This is just one example of where the borderists go wrong; the examples are seemingly endless. And frustrating. All calculated to reach the conclusion that “feels” pragmatic and cozy, while avoiding the truth.
Author: Kent McManigal
Mean Ol’ Truth!
You can complain about the truth, or wish it were otherwise, but the truth doesn’t change to make you comfortable. And this is something anti-liberty bigots really don’t like hearing.
Letting Government Control You
I don’t support using “laws” against you if you make a different choice, and I understand that cops who make “traffic stops” based on seat belt use are nothing but bullies and thieves. Maybe worse.
Paint and Corners and Statists
In Facebook discussions I sometimes find it amusing to let statists paint themselves into corners. It’s easy for them to do, because statism is internally inconsistent and stupid. All I have to do is keep them talking, and that corner, surrounded by the paint they applied, with no way out, is where they’ll end up.
Statism’s Foundation
Statism is based on lies. Without lies it evaporates like a single drop of water skittering across the hot surface of a wood stove in January. Not just the classic Orwellian “War is peace” lies, but lies most people don’t even notice.
Who’s Calling Whom “Arrogant”?
Time after time I’ve seen people call libertarians “arrogant”. Sure, I would agree with that in many cases. So?
My One Unchanging Rule
Wherever I go, wherever I am, there is one rule I live by that doesn’t change: Don’t archate. I hold myself to it, even though I don’t consider it a “thou shalt not” to be imposed on you.
Rights – Reciprocal or Absolute?
First off, let’s get this out of the way: if rights are imaginary, then no one has any rights, including the right to rule, so that gets rid of the specter of “legitimate government” (among other atrocities) right off the bat. Go in peace and do what you’re going to do– subject to what others are willing to put up with.
Chaotic Order
I’ve already mentioned that too much chaos AND too much order are both deadly. But here’s another observation: too much order– specifically too much government (which I consider to be any external governance at all)– becomes deadly because it creates too much chaos for individuals.
On Fire for Liberty
There are those who are able to use liberty when it is available. They don’t put any thought into it; it is just there, or it’s not. They are like the people who can use fire as a simple tool, as long as someone else provides it. There are then those who can see how liberty could be increased, and hunger for it when it is violated.