If you really valued independence, you wouldn’t fly the gang colors on Independence Day. Instead you would demand independence from all such gangs. You wouldn’t pledge allegiance to any gang, nor to any gang’s Holy Pole Quilt. You would reject such things as the fawning behavior of a slave.
Tag: behavior
“He’s Just Being a Boy” II
In the last several years I have seen quite a few people critical of the phrase “boys will be boys.” While I will often agree with these people’s perspective on selected examples of shitty behavior … I think they misunderstand how the phrase has been generally used, and I think there is danger in how many of these people think.
“He’s Just Being a Boy”
Saying “Well, he’s just being a boy” or “Boys will be boys” trains him to believe it’s OK to violate other people. You might even end up raising a cop!
New Blog: Liberated Parenting
I am Lyndsey Merrill, mother of three free range children, peaceful parenting and child advocate, and author at Liberated Parenting.
Non-Verbal Communication: Government
I can communicate so many things without words. But think about how to wordlessly communicate the concept of “government”; the State.
Judgmentalism, Objectivity and Moral Refinement
When used prudently, far from standing for crude moralizing, judgmentalism indicates moral refinement, manifested in the ability to exercise soft pressure where anything stronger would itself be morally impermissible.
Writers Are Gang Members!
Writers, by the act of writing, don’t violate anyone. I can’t force you to read anything I write–nor would I ever consider trying to do so. I can’t force you to shell out money so that I can afford to keep writing—again, why would I do such a disgusting thing?
Spanking Kids is a Result of Your Pain, Not Their Behavior.
For an adult who wasn’t taught to identify their emotions and own them as their own, spanking or swatting is, unfortunately, the easiest way to respond to a child who has triggered us. We are literally being exactly like a child when we hit. We are in our child minds because we were not taught a better way.
Epochs, Evolution, Nationalism, and Synthesis: What Gives Anarchists The Best Chance At Reaching AnCapistan?
Anarchy doesn’t need to be redefined. The pillars are stable. What it needs is a new foundation, those very foundations that allowed the philosophy of Anarchy and Liberty to appear on the world stage in the first place. The Pillars are strong. The Foundation is crumbling.
Government School is Child Abuse, Chapter: Too Many to Count
The evidence is growing that school hurts kids. Homework is another issue that is only an issue because people don’t want to let go of an institution that they have been led to believe is “necessary,” “helpful,” and “useful.” Just like past forms of slavery. Let it go already.