the State ("terrorists") Humans owe no allegiance to any "nations"; that would be a form of slavery The government is this magical place where crimes become legal (and evil becomes good, and ignorance is strength, and freedom is slavery, and war is peace...) The Freedom to Move by Oscar W. Cooley and Paul L. Poirot http://www.thefreemanonline.org/columns/the-freedom-to-move/ A communized justice service (government) can never protect you against fraud and coercion Unquestionable familial "authorities" train us to embrace a monopolies of coercion http://freekeene.com, a place for cataloguing smart libertarian activism People in government are not your "servants"; rather, they presume to be your masters http://www.marcstevens.net/content/view/26/33/ Obedience to unjust laws is contrary to living a rational life Conformity to various customs is an individual affair, having nothing to do with law Only one type of person pulls a gun and makes you do "business" with them: a criminal (or mafia with a flag) Christian morality of self-sacrifice is quite problematic Dispelling the various economic fallacies and fears of immigration... Socialism's focus on consumption and "equitable distribution" ignores the nature of production and the ever-expanding marketplace The Goal Is Freedom: Free To Migrate by Sheldon Richman http://www.ilw.com/articles/2009,0402-richman.shtm If you don't want people living off the dole, get rid of the damn dole! Natural rights applies to non-english speakers with foreign traditions too; culture can't be engineered "As long as people people live in peace, what's the problem?" S.R. Thoughts on Freedom: Absorbing Immigrants by Donald J. Boudreaux http://www.thefreemanonline.org/columns/thoughts-on-freedom-absorbing-immigrants/ No individual has the right to infringe on another's rights, to impede another's travel and freedom of contract "Public property" is a contradiction in terms; "private property" is a redundancy Essentially all the area that government controls can be homesteaded by respectful people; "border patrol" or "police" simply have no jurisdiction A free economy invites synergistic relationships; competition also fosters good customer service The Privatization of Roads and Highways by Walter Block http://www.mises.org/store/Privatization-of-Roads-and-Highways-P581.aspx http://mises.org/books/roads_web.pdf What Anarchism Means To Me by CatFarmer http://www.catfarmer.com/str/whatanarchismmeans.html "Anarchism is my statement of intention to mind my own business, and not to interest myself in yours beyond what is welcome, mannerly, and appropriate to our relationship, because I expect the same courtesy from you." C.F. "We honor our differences with people we respect; they do not ask our approval or we theirs, yet behold, we get along with them. Mutual respect is an affirmation of shared humanity, and it speaks in a universal tongue." C.F. "Good intentions are no excuse for making prisoners and hostages of people who have less political clout than you do." C.F. "Anarchism is sincere belief in diversity put to the test in practice, and a guarantee that diversity will thrive." C.F. Complete liberty is a system in which people are autonomous, making their own choices (as they do in the marketplace) It's important to walk people through the corrupt concept of "legitimate authority" (via defining terms) As a person, as a human being, you have a right to exist for your own sake Further reading about a free society: For A New Liberty by Murray Rothbard http://mises.org/rothbard/foranewlb.pdf The Market For Liberty by Morris and Linda Tannehill http://freekeene.com/2008/02/07/the-market-for-liberty-pdf/ Practical Anarchy by Stefan Molyneux http://freedomainradio.com/free/#PA It's important to turn the moral tables on those who've chosen to be authoritarian sociopaths; never kowtow NH: Cops drag liberty activists from court, arrest five http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9AVnwBODuWY Acts of violence beget more violence--and they tend to obscure the gun in the room Asking for accountability from people engaged in an extortion racket is a fool's game bumper music "Born In The U.S.A." by Bruce Springsteen http://www.brucespringsteen.net/songs/BornInTheUSA.html http://www.myspace.com/brucespringsteen

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Libertarian Party email: 47% of Americans reject capitalism! Fight back, Paul! http://www.independentpoliticalreport.com/2009/04/libertarian-party-email-47-of-americans-reject-capitalism-fight-back-paul/ Just 53% Say Capitalism Better Than Socialism http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/general_politics/just_53_say_capitalism_better_than_socialism Unfortunately, the current fascist welfare State is already pretty socialist; the memes of enslavement are here The LP believes that defeating politicians via elections will defeat the socialistic memes, but liberty-minded voters is oxymoronic If we could vote our way to liberty, it would be illegal! Did the Founders "work within the system"? Nope Yet, the Founders, rather than getting rid of government and its rulers, just changed the faces and created a more tyrannical State (now the biggest in the world) Hamilton's Curse: How Jefferson's Archenemy Betrayed the American Revolution — and What It Means for America Today by Thomas J. DiLorenzo http://www.mises.org/store/Hamiltons-Curse-P534.aspx Authoritarian sociopaths, i.e., "rulers," have pseudo self-esteem, a concept Nathaniel Branden outlined What Self-Esteem Is and Is Not http://www.nathanielbranden.com/catalog/articles_essays/what_self_esteem.html Society can't be made better via the force and fraud of government "The public" doesn't exist; only individuals exist Do people understand what capitalism is? Its critics don't seem to: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capitalism#Criticism The dictionary definition of capitalism: an economic and political system in which a country's trade and industry are controlled by private owners for profit, rather than by the state. We don't have capitalism today; we have fascism and socialism Any interaction that doesn't involve free trade is a net loss, a zero-sum or less-than-zero-sum experience Hmm, why do you think that governments--unlike businesses--don't offer money-back guarantees? Because they don't trade; they loot and destroy Capitalism, i.e., free trade based on property rights, doesn't lead to economic turmoil or exploitation or pollution; only lack of property rights enforcement coupled with government and its attempts at "regulating" lead to those bad things Kazakhstan: Nuclear Testing Aftermath http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zrTGloWEIAA Russia's Black Future by Shanti Menon http://discovermagazine.com/1996/feb/russiasblackfutu701 If you don't have private ownership, no one is going to take responsibility FEE: Privatizing Roads and Oceans (Walter Block) MP3 http://odeo.com/episodes/24076766-FEE-Privatizing-Roads-and-Oceans-Walter-Block-MP3 The Privatization of Roads and Highways by Walter Block http://www.mises.org/store/Privatization-of-Roads-and-Highways-P581.aspx http://mises.org/books/roads_web.pdf Superpower communized roads--great stuff! (except for 40,000 people dying on them every year in the USA) The enemies of liberty (typical intellectuals) believe that people are weak and inept; they can't survive as responsible individuals in the marketplace; so, others (who are ~somehow~ responsible) must provide for them Hypothetical Answer On Political Parties by Jonathan Wilde http://www.distributedrepublic.net/archives/2004/11/05/hypothetical-answer-on-political-parties/ Public choice theory, etc. predicts that libertarians will always be at a disadvantage in an electoral system Elections yield "laws" and redistribute wealth according to political wishes; voters want a "return on investment" The "public good" of liberty simply can't be supplied by government, no matter what or who you vote for Personal control of politics through voting is illusory Two things that governmental people offer you: stolen wealth (tax dollars) and threats of coercion if you disobey The free rider notion doesn't apply when a coercive monopoly is involved, that is, when services are being forced on you Our Problem Is Immorality by Walter E. Williams http://www.gmu.edu/departments/economics/wew/articles/09/OurProblemIsImmorality.htm To Walter Williams and anyone else who is morally confused: You own yourself and your property, and no one has an unjust claim on either. Period. Taxation makes you a slave. The Constitution is not a contract; it doesn't give anyone legitimate authority to take your stuff Defining one's terms exposes the moral corruption and evils of governmental officials; the morally "gray" area is where people get away with bloody murder "The Cult of Moral Grayness" by Ayn Rand http://freedomkeys.com/ar-moralgrayness.htm Government is the result of a collectivistic Stockholm syndrome and generally low self-esteem in the populace, fostered by "authorities" in early life Complete liberty represents a boost in the self-esteem of individuals; recognize yourself as 100 percent sovereign (fully self-owned) Historic Senator Robert Byrd Imploded In Controlled Demolition http://www.theonion.com/content/news_briefs/historic_senator_robert?utm_source=a-section addendum notes: http://www.agorism.info/start http://www.karlhessclub.org/ http://www.amazon.com/Capitalism-Kids-Growing-Your-Boss/dp/0942617355 "forcing" anarchy on others isn't possible; not infringing on others' rights is the essence of peacefulness Beware the fallacy of stolen-concept in debates - http://aynrandlexicon.com/lexicon/stolenconcept.html The God of Atheists by Stefan Molyneux http://www.lulu.com/content/1338588 Self-attack (not honoring yourself) is the root cause of disrespect and societal ills; so, as usual, freedom is an inside job Join the club - http://anarchme.ning.com/ bumper music "The Sith-Imperial March Remix" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vCc0tmkvnBc http://mp3.rhapsody.com/john-williams/the-star-wars-trilogy/the-imperial-march

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The state of statist intellectuals; victims of bad, contradictory memes For example - UN Plaza: The Soft Underbelly http://bloggingheads.tv/diavlogs/18763 An interesting blogger discussion - Science Saturday: Just a Theory; Ancient violence and the fear of being eaten http://bloggingheads.tv/diavlogs/18623?in=42:39&out=60:37 It's important to address politics from first principles--and to define one's terms If intellectuals thought logically and didn't take collectivistic memes for granted, they'd improve society immensely Individuals (or groups of them) logically don't have the choice to nullify others' choices What is the origin of human conflict? Not respecting others and their property, courtesy of sacrificial and statist memes The fact that most people comply with governmental edicts doesn't minimize the ills of government Other political insanity from around the world... China nabs website staff for erotic audiobooks http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/03/20/china_arrests_four_erotic_audio_books/ "Authorities" are basically authoritarian sociopaths Society consists of individuals using their own volitional mechanisms, which no one has the right to contradict Authoritarian sociopaths' demise will happen when their "legitimacy" is undermined The doctrine of self-sacrifice leads politically to sacrificing individuals for the so-called "good of the collective" (i.e., for other individuals) Australian censorship board site pwned (http://classification.gov.au) http://www.reddit.com/r/reddit.com/comments/87mqb/australian_censorship_board_site_pwned/ http://img301.imageshack.us/img301/9880/miscs.jpg Saudi clerics urge TV ban on women, music http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29826511/ Somehow, the authoritarian sociopaths are able to convince the oppressed that their edicts are good and must be followed Extropianism means living the most flourishing lives possible, maximizing our potential via technological innovation (http://www.extropy.org/principles.htm) http://www.extropy.org/conferences.htm Liberty and Responsibility: Inseparable Ideals by Max More http://www.thefreemanonline.org/featured/liberty-and-responsibility-inseparable-ideals/ We must be careful not to romanticize America's founding; the Constitution only applied to those who agreed to it, and plenty of authoritarian sociopathy and collectivistic memes were present The parasitical legal profession lives off the meme of statism and strips people of their common sense and resources License is not responsibility; so, it undermines liberty "Without the liberty to choose our own actions and make our own choices, we lose the qualities of responsibility and virtue that make us uniquely human...Only freely chosen actions reflect character." M.M. The idea that governmental officials protect your rights is merely part of their public-relations scheme "Interventionism and welfarism act as a tax on responsibility." M.M. Politics, being the fourth branch of philosophy, deals with how individuals should treat each other; the only logical (i.e., non-contradictory) politics is voluntarism, or complete liberty http://aynrandlexicon.com/lexicon/politics.html People naturally desire to be responsible in a society that respects their property Evil--the initiation of force--nullifies the capacity for humans to make choices To engage in voting, a process that is fundamentally irrational, is nonsensical and counterproductive It's Time to Get Passionate About Not Voting by Stewart Browne http://www.strike-the-root.com/91/browne/browne1.html "To all libertarians, I now pose the dilemma of Your Own Personal Bailout: If you could vote for or against a nice big government check written specifically for you, on a secret ballot, knowing full well that every day people all around you are voting to take large chunks of taxpayer change for themselves, what would you do? This, in a nutshell, is the problem with democracy. It is also why we advocates of liberty will never bring about lasting change via electoral politics." S.B. The Internet is spreading the libertarian memes far and wide, but government cannot be reduced or abolished via the ballot box We are essentially being ruled by moral imbeciles, the least productive, least creative, and least respectful people To pander to the governmental memes via the voting process is to ruin our culture, our society, and our economy Remember the bumper sticker - Dont Vote: It Just Encourages The Bastards bumper music "The Times They Are A-Changin'" by Bob Dylan http://www.bobdylan.com/#/songs/times-they-are-changin

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Complete liberty is about getting rid of the authoritarian/obedience memes that foster government Coercion and altruism both lead to self-sacrifice All About Greed by Sheldon Richman http://fee.org/featured/greed/ "as long as self-interest is held to be morally corrupt, the market order will be suspect." Is there a rational definition of greed? Wanting more, not less--when one takes responsibility for profits and losses "If we can't trust people with freedom, how can we trust them with power?" S.R Government is appeasement of, by, and for the irresponsible The ethical doctrine of sacrifice (of self to others and others to self) distorts the concepts of greed and selfishness Greed With John Stossel part 1 of 6 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F0VHiONkot8 Step It Up! by Tyson Russell http://rebirthofreason.com/Articles/Russell/Step_It_Up.shtml Lower your tolerance for evil; don't let it win by default http://aynrandlexicon.com/lexicon/moraljudgment.html Any sort of behavior that runs counter to a voluntary system (in which individuals make their own choices) is evil and wrong Objectivism is the philosophy for living on Earth; it's based on the facts of reality and the nature of humans (reasoning beings) Government is the opposite of respect, the opposite of rationality Property is how people manifest their values and trade with others Psychology of ownership is key http://www.logicallearning.net/libpsychologyofo.html The fundamental choice is to make one's philosophy explicit and define the terms objectively and logically, or not and advocate some variant of disrespect and statism Solutions by Larken Rose http://www.rogershermansociety.org/solutions.htm also read by Ian of FTL - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tVCDQgLyrG0 Violence can't kill bad ideas, namely the bad idea of statism: "To wit, the American Revolution ended up creating the largest extortion racket and the most powerful standing army in the history of the world." L.R. We don't need the permission of rights-violators in order to be free--no need to make sacrifices to the horrible volcano of the State Government can't be reformed; there's no such thing as a "nice master"; no one has to be "in charge" in a free market "You have to work within the system" is the mantra forwarded by statists and enslaved peasants (even some anarchists, unfortunately) Actions of self-preservation in a statist world must be distinguished from sanction of the victim http://aynrandlexicon.com/lexicon/sanction.html It's all about freeing your mind from the authoritarian/obedience memes "The greatest weapon the oppressor has is the mind of the oppressed." Steven Biko Statist thugs' "authority" only exists in the minds of those they dominate Callers (e.g., Kurt) logically explained the ills of voting to the hosts of FTL starts at 1:09:45 - http://www.blubrry.com/freetalklive/353052/ftl2009-03-03/ starts at 1:18:55 - http://www.blubrry.com/freetalklive/353630/ftl2009-03-04/ Might does not make right; majority doesn't rule; the end (liberty) doesn't justify the (coercive) means Trying to work within government to get rid of government doesn't promote the idea of voluntarism; rather, it fosters perceived legitimacy in the very system that is actually illegitimate Since government relies on extortion to survive, its various "employees" necessarily sanction its existence Imagine an outspoken anarchist saying: I won't take the position you elect me to; actually, I seek to abolish it immediately (if not sooner)! Participating in voting and elections is simply playing by the rules of statists; it's also part of the "legal" process by which people are plundered Noncompliance and re-education (e.g., http://tolfa.us) are keys to libertarian success Carbon Nanotube Muscles Strong as Diamond, Flexible as Rubber By Brandon Keim http://blog.wired.com/wiredscience/2009/03/nanomuscle.html bumper music "Sirens" by Authority Zero http://www.authorityzero.com/ http://www.myspace.com/authorityzero

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The Liberty Forum (http://www.freestateproject.org/libertyforum) Exploring the many paths to liberty...and taking the objectively valid one The key educational path of unschooling (http://www.holtgws.com/whatisunschoolin.html) It's important for new intellectuals to challenge the contradictory philosophies of present intellectuals, so that truth and mutual respect can prevail in society http://aynrandlexicon.com/lexicon/intellectuals.html http://aynrandlexicon.com/lexicon/philosophy.html An objective ethics (values and virtues) demands the best of everyone http://aynrandlexicon.com/lexicon/objectivetheoryofvalues.html How Do You Divorce Your Government? by Russell D. Longcore http://www.ncc-1776.org/tle2009/tle507-20090222-05.html Are we witnessing the battered spouse syndrome, wit large?--more like children abused by domineering parents; Mommy/Daddy Government presides over our lives "Citizens" allegedly have a duty of allegiance to the State, in return for the "State's" protection--both of which are utterly false notions; search on YouTube: Liberty Forum 2009 Marc Stevens Do rights exist? Well, do freedoms exist? Or how about justice? All these concepts are valid and identify proper behavior http://aynrandlexicon.com/lexicon/individual_rights.html As long any person disagrees with the political structure and are forced to comply anyway, that political structure is unjust and immoral Americans have never experienced complete liberty; there was never, ever a "happy marriage"; and, government is never chosen like a spouse is chosen, so the battered spouse analogy is less accurate than the obedient child/domineering parent model Those in the institution of government benefit from creating victimless crimes Intellectuals who are supported by statism don't want to bite the hand that feeds them, which is explained in the following book: How (Not) To Achieve Freedom by Stefan Molyneux http://freedomainradio.com/free/#HNTAF I’ve Evolved … into an Anarchist by George Donnelly http://georgedonnelly.com/asides/evolved-into-anarchist The magnificent PR campaign of government, making victims look like criminals! The thugs in government aren't the only problem; those who aid and abet governmental memes are just as problematic How to Be a Successful Tyrant: The Megalomaniac Manifesto by Larken Rose http://www.amazon.com/How-Successful-Tyrant-Megalomaniac-Manifesto/dp/0977783413/ Kicking the Dragon (Confessions of a Tax Heretic) by Larken Rose http://www.kickingthedragon.com/ There is no hope for "reforming" government; institutionalized, unjust coercion must be abolished, not reformed Statists realize that trying to reform government into something that upholds liberty is futile Words of Kryptonite for the statist and for statism: I do not consent Those who choose not to respect others and their property ought to leave or be incarcerated No person has the right to nullify another's choices; choosing to deny choice is contradictory Who owns you? Glenn Jacob's (http://libertyradiounderground.com/) answer: http://media.switchpod.com/users/citizenx/SelfOwnership2.m4a George Donnelly's stellar to-do list: "Study the works of authors such as Lysander Spooner, Samuel Edward Konkin III and Murray Rothbard. End my membership in the LP and BTP. Cease all donations to political parties, candidates or organizations that participate in the electoral process. Hand over de facto control of the LP Transparency Caucus and shadow bylaw and platform committees to someone else (if anyone even wants them). I will also be ending the 'My LP' and Libertarian Party Candidates projects. Search for ways to work for greater liberty, without supporting governments. Evaluate all of my activities with the goal of ending any and all support for governments. Actively withdraw my consent from governments." If people acted on their own like those in government, they'd be put in jail by governmental workers Obama secretly ends program that let pilots carry guns http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/mar/17/guns-on-a-plane-obama-secretly-ends-program-that-l/ Parade Of Interchangeable Starlets Delights U.S. Populace http://www.theonion.com/content/news_briefs/parade_of_interchangeable?utm_source=b-section We need to see life as it should be and ought to be; we need fuel for the soul http://www.amazon.com/Romantic-Manifesto-Ayn-Rand/dp/0451149165 Heroism is demanded of us to foster a better world FDR1233 Free Will, Determinism And Self Knowledge - Part 1 http://www.podnova.com/channel/392694/episode/337/ What would aliens think of humans' beloved moral/political contradiction of government? Humans are presently unenlightened There are no necessary evils; evil is always unnecessary bumper music "Hey World" by Michael Franti & Spearhead http://www.spearheadvibrations.com/listen.php

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Mercatus Center at George Mason University - Freedom in the 50 States: An Index of Personal and Economic Freedom by William P. Ruger and Jason Sorens http://www.mercatus.org/PublicationDetails.aspx?id=26154 A coercive State, i.e., government, will never respect people's rights A limited government can't stay limited for long What would happen if Libertarians got elected? What sort of "work" would they be doing? Basically, they would be employees of an unjust organization; case in point: NH legislators have busy schedule for 2009 http://www.seacoastonline.com/articles/20090106-NEWS-901060349 What's the purpose of government if not to govern people! Because government funds itself through extortion, every person who works for it is supporting extortion No product or service should be provided at the barrel of a gun (hat tip to http://marcstevens.net) Civil disobedience, or non-compliance, prevents tyranny from overwhelming a society The media are typically cheerleaders for statism, i.e., tyranny Left/Right distinction is tenuous, but taxation, regulation, and "programs" are always anti-freedom Case in point: Trans Fats Banned in NYC Restaurants https://www.health.harvard.edu/fhg/updates/Trans-fats-banned-in-NYC-restaurants.shtml All of the several American states violate Americans' freedoms Can personal satisfaction and fulfillment occur without freedom? Are our bodies disconnected from our minds? We must beware the mind/body dichotomy concerning pleasure http://aynrandlexicon.com/lexicon/soulbodydichotomy.html You can't be a slave to your job or to money, but you are made a slave by those in "government" If people didn't comply with taxation and regulation, they'd quickly determine how little freedom they have YouTube - 20/20 bailouts and bull http://www.youtube.com/results?search_type=&search_query=20%2F20+bailouts+and+bull&aq=f http://abcnews.go.com/Business/Economy/story?id=7067596&page=1 The Middle Class Is Doing Just Fine, Thank You by John Stossel http://abcnews.go.com/2020/Stossel/story?id=7055599&page=1 The nature of sacrifice http://aynrandlexicon.com/lexicon/sacrifice.html http://www.logicallearning.net/libfreedomethica.html Sacrifice is used as a weapon against individuals to get them to surrender their self-esteem, autonomy, and independence to other people (the selfish ones;) Jesus, making the ultimate sacrifice, promoted the philosophy of death No matter how difficult it is to make money in a mixed economy, an extortion racket will never be charitable or encourage self-responsibility True slavery comes from the guns of government The several states are cannibalizing their own economies What would be the point of moving to a slightly freer US state? Perhaps for organizing and doing smart activism (e.g., http://freekeene.com) DEA to halt medical marijuana raids: Holder confirms states to have final say on use of drug for pain control http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29433708 Medical MJ "reality check" from Mordor: California Medical Marijuana Information http://www.usdoj.gov/dea/ongoing/calimarijuana.html Exactly How Legal Is Medical Marijuana? by Madeleine Brand http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=93697469 Liquor and statist hypocrisy; Lew Rockwell interviews Dr. Mark Thornton http://www.lewrockwell.com/podcast/?p=episode&name=2008-12-04_078_75_years_ago_prohibition_was_repealed.mp3 We as a society need to understand and apply a universal code of respectful morality: don't hit people and don't take their stuff; honor persons and property Really the only thing that should be illegal is the initiation of force (via coercion or fraud) Capitalism favors mutually beneficial interaction, which will eventually dissolve all arbitrary statist borders Against the State: An Introduction to Anarchist Political Theory by Crispin Sartwell http://www.amazon.com/Against-State-Introduction-Anarchist-Political/dp/0791474488/reasonmagazineA/ Played this short interview: Anarchist Philosopher Does Not Consent To Be Governed! http://www.reason.tv/video/show/638.html Worth watching: The Reason.tv Talk Show, Episode 3 http://www.reason.tv/video/show/587.html Voting is contrary to the agorist, voluntarist philosophy; might doesn't make right; majority doesn't rule; committees don't determine objective principles If we got rid of the violence that we know (government), will we thereby invite the violence and injustice that we don't know? In short, no, because all unjust violence will be seen as illegitimate and thus targeted for eradication Are you hopeful for the realization of freedom? I am. :) People need to make moral distinctions between wealth and extorted wealth, coercive organizations and the non-coercive marketplace, as well as challenge "authority" bumper music "Chimes Of Freedom" by The Byrds http://www.byrds.com/

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Without property rights, no other rights are possible Applying self-ownership in a consistent fashion means complete liberty Time for a Trim? by Jim Davies http://www.strike-the-root.com/82/davies/davies5.html The principle of self-ownership is axiomatic and irrefutable, for any attempt to deny it requires utilizing it Government has been around for centuries, running on the pr scheme that they are our protectors and providers (as they violate individual rights) So, it's important to strike at the root, i.e., dispense with the idea of government itself, so unjust coercion doesn't remain institutionalized ‘Going Galt’: Everyone’s Doing It! By Eric Etheridge http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/03/06/going-galt-everyones-doing-it/ Who is John Galt? Modern intellectuals don't have a moral clue Taxation and regulation are violations of your freedom to choose and act as an individual Essentially, your mind should not be enslaved to other minds The nature of romantic realism in fiction requires the portrayal of humans as they might be or ought to be (as Aristotle noted) http://aynrandlexicon.com/lexicon/literature.html Galt's main message: Live for your own sake, based on reason and reality, not for the sake of "others"--don't sacrifice What would make you want to stop paying a group of thugs extortion money and stop obeying their regulations? Could Eddie Willers ever have taken a moral stand against tyranny and self-sacrifice like John Galt did? Statism asks that we sacrifice ourselves to collectivistic abstractions that prevent people from taking responsibility for evil actions; communized anything is bad Going John Galt basically entails focusing on what's going to enlighten fellow human beings and encourage them to stand up for their own dignity--and to defy "authority" Something to ask "authorities": Other than threats of physical violence, what is the nature of the relationship between individuals and those in government? "Conservatives" vs. "Liberals" by Ayn Rand http://aynrandlexicon.com/lexicon/conservativesvsliberals.html Both conservatives (mystics of spirit) and liberals (mystics of muscle) hold the lethal premise of the mind/body dichotomy "...each camp wants to control the realm it regards as metaphysically important; each grants freedom only to the activities it despises." (A.R.) Neither camp rejects the slave/master dynamic Who Will Build the Slave Roads? by Dale Everett http://anarchyinyourhead.com/2009/02/09/who-will-build-the-slave-roads/#more-273 What percent of a slave are you? Well, when you don't own yourself and property free and clear, you're one-hundred percent a slave! "Until no one else has first dibs on your productivity, and until you are supporting yourself and making your own decisions about your own life, you are 100% a slave." (D.E.) Successful businesspersons trick themselves into thinking that they aren't 100% slaves; yet, they continuously obey governmental edicts "Government roads are a necessity for modern slaves. They are slave roads." "When you’ve been trained to be a slave your entire life, it can be scary to imagine life as a free person, but I encourage you to try." (D.E.) bumper music "Whose Authority" from "Lucky" (2008) album by Nada Surf http://www.nadasurf.com/ http://www.myspace.com/nadasurf

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Are We All Socialists Now? Not at All by Robert Higgs http://hnn.us/blogs/entries/61504.html Is socialism as dead as the dodo? Its new guise as participatory fascism Authoritarian sociopaths are always on the lookout for new ways to blame the marketplace and go where they haven't gone before with coercive programs, be they in education, energy, or health care Authoritarian sociopaths engage in a constant process of breaking things and then breaking more things while trying to "fix" them Two of the wealthiest participatory fascists: Bill Gates and Warren Buffet Bill Gates and Warren Buffett Talk With UNL Students About Much More Than Money by Steve Jordon, Omaha World-Herald, Neb. http://www.redorbit.com/news/education/260603/bill_gates_and_warren_buffett_talk_with_unl_students_about/ Authoritarian sociopaths waste the loot they steal from those who don't waste it (productive people) People are hoodwinked via indoctrination and propaganda--and many pick the low-hanging fruit of governmental jobs and contracts Dreaded participatory fascism health-care headlines: http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/wireless?issueid=0609794D-1FD7-4B20-836F-72B0230FA9EF&sid=72af7153-ad2d-4c88-ac7b-16b89b6c75b2 What would happen if people kept their money away from the authoritarian sociopathic programs? By what right, standard, or code can some people presume to "let" other individuals makes their own choices? No right, an unjust standard, and an immoral code Government delivers the lowest possible quality at the highest possible price Not only does the emperor have no clothes--there is no such thing as emperor! Because governmental action is based on coercion and involuntary interaction, no good can come from it; rational minds require choice to function The mainstream media gives you only a fraction of the info you need to make informed decisions A 'Rebel' With A Cause on CBSNews.com (Michelle Muccio http://www.acton.org/people/mmuccio.php ) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Go1HyZ6x-aI The problem of libertarian concessions to consistent statists is hindering the progression to freedom Each of us exists for our own sake, not for the sake of the State or "others" At the end of the day, Ron Paul is a politician; he writes in "earmarks" to bring home loot to his "constituents" in his "district" and concedes the statist premise of Constitutional government Immigration Reform in 2006? by Ron Paul (statist insanity!) http://www.lewrockwell.com/paul/paul343.html In Defense of Ron Paul’s Earmarks by Eric Phillips (who thinks sound principles can be fudged) http://www.lewrockwell.com/orig7/phillips5.html Are "the masses" willing to accept personal responsibility? Higgs says "No" CLP says "Yes" In truth, a minority of the American population, the so-called intellectuals and the authoritarian sociopaths are the ones who are unwilling to accept personal responsibility Further reading: Freedom—An Intellectual Issue http://www.logicallearning.net/libfreedomintell.html A mixed economy confuses the moral issues and ideas in the statist extortion and regulation rackets Philosophers and intellectuals aren't using the method of non-contradictory identification (logic) in ethics and politics one wit The host doesn't need to parasites to survive and thrive; we don't need them (those in government) to survive and thrive Today's America is running on prior capital, which today's level of statism is unapologetically consuming Slumdog Millionaire winning awards is an indication or how morally bankrupt our culture is--the portrayal of wallowing in poverty, filth, and wretched contentment, coupled with rampant immorality and injustice Political systems throughout the world are impoverishing whole countries Is America Number One? by John Stossel (which includes inspecting the differences in starting and running a business in Hong Kong, Calcutta, and NYC--though all within the statist paradigm, in which you don't live for your own sake) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PZpDjxIPpFc Widespread panhandling is an example of what government does to economies We don't need anyone hindering our choices or offering us tax dollars (extorted loot), essentially creating barriers to entry to the wealth of a truly free market Sitting in traffic is an illustration of the highway to hell paved by governmental employees Authoritarian sociopaths don't care about your life satisfaction, though they do care about keeping you enslaved Complete liberty asks that you demand the best in your life If individuals aren't being respected, you don't have a respectful society More participatory fascism: Genentech pushes more diagnostic-test regulation http://www.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco/stories/2009/02/23/newscolumn4.html?b=1235365200%5e1782424 Galaxy has 'billions of Earths' http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7891132.stm bumper music "Everyday" by Authority Zero http://www.authorityzero.com/ http://www.myspace.com/authorityzero

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