Fri, 13 February 2015
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Fri, 30 January 2015
The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma by Bessel van der Kolk, M.D.
http://www.amazon.com/The-Body-Keeps-Score-Healing/dp/0670785938
Power Under: Trauma And Nonviolent Social Change by Steven Wineman
http://www.traumaandnonviolence.com
some counters to "resource depletion" arguments...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abundance:_The_Future_Is_Better_Than_You_Think
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Ultimate_Resource
Guard Your Family Against a Major Unseen Stressor
A free online self-improvement course by psychotherapist Peter Gerlach
http://sfhelp.org
Was your childhood normal (healthy)? How do you know?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qxY0guDvS-s
Were you traumatized as a child? How do you know?
http://youtu.be/Zo1RBWNT5Ts
Are you an EFFECTIVE parent? Were your parents effective?
http://youtu.be/OHf3J4P-6Fg
Are you distorting reality? How do you know?
http://youtu.be/NeYpFER6iyA
What is a "Grown Wounded Child" (GWC)?
http://youtu.be/G8INyxX6VNI
bumper music “Instrumental - Gayatri Mantra (Flute,Sitar & Santoor)”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X6czBEQi73c
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Sun, 18 January 2015
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Fri, 29 August 2014
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Sun, 25 May 2014
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Wed, 7 May 2014
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Sun, 13 April 2014
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Wed, 23 October 2013
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Wed, 24 July 2013
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Mon, 17 June 2013
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Fri, 10 May 2013
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Thu, 25 April 2013
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Thu, 17 January 2013
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Tue, 11 December 2012
http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2012/10/ridesharing-startups-hit-with-cease-and-desist-by-california-regulator/
Opting Out of the State by Sheldon Richman
http://c4ss.org/content/14302
http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/lookout/secession-petitions-now-filed-50-states-183500440.html
learn about the statist legal matrix...
http://marcstevens.net
Those working for the coercive organization called "government" also have a need to respect others--which the nature of their organization demands that they sacrifice
Nonviolent Communication Live With Marshall Rosenberg - Session 1 - Oct 4th 2011 - CNVC.org
http://youtu.be/9E7lQlwNdgk
Nonviolent Communication Live With Marshall Rosenberg - Session 2 - Oct 26th 2011 - CNVC.org
http://youtu.be/uB6N5NOxabA
Marshall Rosenberg on Nonviolent Communication - CNVC.org
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Ori6308ilQ
http://happinesscounseling.com/happiness-resources/
Paul Chappell Talk On Waging Peace
http://youtu.be/JRAOANK__r4
http://www.paulkchappell.com/videos/
http://iraqpaperscissors.com
Talk - Dahr Jamail - Soldiers Who Refuse to Fight in Iraq and Afghanistan
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=srHpERHNwKM
http://www.haymarketbooks.org/pb/The-Will-to-Resist
Please email me if you'd like to participate in an upcoming group:
http://happinesscounseling.com/group-sessions-2/
bumper music "From The Heart" by Hoobastank
http://hoobastank.com/
to comment, please go to http://completeliberty.com/magazine/category/91697
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Mon, 19 November 2012
Direct download: Episode_174_-_Breaking_Free_part_seven.mp3
Category: podcasts
-- posted at: 4:26am EST
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Mon, 8 October 2012
Breaking Free by Nathaniel Branden
http://books.google.com/books/about/Breaking_free.html?id=2U8dAQAAMAAJ
The Questions:
1. Was it your parents' practice to punish you or discipline you by striking or beating you?
2. Did your parents project that they believed in your basic goodness? Or did they project that they saw you as bad or worthless or evil?
3. Did your parents project that they believed in your intellectual and creative potentialities? Or did they project that they saw you as mediocre or stupid or inadequate?
4. In your parents' expectations concerning your behavior and performance, did they take cognizance of your knowledge, needs, interest and context? Or were you confronted by expectations and demands that were overwhelming and beyond your ability to satisfy?
Please download this very helpful 14page PDF about nonviolent communication:
http://happinesscounseling.com/NVC_Intro.pdf
bumper music "Fantaisie-Impromptu" by Frederic Chopin
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fantaisie-Impromptu
to comment, please go to http://completeliberty.com/magazine/category/91697
Direct download: Episode_172_-_Breaking_Free_part_five.mp3
Category: podcasts
-- posted at: 11:21am EST
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Tue, 3 April 2012
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Sat, 31 December 2011
http://aynrandlexicon.com/lexicon/objectivism.html
and its five branches:
http://aynrandlexicon.com/lexicon/metaphysics.html
http://aynrandlexicon.com/lexicon/epistemology.html
http://aynrandlexicon.com/lexicon/morality.html
http://aynrandlexicon.com/lexicon/politics.html
http://aynrandlexicon.com/lexicon/esthetics.html
Passing moral judgment (on oneself and others) tends to diminish the ability of getting one's needs met, because it represents an unexpressed (or poorly expressed) need
Were there any "noble savages"? Definitely no noble States
Science Saturday: War of the Doves (Robert Wright & John Horgan)
http://bloggingheads.tv/diavlogs/31183
Science Saturday: War and Peace (John Horgan & Steven Pinker)
http://bloggingheads.tv/diavlogs/39138
Science Saturday: The Anthropology of War (John Horgan & Brian Ferguson)
http://bloggingheads.tv/diavlogs/14196
http://www.cnvc.org/Training/feelings-inventory
http://www.cnvc.org/Training/needs-inventory
http://en.nvcwiki.com/index.php/Restorative_justice
Triggering fear, guilt, and shame in others tends to engender diminished good will and empathy; nonviolent communication tends to engender increased good will and empathy
To live in a world in which people only do those things that they truly want to do will entail a psychological (and political) paradigm shift
bumper music "Something Very Pure" by Mystical Sun
http://www.mysticalsun.com/
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Mon, 5 December 2011
In this episode I cover the Appendix - Parenting Styles: The Relevance of Culture, Class, and Race in the book Unconditional Parenting: Moving From Rewards And Punishments To Love And Reason by Alfie Kohn
http://www.unconditionalparenting.com/up/
Love is both a feeling and a need
Collectivistic cultures tend to minimize or even disfavor self-interest and self-actualization, which leads to repressed feelings, e.g., of resentment and depression
When parents spank children, they inflict pain and induce fear in them, i.e., fear of parental "authority," which sends a really confused and contradictory message to them about their own individuality and choice--and it perversely mixes notions of love with violence. Basically, violating the rights of children doesn't help them flourish.
Lenient parenting methods are just as lopsided as punitive parenting methods. They don't teach children respectful ways to express feelings and get needs met, while meeting the needs of others. It's important for parents to express their feelings in relation to their unmet needs, and be advocates for getting their needs met as much as children do.
Many thanks to Alfie Kohn for putting such a book of useful information about parenting into the world. May the memes of unconditional parenting spread far and wide, so that adults learn that there are life-enriching, win/win ways to get needs met in families, and children therefore grow up healthy and happy. :)
Youth Voices on Peacemaking and Conflict Resolution
http://www.goodradioshows.org/peaceTalksL84.htm
Marshall Rosenberg 6-09 When Authority Destroys Creativity from NVC Training Course
http://www.amazon.com/Nonviolent-Communication-Training-Course/dp/1591794439
bumper music "Joyful Wonder" by Ott
http://www.ottsonic.net/
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Sat, 15 October 2011
In this episode I cover the second half of Chapter Ten: The Child's Perspective in the book Unconditional Parenting: Moving From Rewards And Punishments To Love And Reason by Alfie Kohn
http://www.unconditionalparenting.com/up/
http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/empathy
An assortment of helpful nonviolent communication resources I've compiled (2MB download of PDFs)
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/7585370/NVCcompilation.zip
Our culture has a tough time with the idea of self-centeredness, similar to the notion of selfishness; Ayn Rand helped clarify:
http://aynrandlexicon.com/lexicon/selfishness.html
http://aynrandlexicon.com/lexicon/contradictions.html
You are your highest value, first and foremost, which enables you to see others as their own highest value--thus, neither sacrificing oneself to others, nor others to oneself
A world of selfless people is not one in which people are getting their needs met
A profound way to explore your inner-self, especially your child-self--The Art Of Self-Discovery
http://www.nathanielbranden.com/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=21_23&products_id=38
http://digg.com/news/technology/steve_jobs_narrates_never_aired_version_of_think_different_commercial
bumper music "A New World" by Antinomie
couldn't find link; closest site - http://www.myspace.com/nemystic
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Sat, 30 July 2011
In this episode I cover the first half of Chapter Eight: Love Without Strings Attached in the book Unconditional Parenting: Moving From Rewards And Punishments To Love And Reason by Alfie Kohn
http://www.unconditionalparenting.com/up/
Some of Ayn Rand's views on love...
http://aynrandlexicon.com/lexicon/love.html
Life is what you make of it; your sense of life essentially colors your experiences yet doesn't alter objective reality; no one's needs ought to be sacrificed in the process of living happily
Nonviolent communication is truly a language of life, essential for adults and children--for families
http://cnvc.org
http://nvcworld.com
Instead of offer criticism, strive to complain effectively...
http://healthymindfitbody.com/2011/06/12/73-complaining-effectively-with-psychologist-guy-winch-part-1/
http://healthymindfitbody.com/2011/06/20/74-complaining-effectively-with-psychologist-guy-winch-part-2/
Helpful and comprehensive psychotherapeutic workbook to compassionately connect you with your own child-self, among other subconscious facets: The Art Of Self-Discovery
http://www.nathanielbranden.com/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=21_23&products_id=38
Peace Talks Radio interview with Jorge Rubio, an NVC trainer (40mins)
http://www.goodradioshows.org/peaceTalksL05.htm
You're welcome to join the Complete Liberty fb fan page:
http://facebook.com/completeliberty/
Nonviolent communication thread...
Open NVC Sessions...
http://completeliberty.com/forum/topic/13
bumper music "Do you do you love me" by Nina
http://www.ninagoddess.com/
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Sun, 17 July 2011
In this episode I cover Chapter Seven: Principles Of Unconditional Parenting in the book Unconditional Parenting: Moving From Rewards And Punishments To Love And Reason by Alfie Kohn
http://www.unconditionalparenting.com/up/
bringing parents and children together...
http://takingchildrenseriously.com
Parental rationalizations for coercing children are quite similar to governmental rationalizations for coercing "citizens"
we are fallible beings, so making mistakes is a natural part of life
http://www.logicallearning.net/libertyourownima.html
"Children construct a theory about their own motives based in part on our assumptions about their motives, and then they act accordingly: 'You think I'm just plain bad and need to be controlled all the time? Fine. Watch me act as though you're right.'" Kohn p.211
"We can help kids to develop good values by treating them as though they were already motivated by those values. They thereby come to believe what's best about themselves and live up to our trust in them." Kohn p.213
It's clear that parents need to learn the process of nonviolent communication, so they can foster win/win, life-enriching interactions with children, in which no one's needs are sacrificed
http://nvcworld.com
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attachment_parenting
some post-porcfest 2011 details...
NSP - Jul 2, 2011 - Co-host: JT & Guests: Sovereign Curtis and Calvin
http://www.marcstevens.net/nsp-commercial-free/474-nsp20110702.html
bumper music "Voyager" by Antinomie (couldn't find link)
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Mon, 23 May 2011
Governments try to prevent individuals from making their own choices, such as where they travel and what work they do--branding individuals with passports and visas facilitates controlling them
Nation-states are human farms, which indoctrinate their "livestock" in memes of obedience, submissiveness, and fear of punishment, so that economic parasitism is seen as necessary and proper
Lack of trust in individuals is a main reason we have statism, and it's self-perpetuating
In contrast, parenting that meets the needs of children--for respect, choice, autonomy, and love--enables a society to flourish without desires for coercion and punishment, i.e., without people trying to control others via government
A life proper to a human being requires getting one's need met for justice (among many vital needs)
New podcast by my friend Joey Hill, hosted at http://cafelibertalia.com
http://asktheanarchist.blogspot.com/
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Ask-the-Anarchist-Podcast/143189079081459
http://www.libertaliafoundation.org/
http://www.hawaii.edu/powerkills/NOTE1.HTM (death by government)
http://mises.org/etexts/defensemyth.pdf (the myth of national defense)
http://www.cnvc.org/ (center for nonviolent communication)
bumper music "Fear Of Domination" by Fear Of Domination
http://www.fearofdomination.com/
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Mon, 28 February 2011
Guest Oliver Heuler from Germany http://heuler.de/ and http://voluntarist.de/ (Google Chrome browser can translate into English on the fly:)
Re: FDR 1007: A third way http://board.freedomainradio.com/forums/p/14090/119868.aspx
Oliver's handiwork...
Obama will resign as president http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NxjkatKuwRM
http://www.freedomainradio.com/Traffic_Jams/FDR_1837_nonviolent_communication_Roundtable.mp3
http://www.freedomainradio.com/Traffic_Jams/FDR_1836_NVC_Intro.mp3
Nonviolent communication simply means connecting with feelings and needs
Needs for safety, security, and comfort need not come at the expense of needs for justice, autonomy, independence, choice, and respect
Two invaluable parenting books:
Respectful Parents, Respectful Kids: 7 Keys to Turn Family Conflict into Cooperation by Sura Hart and Victoria Kindle Hodson
http://www.nonviolentcommunication.com/store/product_info.php?products_id=48
and
Unconditional Parenting by Alfie Kohn
http://www.unconditionalparenting.com/up/
No Contest: The Case Against Competition by Alfie Kohn
http://www.alfiekohn.org/books/nc.htm
When Competition Leads To Conflict (audio interview w/ Kohn)
http://www.goodradioshows.org/peaceTalksL49.htm
Spirituality, rationally understood, pertains to a heightened awareness of one's internal and external worlds
Primitive cultures fostered conformity to the tribe - http://www.logicallearning.net/libearlyhumancon.html
Your interpretations and assessments of past experiences tend to be more important than those past experiences themselves
Change your thoughts and change your feelings
http://www.feelinggood.com/
Value judgments can be distinguished from moral judgments, and there's nothing more foundational than connecting the former with feelings and needs
http://www.cnvc.org/Training/feelings-inventory
http://www.cnvc.org/Training/needs-inventory
Max-Neef on Human Needs and Human-scale Development - http://www.rainforestinfo.org.au/background/maxneef.htm
transcendence, integration, autonomy, and connection may be our four basic drives
http://porctherapy.com/2011/02/09/porc-therapy-117-nvc-feedback-ii/
http://freekeene.com/2011/02/21/wmur-reports-on-free-keene/
Battleground: Keene
http://www.wmur.com/video/26935273/detail.html
bumper music "Carry You" by VNV Nation
http://www.vnvnation.com/
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Tue, 15 February 2011
Law-Abiding Citizens Heart Gangsters by Kevin Carson
http://c4ss.org/content/2873
State of the Police State: more bad cops than good by Garry Reed
http://www.examiner.com/libertarian-in-dallas/state-of-the-police-state-more-bad-cops-than-good
http://www.examiner.com/libertarian-in-dallas/state-of-the-police-state-continued
No legalized monopoly of coercion in the realm of supposed justice will ever provide justice (coercive monopolies always provide the lowest quality at the highest cost)
The domination memes of our culture do not meet people's need for autonomy
Connecting with people empathetically enables recognition of these truths
Anarchy vs. Barney Fife by Mark R. Crovelli
http://www.lewrockwell.com/crovelli/crovelli50.1.html
Government can be seen as cannibalization of the human race; it's the main institution that eats away at our opportunities on a daily basis as well as our future possibilities in the marketplace
What's So Funny about Put-down Humor and Teasing
http://www.goodradioshows.org/peaceTalksL87.htm
The Basics of Non Violent Communication 1.1 (making natural giving possible)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M-129JLTjkQ
some helpful tips for encounters with the cops
http://flexyourrights.org/10_Rules
Home> Public Outreach> How do we educate? (an NVC discussion)
http://completeliberty.com/forum/topic/7/page/1
2011 Liberty Getaway 5-day cruise to Bermuda (registration deadline March 1st)
http://www.btwcruises.com/rw/view/475
http://freedomcamp.wikispaces.com/
bumper music "Bad Boys Bad Boys" by Inner Circle
http://www.innercircle-reggae.com/
star wars cops
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4MMAoOPa0Pg
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Thu, 3 February 2011
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Sun, 23 January 2011
Guest Brett from http://schoolsucksproject.com
are they out there?...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SETI@home
Recommended cool science podcast...
http://radio.seti.org/
The biggest problem on the planet for humans is the widespread, institutionalized use of coercion by coercive monopolies--i.e., governments--and the mass obedience to their demands to follow irrational and unjust laws
Two Steps to Anarchy by John Kindley
http://www.peoplevstate.com/?p=653
a prime example of governmental meddling in commerce and trade...
A plan for new U.S. jobs, from China by John Pomfret
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/01/18/AR2011011806485.html
Without being able to opt-out of governmentally imposed arbitrary "jurisdiction," our rights are violated and we can't exercise our freedom from contract; thus, our needs for justice, autonomy, and choice are unmet
Monitoring America by Dana Priest and William M. Arkin
http://projects.washingtonpost.com/top-secret-america/articles/monitoring-america/print/
It's not possible to achieve justice within the governmental system of injustice
Do Authoritarians understand Libertarians?
http://aynrkey.blogspot.com/2010/09/do-authoritarians-understand.html
2011 Liberty Getaway 5-day cruise to Bermuda (registration deadline March 1st)
http://www.btwcruises.com/rw/view/475
http://freedomcamp.wikispaces.com/
bumper music "World In My Eyes" by Depeche Mode
http://www.depechemode.com/
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Wed, 12 January 2011
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Wed, 22 December 2010
Guests Brett from http://schoolsucksproject.com and Daniel from http://warisimmoral.com
Needs Inventory | The Center for Nonviolent Communication
http://www.cnvc.org/Training/needs-inventory
So many vital needs of kids are not being met by parents and school systems, such as clarity, respect, choice, autonomy, and independence
People doing things that they don't really want to do tends to disconnect them from their feelings and needs, causing a host of problems
Principles — Ayn Rand Lexicon
http://aynrandlexicon.com/lexicon/principles.html
Raising Children Compassionately by Marshall Rosenberg
http://www.naturalchild.org/marshall_rosenberg/rcc.html
Getting people to do things via punishments or rewards doesn't appeal to internal motivation, thus harming the quality of connection and producing conflict
Punished by Rewards: The Trouble with Gold Stars, Incentive Plans, A's, Praise, and Other Bribes by Alfie Kohn
http://www.alfiekohn.org/books/pbr.htm
Why Real-Time Relationships is clearly superior to its contemporaries.... [Actually, RTR lacks some key aspects of NVC]
http://freedomainradio.com/BOARD/forums/p/24371/188994.aspx#188994
Surrendering our autonomy need to "authorities" is commonly demanded in our domination culture of coercive institutions
Hornberger's Blog - WikiLeaks: Conformists vs. Individualists
http://www.fff.org/blog/jghblog2010-12-02.asp
The WikiLeaks effect (cartoon)
http://reason.com/archives/2010/12/03/friday-funnies
Powerful and Bad in 2009: Scientific American Podcast
http://www.scientificamerican.com/podcast/episode.cfm?id=powerful-and-bad-in-2009-09-12-31
Authoritarian/conformist indoctrination runs quite deep in our culture, to the point that people's good intentions serve need's denying means
Self-responsibility and its Effects on Obedience and Aggression
http://www.logicallearning.net/obedience.html
bumper music "Children" by Robert Miles
http://www.robert-miles.com/
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Sat, 11 December 2010
Guests Brett from http://schoolsucksproject.com and Daniel from http://warisimmoral.com
Taking what other people do and say personally (rather than just as tragic expressions of unmet needs) contributes to the violent communication process
Attributing the cause of our feelings to things outside ourselves prevents us from taking responsibility for our feelings
http://logicallearning.net/ResponsibilityForFeelings.mp3
With nonviolent communication, you separate your observation of what the other person (or yourself) did or said from your evaluation of it; unsolicited evaluations foster antagonism
http://www.cnvc.org/Training/NVC-Concepts
classic scene from Bee Movie posted on http://marcstevens.net
Still wasting time voting? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=esO2WJZxpYY
Throughout history people have used morality as a weapon to get others to do things, which stems from how parents deal with their children--in which battles of the wills are common
Focusing on feelings and needs rather than moral judgments fosters understanding and compassion; in both parenting and education, this process is commonly lacking, and vital needs, such as respect, are neglected
Raising Children Compassionately by Marshall Rosenberg
http://www.naturalchild.org/marshall_rosenberg/rcc.html
The labeling of others, in addition to being disabling, also leads us to being disconnected from needs for authenticity and respect
It's not the job of parents to "make them behave"; violence begets violence
The need for autonomy needs to be fulfilled
bumper music "We're All To Blame" by Sum 41
http://www.sum41.com/
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Thu, 2 December 2010
Brett joins me from http://schoolsucksproject.com
Nonviolent communication achieves clarity and understanding without the typical seen and unseen costs of arguments
Even if a person expresses disinterest in communication, then you can still guess his or her feelings and needs behind that sentiment, thus keeping the empathetic connection
http://www.cnvc.org/Training/feelings-inventory
http://www.cnvc.org/Training/needs-inventory
http://www.celebrateempathy.com/NVC_Intro.pdf
Diagnosing, moralizing, and judging others is the death knell for the empathic process--and thus for getting our needs met
Attributing the cause of our feelings to things outside ourselves prevents us from taking responsibility for our feelings
clip from the NVC audiobook by Marshall Rosenberg...
http://logicallearning.net/ResponsibilityForFeelings.mp3
Punishing through inducing fear is terribly widespread in human culture, e.g., "law-enforcement"--which utterly fails to meet our needs for respect and choice
as are all aspects of "pop behaviorism" - http://www.alfiekohn.org/
Child Rearing Practices of Distant Ancestors Foster Morality, Compassion in Kids
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/09/100921163709.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attachment_parenting
The Comprachicos by Ayn Rand
http://xanthippaschamberpot.files.wordpress.com/2009/11/ayn-rand-the-comprachicos.pdf
Being grounded in ourselves, in our own feelings and needs, is the true self-centeredness that enables us to understand and connect with others
http://aynrandlexicon.com/lexicon/self-interest.html
Crisis And Leviathan: Critical Episodes in the Growth of American Government by Robert Higgs
http://www.independent.org/store/book_detail.asp?bookID=15
Sign up now for the Liberty Getaway Cruise in Nov 2011
http://www.btwcruises.com/rw/view/475
http://freedomcamp.wikispaces.com/
Parenting with Nonviolent Communication (NVC) - CNVC Certified NVC Trainer Inbal Kashtan discusses and demonstrates how to work with the incessant "no" from a child
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IQO7h9MNCqI
bumper music "Empathy" by Tears Of Technology
http://tearsoftechnology.com/
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Tue, 23 November 2010
Guests Brett from http://schoolsucksproject.com and Daniel from http://warisimmoral.com
Burt Rutan's private space flight venture
http://www.scaled.com/
http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/xprize_success_040929.html http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LXNkUNP75-Q
http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/xprize_full_coverage.html http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nNocVYQzFts
Anger and Domination Systems by Marshall B. Rosenberg, Ph.D.
http://www.nwcompass.org/anger_and_domination.html
Win/win scenarios, based on nonviolent communication, enable us to meet in the field beyond right-doing and wrong-doing
Domination systems, such as modern education and the military--and governments in general--require:
1. Suppression of self
2. Moralistic judgments
3. Amtssprache (this expression was used by Nazi officials to describe a bureaucratic language that denies choice, with words like should, have to, ought)
4. The crucial concept of deserve
To ascribe an evil nature to children is the root of all evil
The entire "corrections system" designed by those in government is based on punishment and false penitence
Thus, the institutions of government and religion are inherently anti-self-esteem
Moralizing, judging, criticizing, accusing, and even diagnosing are all tragic expressions of unidentified feelings and unmet needs--which tend to ensure NOT getting one's own needs met
As biological and further as rational beings, we all have the same universal needs
http://www.cnvc.org/Training/needs-inventory
Humans' technological progress and increases in productivity are in spite of the debilitating meme of statism; without statism, we'd be FAR more advanced
Teaching that people are deserving of punishment assists in making violence against them enjoyable
A Film To End All Wars! part 1 of 15
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EFz069t7eOo
Punishment, particularly collective punishment, is part and parcel of war--total dehumanization of individuals
http://collateralmurder.com
Shame and guilt-tripping are not effective ways to promote authentic, intrinsically motivated, change in others
The Basics of Non Violent Communication 1.1 (highly recommended 3-4 hr workshop)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M-129JLTjkQ
Our emotions are part of an emotional motivation system alerting us to our needs
Our thinking in domination systems gives rise to anger against others and enemy imagery
It's important and healthy to consciously replace the phrase "I am angry because you/they..." with "I am angry because I am needing..."
National Opt Out Day (and perhaps protect yourself with leather undergarments;)
http://aynrkey.blogspot.com/2010/11/national-opt-out-day.html
bumper music "Domination" by Alizarin
http://www.alizarinmusic.com/
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Sun, 14 November 2010
Nonviolent communication: a language of life By Marshall B. Rosenberg
http://books.google.com/books?id=nY4tDDO93E8C&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_atb#v=onepage&q&f=false
http://www.amazon.com/Nonviolent-Communication-Language-Marshall-Rosenberg/dp/1892005034/
The Objectivist ethics of rational self-interest...
http://aynrandlexicon.com/lexicon/self-interest.html
http://aynrandlexicon.com/lexicon/values.html
http://aynrandlexicon.com/lexicon/virtue.html
http://aynrandlexicon.com/lexicon/self-esteem.html
Nonviolent communication upholds needs (or values) as universal; we all have the same needs
http://www.cnvc.org/Training/needs-inventory
Hosts Mike and Stephanie invited me as a guest on their podcast to discuss NVC
http://porctherapy.com/2010/11/08/porc-therapy-096-nonviolent-communication/
"Blame, insults, put-downs (critical remarks), labels, criticism,
comparisons, and diagnoses are all forms of judgment."..."When we judge, as a result, we increase defensiveness and resistance from others. If they do agree to act in harmony with our values because they concur with our analysis of their wrongness, they will likely do so out of fear, guilt, or shame." Marshall Rosenberg
The subtle violence of nonviolent language.
http://www.thefreelibrary.com/The+subtle+violence+of+nonviolent+language-a0152267677
The Basics of Non Violent Communication 1.1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M-129JLTjkQ
Marshall Rosenberg NVC Role Play
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bydhuxilg_A&NR=1
Rosenberg on Nonviolent Communication ~ NVC
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SZ-fUVM4Dos
Secret of Childhood by Maria Montessori
http://www.amazon.com/Secret-Childhood-Maria-Montessori/dp/0345305833
Nonviolent Communication Part 2 Marshall Rosenberg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XbgxFgAN7_w
rolplay1 nonviolent communication
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WPpQIkaH0Wo
Kelly Bryson, part 3 - nonviolence, revolution and a third way though conflict
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6IDvlwLXmRU
Kelly Bryson, part 4, Nonviolent Communication
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SICCWuunEvY
Kelly Bryson, part 5, Nonviolent Communication
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GDQ_rsCWO6o
Kelly Bryson, part 6, Nonviolent Communication
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O6Ejfw0MI_s
Unconditional Parenting by Alfie Kohn
http://www.unconditionalparenting.com/up/
Compassionate Communication By Marshall Rosenberg
http://www.nwcompass.org/compassionate_communication.html
NVC never fails if you stay with the process...from a connection, creativity arises, and a synergistic solution will always present itself, without fail!
Feel free to contact me for a counseling session at wes@happinesscounseling.com
bumper music "Bring Me Back To Life" by Evanescence
http://www.evanescence.com/
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Wed, 3 November 2010
http://libertopia.org
www.startrekofgodsandmen.com/
http://www.silvercirclemovie.com/
Why People Believe Weird Things: Pseudoscience, Superstition, and Other Confusions of Our Time by Michael Shermer (Review)
http://www.skepdic.com/refuge/weird.html
Hyper-libertarian Facebook billionaire Peter Thiel's appalling plan to pay students to quit college by Jacob Weisberg
http://www.slate.com/id/2271265/
lots of confusion about this process...
http://aynrandlexicon.com/lexicon/sacrifice.html
hopeful activist movements - http://freekeene.com and http://freegrafton.com
It's important to question those who presume to care about you as they advocate statist coercion against you
Ostracism, Self-Trust and Happy Happy Joy Joy (rebuttal to shunning those who advocate statism)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pV4z__2FcjM
TL guest Sharon Presley talks about Milgram experiments, demands of authority...her books on resisting authority
http://thinkingliberty.net/2010-08-10/
paper about Stanley Milgram's obedience experiments...
http://logicallearning.net/obedience.html
The Will to Resist: Soldiers Who Refuse to Fight in Iraq and Afghanistan
http://dahrjamailiraq.com/the-will-to-resist
Hunter-gatherer John Durant fights vegan Paul Kline for total green room supremacy. (03:00)
http://www.colbertnation.com/the-colbert-report-videos/265602/february-22-2010/exclusive---backstage-with-john-durant
Nonviolent Communication: A Language Of Life by Marshall Rosenberg
http://www.amazon.com/Nonviolent-Communication-Language-Marshall-Rosenberg/dp/1892005034
The Basics of Non Violent Communication 1.1 (3-4 hr workshop by Rosenberg)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M-129JLTjkQ
It's possible to use win/win strategies to get our needs met from those who've been advocating statism...
Freedom works for everybody (even those who are presently using force against others)
http://theamericandreamfilm.com/
2081 - http://www.finallyequal.com/
for health, fitness, and longevity, check out...
http://healthymindfitbody.com/podcast
http://itunes.apple.com/podcast/healthy-mind-fit-body-fitness/id332309038
2011 Liberty Getaway 5-day cruise to Bermuda - 5 night cruise on Royal Caribbean departing 11/05/2011 from Bayonne, NJ to Bermuda. Featuring special guest speakers: Stefan Molyneux, Wes Bertrand and Mark Edge.
http://www.btwcruises.com/rw/view/475
It's a participatory "unconference"! my tentative topic...
http://freedomcamp.wikispaces.com/Wes%27+topic
bumper music "Hope" by Temple 8
http://music.temple8.net/track/hope
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Direct download: Episode_125_-_Reflections_on_Libertopia.mp3
Category: podcasts
-- posted at: 7:18am EST
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Fri, 15 October 2010
What are the prospects of complete liberty--in your lifetime?
Played clip of my hour-long call to Free Talk Live about non-voting
http://traffic.libsyn.com/ftl/FTL2010-09-28.mp3
This Free-Stater denounces Free Keene
http://nhpr.org/free-state-vs-free-keene
Is the political free stater message different than the Tea Party-ers'?
What will it take for individuals to stop complying, given the potent statist matrix of mass indoctrination coupled with mass fear?
Essentially, we need to come to terms with two classes in society: the productive class and the parasitical class (http://www.agorism.info/AgoristClassTheory.pdf)
http://freekeene.com/2010/08/11/city-council-drinking-game-video/
Drinking Game Involves Keene City Council
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=129077277
City council members are basically trying to find some semblance of identity through the political process, in spite of its rights-infringing nature
Reason Saves Cleveland With Drew Carey: How to Save the Mistake on the Lake and other Once Great U.S. Cities--The Complete Series http://reason.org/news/show/reason-saves-cleveland-complete-ser
New at Reason: Drew Carey and Nick Gillespie Clash with the Cleveland City Council
http://reason.com/blog/2010/09/08/new-at-reason-drew-carey-and-n
Running for office doesn't foster the adoption of the principle of freedom for individuals
Challenging so-called "authorities" need not entail getting arrested and imprisoned
The fear of challenging "authority" stems from bad parenting
The process of individuation is key...
Honoring the Self: Self-Esteem and Personal Transformation
http://www.nathanielbranden.com/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=21_23&products_id=43
The voting process allows for a psychological comfort zone to exist within the turmoil of the reality of people's statist enslavement; it can be perversely comforting to be a member of the tribe
Clearly, it's important to come to terms with one's own emotional psychology
Principles enable you to stay true to yourself and true to reality
A VERY IMPORTANT book I recently investigated, which I'll be exploring extensively in the future...
Nonviolent Communication: A Language of Life by Marshall Rosenberg
http://www.amazon.com/Nonviolent-Communication-Language-Marshall-Rosenberg/dp/1892005034/
No one can "represent" you in the political system
DEMOCRACY OF THE PEOPLE, BY THE POLITICIANS, FOR WHOM AGAIN? http://completeliberty.com/chapter2.php
bumper music "Freedom" by Rage Against The Machine
http://www.ratm.com/
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Sun, 11 May 2008
Congress Passes Bill Barring Genetic Discrimination
http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=bill-bars-genetic-discrimination
The chronic ills health care reform
Free market health insurance
Violence and obedience being seen as beneficial
Living in the Matrix and seeing the authoritarian code
Fear arguments
Subtle messages of parenting
Extrinsic versus intrinsic motivation
http://www.alfiekohn.org/
Cuba Lifts Ban on Home Computers
http://yro.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/05/03/1236214
Life on Castro's plantation - and on ours...
Iron Man's statist theme
Little Brother by Cory Doctorow
http://www.randomhouse.com/audio/littlebrotheraudiobook/
Hacking the System
Rule-of-law Anarchism: A Strategy for Destroying the State's Legitimacy by Kevin S. Van Horn
http://freeamerica.ws/BBB1/rule-of-law-anarchism.html
The giant legal conflict of interest - government courts
Michael van Notten and the four different meanings of law
Customary law in a free society - mechanics of voluntarism
The State as outlaw against individuals
Undermining the State's false authority and creating a stateless system of natural and customary law with non-violent enforcement
Unjust law and police violence
198 Methods of Nonviolent Action by Gene Sharp
http://www.aeinstein.org/organizations/org/198_methods.pdf
Death of the sitcom frees up 2,000 Wikipedias worth of cognitive capacity
http://www.boingboing.net/2008/04/27/death-of-the-sitcom.html
Post-podcast segment - collateral damage and other statist insanities
Killing Enemies Without Trial by Jacob Hornberger
http://counterpunch.org/hornberger05062008.html
Inverting the media's statist messages
bumper music "Washington Bullets" by The Clash
http://www.theclashonline.com/music/sandinista
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