never thought i’d see the moron matt drudge link to a story setting up a video like this:
doing well on his feet, adam kokesh lays out the correct meaning of liberty to a clodfest that probably doesn’t hear a word. he correctly catches himself early, recognizing that force (AKA violence) isn’t problematic; merely the initiation of it. huge for drudge’s audience to be exposed to that. it’s a start.
[…] Your signs of protest do not demonstrate your power. They demonstrate your subservience. You are asking the people to help you change the system that oppresses you. Why? You are asking those in power over you to change the system that oppresses you. Why? […more]
sad to hear this morning that last may one of my early favorite liberty writers died. now at striderrealestate.com,
This is the former Strider Real Estate website which has been preserved in its original form in honor of Lorne Strider. As his former associate, I requested the permission to carry on his legacy in some small way. I, and all the people he helped in his 35 year career, will remember him for his passion and commitment to the beautiful Long Valley.
only watched the first 4 minutes of this so far, but it appears to be mostly error free, and humorous enough to get over the hurdles.
most people don’t know, but this, multiplied throughout life, is how it’s done.
…and appear to hate markets. anyway, here’s the old school, baby:
that’s joe ades, no longer with us. go to the vid for links to articles, one of which notes,
[…] He likes the recognition and is never ungracious, but privately he quibbles over the use of the word “salesman.” “I couldn’t sell one to one,” he explains. “I couldn’t sell real estate or cars, for example. What I like to do is pitch to a crowd, draw a crowd together and have them give me their money.” […]
a fine thing, the increasingly acerbic thomas woods:
[…] What do I learn from this incident? What I’ve known already: the "progressive" Left always prefers a neoconservative to an antiwar libertarian. That’s Woods’ Law #2. They can overlook the support for war, the centralization of power (what "progressive" would disagree with that these days?), the encroachments on civil liberties. That’s all fine and dandy. But someone who opposes the initiation of violence against peaceful people? Get him!
So many so-called progressives, it turns out, are really just neocons with sandals. […]
check that post title. who would not dismiss the announcement as outlandish, considering i’ve no right to control anything but my minuscule hovel on the web? yet when violent psycho-clods from mordor on the potomac sling such a disgusting notice (to test the current slavery quotient), it’s given credence, however temporary. insanity.
the respite also is temporary. the fucks are not going away except through collapse, replaced by newly formed opportunistic fucks with violence in their hearts.
fuck. the. state.
you are not the state. the state is not you. when a core foundation of individuals gets that straight, liberty thrives. the internet is the greatest liberty mechanism in history, and even the career fools of the official crime gangs know it. expect greater and more frequent attacks against the primary liberty communication system. expect nearly all such attacks to be in the name of liberty or its distortion words (e.g., fairness, justice, society).
the big lie: “the state is you.“
big fan of the 1995 movie Tank Girl, which among other things describes in one line of dialog the modern “american” spirit. jet girl (naomi watts) to tank girl (lori petty):
you don’t understand. the better you behave, the more they leave you alone. and the more they leave you alone, the better off you are.
this cowardly attitude is the whole of the modern “conservative”, who in his abject worship of uniformed goons is merely attempting to cover for his deep fear of the same. “obedience!”, he says. such obedience fetishists are so ashamed of their weakness that they foam against any who resists. examine the disgustingly sexual comments of the obedience fetishists in reaction to this YouTube vid. no excuse is too low for heaping venom against a man who simply wishes strongly to be left to his comparatively peaceful business (i say comparatively because the vid maker’s a state parasite), unassailed by uniformed parasites with small brains/dicks.
some of the 7 people reading this site may be confused by my treating of terms such as libertarian and voluntarist as interchangeable, or the apparent casual use of terms such as totalitarian. (more…)
normally, people calling themselves libertarian writers/educators completely screw in at least two major ways the beginning of the battle for freedom. not through mere coincidence, these are typically the same fucks yammering about “credibility” and other such generally illogical rot (given undisputed premises, credibility is wholly irrelevant in a logical argument). they’re the same type who right now are thinking, “he just said ‘fucks’”, as if it matters.
line it up, dumbasses. first, fundamental rights (those usually being discussed) cannot be “taken away”. any language to the contrary is simply brainwashed gibberish you’re re-spewing reflexively from an overdose of “good citizen 101″. do not, as jim fedako just did, refer to “additional loss of property rights”. it’s the language equivalent of spreading your legs and begging a rapist to take it easy on you. do not say, “our rights are being clipped one by one” or similar filth.
why? (more…)
interesting that the near concurrence of the letterman/woods affairs has placed the logically obvious (to voluntarists — see walter block via rothbard) at the nose of the average dullard. tmz:
The guy who allegedly masterminded an extortion plot against David Letterman is now using the Tiger Woods scandal as precedent to get the charges against him thrown out ..according to new documents obtained by TMZ.Robert Halderman’s lawyer, Gerald Shargel, filed legal papers asking that the charges against his client be dismissed. In the papers, Shargel notes that when news of Tiger’s infidelity surfaced, Mistress #1, Rachel Uchitel, reportedly inked a multi-million dollar settlement in return for her silence — with the help of Gloria Allred.
Shargel notes, “Their behavior was capitalist, not criminal.” (more…)
liberty. for a political philosophy built on only one principle (nonaggression), distressing how many supposedly supporting that principle will drop it with ease. here’s jesse ventura (.MP3 784 KB 00:01:14 duration) on the 20091202 opie & anthony show, helping to screw smokers as suits his royal preference.
in the following transcript i use “OAShow” for everyone else, since though i have an idea who’s who, i loathe their show and don’t feel like identifying definitely all by voice. usual transcription caveat about editing out stammers and some interjections, and smoothing out literal order of conversation: (more…)