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@ladyvoluntary
An individual's ability to say "no" is essential to a free society.
Say "no" when something doesn't feel right. Allow your children to say "no." Allow your friends and neighbors and colleagues and clients and students to say "no."
In a society where coercion is institutionalized via the state and its cronies, let's honor our sovereignty and the sovereignty of others by respecting the ability and the choice to say "no."
Live free. 🖤
It's easy to be quiet, or even supportive, of war when it's not on your land or it's not being shoved in your face as part of the 24 hour news cycle. Some may even knowingly cast a vote for a warmonger because he's more appealing than the other warmonger. One might call that a kind of ... privilege.
When the drone strikes are out of American sight, they're out of American minds, and the military industrial complex gets out of control.
Don't let that happen. Inform yourself. Speak out against war. Advocate for peace. Always.
"Arguing that you don't care about the right to privacy because you have nothing to hide is no different than saying you don't care about free speech because you have nothing to say." -Edward Snowden
When you hear people say things like, "trust the science" or "it's true because Fauci said so" or "this is morally wrong because it is illegal" or "the fact-checkers determined this is false" those are all good indicators that those who use those kinds of arguments are not interested in discovering the truth; they are simply interested in the *appearance* of being right (factually or morally). Being an "expert" or an "authority" in a particular field does not make them all-knowing. If you are genuinely interested in the truth, question everything, especially those in powerful positions. And if you claim to "believe in science", you should be constantly questioning it.
I notice a lot of people say that things like racism, public health, equality, etc. shouldn't be political issues. As if everyone should agree certain issues shouldn't be partisan or political. But when you demand that government solves racism, or cures covid, you make it a political issue. If you don't want society to divide into political tribes for every societal issue, then take responsibility and do something about it yourself. It's unlikely government will help any of these issues and it guarantees partisan bickering.
Using speech and direct action (not indirect action by voting) is far more effective and more moral than using state violence to achieve your goals.
Politics is toxic. So if you hate every issue being politicized, stop participating in it and demanding that government solve our problems.
Get outta here with that negativity! Yes, it can be difficult to comprehend how certain aspects of society might function without a centralized "authority" thanks to being forced to live this way for centuries and to generations of pro-authority propaganda. But just because you may not be able to understand innovation in a particular area, doesn't mean it's not possible.
So when someone tells you we'll never have decentralized currency, or a cure for cancer, or a thriving mutual aid society, or even a stateless society because we have always had a state and therefore must always have one, those are the people holding us back from great change.
Evolve. Live free.
When the system itself is fundamentally flawed, there is no electing our way out social problems. There is no reforming our way out of economic issues. When you put a small group of people in charge of violently controlling the rest of society, our problems will not be solved. At best, they'll put a bandaid on a bullet wound. At worst, they'll starve us all to death.
Evolve past political authority. Try something new. Live free.
Just gonna go ahead and delete, deplatform, and vacuum up all the people and their scary words that I disagree with. That will solve all of our problems. 🙏
But for real, censoring people (yes, even on private platforms) never ends well. They'll come for you next.
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What happened at the sAcReD tEmPlE oF our DeMoCrAcY is not simply the result of Trumpism, or Biden supposedly stealing the election, or the democratic process, or media, or education. Much of it has to do with generations of people living under the control of a violent institution. And this violent institution has been given more and more power, time and time again.
During the past year, this institution forced people to shut down their businesses, stay inside, miss opportunities to say goodbye to dying loved ones, mask their faces, fear their fellow humans.
Eventually, it gets to a point when the responsibility shoved off onto politicians and bureaucrats bites you in the ass because you lose what little control over your life you once had. People are bound to snap. We saw the same snapping during the summer riots.
Time to take personal responsibility back and evolve away from political authority (how far you take it is up to you.) It's not worth it anymore. It's a cancer to humanity. And literally everyone holds the cure ...
Although Tolkien never admitted to being an anarchist, he certainly seemed to hold some very strong anarchistic views. He was adamantly anti-war having experienced it first hand in WWI (he was even vocally opposed to the atomic bombings of Japan in WWII.) He had expressed distaste for the way people viewed government as something more than just a group of people (that is, there should be nothing *special* about those in government, as they are just people.) He hated the idea of The Lord of the Rings as any kind of metaphor, but it is arguably the best allegory of power and how easily it can corrupt and how difficult it can be to destroy.
An all-around brilliant man. Happy birthday to JRR Tolkien. 🥳
How bad do things need to get before people not only demand change, but make it happen? How many centuries do we need to keep at this government thing before people stop calling anarchists crazies for wanting to try something else?
Why do people just accept a system of mass injustice, theft, oppression, & violence?
In a statist system, we may have to find a balance between self-preservation and living free, but once we are able to do so, life will be so much more peaceful and fulfilling. So opt out of their game as much as you can and play by your own rules.
No rulers. No masters.
Any law, statute, mandate, or edict that is punishable with no victim is unjust. It is your right to resist and disobey these injustices.
Happy holidays. #abolishthestate
When it comes to immense societal systems, when a select few benefit so greatly, even while many others suffer, those powerful few will do whatever they can to maintain their structure.
In terms of government, part of that means amazing pro-state propaganda that has been embedded into (most notably) our education system. As the saying goes, "nobody is going to give to the education you need to overthrow them." And because we've been programmed for generations to believe that state authority is legitimate and necessary for society to function, most people don't think a change is possible in terms of being free from Authority.
But the status quo is not inevitable. Change is possible. Reject political authority. Live free.
Everyone has some level of internal struggle, or some kind of suffering to deal with in life. Unfortunately, many people don't want to take the responsibility of turning inward and dealing with it. So instead of taking the initiative to heal themselves, they turn to politicians and bureaucrats to do the work for them.
But using a violent monopoly to solve your problems won't make them go away. Politicians will make you promises and the political theater will distract you for some time, but your problems will still be there, and may even be exacerbated because you ignored them.
You don't need politicians to save you. With the help of your friends and family, you are more than capable to fight your own demons. 💪✌
"Arguing that you don't care about the right to privacy because you have nothing to hide is no different than saying you don't care about free speech because you have nothing to say." -Edward Snowden
Do what you have to do to preserve your privacy. We can't expect the State to give us that right back. Gabbard and Massie's bill to end the surveillance state will not go anywhere, unfortunately. So do what you need to do to stay under the radar.
Become self-sufficient. Get involved in counter-economics. The less information you can give the State, the better.
Live free.