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OferNave
11-20-2008, 08:26 AM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PGIgOIFdnMQ
Truth Warrior
11-20-2008, 08:34 AM
What now? New World Orderism? :p :rolleyes:

http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i304/Truth_Warrior/nwo-logo_130x.gif
OferNave
11-20-2008, 09:01 AM
What now? New World Orderism? :p :rolleyes:

Uh... no. The NWO is statism.

What's next is this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=60veZm9ZbyU
OferNave
11-20-2008, 11:14 AM
bump
mudhoney
11-20-2008, 11:24 AM
I really like this guy, even though he's not a fan of Ron Paul (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=McNo62gpw6M).

He's a lot like Lew Rockwell. Which makes me wonder, with how much Lew talks about staying away from politics, why he likes Ron Paul.
OferNave
11-20-2008, 11:48 AM
I really like this guy, even though he's not a fan of Ron Paul (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=McNo62gpw6M).

He's a lot like Lew Rockwell. Which makes me wonder, with how much Lew talks about staying away from politics, why he likes Ron Paul.

Yeah, I first stumbled on Stefan when torchbearer linked me to this video about the bailouts:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XBT052jHnmE

I then started exploring his channel, noticed the six part series on Ron Paul, and watched it all. (http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=9B883EE065DC5B8C) It was, shall we say, "tough love". I mean, I spent $15k on the Ron Paul Revolution. But I couldn't refute his points, and had to eventually admit that he's probably right.

Which is fine. I'm all about learning and growing. I wasn't a libertarian or constitutionalist in high school. If I wasn't willing to learn new things and challenge old assumptions, I wouldn't have made it to the Ron Paul Revolution to begin with. If the same process now leads me away from political action based on greater understanding of the world and myself, that's fine.
Truth Warrior
11-20-2008, 12:46 PM
Stefan Molyneux: Archives (http://www.lewrockwell.com/molyneux/molyneux-arch.html)
RevolutionSD
11-20-2008, 01:10 PM
Stefan Molyneux has some fantastic podcasts and videocasts. I highly recommend his book (free pdf on his site) Real Time Relationships. It's truly an amazing piece of work.

I went from Republican--->Libertarian Party--->Ron Pauler---->Anarcho-Capitalist. Molyneux's materials helped me make the jump from libertarian to anarchist (although I'm not a huge fan of his personality, his content is fantastic).

It all goes back to the family.
OferNave
11-20-2008, 03:34 PM
Stefan Molyneux has some fantastic podcasts and videocasts. I highly recommend his book (free pdf on his site) Real Time Relationships. It's truly an amazing piece of work.

I went from Republican--->Libertarian Party--->Ron Pauler---->Anarcho-Capitalist. Molyneux's materials helped me make the jump from libertarian to anarchist (although I'm not a huge fan of his personality, his content is fantastic).

It all goes back to the family.

I would start with something more accessible - the smallest book which is also about politics. It's called "Everyday Anarchy", and is available free as a PDF, audiobook, or in print:

http://www.freedomainradio.com/free/
powerofreason
11-20-2008, 04:57 PM
Hmm... Statism seems alive and well to me. I'll watch the video though. Molyneux is one smart guy.
OferNave
11-20-2008, 07:32 PM
Hmm... Statism seems alive and well to me. I'll watch the video though. Molyneux is one smart guy.

It is in fact, but I think the thesis of the video is that as an idea, statism is now "intellectually bankrupt".