Complete Liberty Podcast
Weekly show that promotes total respect for self-ownership, property rights, and personal choice--amidst the authoritarian/obedience-oriented political and psychological memes in American culture (and elsewhere). Basically, governments and all they entail are the problem, not the solution. Voluntarism (or market anarchism, or anarcho-capitalism) and customary law principles, in accordance with reason and dignity, spell the solution. www.completeliberty.com

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The complete liberty message is about your own individuality and making your own choices
Government consists of individuals who claim to have rights that others do not, which is the ultimate moral contradiction
Government by definition is coercive and monopolistic
Self-government stems from self-initiated and self-regulated action, i.e., making your own decisions
No one should have a superior claim to your life and property!
Obeying "authority" stems from corrupt family environments; "citizens" are children of the State
Leaps of faith require suspension of awareness, reason, rationality, essentially your own independent judgment
Seeing children as irresponsible (not able to make good decisions) is merely self-fullfilling prophecy
Honoring the rational faculty and ability of kids means respecting their self-responsibility
Principles and Politics: Like Oil and Water by Randall Holcombe
http://www.independent.org/blog/?p=2407
Principled politicians is oxymoronic
The political process is completely disconnected from self-responsibility
People in government are not valid agents; they are not engaged in voluntary association with people in the marketplace; rather, they are engaged in racketeering and extortion
Don't feed the beast of government by filling out their paperwork "voluntarily"; this is not voluntary, contrary to what Harry Reid wants you to believe:
Paying income tax in America is Voluntary
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R7mRSI8yWwg
Define terms, so that moral double standards are fully exposed
http://aynrandlexicon.com/lexicon/principles.html
Good question to ask statists: How do you live with such moral double standards
Strategies For Advancing Liberty — Building Alternative Structures To Government by Brad Warbiany
http://tinyurl.com/cwxjed
Just getting rid of the consequence of ideas (government) won't do; one must strike the ideological root
No civilized society can have taxation; all societies that tax are not civilized
Minimal self-respect means minimal respect for others
"Supreme Court" people are no different than the rest of us (except that they clearly don't understand natural and objective law)
No liberty lover should continue in efforts to work within government
It's important to use logic to understand one's beliefs and actions, so that one doesn't promote contradictions, i.e., things that defy the facts of reality
Empiricism mustn't be pursued at the expense of rationality; gathering evidence to determine a principle begs the question of the principle
People seem to naturally act contrary to what they profess; congruence is a challenge for all of us
Economic Means to Freedom - Part X by Frederick Mann
http://www.buildfreedom.com/economic/eco_10.html
Is the private sector really part of the public sector? in many ways, yes...
"People in the private sector typically support government by...
Licensing rackets mean poor customer service (http://completeliberty.com/chapter5.php#107)
Explore your subconscious with sentence stems: http://happinesscounseling.com
A main psychological goal is to think for yourself and take responsibility for your thoughts, feelings, and actions
Another great psychological resource: http://nathanielbranden.com
Subverting coercive nonsense: Little Brother by Cory Doctorow http://www.randomhouse.com/audio/littlebrotheraudiobook/
your Liberation Factor minus your Enslavement Factor equals your Freedom Quotient
When non-compliance is done surreptitiously, it's not as powerful a promoter of liberty as overt non-compliance coupled with a principled liberty message
"The ideal tyranny is that which is ignorantly self-administered by its victims. The most perfect slaves are, therefore, those which blissfully and unawaredly enslave themselves." Dresden James
http://aynrandlexicon.com/lexicon/sanction_of_the_victim.html
In the workplace environment we really need to try to operate in the free enterprise sector, in order to live with congruence
One of the stipulations of http://tolfa.us is to quit your governmental job or any affiliations with government
The Rejection of Liberty by Rick Flame
http://rejectionofliberty.bravehost.com/
Taking governmental jobs and contracts is morally hazardous because it promotes the notion that initiatory force has a place in society
The people in government are caught in a paradigm of not behaving in a way that is morally consistent with what they know to be true: don't sacrifice others to self or self to others
http://agorism.info - one way to live freer
Treating people on equal (respectful) terms, regardless of what organization they're in, is the social goal
bumper music "We're Not Gonna Take It" by Twisted Sister
http://www.twistedsister.com/index-2.html  http://www.myspace.com/twistedsister
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Our lives aren't served by the vices of government; collectivistic abstractions don't promote virtue
The Rejection of Liberty by Rick Flame
http://rejectionofliberty.bravehost.com/
http://www.tolfa.us/arts/roj.htm (from: http://www.tolfa.us/L18.htm)
How to Save Endangered Tigers: Kill Them?
http://abcnews.go.com/Video/playerIndex?id=7544724
Part 4: 5/8/09 John Stossel's "You Can't Even Talk About It"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OSPkVoGx5c4
Common pool problems are created by governments (http://completeliberty.com/chapter3.php#68)
The biggest understatement imaginable: "Government is undesirable from an economic point of view"
CLP listener's new site: http://www.whatisliberty.co.nz/
A Vision of Liberty: America in 2030 by Jim Davies (http://www.takelifeback.com/)
http://www.theanarchistalternative.info/bopubord/
People in government try to make the wrong seem right; whatever good intentions they have are undermined by the coercive institution of government itself
People naturally want to minimize conflict; for example, Merchant Law
Self-ownership isn't for sale: http://completeliberty.com/chapter3.php#65
People own things and they are sovereign
Semantics of "ownership" in relation to the self...
http://polycentricorder.blogspot.com/2009/03/retrospective-thoughts-on-convo-with.html
http://polycentricorder.blogspot.com/2009/05/why-i-reject-self-ownership-redux.html
The God Who Wasn't There - http://www.thegodmovie.com/ - History of the Gospels:
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=696492648668420724
Mystics of spirit want you to surrender your mind to their hockshops of authority
http://aynrandlexicon.com/lexicon/mystics_of_spirit_and_muscle.html
http://aynrandlexicon.com/lexicon/faith.html
Both "God" and "Government are invalid concepts, just invalid in different ways
An Issue Of Mortality http://www.logicallearning.net/libanissueofmort.html
The noncepts of omniscience, omnipotence, and infallibility - In Our Own Image And Likeness http://www.logicallearning.net/libertyourownima.html
Our age of pre-logic promotes various contradictory mythologies
Grown adults advocating a worse life! Why?! Fear of Chaos. Favorite Problem. Analysis Paralysis. Family and Friends. Identification with the Government. Reluctance to Upset Existing Conditions. and... Religion. Vested Interests (working for the government).
Free Talk Live Extended Internet Only Edition (Sam and Ian discuss a eloquent letter at the end) http://media.libsyn.com/media/ftl/FTL2009-06-19.mp3
As more and more people reject fear as a motivator, we'll attain more and more liberty; self-esteem is the key to freedom
Advocating a night watchmen State (as the "final authority") is reflective of a lack of individuation from one's authoritarian parents
Supporting the status quo is easy
If friends and family persist in advocating violence and threats of violence (statism), then you know that their love of control, domination, and fear, is greater than their love of you and peaceful relations
Most parents are the recipients of the intergenerational transfer of tribal and statist memes, which result in pretenses and defenses that support aggression, power imbalances, and disrespect
If we don't speak up about the truth, the adults in our world will perpetuate the status quo and invariably bring about the destruction of the human race
A good reference guide in this process - Real-Time Relationships: The Logic of Love http://freedomainradio.com/free/#RTR
We must individuate from the "group" - Honoring the Self: Self-Esteem and Personal Transformation
http://www.nathanielbranden.com/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=21_23&products_id=43
Taking Responsibility: Self-Reliance and the Accountable Life
http://www.nathanielbranden.com/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=21_23&products_id=36
One of the biggest obstacles to liberty today is the vast governmental employment system and its myriad ties to the private sector
Individualists must strive to work in the free enterprise sector, and unschool their kids...
Episode 51 - From schooling to unschooling, respecting little people, the unenlightened job ticket process
http://completeliberty.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=425371
We must develop a consistent conception of liberty (complete liberty), based on property rights and individual choices
Abdicating your own decision-making process means rejecting liberty
The Crucial Faculty Of Choice http://www.logicallearning.net/libfreewill.html
Irrefutable philosophical axioms: http://aynrandlexicon.com/lexicon/axioms.html http://aynrandlexicon.com/lexicon/axiomatic_concepts.html
Each and every self-contained neural system, each human, must be allowed (by other humans) to function naturally, according to reason
An assertion of determinism that attempts to deny choice still is a choice; to deny conceptual selection (volition) would be contradictory
It's crucial to explore your subconscious thoughts and feelings--and the most effective and efficient way to do that is via sentence completion exercises
Please visit my site http://happinesscounseling.com for more details!
bumper music "Rise" (Acoustic) by The Cult (could only find here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YEyMdtMLjfI)
http://www.the-cult.com/beyond.html  http://www.myspace.com/cultmusic
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Onion-like headlines from FEE In Brief (http://fee.org/fee-pubs/in-brief/)
http://fee.org/articles/in-brief/government-mission-change-gms-bureaucratic-mindset/
The melding of America with the USSR
Legacy health care costs out of control, but make perfect socialistic sense!
(further reading: The Relentless Process of Socializing Health Care by D.W. MacKenzie http://mises.org/story/2946)
Government just takes money from the economy (or prints it), leaving people poorer overall
Corporations are part of the systemic problem of government too, typically lobbying against competition
http://fee.org/articles/in-brief/ama-objects-government-insurance/
(further reading: Competition Would Save Medicine, Too by John Stossel http://www.theatlasphere.com/columns/090609-stossel-medicine.php)
Insurance companies and their policies are the result of fascistic government; free market health insurance would be vastly cheaper and more sensible
Fighting for our liberties - http://www.livefreenow.org/images/cartoons/cartoon30.gif
Only "governments" go to war, which means groups of people hiding behind flags to kill people
Imagine celebrity political death matches between "leaders" of "nations"...on pay-per-view, with proceeds funding cancer research
Governmental schools teach "citizens" to become collectivized, willing and able to sacrifice their individual lives
The "collective" never suffers; only individuals suffer
The "universal health care" of the VA; communized medicine provides poorest service at highest cost--economics 101
Choices go up and the costs goes down in a complete liberty economy
The immense immorality and injustice of a fiat currency (courtesy of legal tender laws)
Recap on gansters and banksters: CLP37 - http://completeliberty.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=390270
California, Out of Money, Reels as Voters Rebuff Leaders
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/21/us/21calif.html
We don't need government in the 21st Century! Governmental workers need to shift to the free enterprise sector and trade voluntarily and productively with others
Self-righteous state unions are coercive protection rackets
HASTA LA VISTA, ARNOLD! What California's Budget Mess Means for America
http://reason.tv/video/show/783.html
Socialism is economically unsustainable over the long term--and it's always immoral and unjust
Inflation as an insidious form of taxation; case study http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zimbabwean_dollar
The fiat currency stroke of evil genius: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bretton_Woods_system
Governmental "charity" drives out private charities (just like bad money drives out good money http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gresham's_Law)
"Doing business" in government is an insult to businesspersons everywhere (as is governmental "revenues")
The concept of political representation is insane
What part of your life would you like someone else to govern?
The Governator makes an appearance and tries to explain himself!
Schwarzenegger suggests state consider flat tax
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2009/06/flat-tax.html
Tax "Reform", Terminator-Style by William Shughart
http://www.independent.org/blog/?p=2374
California would really flourish under a 0% tax rate; violence isn't necessary to help people
The people in government are the most selfless people (and thus the most irrational)
Stealing is immoral, regardless if you try to hide behind a flag and big buildings with columns
We need to convert the slavespeak words, e.g., governmental "revenue," into truthful words, which exposes the sham
Worshippers of government need to be challenged on their slavespeak
http://anarchyinyourhead.com/2009/04/03/chains-we-can-believe-in/
Good question for others: What is it about freedom that you're so afraid of?
Those in government and their supporters are essentially preventing realization of the American Dream
Energy industry is a case study in governmental stifling of competition
http://itc.conversationsnetwork.org/shows/detail3825.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microgeneration#Government_policy
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Distributed_generation#See_also
Reason, reality, and morality are on our side
bumper music "Love Theme from The Godfather" by Nino Rota (performed by Andre Rieu http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9hQAO8QTnG8)
http://www.amazon.com/Godfather-1972-Film-Nino-Rota/dp/B000002OG5
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The insanity of war and statism...
Poll: Most oppose closing Gitmo
http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2009-06-01-gitmo_N.htm
The "war on terror" is really about fear, not significant risks
'Supermax' prison draws attention in Gitmo debate
http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2009-06-03-supermax_N.htm
SamIAm update (after clp70 was recorded):
http://freekeene.com/2009/06/09/breaking-news-sam-kicked-out-of-jail/
http://freekeene.com/2009/06/04/trial-scheduled-for-sam-615-130pm-et/
Statists like to impose their stupid views known as "laws" on rights-respecting people
Historically, those in governmental militaries have terrorized civilians far more than non-statist terrorists
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
Statist memes promoted by the mainstream media discourage people from thinking critically
The bromides about Americans' "freedoms" have hoodwinked people into embracing the tribal premise and collectivism
Early advocates of individualism knew better: American Anarchism -- 19th century individualist anarchism by Wendy McElroy
http://www.wendymcelroy.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.149
The Origins of Individualist Anarchism in the US by Murray N. Rothbard
http://www.mises.org/story/2014
Only by seeing yourself as an independent individual can you free your mind from statism
Fear-mongering can only be counteracted by reason and emotional awareness
Once people surrender to the "authority" of statism and militarism, they run roughshod over others' rights
Functional Rights: The Elephant in the Parlor, Part II by Scarmig
http://www.strike-the-root.com/91/scarmig/scarmig2.html
Rights are universal; they apply equally to all rights-respecting individuals everywhere
"Rights: Not granted or protected by any state, God or magical hoodoo monster. What we call rights are reciprocal agreements negotiated on the fly between individuals..." George Potter
Respect is simply reflected in peaceful negotiation of reciprocal agreements (which occur implicitly and explicitly among individuals on a daily basis)
Those in the U.S. military violate simple market principles of respect, and thus generate widespread conflict in the form of death and destruction
Most people are encouraged to be collectivistic, rather than individualistic, in their patriotism
Reason, Individualism, and responsibility resolve conflict best
Government breaks the order of an orderly society and causes people to denigrate rights
There is no such thing as collective authority; there are only individuals who choose to do good or bad
Cops are slaves to their system of employment, and they are masters in irresponsibility ("it's the law!")--with psychological problems galore
Protecting those in charge and doing their bidding is the name of the statist game (as well as self-sacrifice), from police to military employment
Liberties are publicly acknowledged and reciprocated claims of rights
Government equals domination and authoritarianism, by definition
Private property enables sensible and clear negotiations of agreements; "public property" enables people to get shoved around and violated
We learn to acquiesce to domineering and authoritarian (i.e., rights-violating) third parties known as governments, mainly from our early experiences with our parents
As a parent, it's important to enable little people to flourish, grow, and make their own choices; children need freedom and respect, which will be returned in kind
How to get kids to do boring (but necessary) tasks - http://greatergood.berkeley.edu/half_full/?p=836
1. Show empathy 2. Offer meaningful rationales 3. Imply that they have a choice rather than of using "controlling language"
Incidentally, all three of these are violated by governmental employees in relation to rights-respecting individuals (because they are "public")
"Public property" is controlled by those in charge, so naturally, rights-respecting people suffer and die in this domain
Traditional education subverts the natural exercise of the child's will and expression of his/her rights
Whenever someone says they have a right to something, always ask "At whose expense?" Case in point: http://www.un.org/en/documents/udhr/
Individual rights and property rights are inextricably, conceptually intertwined
The authority to make final, impartial, honest decisions can only be attained in a free market of private property rights
Any form of statism infringes on individual rights, even the rights of those who supposedly desire or simply acquiesce to it (e.g., minarchists and socialists--via aggression, collectivistic "jurisdiction," and preventing the choice to opt out)
Government, in principle, doesn't recognize peoples' right to be left alone; "choosing" statist masters is a non sequitur
In a complete liberty society, there are potent incentives to resolve conflicts with minimal cost
bumper music "World Comin' Down" by Billy Idol
http://billyidol.ning.com/  http://www.myspace.com/billyidol
http://www.amazon.com/Very-Best-Billy-Idol-Yourself/dp/B0018TLRTK/
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United States of prisons...
1 in 100 U.S. Adults Behind Bars, New Study Says
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/28/us/28cnd-prison.html
Law and order stems from people's respect for each other, not "laws" and jails
Government demonstrates unlawful and disorderly conduct on a daily basis
Invalid "public land" creates political conniving and "special interests" that exist at others' expense
Complete liberty would enable vast opportunities for work (and pleasure) and wealth-creation
Without property rights, no other rights are possible (hat tip to A.R.)
Government imposes "services" that you can't refuse without being accosted
CRISIS AND LEVIATHAN: Critical Episodes in the Growth of American Government by Robert Higgs
http://www.independent.org/store/book_detail.asp?bookID=15
People in government are "good" at creating crises and fear in the populace, and more government, and still more oppression
The governmental response to 9/11 wreaked further death and destruction overseas, and imprisonment of some in Guantanamo Bay
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guantanamo_Bay_detention_camp
Inside the Wire: A Military Intelligence Soldier's Eyewitness Account of Life at Guantanamo by Erik Saar and Viveca Novak
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1594200661/
Governmental "officials" have denied the necessity of habeas corpus and due process
Gitmo prisoners have been used as a political weapon in the "War on Terror"
Guantánamo Detainee Ruled Not Mentally Fit To Testify About Psychological Torture
http://www.theonion.com/content/news_briefs/guant_aacute_namo_detainee
Who Are the Gitmo Prisoners Released With Sami al-Haj? by Andy Worthington
http://www.alternet.org/rights/84907/
Even though governmental courts don't provide justice, alleged "enemy combatants" suffer even more injustice (usually without public awareness)
No End in Sight for the 'Enemy Combatants' of Guantánamo by Andy Worthington
http://www.lewrockwell.com/worthington/worthington9.html
Judge: Gitmo legal documents must be public
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31050764/
A Child At Guantánamo: The Unending Torment of Mohamed Jawad by Andy Worthington
http://www.fff.org/comment/com0906a.asp
REQUEST FOR DESIGNATION AS A CONSCIENTIOUS OBJECTOR
Hospital Corpsman Daniel J. Lakemacher Petty Officer Second Class
http://coapplication.blogspot.com/
Day 9 - Reflections on GTMO
http://www.warisimmoral.com/2009/05/day-9-reflections-on-gtmo.html
To reject "God" and "Government" and the irrational/immoral actions of their adherents is a heroic achievement
Truth is determined by a rational faculty looking at reality in a logical fashion
Governmental rights-violations--law of the jungle
Most people's critical faculties whither under institutions supporting the tribal premise (churches and states)
Peer pressure and emotional turmoil take their devastating toll on people's independence
Every child is subjected to horrific authoritarian/obedience memes in our culture
Parents need to understand that they are naturally authoritative--and that being authoritarian is acting from insecurity
Thuggish actions don't encourage responsibility, reasoning ability, self-esteem, independence, or happiness
If you want your child to flourish, live a great life, and to respect you (and demand respect from others), then respect his or her mind, will, and belief in self
Encourage kids to think rationally, to challenge authority, and question any destructive and contradictory belief--this will enable a voluntaryist future
About War by John Cory (no longer posted on Truthout.org)
http://www.john-cory.com/warandpolitics.html
War is self-created hell; it starts with self-conflict and extends to conflict with others, exacerbated and perpetuated by the sick institution of government
Government relies on propaganda to further itself and promote fear and lies and obedience--in the name of sacrificing individuals
Foreign invasion would just change our masters; the slaves remain enslaved so long as there are governments
Without government, no masters (either foreign or domestic) have any power
The free market will have no problem ensuring people's security and prosperity
Super Sherpa repeats Everest feat (19 times for Apa!)
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8061443.stm
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=10231450
New record for fastest climb of Mt Everest
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/691263.cms
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pemba_Dorjie
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mt._Everest#Various_records
bumper music "Time To Go Home" from Yell Fire! album by Michael Franti & Spearhead
http://www.spearheadvibrations.com/  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iSeuLsNV4CA
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Early on, we internalize contradictions and develop a pattern of not questioning immoral double standards
Walter Block believes that people are "hardwired" to reject free market economics (which denies volition)
Reparations and Restitution http://tinyurl.com/r3avdg (from: http://fee.org/library/podcasts/young-scholars-colloquium/)
Foundation For Economic Education Podcast rss feed: www.fee.org/podcast/rss.xml
Your mind is your tool of survival (nod to A.R.)
The tribal premise explains why most people reject free enterprise principles in politics
MSM encourages everyone to think like a tribal leader, and to worship political "leaders"
The deeper aspects of this learned behavior: http://www.psychohistory.com/
If religion and statism were natural outcomes of being human, indoctrination and propaganda wouldn't be needed
People have been conditioned to not challenge the corrupt forms of morality in their midst, in politics, in religion, and in the family
Academic intellectuals promulgate statist slavery for definite immoral reasons
Economic theories are rooted in people's moral codes, the two main ones being voluntary and involuntary
There's no such thing as legitimate crime
Dennis Prager's moral contradictions and self-induced political blindness (http://dennisprager.com)
You can never escape your own independent judgment to either follow your own moral code or follow someone else's moral code
The libertarian premise is about personal choice, making your own decisions
Playing politics is self-aggrandizement writ large
You can't create a just government (by definition)
What is Libertarian Centrism? by George Phillies
http://www.nolanchart.com/article6423.html
Libertarianism denounces the initiation of force, which means no rulers, no slaves no masters, no governments
Adherence to justice is the right thing to do; it has nothing to do with obedience
Equality laws beget more inequality and injustice; instead, everyone should be equally free
The Real Lincoln and Lincoln Unmasked by Thomas DiLorenzo
http://www.amazon.com/Lincoln-Unmasked-Youre-Supposed-Dishonest/dp/030733841X/
http://www.c-spanarchives.org/library/index.php?main_page=product_video_info&products_id=204650-1
The only consistent form of libertarianism is libertarian anarchism (i.e., anarcho-capitalism)
The false nutritional theory of government (terrible things will happen if you don't have some gvt)
Rands three rules; inconsistent libertarians will lose in principle to the enemies of liberty:
http://aynrandlexicon.com/lexicon/principles.html
The idea of "President" is an invalid concept, just like the rest of the noncepts of politics, such as "states" of "nations"
Libertarians need to take off their rose-colored glasses of statism
Reaffirming Libertarianism by Tibor Machan
http://www.freedompolitics.com/articles/told-1014-libertarian-complacency.html
Being parasites, politicians create nothing; they bring no products or services to market
The American colonies were also collectives ruled by governmental rulers
Episode 24 - Another unfree birthday for America (for a logical analysis of the Declaration of Independence)
http://completeliberty.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=357077
Each person has the right to contract or not to contract, which those in government infringe upon
Government as "legitimate"--the horrible contradiction within the libertarian movement
It all goes back to the family, once again--disrespectful parenting
The contradictory meme of government disallows people to grow up and become full-fledged, independent adults
Everyday Anarchy Part 4 of 7 by Stefan Molyneux
http://www.strike-the-root.com/81/molyneux/molyneux5.html
"It is more accurate to say that these contradictions were visible exactly to the degree that they were avoided. Everyone walked through a minefield, claiming that it was not a minefield, but unerringly avoiding the mines nonetheless." S.M.
When "law" is not based on natural laws principles, i.e., principles of justice (and rectification of wrongs), then it's merely a statist opinion backed by a gun
bumper music "Bonzo Goes To Bitburg" by the Ramones
http://www.officialramones.com/store.html  http://www.amazon.com/Ramones-Mania/dp/B000002LDX
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http://ronpaul.meetup.com/93/calendar/9410200/
Anarcho-Capitalism Resources
http://ronpaul.meetup.com/93/messages/boards/thread/6854056#27484041
Some Fun With Definitions
http://polycentricorder.blogspot.com/2009/05/some-fun-with-definitions.html
bumper music "Carmina Burana - O Fortuna" composed by Carl Orff
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Orff
e.g., http://www.amazon.com/Carmina-Burana-O-Fortuna/dp/B001XIM4MU/
and http://tinyurl.com/c8dl5b
Direct download: Episode_67_-_Small_government_versus_no_government_debate_.mp3
Category: podcasts -- posted at: 10:50 AM
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Individuals are not to be sacrificed as means to other people's ends
Pirates vs. Emperors by Joseph Nevins
http://www.commondreams.org/view/2009/05/07-6
Cruise ship attacked by pirates used sonic weapon (couldn't find exact article referenced)
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/techinnovations/2005-11-07-cruise-blast_x.htm
Governments have once again prevented effective measures of self-defense, this time at sea
Accountability for mice and impunity for lions; U.N. is a ridiculous organization
"Government" serves as a shield to protect its employees from wrongdoing
Rulers nab bad guys so they themselves aren't perceived as bad rulers
Initiatory force versus retaliatory force is a critical distinction
The Authoritarian Mindset
http://aynrkey.blogspot.com/2009/05/authoritarian-mindset.html
The most docile slaves and the most demented dictators are psychologically similar; both are driven by fear and pseudo self-esteem, fostered in childhood of course and bolstered by the violent institution known as government
Fundamentals of Voluntaryism (nod to Carl Watner)
http://voluntaryist.com/fundamentals/introduction.php
The Epistemological Argument; The Economic Argument; The Moral Argument; The Natural Law Argument; The Means-End Argument; The Consistency Argument; The Integrity, Self-Control, and Corruption Argument
Ideas, both good and bad, are bulletproof
"Vital" services are determined by those in the marketplace, not by mafias with flags
All prosperity occurs in spite of the parasitism by the State
http://anarchy.tv - using logical ideas in fictional stories to reveal truths and portray a better world
Abolition of the coercive tools of government engenders respect in the populace, not rebelliousness and chaos
To restrict people's freedom is do a terrible thing
People aren't coerced to work in government--they choose to coerce others!
http://www.amazon.com/How-Lie-Statistics-Darrell-Huff/dp/0393310728
Government (and parents) seek to alter "citizens'" (and children's) volition via threats and punishments
Discourse on Voluntary Servitude
http://www.constitution.org/la_boetie/serv_vol.htm
As people stop supporting their "rulers," they gain more freedom
Simple disobedience and non-compliance break the well-oiled (obeyed) governmental machine
Empathy begins with recognition of how oneself has been subjected to tyranny
Playing politics violates all the principles of voluntaryism
There is no respectful or logical alternative to individuals making their own choices
One man, SamIAm, refusing to comply with authoritarian sociopaths...
http://freekeene.com/2009/05/04/sams-jail-blog-wednesday-april-29/
The stupid pop behaviorism of laws and retribution fosters, among other things, the slacker mentality
People working in the "corrections system" are prime examples of irresponsibility, because they imprison rights-respecting people
"Judges" do a major disservice to the concept of justice; they violate individuals' rights on a daily basis
How does a group of people get a superior claim to your life and property? Illogically, immorally, and unjustly
Robo-scientist's first findings by Victoria Gill
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7979113.stm
Amazingly beneficial scientific innovations and discoveries are in store for us--especially as governmental funding declines
Scientists need to become fully aware of the moral issues and of how government stifles scientific progress
Metaphysical poem: Imagine
http://devernay.free.fr/paradoxlost/html/imagine.html
bumper music "Holiday in Cambodia" by Dead Kennedys
http://www.deadkennedys.com/albums_fresh.html  http://www.myspace.com/deadkennedys
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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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