Everyone has scary cop stories, which is on account of cops' legalized coercive monopoly Is Halloween a form of sublimation for the scary aspect of the coercive nature of our society? Police enforce arbitrary and unjust laws, regardless of the particular "state" Police don't have property rights jurisdiction The governmental system is set up for total lack of accountability (and of course appalling "customer service") If property rights aren't logically defined in society, we're in big trouble U.S. Continues Quagmire-Building Effort In Afghanistan http://www.theonion.com/content/news/u_s_continues_quagmire_building The U.S. military is a communized organization, with fascist input via defense contractors Because national military competence is impossible, the powers that be indoctrinate people about memes of necessary "national security" School sucks, except for military planners, who are masters of existential (and monetary) clusterfucks Afghanistan - The universality of war propaganda by Glenn Greenwald http://www.salon.com/news/opinion/glenn_greenwald/2009/10/28/propaganda/index.html Empathy for people affected by war elsewhere is sorely lacking in many Americans Self-responsibility and its Effects on Obedience and Aggression http://www.logicallearning.net/obedience.html Deindividuation, disinhibition, and dehumanization are key factors in evil actions Revenge is a natural consequence of destructive and harmful actions; war begets more war Authoritarianism is the conceptual common denominator between war and patent law July 31, 1790: New Nation Issues First Patent by Randy Alfred http://www.wired.com/science/discoveries/news/2008/07/dayintech_0731 A Book that Changes Everything by Jeffrey A. Tucker http://mises.org/story/3298 Ayn Rand's IP contradictions: http://aynrandlexicon.com/lexicon/patents_and_copyrights.html Do Patents Encourage or Hinder Innovation? The Case of the Steam Engine by Michele Boldrin, David K. Levine, and Alessandro Nuvolari http://www.thefreemanonline.org/featured/do-patents-encourage-or-hinder-innovation-the-case-of-the-steam-engine/ Why do people seek to use legal protection rackets? Mainly, fear of not making money without them, in a free market and misunderstanding property in relation to the creative process, leading to control of others It's vital to resolve the IP disagreement within the liberty movement, and logically define property rights Complete Liberty IP Chapter: http://completeliberty.com/chapter6.php audio version: http://completeliberty.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=208107 Daniel's site: http://warisimmoral.com Brett's site and podcast: http://edu-lu-tion.com  and http://schoolsucks.podomatic.com bumper music "War" by Pearl Jam (originally recorded by Edwin Starr) http://www.pearljam.com/  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JfBSXbuQfcw

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