The individual. You are the only minority that matters. So am I. You are a minority of one among 7 billion-plus individuals who are not you. So am I.
Author: Kent McManigal
Being Wrong is a Possibility
I am perfectly willing to consider that everything I have done, every choice I have made, everything I value, believe, or know is wrong. But, that doesn’t mean I believe someone else is necessarily right. One doesn’t invariably lead to the other.
States are an Archaic Relic
States – even in the context of states such as Texas or Colorado – are an archaic relic. They don’t reflect reality. They aren’t a consequence of a shared culture. They are a gerrymandered geography established to let bullies divide the spoils. They are nothing more than another level of tax farm.
Monopolies Don’t Listen
The only reason anyone still puts up with the US Post Office is because of ridiculous “laws” forbidding anyone from competing with them in “first class” mail delivery. This government-mandated monopoly offers poor, and sometimes surly, service.
Careful Who You Believe
If a person does a good job of fixing my car, but believes disease is caused by evil spirits, I may still trust his automotive expertise, but I’m not going to take his health advice.
Cheap, Worthless “Peace”
Does punishing someone – guilty or not – provide peace? Is peace only to be found through the government’s courts and prisons? If so, your “peace” is worse than stupid.
The True Risks
Of all the dangers in the world, and all the possible ways to be violated, the risks coming from anarchists are so minuscule as to be nonexistent. As far as I can tell, I have never been violated by an anarchist.
“Law People”
Don’t be “law people”. I’m not even talking about lawyers, cops, judges and such- I am talking about normal, every day people who really have nothing to do with “laws”, but who choose to worry about them anyway.
How Do You See Reality?
Dilbert’s Scott Adams says our brains are not good at seeing reality, but only at seeing a “movie” in our minds that is good enough to keep us alive long enough to reproduce. I’ll assume that’s true.
No One Believes They Do Wrong
Everyone always believes they are doing the right thing. Even as they murder, kidnap, govern, rape, steal, and trespass- as they archate.