Those who use the political means are the cheaters. The cancer. Sure, civilization can survive a certain number of them, but not too many. When the percentage of archators gets too high, that’s the death of civilization.
Tag: civilization
A Conversation Between Voluntaryists: What’s with IP?
Kilgore and I have had another discussion. This time about intellectual property (IP) laws and their role, if any, in a free society. This topic is not as much of a debate as the last, but still worth having.
Protecting Western Civilization
Whatever the term “western civilization” means to you, it would have to include lots of good stuff and progress–philosophically, morally and technologically–and plenty of seriously evil crap. The notion that I (or anyone) has to either love all of it or hate all of it is just stupid.
The Driving Force behind Civilization’s Emergence
The earliest use of writing was strictly commercial and economic, not political or bureaucratic. It was trade, entrepreneurship, and stewardship of private property, not politics, “public education” or the creation of national mythology that allowed humankind to transition from prehistory to history.
Peaceful Anarchism 009 – Hold Your Principles Dear (7m)
Peaceful Anarchism 009, “The power of ideas can never be underestimated. It is only by the steady refinement of our intellect that civilization has been conceivable. Celebrate the principles and ideas that have made progress possible, nay inevitable!”
Stories Told to Scare Children
When I was a kid, my parents told me several times about kids my age who met with tragedy–while doing whatever it was they didn’t want me to do. What a coincidence!
Peaceful Anarchism 007 – The Human Mind is a Gift (9m)
Peaceful Anarchism 007 is a look at the power of the human mind in creating and shaping civilization.
All Wealth is Ultimately Spiritual, as is All Poverty
Prosperity treated as a gift to be nurtured becomes a blessing. Prosperity treated as a right to be enjoyed becomes a curse.
The Human Mind Is A Gift
Through the cumulative ingenuity of countless intrepid entrepreneurs and inventors, Free Market Capitalism has provided an abundance of wealth that has catapulted our comfort and standard of living into the stratosphere. Our lives are no longer threatened by trivial infections or the natural world.
Free Market Capitalism Saves Lives
It is not only that Free Market Capitalism has raised our level of comfort and given us enormous product variety, but also that many people throughout the world have come to depend on these technological innovations for their very existence. The wealthier society sees technology as luxurious but unnecessary and superfluous. The poorer society sees technology as an oasis in a vast desert.