Our last episode dealing strictly with patents...next up, trademarks and copyrights
Supreme Court to decide: What kind of innovations get a patent? by Warren Richey
http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/1108/p02s13-usju.html
High court considers whether business methods can be patented by Peter Whoriskey
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/11/09/AR2009110903301.html
The patent industry relies on the coercion of government to garner profits
Patents being State-granted monopolies, rather than fostering innovation, work to hinder it
Much wealth is squandered on patent litigation, and the unseen costs are immense
Walking the tightrope of governmental regulation is illusory; any intervention is damaging and unjust
Threatening people with violence and limiting their actions doesn't promote progress in the useful arts and sciences
There is no such thing as a "limited monopoly"
Arbitrary is the name of the patent game, as well as the government game
Various Libertarians, such as Mary Ruwart (http://www.ruwart.com/), apparently have yet to question the IP memes, patents in particular
FDR interview - http://www.freedomainradio.com/Traffic_Jams/FDR_1504_dr_mary_ruwart_interview.mp3
You should not be able to control the property of others, regardless of whether they are using "your ideas"
A world without IP encourages constant improvement and innovation
If patented ideas are so great, just like governmental "services" (allegedly), people in a free marketplace will choose them
Intellectual Property Regime Stifles Science and Innovation, Nobel Laureates Say by Dugie Standeford
http://www.ip-watch.org/weblog/2008/07/07/intellectual-property-regime-stifles-science-and-innovation-nobel-laureates-say/
IP creates a worse economic environment for the poor, in addition to the rest of society
When you accept the meme of government, you end up promoting all sorts of fallacies and non sequiturs in order to do damage control
Abolishing government (and obviously the FDA) would mean abolishing the unnecessary costs of drug development (the lion's share of the costs)
Where Are the Cures? by Michael Heller
http://www.forbes.com/forbes/2008/0811/030.html
Ownership rights shouldn't clash; given this, there is no such thing as "too much ownership"
Modifying the patent system won't work, and it isn't moral; IP must be abolished
Once a system of monopolistic privileges is set up, few will repudiate it
You don't make money within a patent system by being creative, so much as employ laws and courts to prevent competition
Harvard Among Six Schools Urging Drug Access for Poor by John Lauerman
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601103&sid=aa23AHBWnxew
The notion that without patents no profits could be made is simply a rationalization for the status quo
IP creates conflict by trying control what other people may and may not do with their own property
Seen and Unseen Cost of Patents by Jeffrey A. Tucker
http://www.lewrockwell.com/tucker/tucker126.html
further Tucker reading...
The Hoax of Invention History by Jeffrey A. Tucker
http://www.lewrockwell.com/tucker/tucker131.html
Do Patents Save Our Lives? by Jeffrey A. Tucker
http://www.lewrockwell.com/tucker/tucker132.html
IP: It's a Market Failure Argument by Jeffrey A. Tucker
http://www.lewrockwell.com/tucker/tucker135.html
Having to engage in defensive patenting or having to wade through thickets of "prior art" are simply wastes of time and money from a free market standpoint
...statement by Boldrine and Levine: "'Being a monopolist' is, apparently, akin to going on drugs or joining some strange religious sect. It seems to lead to a complete loss of any sense of what profitable opportunities are and of how free markets function. Monopolists, apparently, can conceive of only one way of making money, that is bullying consumers and competitors to put up or shut up. Furthermore, it also appears to mean that past mistakes have to be repeated at a larger, and ever more egregious, scale."
Apple's monopolistic tendencies - http://www.patentlyapple.com/
Patents Are An Economic Absurdity by François-René Rideau
http://fare.tunes.org/articles/patents.html
further reading...What Do You Do If Someone Already Patented Your Idea?
http://www.onestopinventionshop.com/AboutUs/ArticlesByEricDebelak/someonepatentedmyidea.html
Brett's School Sucks Podcast - http://schoolsucks.podomatic.com/
Daniel's site - http://warisimmoral.com
My other podcast - http://healthymindfitbody.com ...episode dealing with diet drugs:
http://healthymindfitbody.com/2009/11/18/10-magic-bullets-and-holy-grail-of-weight-loss/
bumper music "When Worlds Collide" by Powerman 5000
http://www.powerman5000.com/

The Liberty Roundtable #1: Education and the State
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V_bLcxOU4ww
Microsoft Patents Ones, Zeroes | The Onion - America's Finest News Source
http://www.theonion.com/content/node/29130
With the force of patent law, some producers supposedly have more rights than others?
Microsoft patents 'Page Up' and 'Page Down' by David Meyer
http://news.zdnet.co.uk/software/0,1000000121,39481766,00.htm
Company that won $585M from Microsoft sues Apple, Google by Jacqui Cheng
http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2009/10/company-that-won-585m-from-microsoft-sues-apple-google.ars
The TWiT Netcast Network with Leo Laporte TWiT 216: It's Pimpin' Time - http://twit.tv/216
Patent litigation spells a proliferation of conflicts in the marketplace
Time spent litigating patent claims is time spent away from catering to present and future customers
Money spent on litigating patent claims is money not spent on innovating and marketing
Patents are essentially monopolistic privileges granted by government that try to control other people's use of their own property
Barnes & Noble Sued Over Nook Design by Barb Dybwad
http://mashable.com/2009/11/02/spring-design-lawsuit/
Non-disclosure agreements are a problematic aspect of contract law
Promises to do or not do something that aren't based on actual property, but rather on IP, aren't valid
Promises that don't involve the transfer of property don't constitute contracts either
"...validly enforceable contracts only exist where title to property has already been transferred, and therefore where the failure to abide by the contract means that the other party’s property is retained by the delinquent party, without the consent of the former (implicit theft). Hence, this proper libertarian theory of enforceable contracts has been termed the 'title-transfer' theory of contracts."
...from The Ethics of Liberty Chapt 19. PROPERTY RIGHTS AND THE THEORY OF CONTRACTS by Murray Rothbard
http://mises.org/rothbard/Ethics/nineteen.asp
The title transfer theory of contracts is grounded in actual property
The work that Rothbard credits for insights about contract validity is:
Toward A Reformulation of the Law of Contracts by Williamson M. Evers
http://mises.org/journals/jls/1_1/1_1_2.pdf
further reading - A Libertarian Theory of Contract: Title Transfer, Binding Promises, and Inalienability by N. Stephan Kinsella (though there are some logical problems with some of his arguments against Rothbard)
http://mises.org/journals/jls/17_2/17_2_2.pdf
In a free market, people are free to honor original content creators by buying their stuff (or donating)
Producers of content must discover free market ways to receive compensation for their efforts
Identity theft is a form of fraud, the use of someone's property without consent, under false pretenses
Knockoffs are a form of flattery, and like in fashion, consumers choose which ones to buy (and they can afford)
Patent Claim Could Block Import of Toyota's Hybrid Cars
http://yro.slashdot.org/story/09/10/08/212200/Patent-Claim-Could-Block-Import-of-Toyotas-Hybrid-Cars
How Patents Are Harming Small Companies Too
http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20090601/0007575076.shtml
Patent holders, be they individuals or corporations, constantly hold back innovation in the marketplace
Fallacy Run Amok by Jeffrey A. Tucker
http://www.lewrockwell.com/tucker/tucker130.html
Bringing even a "knockoff" product to market successfully takes time, effort, and money
Patents foster perverse incentives not to innovate and to discourage others from innovating
Property rights resolve conflict, whereas "IP rights" create conflict
Rights equal freedom to act in a social context, without conflict with others
Complete Liberty IP Chapter: http://completeliberty.com/chapter6.php
audio version: http://completeliberty.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=208107
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bumper music "Freedom '90" by George Michael  (and excerpt from Intellectual Property: How to Review a Patent Application http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-dMf0fV4gqM )
http://www.georgemichael.com/

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

Complete Liberty chapter six was the most difficult to write: Ending Modern Day Letters Patent
http://completeliberty.com/chapter6.php
Orthodox Objectivists tenaciously hold onto the IP meme
Marx's labor theory of value is in operation with the promotion of IP
Australia's Woolworths, Apple in logo dispute
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091006/bs_afp/australiaustrademarkwoolworthsapple
http://digg.com/apple/Apple_may_take_Woolworths_to_court_over_similar_logo
Apple patents The OS X Dock
http://digg.com/apple/Apple_patents_The_OS_X_Dock
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/10/08/apple_patents_osx_dock/
Time, money, and effort spent using the IP racket means time, money, and effort not spent on innovation
Innovation is the product of creativity, and creativity is the antithesis of conformity
IP means getting your corner on the market with the guns of government
Corporations engage in reciprocal licensing arrangements on account of patent combat; attorneys work deals so they can continue functioning
Nokia files suit against Apple by by Hibah Yousuf
http://money.cnn.com/2009/10/22/technology/Nokia_Apple_lawsuit/?postversion=2009102211
IP law is used to control others in the marketplace; creators tend to see their products in the hands of others as still their property!
Property_Is_Intellectual by Russell Madden
http://www.russellmadden.com/property_is_intellectual.html
Especially in a non-IP marketplace, reputation for how you relate to content creators is key
What actually is property? Something you possess (own) and use without conflict with what other people possess and use; property rights thereby minimize the potential for conflict in society, as well as ascribe accountability and efficient use (and production) of resources
And what constitutes so-called intellectual "property"? It depends...
Against Intellectual Monopoly by Michele Boldrin and David K. Levine
http://www.dklevine.com/general/intellectual/againstfinal.htm
Monopolistic privilege granted by government is the essence of IP, which entails trying to control others' property rights
Being able to reproduce or duplicate something is qualitatively difference than taking it (thereby preventing another's use)
Theft by definition entails use or possession of someone else's thing, not allowing them to use and possess that thing
Being able to duplicate without conflict is the operational principle in the realm of property rights
"Tax Protester" Elaine Brown sentenced to 35 years in prison today....will do more time than murderers, rapist, or child molesters.
http://www.reddit.com/r/Libertarian/comments/9qc0a/tax_protester_elaine_brown_sentenced_to_35_years/
Those in government fear non-compliant political slaves most
http://www.boston.com/news/local/new_hampshire/articles/2009/10/02/nh_tax_evader_gets_35_years_in_prison_for_standoff/
Judge George Singal and Assistant U.S. Attorney Arnold Huftalen are outright criminals, responsible for the destruction of the lives of the Browns (and countless others)
Governmental judges and prosecutors "work" for the same team, which is the ultimate conflict of interest, a monopolistic privilege on "justice"
But this doesn't bother them: http://freekeene.com/2009/10/24/sam-dodson-guilty-in-uneventful-trial/
http://www.unionleader.com/article.aspx?headline=35+years+for+Elaine+Brown&articleId=d8e1ed41-d388-47c5-b8c5-db52b9fcc113
Comment that speaks for itself:
Dr. Brown was our dentist for 11 years. She is one of the most decent people I know. The government has taken her home, business, and possessions. That is enough. I feel she has more than enough paid for this. She is very old and I think it is outrageous to treat someone of her age like that. She spent her entire life helping other people. I think this state needs to pardon her and treat her humanely. I am sorry Elaine and all my 8 children love you. Thanks so much for your great work! You are awesome.
- Penny T, Plymouth, NH
Further reading: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_and_Elaine_Brown
Public acts of civil disobedience expose rights-violating "law" enforcement, thus delegitimizing those in government as our "protectors"
bumper music "Mind Control" by Stephen Marley
http://www.stephenmarleymusic.com/  http://www.myspace.com/stephenmarley

Bureaucrats in government, as members of the parasitical class, always try to get "their cut" from businesses
Those in government shouldn't be welcomed onto private property
Question for terrocrats (terrorist bureaucrats): Other than the threat of physical violence, what is the reason for our relationship?
Another question for terrocrats: Other than your flag and pretended legitimacy, how are you any different than the mafia?
Government and statist media promote various 'scares of the day' to control people
There are two kinds of people in the world: those who want to live in peace, trade, and not be bothered, and those who don't
Why do those in government maintain a coercive monopoly on their "services"? Because they fear having to be compete and be accountable
In a free market, people would see that governmental "services" suck, so they'd either have to change or dissolve
Because they've monopolized various services, those in government accuse those who don't want to be extorted as being "free riders"
Agorist Class Theory: A Left-Libertarian Approach to Class Conflict Analysis by Wally Conger, drawing on the unfinished work of Samuel Edward Konkin III
http://www.nostate.com/2164/agorist-class-theory-audio-mp3-podcast/
http://agorism.info/docs/AgoristClassTheory.pdf
Modern politics serves as a distraction from the primary problem: people using the State to sacrifice others
Those in government want people to be part of their process (the parasitical class), so their actions appear justified
Statism as a cancer on society...
What happens when the host can no longer support the parasites?
If government is virtuous, the more the better, right?
A Vigorous Push From Federal Regulators by Lyndsey Layton
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/10/12/AR2009101202554.html
Pentagon speeds up work on 15-ton bomb
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33293807/ns/us_news-military/
Obama has brought a lot of change to washington; unfortunately, it was all for the worse
We've Seen the Future, and It's Unmanned by Brian Mockenhaupt
http://www.esquire.com/features/unmanned-aircraft-1109
Militarism, imperialism, foreign occupation, and nation-building--the not-so-secret recipe for terrorism blowback
The demise of the dollar by Robert Fisk
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/the-demise-of-the-dollar-1798175.html
The monetary scheme of the Bretton Woods "agreement" has led to extreme devaluation of the US dollar, the ultimate fiat currency
The last thing that governmental "officials" want is to relinquish their control of the money supply and monetary system
Fiscal and monetary "policy"--two horsemen of the apocalypse
Currency inflation is an insidious and cowardly form of taxation; the US dollar is now only about 3% of its original value
Obama fails to win Nobel prize in economics by Tom Bemis
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/obama-fails-to-win-nobel-prize-in-economics-2009-10-12
The Governator pays another visit to CLP!
Schwarzenegger Signs Tougher Anti-Paparazzi Law
http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory?id=8812090
California must go bankrupt by John C. Dvorak
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/california-must-go-bankrupt-2009-09-18
Government is a refuge for those who choose not to function voluntarily in a free marketplace
People can learn how to get along without being violent
Progressive Claptrap by Robert Higgs
http://www.independent.org/blog/?p=3506
Partisan Politics—-A Fool’s Game for the Masses by Robert Higgs
http://www.independent.org/blog/?p=3596
Socialist mentality entails developmental victimization and thus using the State to victimize others
The whole reason to live in a society is to interact with others voluntarily, offering and receiving knowledge and trade
http://aynrandlexicon.com/lexicon/free_market.html
Recognition of self-ownership and property rights is the solution to the ills of government
Most people are in massive denial about the nature of statism
People need to conceive of a society that is all privately owned
Those who currently survive via coercion need to realize their potential to survive by respecting others in the marketplace
It's vital to stand up and resist statist notions, to confront those in government (criminal mentalities) with a strong moral conviction based on property rights
Self-sacrifice is not a virtue
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Render_unto_Caesar...
People who have spent their lives creating and producing are unlikely to desire ruling over others; yet "intellectual property" laws foster a major counter-example...
For instance, Snap Out of it NOW! trademark http://snapoutofitnow.com/ and one of Apple's many threats...
http://digg.com/apple/Apple_may_take_Woolworths_to_court_over_similar_logo
bumper music "Let Go Of My World" by Testament
http://www.testamentlegions.com/

Government--a group of people claiming immunity from simple moral judgment (don't hit people and don't take their stuff)
Why don't we have a system in which people and their property are respected consistently and universally?
Objective law entails honoring individual rights
Ideas rule the world, not guns and jail cells
The idea of government gives "legitimacy" to rights-violations
Market monopolies are fundamentally different than coercive monopolies
The Question of Monopolies by Nathaniel Branden
http://www.nathanielbranden.com/catalog/articles_essays/question_of_monopolies.html
(also in http://www.amazon.com/Capitalism-Ideal-Ayn-Rand/dp/0451147952 )
Coercive monopolies exist in regulated economies like today's
Local utilities are a prime example of coercive monopolies
People tend to project their fears of others onto property owners, ignoring their present enslavement by statism
HOA's don't exactly uphold freedom principles
Surrendering one's autonomy is part and parcel of statism
Enforcing irrational, immoral, and unjust laws is the supposed "job" of "police officers"
Governmental laws are basically the nonsensical scribblings of control-freak mentalities
Teen’s DIY Energy Hacking Gives African Village New Hope by Kim Zetter
http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2009/10/kamwamba-windmill/
Governmental "aid" (i.e., expropriated tax dollars) fosters dependence and perpetuates human suffering
Morality entails the virtue of independence, not dependence
Freedom—An Ethical Issue - http://www.logicallearning.net/libfreedomethica.html
Dead Aid: Why Aid Is Not Working and How There Is a Better Way for Africa by Dambisa Moyo
http://www.amazon.com/Dead-Aid-Working-Better-Africa/dp/0374139563/
Dambisa Moyo, Author Of Dead Aid - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gBH47mByATc
Dambisa Moyo discusses Dead Aid with an MP - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L5Pkk2sq9Cg
Mysticism crowds out rationality, and when mysticism creeps into daily affairs, it can be deadly
Superstitions are rampant in tribes, where conformity to the group and mystical "causality" reigns
The Early Human Condition - http://www.logicallearning.net/libearlyhumancon.html
Creators are not selfless; each creator lives for his or her own sake
A mystical metaphysics inverts the nature of reality and logical causality
A solid, objective, metaphysics leads to understanding reality correctly and respecting others achievements
Identity And Causality, And The Use Of Logic - http://www.logicallearning.net/libidentitycausa.html
Female genital mutilation is one horrible outcome of the tribal mentality and superstitious beliefs
http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs241/en/  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Female_genital_cutting
William Kamkwamba on building a windmill
http://www.ted.com/talks/william_kamkwamba_on_building_a_windmill.html
Michael Pritchard's water filter turns filthy water drinkable
http://www.ted.com/talks/michael_pritchard_invents_a_water_filter.html
How much more generous and charitable would people be if taxation (and government itself) didn't exist?
Ask Dr. Ruwart - What is the libertarian approach to developing alternative energy sources?
http://www.theadvocates.org/liberator/vol-14-num-16.html
Coercion can't achieve benevolent ends
In a free market, entrepreneurs see needs, ascertain what people value, and respond accordingly
Inside the Nobel Prize: How a CCD Works by Charlie Sorrel
http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2009/10/ccd-inventors-awarded-nobel-prize-40-years-on/
bumper music "It's My Life" by Dr. Alban
http://www.dralban.net/

We were taught to believe in the statist version of "freedom" in governmental schools
Government is seen as a protector and provider for "the people"
If we're going to enact the principles of statism, why limit it?
The illusion of an ominous external enemy perpetuates the notion of governmental military "protection"
Without "freedom" rhetoric and propaganda to accompany their violence, those in government have no perceived legitimacy
Jan Helfeld who is a Minarchist Objectivist Debates Larken Rose an Anarcho-Capitalist.
http://www.blogtalkradio.com/PFPMovementRadio/2009/09/06/The-Jan-Helfeld-Show
http://blogtalk.vo.llnwd.net/o23/shows/show_666179.mp3
Minarchism is simply a form of statism
Fear of freedom seems to be what largely separates minarchists from market anarchists
The credo of all statists: necessity validates the initiation of force
The political ideal of those in power is to convince the slaves that they are "free"
Comfort through compliance garners various "benefits," all while destroying untold, unseen possibilities
"Make believe is fun and comforting, but I wouldn't suggest it as a political philosophy." B.V.
The obedience training process has to incorporate rationalization in order to deny plain truths
A superman view of militaristic government (that can beat up all the bullies) can never be limited
The notion of a "final authority" with a legalized monopoly that prevents conflict among humans has its origins in corrupt parent/child and teacher/child relationships
Even in the "elite" private schools, obedience to authority is the MO
The central planning pedagogical ramblings of Alexander Inglis...
"The propaedeutic function of secondary education" http://tinyurl.com/y9cfm8d
John Gatto's take on Inglis: http://www.spinninglobe.net/againstschool.htm
A European example of the ideological/pedagogical aftermath: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Education_in_France
How much lack of self-trust does it take to want to dominate and control others?
Why do people think that those in government are different than other people?
If "people are stupid and dangerous," why on Earth should they be able to "govern" others?
Dumbocracy, where the "will of the people" fills the void of "God" as "authority"
Those in government feel that they deserve to rule over others (it's okay for them because they're special or "chosen")
Government is a fundamentally different concept than the "roving gangs" postulated by minarchists
"The law" is viewed an an authority that we must obey, and breaking "the law" is seen as one of the greatest moral/political sins
Because government is seen as a "protector" and/or "provider," its false legitimacy must be countered through discourse and non-compliance
The most cleverly conniving in society will always infiltrate the coercive institution called government
If you advocate the violation of one person's rights, then you advocate violence against an entire society
You can't just change the people who're staffing government; you have to get rid of the entire coercive system
The beauty of the free market is that you only pay for what you get, and you only get what you pay for
Wal-Mart and the corporate structure: http://completeliberty.com/chapter4.php#80
The "free rider" and "public goods" fallacies lead to further rationalizations for the initiation of force
Minarchism's political contradictions and errors about human nature - http://www.logicallearning.net/libertylaissez-f.html
You can't protect someone while not protecting them (i.e., while taxing them)
"For your own good" perpetuates the governmental meme of tyranny over individuals
The Idea of a Private Law Society by Hans-Hermann Hoppe: http://www.mises.org/story/2265
Collectivism makes living as full-fledged individuals impossible
Objectivist ethics: don't sacrifice yourself to others, and don't sacrifice others to yourself
The moral contradiction of statism: freedom will give you less freedom; therefore, you mustn't be free
Why do people believe that government is less scary than freedom?
Check out http://larkenrose.com for all his books and essays
The impact of mysticism and governmental education on people has been immense
Violence isn't going to achieve non-violence in relation to governmental memes
Even limited government advocates want to initiate force against others in order to "protect" themselves
NAP (the non-aggression principle) is an irreducible primary in the realm of political philosophy; don't hit people and don't take their stuff
Because we are reasoning, volitional, individuals with property rights, no person or group may aggress against us
FDR1447 Post Debate Review Conference Call - Anarchism Versis Minarchism
http://www.freedomainradio.com/Traffic_Jams/FDR_1447_post_helfeld_debate_conf_call.mp3
http://www.anarchism-wow.com/2009/09/01/fdr1447-post-debate-review-conference-call-anarchism-versis-minarchism/
How would life be with complete liberty? It's important to portray this via art...
School Sucks Podcast - Episode 7.2: Conformity & Compliance vs. Conscience & Consistency
http://schoolsucks.podOmatic.com/entry/eg/2009-09-26T07_52_12-07_00
Brett's site: http://edu-lu-tion.com
When the good of individuals is honored, the greater good is thus served
Honoring little people entails unschooling and especially whole life unschooling
http://www.unschooling.com/ ; http://www.unschooling.info/ ; http://www.unschooling.org/
http://sandradodd.com/unschooling ; http://www.holtgws.com/whatisunschoolin.html
http://www.unschoolingamerica.com/ ; http://www.midnightbeach.com/hs/unschool.html
Check out Sarah Parent's Humans Being podcast:
http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=292995258
and her blog: http://www.clanofparents.com/
If parents treated kids as equally deserving of respect, it would lead to the demise of the State
We are all in a process of shedding the bad memes, particularly the authoritarianism/obedience memes
bumper music "Points Of Authority" by Linkin Park
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Obedience to "authority" is a main factor in our political enslavement
There should be no contradictions in the realm of politics, yet self-ownership isn't recognized by governments
Government is allegedly designed to protect you and provide for you, but at whose expense?
Businesses in the marketplace don't impose their services on customers; they offer and revise their offerings according to customer desires
"Public good" and "free rider" arguments are based on economic falsehoods--and immoral premises
If you weren't threatened with fines, incarceration and other punishments for not paying taxes, would you pay them?
Collectivistic memes support unjust services such as the "military," which is funded via extortion and enslaves its own "employees"
Employers and employees are not slaves and masters; each can discontinue their relationship at any time for any reason
When people aren't allowed to opt out, daily rights-violations are perpetrated with impunity
Those involved in the authoritarian nature of government don't take responsibility for their immoral and unjust actions
As government grows, people blank out the essentials and avoid making moral distinctions even more
Scientists are notorious for blanking out regarding issues and ideas of immorality and injustice
Once again, the obedience meme is keeping us enslaved
Why do so many rational individuals allow so much of their lives to be controlled by the threats and coercion of those in government?
A disrespectful family environment tends to deny self-ownership and leads to enslaved "citizens"
Stop saying "Please"! by Larken Rose
http://www.libertyforall.net/?p=3113
The sordid political tale of the Boston Tea Party... http://mises.org/story/2110#6
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boston_Tea_Party#Tea_Act_1773  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boston_Tea_Party#Resisting_the_Tea_Act
http://www.econtalk.org/archives/2008/04/bernstein_on_th.html
http://www.ushistory.org/Declaration/related/sons.htm
The concept of individual rights is key to understanding the nature of rights-violations
We are made of star stuff, and as conceptual beings, we need to realize the implications of reason in relation to rights
Violent resistance won't destroy the authoritarian/obedience meme
Civil disobedience entails demanding that your rights be respected, with firmness and no slavespeak
"Police officers" are criminals themselves to the extent that they "make" money via extortion and work for the coercive monopoly of government
The jurisdiction to search for evidence of a crime (actual wrongdoing) naturally stems from property rights; owners have jurisdiction; cops don't
Freedom should be our highest value (assuming good physical and psychological health)
Feel free to add your comments: http://completeliberty.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=529054&comments=on
In order for Free Staters (http://freestateproject.org) to achieve freedom, they need to see disobeying unjust "laws" and demanding respect for individual rights as virtuous
Resignation to the political status quo (obeying unjust "laws") is not the answer
To try to use government to get rid of government is not the answer either
Those in government don't care about individuals, but they do care about being seen as legitimate
Politics "works" by destroying people's lives
As long as we consider disobedience (and its consequences) less moral and less practical than obedience, we'll never achieve complete liberty
People who derive benefits from government are engaged in a ethical contradiction
The moral/practical dichotomy is the main deterrent to living an authentic and principled life, as well as a major impediment to experiencing freedom
If you're not respecting other people, you're not respecting yourself (and vice versa)
People in government essentially fear operating in the free market, i.e., acting in a voluntary fashion
Once a certain level of self-esteem is attained, there's no felt "need" to sacrifice others for your own sake
Governmental "law" is legalized, concretized authoritarian sociopathy
If the people in government actually trusted their own judgments, they would have no desire to control others
Visit http://larkenrose.com for more about his books
Beyond Rand by Jim Davies (review of Larken's The Iron Web) http://www.strike-the-root.com/91/davies/davies10.html
We don't need mass civil disobedience to pierce the false veil of legitimacy of "government"
Most people are complying with governmental injustices on account of fear of not complying, not out of any serious dedication to collectivistic self-sacrifice
Small, yet supportive groups of complete liberty lovers dedicated to speaking the plain political truth can embolden people with common sense
Pop behaviorism (operant conditioning) permeates our society, as noted by Alfie Kohn:
http://www.alfiekohn.org/  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfie_Kohn
There are no rational or valid arguments for maintaining legalized coercive monopolies that violate individual rights
Fear, threats, and violence are what those in government rely on to promote their propaganda of perceived legitimacy
The only way that authoritarian sociopaths can live with themselves (as they follow fools' orders) is to believe that they're doing good and thus appearing righteous, as nabbers of the bad guys
An uncompromising moral stance is needed for achieving your freedom, which is forwarded via non-compliance
Arguments for governmental "laws" cannot stand logical scrutiny
Once the entire market is marketized--owned by individuals--people will live fully as human beings, according the rational rules
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The purpose of talking about the negativity of politics is to create a better world for everyone
The moral double standard of government must be challenged
People comply all the time for all kinds of reasons
"Agents of the State" do not work for us; they work for those "in charge"
Cops: America's one and only--by force!
A legalized monopoly on police force will always use that force against you
Public property leads to making victims out of all of us, by "agents of the State"
Impounding equals theft equals extortion racket
Many "businesses" collude with those in government and use the force of the State to make money
The goal of government is to maintain obedience (in order to "make" money and keep control)
In traditional education, kids are managed, watched, and told what to do by those who presume to be "authorities" over them, which leads directly to statism
Arbitrary enforcement of unjust laws makes perfect sense, doesn't it?
Typical "news" stories don't have truth and freedom in mind
Government as Jabba the Hut...
Episode 3: A Young Person's Guide to the American Political System
http://schoolsucks.podOmatic.com/entry/eg/2009-08-24T09_20_02-07_00
The illusion of freedom is fostered on multiple fronts in multiple ways
The "authority" of the family--i.e., the head of household--has always held sway and generated the fear mechanism
By what right, standard, and code do you presume to rule over me?
It's incumbent on parents to see their kids as equally deserving of respect
Unschooling principles are based on a mutually respectful code of morality
And kids who are unschooled according to rational moral principles won't tolerate tyranny as adults
Each generation is within reach of complete liberty; it's just a matter of how much of your life you want to take back that has been stolen from you
"Public property" is a contradiction in terms, and a sure-fire way for authoritarian sociopaths to treat others unjustly
Our distinct lack of freedom is the issue and idea of our age...
The common denominator of socio-economic problems is government, and the irrational/unjust memes fostering it
Hernando de Soto's misguided ideas about property rights
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/commandingheights/shared/minitextlo/int_hernandodesoto.html
The illusion of property rights serves the interests of those in power to essentially harvest the products of the free-range slaves
Lack of understanding in economics and human motivation leads to fears about exploitation by property owners
Re-educate thyself in the nature of freedom: http://tolfa.us
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The fundamental difference between Marxism and Objectivism (property understood and applied) is logic
http://wiki.objectivismonline.net/wiki/Introduction_to_Objectivist_Epistemology
http://aynrandlexicon.com/lexicon/epistemology.html
http://aynrandlexicon.com/lexicon/objectivism.html
Most philosophers throughout history have denied the validity of the senses and thus forward illogical epistemology
Do you think that freedom should be the highest value for human beings?
Reason, purpose, and self-esteem all require freedom
Both personal and political freedom are necessary to live a life proper to a human being
Rationalizations for statist memes serve as sick substitutes for genuine choices in a free marketplace
The founders of Sudbury Valley School unfortunately incorporated "democratic" statism into an unschooling school (free school) environment - http://tinyurl.com/leukmc
Being told that you have "a voice" in a democracy is basically saying that you don't exist as a respectable person
The obedience meme is widespread, even among the liberty movement
Some have decided NOT to obey - Lauren Canario Eminent Domain Arrest (in 2005)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v-ElrlwnMrA
Is the lack of freedom in your life preferable to experiencing the consequences of living freely?
With the moral code of altruism, there is no end to the sacrifices and thus rationalizations
Only a tireless disobedient minority (of agorist intellectuals) can accelerate the process of achieving complete liberty
If you're not doing anything to protest the injustices of those in government, and if you're not demanding better behavior, nothing is going to change
Lots of wealthy businesspersons "legally" try to pay as little taxes as possible, which concedes the immoral premise of statism and emboldens statist oppressors
Civil disobedience--based on the principle of self-ownership and property rights--is the moral thing to do, because individuals should be respected
"Under a government which imprisons unjustly, the true place for a just man is also a prison." H.D.T.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civil_Disobedience_(Thoreau)
Reacting violently to political oppressors not only plays into the hands (fists and guns) of the authoritarian sociopaths, but it also leaves the authoritarian/obedience memes intact
Nothing trumps your mind, volition, and life
The greatest motivation and benefit of defying unjust demands is internal
Those who believe that they are moral must come to terms with enslaving and incarcerating rights-respecting individuals
Supporters, video cameras and the Internet are the primary methods of showing the immoral and unjust behavior of governmental "officials" (and shaming them)
Complying--remaining libertarian talkers--makes it seem as if injustice isn't happening
Stefan Molyneux's contrary messages: http://www.freedomainradio.com/Traffic_Jams/FDR_1448_working_for_the_state.mp3
http://www.freedomainradio.com/Traffic_Jams/FDR_1369_Tricky_Trollz.mp3
If we believe that it's moral and practical to obey, then neither those in government (nor bullies) will change their behavior as a consequence
You're never going to get a significant fraction of people on board the liberty movement unless you do disobey, and incur the consequences of the code of immorality that's being foisted on people
Violent resistance to governmental "officials" unjust demands basically would lead to your death and their death, and perhaps death of the liberty movement
The authoritarian/obedience meme has existed for centuries--but it's time to evolve, and it would be a shame if we didn't
Check out the activism in Keene, NH - http://freekeene.com
Freedom Roundtable - 2009 Liberty Forum - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZUAoeQ-6Q2o
In America, we have the rhetoric and pretense of freedom
The next-step challenge is to get rid of the behavioral contradictions, to walk the talk
All those in governmental schools need to listen to Brett's School Sucks Podcast - http://edu-lu-tion.com
The horrible injustice perpetrated on Irwin Schiff: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irwin_Schiff#Convictions_for_1997_through_2002_tax_years
Peter Schiff on his father, Irwin Schiff - http://motorhomediaries.com/schiff/
The immoral man whose job Schiff wants - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electoral_history_of_Christopher_Dodd
The IRS is an institution that is evil to the core--they aggress against rights-respecting persons and their property
Even if you're fully educated about complete liberty, as long as you comply with tyrannical attitudes, nothing really changes for the better
For the convenience of the government, and on account of his heroic efforts, Daniel is no longer part of the Navy:
http://immoralityofwar.blogspot.com/2009/09/day-131-end-of-my-military-enslavement.html
War is the health of the State, and the State promotes war, first and foremost on "it's citizens" via taxation and regulation
http://warisimmoral.com
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People protest a lot of things about government, but rarely its monopolization of so-called justice
Governmental tyranny boils down to violating property rights
If those in government were truly concerned about your rights, they wouldn't be the first ones to infringe on them
The epic myth of Libertarian slavery by Kevin Joseph Tull
http://www.libertyforall.net/?p=3018
BIG UPDATE regarding Daniel's enslavement in the Navy (HE'S BEEN RELEASED):
http://immoralityofwar.blogspot.com/2009/09/day-131-end-of-my-military-enslavement.html
Military contracts are invalid, as they are not based on freedom
GTMO prisoners who are depraved of due process are used as a tool for political fear-mongering
The U.S. military, via politicians, creates blowback threats to Americans, while violating their (and others') property rights in the process
The real issue is the rights-violations perpetrated by those in government; government itself is the main problem regarding threats to our lives and well-being
Psych 101: Locking up individuals for years without any due process would naturally foster homicidal (and suicidal) thoughts in them
All rights originate from property, first and foremost self-ownership
Imagine government running the cell phone industry...of course, the FCC and lobbyists have done a number on it already
The FCC extortionist and regulatory racket, which ultimately costs consumers billions and results in greatly inferior services:
http://wireless.fcc.gov/auctions/default.htm?job=auction_factsheet&id=73
http://cases.som.yale.edu/spectrum/
http://news.cnet.com/8301-10784_3-9955376-7.html
The fantasy of monopolistic justice will remain so
Returning to the four pieces of paper (the USC) won't fix the moral contradiction of government
You cannot be required to obey a contract once you disagree with it, which would be acting as if you no longer have volition
In other words, you can't sign--and bind yourself to--a valid contract without your consent throughout the entire contractual term
Walter Block's monstrous contractual contradiction: Privatizing Rivers and Voluntary Slave Contracts by Walter Block
http://www.lewrockwell.com/block/block134.html (links to his other papers within)
Using volition to deny volition involves concept-stealing: http://aynrandlexicon.com/lexicon/stolen_concept--fallacy_of.html
You have to be exercising volition in order to keep a contract, so a contract of enslavement is both unjust and epistemologically absurd
Clarity of concepts is key...
http://aynrandlexicon.com/lexicon/epistemology.html
http://aynrandlexicon.com/lexicon/definitions.html
People who use, or advocate the use of, initiatory force against others (or even themselves) exempt themselves from rational, volitional discussion
Excluding competition in the realm of justice is itself a form of injustice - http://www.logicallearning.net/libertylaissez-f.html
Why are you doing this to me? Why do you hate me so much? by samadamscw
http://www.dailypaul.com/node/105656
Jan Helfeld checkmates Bill Richardson on Government and Rights
http://www.janhelfeld.com/video/35/bill-richardson-on-goverment-and-rights.html
Stefan Molyneux checkmates Jan Helfeld on the contradictions of minarchism:
http://www.anarchism-wow.com/2009/08/30/fdr1445-stefan-molyneux-jan-helfeld-debate-anarchism-versis-minarchism/
http://www.freedomainradio.com/Traffic_Jams/FDR_1445_jan_helfeld_debate.mp3
No one possesses the right to initiate force against others, so it can't be delegated to those in government either
Miniarchism is statism in principle, so advocating it means that the irrational, immoral, unjust meme of government remains intact
Dear Robert Ringer, by Carl Watner
http://www.voluntaryist.com/forthcoming/anopenletter.php
Bill of Law by Michael van Notten - http://completeliberty.com/chapter8.php#153
Root striking Hans Hoppe: http://www.lewrockwell.com/podcast/?p=episode&name=2009-08-18_130_the_economics_of_world_government.mp3
Either you have property rights or you don't; public property is a contradiction in terms
When government exists, disobedience is the ultimate crime
Once the "legitimacy" of government is shattered, the people in it have nothing left but violence (just like a petty thug on the street)
"The mark of a truly civilized society should be 'the triumph of persuasion over force'" C.W.
If you advocate coercion, you're advocating a worse off life for yourself
Let's have protection without violation of our rights!
Fears, lack of trust, and obedience to authority all contribute to pseudo self-esteem and controlling others
Government is the last link in the corrupt philosophical chain, representing a culture of mediocrity
What's good for the individual is good for the collective, but not vice versa
Brett's new educational podcast and site - http://schoolsucks.podomatic.com and http://edu-lu-tion.com
Visit http://warisimmoral.com for more info from Daniel
True justice agencies will focus on restoring victims, not creating them
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