Complete Liberty Podcast
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

WHY AYN RAND? SOME ALTERNATE ANSWERS by MICHAEL HUEMER

http://www.cato-unbound.org/2010/01/22/michael-huemer/why-ayn-rand-some-alternate-answers/

 

Human beings should be rationally self-interested

Modern politics stems from denial of self-ownership, among other things

What we have is a world of deficient self-esteem

Egoism doesn't demand that others sacrifice for one's own sake

http://aynrandlexicon.com/lexicon/selfishness.html

http://aynrandlexicon.com/lexicon/virtue.html

Objectivist ethics is a reality-based ethics

 

WHY AYN RAND? ANSWERS AND SOME QUESTIONS FOR DISCUSSION by DOUGLAS B. RASMUSSEN

http://www.cato-unbound.org/2010/01/18/douglas-b-rasmussen/why-ayn-rand-answers-and-some-questions-for-discussion/

 

THE WINNOWING OF AYN RAND by RODERICK LONG

http://www.cato-unbound.org/2010/01/20/roderick-long/the-winnowing-of-ayn-rand/

 

Rational Ethics: Rational Oughts vs. Deontology by XOmniverse

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NKM27XazuQc

A Basic Introduction to Rational Ethics by Shawn Huckabay

http://completeliberty.ning.com/forum/topics/a-basic-introduction-to

Rational Ethics: Introduction, Part 1 by XOmniverse

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xTXMwFG1jPQ

 

The key is to live in the present moment, appreciating that you are alive!

Your happiness is the ultimate defiance of death

Since life is the standard of value, an indefinite lifespan is a profound goal

When people don't rid their lives of self-sacrifice, our culture suffers greatly

 

The Nature Of The Matrix: Red and blue pills (psychology meetup discussion)

http://www.meetup.com/The-San-Diego-Psychology-Meetup-Group/calendar/12375612/

http://media.libsyn.com/media/hmfb/psychmeetupMATRIX.mp3

 

bumper music "Born To Be Alive" by Disco Kings

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Direct download: Episode_101_-_Objectivist_ethics_and_Randian_views.mp3
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Government and Katrina...
20/20 - Politically Incorrect Guide To Politics - Pt. 3 of 6
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vuL8teeuJD8&NR=1

Governmentally controlled roads should be abolished, based on respect for property rights; highways and byways should be privately owned

Imagine if all the people in government, and those they drag into their morass, were not throwing away their productivity; if government were no more, then everyone would be productive, trading value for value

"City services" aren't services; they are coercive monopolies funded via extortion; those in government can't "own" anything, because their so-called property and jurisdiction are based on coerced communism

Imagine no more DMV, TSA, and other tyrannical organizations...
Imagine amazing advances in free market transportation...
Imagine amazing advances advances in life-extension...
Imagine the newfound levels of respect (of self and others) in a society of complete liberty...

Visit http://larkenrose.com
I'm Allowed to Rob You! (root-striking video by Larken)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ngpsJKQR_ZE

Imagine no more government-controlled schools, no more mass statist indoctrination robbing kids of their autonomy, self-esteem, creativity, and intrinsic motivation to learn...
http://schoolsucksproject.com

Imagine no more soldiers following foolish orders, no more statist militarism and senseless battles and wars...
http://warisimmoral.com
Army's new all-terrain vehicle debuts in Afghanistan
http://www.mcclatchydc.com/117/story/81213.html

The roots of statism are in the authoritarian/obedience memes of the family
On Truth: The Tyranny of Illusion by Stefan Molyneux
http://freedomainradio.com/Books/OnTruthTheTyrannyofIllusion.aspx
Honoring The Self by Nathaniel Branden
http://www.amazon.com/Honoring-Self-Self-Esteem-Personal-Tranformation/dp/0553268147
The Art Of Self-Discovery by Nathaniel Branden
http://www.nathanielbranden.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=38

Imagine if individuals on society developed a mindset that doesn't accept anything less than respectful, peaceful relationships (including kids)...

PSA by the Governator

bumper music "Imagine" by John Lennon
http://www.johnlennon.com/

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Civil Disobedience? - The Freedomain Radio Roundtable - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q3jcon9ffNw
CD activism has typically been collectivistic in nature, thus not achieving freedom for individuals
Individual sovereignty is the ultimate goal of complete liberty
Statist media and memes make our political situation quite difficult
Most people believe that the status quo is the best way of doing things
Does Monopoly Create Wealth? by Jeffrey A. Tucker
http://www.lewrockwell.com/tucker/tucker124.html
Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo sentenced to 11 years on 'subversion' charges
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/12/24/AR2009122401564.html
The porn industry is thriving, despite its major lack of copyright enforcement
Proper Intellectual Property by Gene DeNardo
http://www.nolanchart.com/article6830.html
IP laws create conflict between what producers and consumers want
CDs have gone the way of the dodo bird
Even with a seller/buyer contract, it's not binding on third parties
There are No Good Arguments for Intellectual Property by Stephan Kinsella
http://blog.mises.org/archives/009499.asp
People's arguments are typically emotion-based and coupled with fallacies
Most people start with the invalid premise that freedom doesn't work
Coercion doesn't work, and it contradicts the nature of human consciousness to make decisions
The brain was not designed...
http://www.amazon.com/Kluge-Haphazard-Construction-Human-Mind/dp/0618879641
Legalese is nonsensical verbiage that serves those interested in coercive power
Do any lawyers and judges study justice as a science?
Recent San Diego freedom activism...
Governmental extortion via property tax (parts 1 and 2)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j6NCwmsfe4E - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iMyOWqwpfyE
Taking on the California DMV - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=41ZY5LSDEZA
So-called representative government fundamentally denies self-responsibility
"Public property," being a contradiction in terms, is actually statist property, controlled by authoritarian sociopaths
Intellectual Property and Libertarianism by Stephan Kinsella
http://mises.org/daily/3863
Minarchism (any government) violates the principle of non-initiation of force
Those who involve themselves in government are thus engaged in criminal activities
The Case Against IP: A Concise Guide by Stephan Kinsella
http://mises.org/story/3682
A status quo creator perspective can foster control freakishness, and thus violations of others' property rights
Both democracies and monarchies plunder people, as they are on the continuum of insane behavior by human beings
Avatar raises interesting issues of consciousness and self-ownership
Dissecting Boldrin and Levine: An Alternate View of Intellectual Property by John deLaubenfels
http://www.strike-the-root.com/91/delaubenfels/delaubenfels1.html
Trying to control others' property is not only unjust; it also isn't good business
IP laws essentially turn all consumers into potential "criminals," even though they've not violated anyone's property rights
It's not good business to try to control what customers can and cannot do with what they buy (despite what Steve Jobs believes)
Will it blend? - http://www.blendtec.com/willitblend/
Government is the preeminent example of unhealthy human minds scheming to rope people into services and products not of their choosing
Stephen's Remix Challenge - http://www.colbertnation.com/the-colbert-report-videos/216595/january-21-2009/stephen-s-remix-challenge
The Best Stephen Colbert / Lawrence Lessig Interview Remix - by Ludachrist - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f_w1FR67AXs
Colbert Remix Challenge - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cyVqkEr0I1E&NR=1
Stephen Colbert's green screen challenge... http://www.colboard.com/cn/greenscreen.php
That which is moral is practical
IP Crimes and Vices by Jeffrey A. Tucker
http://www.lewrockwell.com/tucker/tucker143.html
The ins and outs of the word "epoch"... ;)
You can't legislate morality; the punishment model of human behavior is sick and twisted
The marketplace involves constant emulation and improvement
Things in the public domain are used for further creativity and few choose to plagiarize
Buffy vs Edward: Twilight Remixed -- [original version] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RZwM3GvaTRM
What we need is a magic freedom squeegee, to deal with the magic statist soap
Taking responsibility is the main aspect of living freely
Further reading... Modern Day Protectionism by Vedad Krehic
http://www.lewrockwell.com/orig10/krehic1.1.1.html
Check out Daniel's site: http://warisimmoral.com
Brett's School Sucks Podcast: http://schoolsucksproject.com
Complete Liberty IP Chapter: http://completeliberty.com/chapter6.php
audio version: http://completeliberty.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=208107
bumper music "Zero Sum" by Nine Inch Nails
http://nin.com

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Direct download: Episode_99_-_No_logical_arguments_for_Intellectual_Property.mp3
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Let's hope this next decade will be better than the last one regarding prospects for freedom...
Back to Basics on Property and Competition by Jeffrey A. Tucker
http://www.lewrockwell.com/tucker/tucker129.html
Property rights aren't respected by governments in civilization; "laws" created by a coercive monopoly infringe on them daily
People in the marketplace are the ones who respect property rights, not government
Laws, and the people who make (and interpret) them, seek to control others, not respect freedom and justice
Property rights exist to make distinctions concerning who owns what and who can therefore utilize what, without conflict or confusion
Plagiarism is generally frowned up, and provides a marketplace check against confusion and fraud charges
The tentacles of statism in the realm of IP are pervasive, as are the unseen costs of IP laws
"Anti-trust" law was created by gangsters with no good intentions
A "competitive" marketplace is just one in which people bring values to others unimpeded
An Objectivist Recants on IP
http://blog.mises.org/archives/011162.asp
The principle of self-ownership represents the unification of liberty and property
IP fosters rampant legal conflict, on account of it contradicting real property rights
The first serious critique I read against IP (hat tip to Ian Freeman of http://freetalklive.com)...
Against Intellectual Property by Stephan Kinsella
http://mises.org/journals/jls/15_2/15_2_1.pdf
Classic J. Neil: Informational Property — Logorights
http://jneilschulman.rationalreview.com/2009/12/classic-j-neil-informational-property-logorights/
The human brain is arguably the most complex thing in the known universe, a massively parallel processor
Our future, perhaps...The Intelligent Universe by Ray Kurzweil
http://www.kurzweilai.net/meme/frame.html?main=/articles/art0534.html
Big picture stuff...The Age of Spiritual Machines: Timeline by Raymond Kurzweil
http://www.kurzweilai.net/meme/frame.html?main=/articles/art0274.html
Once patterns of information are released into the marketplace, individuals will likely seek to duplicate them (without conflict)
Again, trying to control duplicates of what you've created leads to conflict with others' property rights, as well as more statism and unintended business consequences
Complete Liberty IP Chapter: http://completeliberty.com/chapter6.php
audio version: http://completeliberty.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=208107
Holding back progress in the name of the state by Kent McManigal
http://www.examiner.com/examiner/x-5723-Albuquerque-Libertarian-Examiner~y2009m10d18-Holding-back-progress-in-the-name-of-the-state
Stay tuned for more videos of activism in San Diego, including my recent trip to the DMV
http://youtube.com/completeliberty
http://youtube.com/hotforliberty
bumper music "Master Of Puppets" by Metallica
http://metallica.com/

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