“Show of force” type practices by people calling themselves “government” toward other people calling themselves “government” that necessarily threaten innocent third parties is a form of hostage holding.
Month: April 2017
Divide-and-Conquer, Pack Mentality Bullshit
If you think “Syria” is the enemy, or “Russia” is the enemy, or “North Korea” is the enemy, or if you think that any other political jurisdiction is the enemy, then you’re falling for the divide-and-conquer, pack-mentality bullshit that empowers the political parasites in all of those places.
The Gift (?) of Oddness
Looking back on my life I find that the times that hold the most value are the times when I did things that were strange, unexpected, unconventional, risky, or just weird. Those are the things I remember and smile about the most.
The Back Story 014 – Is Your Employer Exploiting You? (3m)
The Back Story 014 looks at the employer-employee relationship in a capitalist free market economy.
Betraying the Future in the Name of Pragmatism
Most people want to leave a better future for their descendants, and do certain things they believe will help. Unfortunately, most of them do foolish things without thinking of the long-term consequences.
Peaceful Anarchism 010 – Respect the Choices of Peaceful People (9m)
Peaceful Anarchism 010, “Peaceful people engage in decision making everyday based on complex criteria that only they can apprehend. We may have our provincial ideas about how others should live, but to endeavor to coercively impose our views onto them individually or via the guns of the State would be the very definition of slavery.”
My Mission: Help the World Transform Fear into Openness & Joy
When I started Zen Habits 10 years ago, I simply wanted to share what I’d been learning about changing my habits and simplifying my life with others. Then something magical happened.
Liberty Lifestyle 003 – Danilo Cuellar (1h14m)
Liberty Lifestyle 003 has Tyler sitting down with Danilo Cuellar of PeacefulAnarchism.com to discuss Danilo’s path to voluntaryism, as well as many other liberty related topics.
A Voluntaryist Completes the Proust Questionnaire
Remember the premise, to wit: This would be a good architecture for an interview with a very objective voluntaryist. So I have put myself into the personification of a scholarly, principled, individualist voluntaryist to imagine how honest answers to these questions might look.
Lying
There are two types of lies: a lie told to protect the innocent from someone who wants to hurt them, and a lie told to harm someone. I’ve seen many people who don’t see a difference–especially when they like to hurt people.