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