Social progress. The true sense of the phrase is ennobling. Make no mistake, if there is to be a leap in human evolution, social progress is the requisite precursor. I long to see an era of broad, lasting social progress.
Tag: bigotry
Do Anarchists Have Any Reason to Celebrate?
Watching the media squirm, spin, and do everything it could to prevent the image of Trump’s total annihilation of Hillary Clinton has been entertaining, if not sad, to say the least. As an Anarchist, I don’t, nor did I, support either of these candidates, but even Anarchists have some reasons to be pleased tonight. What are those reasons?
Intolerance for Friction
Nobody asked but … I share an informed suspicion of the open market. Everything has friction. Statist offers of solution are offerings in the open market of ideas, also having frictions. To me, the crippling friction of government is the combined necessities of making it mandatory, not voluntary, making it arbitrarily applicable in a controlled…
Whites are Racist, Blacks are Violent
Send him mail. “One Improved Unit” is an original column appearing sporadically at Everything-Voluntary.com, by the founder and editor Skyler J. Collins. Archived columns can be found here. OIU-only RSS feed available here. Race has not only been a topic of discussion around the nation lately; it has also been a topic of discussion within…
In Defense of Rational Prejudice
Send him mail. “One Voluntaryist’s Perspective” is an original column appearing most Mondays at Everything-Voluntary.com, by the founder and editor Skyler J. Collins. Archived columns can be found here. OVP-only RSS feed available here. Many a modern popular commentator and political pundit rail against prejudice. They say that that we shouldn’t judge others on the…
Episode 022 – A Conversation on Intolerance (1h10m)
Episode 022 is a conversation on tolerance, intolerance, and strategic considerations on increasing intolerance toward statism and bad parenting practices. Listen to Episode 022 (1h10m, mp3, 96kbps)Show Notes Skyler’s Column, “What Do You Tolerate?“Skyler’s Column, “Intolerance and Voluntaryism“Wendy McElroy, “Non-Cooperation as a One-on-One Strategy“NLP4UOnline.com, “Pattern Interrupt or State Break“ Contact Email a comment or question…
Intolerance and Voluntaryism
Send him mail. “One Voluntaryist’s Perspective” is an original column appearing most Mondays at Everything-Voluntary.com, by the founder and editor Skyler J. Collins. Archived columns can be found here. OVP-only RSS feed available here. There’s a growing trend among libertarians to distance the movement from those whose intolerance of others are based on race, gender,…
We Can Oppose Bigotry without the Politicians
Should the government coercively sanction business owners who, out of apparent religious conviction, refuse to serve particular customers? While such behavior is repugnant, the refusal to serve someone because of his or her race, ethnicity, or sexual orientation is nevertheless an exercise of self-ownership and freedom of nonassociation.
More Bad News for the Regulatorbots
Nobody asked but … Sanford Ikeda deflates 18 of the anti-free-market balloons, here, here, and here. Here are some of the falsehoods he addresses: The free market creates scarcity and higher prices The free market encourages racism, homophobia, and other types of bigotry The free market is pro-war The free market is always efficient The…
Myth and Violence
Send him mail. “One Voluntaryist’s Perspective” is an original column appearing most Mondays at Everything-Voluntary.com, by the founder and editor Skyler J. Collins. Archived columns can be found here. OVP-only RSS feed available here. Non-libertarians are quick to deride libertarians as blaming all of society’s ills on government. Many a libertarian do give knee-jerk reactions…