Truth, reality, and reason are on the side of liberty Tyranny, oppression, and slavery are on the side of government A "voluntary military" is part of the pr scheme http://aynrandlexicon.com/lexicon/dictator.html The coercive means of government become the ends http://www.strike-the-root.com/archive/ludlow.html All non-objective philosophies are the philosophies of death If everyone worked for the government, rendering us helpless dependents, would our problems be solved? Government fosters rampant irresponsibility, in which people are encouraged to live at others' expense "Because I said so!" and shirking responsibility are the methods of military operation Individual autonomy is shunned under command and control "management" The Prussian educational system was designed to foster blind obedience to authority Democracy is the worst form of government when it comes to the war machine Reflections on State and War by Hans-Hermann Hoppe http://www.lewrockwell.com/hoppe/hoppe17.html The Political Economy of Monarchy and Democracy, and the Idea of a Natural Order by Hans-Hermann Hoppe http://www.hanshoppe.com/publications/ McNamara: From the Tokyo Firestorm to the World Bank by Alexander Cockburn http://www.counterpunch.org/cockburn07072009.html Robert S. McNamara, Architect of a Futile War, Dies at 93 by Tim Weiner http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/07/us/07mcnamara.html?_r=1&hp=&pagewanted=all McNamara’s Other Debacle by James Bovard http://www.fff.org/comment/com0907b.asp Nobody in the military wants to see themselves as a slave--even though the military enslaves people The defensive process of rationalization helps to assuage people's crisis of conscience http://warisimmoral.com raises people's awareness and creates cognitive dissonance in authoritarian sociopaths Deficit "financing" of war is assisted by means of massive propaganda Dispute over flag protest erupts in Wisc. village by Robert Imrie http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090710/ap_on_re_us/us_upside_down_flag People who are taught to worship symbols form their identity around them and thus attack others who desecrate them The bare minimum requirement for complete liberty is respect for private property rights "We're fighting for your freedom" is the favorite military mantra Freedom, security, and economic stability are always jeopardized by governments and their militaries Where do people in government derive their jurisdiction? Nowhere. Jurisdiction is a property rights issue When the State is seen as a parental figure, people will obey it, in principle Are the guys in GTMO POWs? Nope. They are in legal no-man's land, where there isn't a scintilla of justice Disturbing documentary about the "war on terror" and statism, "Taxi To The Dark Side" - Trailer http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WX0MPcN08Zc full film, though link may become defunct at some point - http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-2987535946644608661 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taxi_to_the_Dark_Side U.S. military interventionism fosters blowback from people who resent the death and destruction being wrought upon them Dying To Win: The Strategic Logic Of Suicide Terrorism by Robert Pape http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1400063175/qid=1123148762/ The collectivistic "we" makes despicable actions seem okay; groupthink fosters irresponsible and evil acts Objectivist Goose-Stepping - http://www.strike-the-root.com/72/bertrand/bertrand1.html Security pertains to respect for property rights, and so government is always anti-security because it violates property rights Corporations are also part of the public sector and thus benefit from statism Words of wisdom by Smedley Butler - http://warisaracket.org/ http://www.lexrex.com/enlightened/articles/warisaracket.htm Militaries, being inherently communistic in nature, are also colossal wastes of money and resources No communistic organization, no military, can defend people in the (supposedly free) marketplace The false beliefs in religion and statism encourage people to use emotions as defensive tools Honoring the Self: Self-Esteem and Personal Transformation http://www.nathanielbranden.com/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=21_23&products_id=43 People use statist and collectivist propaganda as a crutch for authentic self-esteem The tribal premise is the nature of statism - http://aynrandlexicon.com/lexicon/tribal_premise_(in_economics).html Keeping attuned to the moral argument in the midst of contradictory pragmatic arguments is key The Concept of Necessary Evil Explored by Joey Carlisle http://www.lostlibertycafe.com/index.php/2009/04/10/is-evil-necessary/ Most lifeboat situations are pretty fanciful Politics works by trying to make the violence less visible--and putting people in survival mode Individuals in the military oftentimes drop the context of their plight Sacrifice in not a virtue - http://aynrandlexicon.com/lexicon/sacrifice.html It's important to acknowledge and communicate feelings so as to keep aligned with your chosen values People better recognize political evil by virtue of those who refuse to comply A statist military isn't a service by any stretch of the imagination Free your mind; On Truth: The Tyranny of Illusion by Stefan Molyneux http://freedomainradio.com/free/#OT People most fear the social consequences of disagreement, the slave-on-slave violence Follow the money trail, and the umbilical cord to the State bumper music "Fight The Power" by Public Enemy  http://www.publicenemy.com/

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