It’s wrong to initiate violence. Using force against people is only justified when it is used to stop an actual aggressor. That is true in rich, pretty neighborhoods. It is also true in poor, rundown neighborhoods. It is true where there is a lot of violent crime. It is true where there is little or no violent crime.
Tag: peace
Unsung Heroes of the Market
Now, you may be thinking: why are you going on and on about such utterly mundane transactions? Why are you celebrating this Lucio guy, who after all is pretty much the same as countless millions of other merchants around the world? But that mundaneness, mis amigos, is precisely the point.
Danilo Interviews Tim Brochu of Anarchitecture Podcast (1h15m) – Peaceful Anarchism 030
Peaceful Anarchism 030 features an interview of Tim Brochu, co-host and co-founder of Anarchitecture Podcast, by Danilo Cuellar. Topics include: libertarianism, colonizing the moon, private ownership of public spaces, national defense, the 90s, infrastructure and utilities in a stateless society, the preservation of green spaces, roads, and more.
God and the Devil in Policies and Hacks
Individuals who advocate welfarism and redistribution are angry at god. Individuals who chase get rich quick schemes are enamored by the devil. I don’t say that lightly.
Statism and Justice are Wholly Incompatible
Justice isn’t about using violence to counter perceived risk (such as harming people because of how fast they drive or what substances they choose to ingest) nor is it about seeking revenge for past actions. True justice is about stopping ongoing aggression in a manner which ends the harm being done to innocents.
The Reformulation of Rights as Liberties
Everyone and their mom likes to posit that humans have rights, and they shan’t be violated. Some say the source of these rights are God, or the gods. Others say that our rights were bestowed upon us by nature. Others, by “government” (Oy!). Through my study of this concept and the evolution of where my thinking on it stood, I have decided, for now at least, that “rights” are just liberties.
Not Requiring Evidence of Jurisdiction is a Violation of Due Process
Here’s a conversation I’ve had over the past week or two regarding jurisdiction. A number of themes are touched on throughout. This conversation began when a friend shared this success story of someone successfully defending themselves from an IRS attack by challenging jurisdiction, covering a six-year span.
Them Furriners
Those who focus on, or obsess over, “immigrants” without making the distinction between people who archate and those who don’t, regardless of where they were born, are harming liberty. Badly!
All State Actions are Inherently Criminal
For the state to do something—anything at all—requires theft to fund its actions and coercion to extract compliance from whomever its actions victimize. Even if the action in question would be justified if carried out by a private actor, the state will necessarily carry it out in an unjustified manner.
What is the Truth, Anyway?
It’s no wonder that when we try to have a conversation about the truth and validity of moral principles, or the hypocrisy by which the world sees children, we’re wading into territory that most people are perfectly comfortable ignoring.