Libertarian Classic "Healing our World" Now Available as a FREE Audiobook!

[BuddyRey]

Mary Ruwart's magnum opus is quite possibly the greatest tool for converting people (especially liberals) to the philosophy of liberty that I have yet seen, because the arguments are formed with undeniable concern for compassion and humanitarianism that readers of all stripes will be able to appreciate.

Even if you're not quite where Ruwart is on certain issues, this is still an amazing read, because it will help you craft intelligent, persuasive, and sympathetic responses to so many common objections and misconceptions those who are inclined toward state solutions to social problems sometimes fall into. Ruwart, as an ex-liberal herself, knows the way liberals think, and more importantly, feel about the issues of the day. She uses this knowledge masterfully. If you have not yet read this powerfully coherent primer, now is your chance to do so at absolutely no cost.

This work desperately deserves to be spread far and wide. If you have liberal or even conservative friends who are open to the philosophy of liberty but don't yet understand it, this is the the book you should introduce them to, IMHO. And remember, the more you can upload this book to torrent servers like Demonoid, Pirate Bay, Torrenz, etc., the more people will be exposed to its message. Don't be bashful, because the author, in conjunction with FreeKeene.com wants this thing to go mega-viral.

Good luck and godspeed!

http://freekeene.com/2010/10/06/world-exclusive-healing-our-world-audiobook/

[FunkBuddha]

Thanks! I've been waiting on this!

[BuddyRey]

Thanks! I've been waiting on this!

Me too, but I never thought it would actually happen. This thing has the potential to go over twice as big as FreeKeene's The Market for Liberty audio, even though that too was a great book. This one is a real hearts-and-minds-changer. :)

[JCF]

Would it be easy to understand for the apolitical?

Like is it an introduction or a reaffirmation?
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I would upload to Pirate Bay but for some reason it never allows me to register.

[emazur]

Been wanting to read this book for a long time now and I love audiobooks. Thanks! I've also read FreeKeene's audio edition of Market for Liberty and put a clip on my youtube channel awhile ago
YouTube - 1970 book: cause of & solutions to our economic problems (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wvdLO0tkZKI)

[BuddyRey]

Would it be easy to understand for the apolitical?

Like is it an introduction or a reaffirmation?
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I would upload to Pirate Bay but for some reason it never allows me to register.

In my opinion, it's one of the most intuitive social treatises I've ever read. I can't imagine the book not speaking to somebody, except for the most deeply assimilated neocon and neolib doublethinkers. The book starts out taking us back to our childhoods, and how there were some simple lessons we all learned that almost everybody mutually agreed upon. "It's not nice to hit people.", "Don't steal your sister's toys.", etc.

The Non-Aggression Principle, even if we didn't recognize it by name, has always been the bedrock principle on which the rest of our behavioral code was built. I'd say that, in this way, the book transcends politics as an institution and instead encourages people to seek the betterment of humankind through voluntary action and at the community level. Yeah, I definitely think apoliticals will find a lot to love in these pages.

[klamath]

Aw the same Ruwart that thinks it is ok to have sex with kids. Don't buy her.

[BuddyRey]

Aw the same Ruwart that thinks it is ok to have sex with kids. Don't buy her.

Wow, I haven't seen anyone take somebody so grossly out of context since Chris Wallace accused Ron Paul of "taking his marching orders from Al Qaeda."

Ruwart: "Children forced to participate in sexual acts have the same rights and recourse as a rape victim. We can and should prosecute their oppressors."

[klamath]

Wow, I haven't seen anyone take somebody so grossly out of context since Chris Wallace accused Ron Paul of "taking his marching orders from Al Qaeda."

Ruwart: "Children forced to participate in sexual acts have the same rights and recourse as a rape victim. We can and should prosecute their oppressors."

Aw but if we can talk the kids into it then it is not force and is ok:rolleyes:

[Andrew-Austin]

Mary Ruwart's magnum opus is quite possibly the greatest tool for converting people (especially liberals) to the philosophy of liberty that I have yet seen, because the arguments are formed with undeniable concern for compassion and humanitarianism that readers of all stripes will be able to appreciate.

Even if you're not quite where Ruwart is on certain issues, this is still an amazing read, because it will help you craft intelligent, persuasive, and sympathetic responses to so many common objections and misconceptions those who are inclined toward state solutions to social problems sometimes fall into. Ruwart, as an ex-liberal herself, knows the way liberals think, and more importantly, feel about the issues of the day. She uses this knowledge masterfully. If you have not yet read this powerfully coherent primer, now is your chance to do so at absolutely no cost.

This work desperately deserves to be spread far and wide. If you have liberal or even conservative friends who are open to the philosophy of liberty but don't yet understand it, this is the the book you should introduce them to, IMHO. And remember, the more you can upload this book to torrent servers like Demonoid, Pirate Bay, Torrenz, etc., the more people will be exposed to its message. Don't be bashful, because the author, in conjunction with FreeKeene.com wants this thing to go mega-viral.

Good luck and godspeed!

http://freekeene.com/2010/10/06/world-exclusive-healing-our-world-audiobook/

Thanks for posting. Will definitely add that high up on my book queue. I see its also in ebook format, which is good because I usually like to read/listen at the same time.

[BuddyRey]

Aw but if we can talk the kids into it then it is not force and is ok:rolleyes:

Nowhere did Ruwart say that sex with children is "ok." What she said is that by outlawing it, all you accomplish is to drive it underground where there are fewer legal protections for victims and greater incentive for child rapists to conceal their acts through kidnapping or even murder. I don't see why you have such a vendetta against Mary Ruwart, but regardless of your reasons, it's fairly silly to troll this thread, as there is little mention of sex crimes at all in Healing our World and the most this book could do is to convert a few more people to liberty.

[klamath]

Nowhere did Ruwart say that sex with children is "ok." What she said is that by outlawing it, all you accomplish is to drive it underground where there are fewer legal protections for victims and greater incentive for child rapists to conceal their acts through kidnapping or even murder. I don't see why you have such a vendetta against Mary Ruwart, but regardless of your reasons, it's fairly silly to troll this thread, as there is little mention of sex crimes at all in Healing our World and the most this book could do is to convert a few more people to liberty.
What legal protections if you make it not a crime? :rolleyes:

[BuddyRey]

What legal protections if you make it not a crime? :rolleyes:

The same legal protections that govern all transactions, both consensual and non-consensual. For example, there's no reason why the parent of a molested child shouldn't have the right to press civil charges against a pedophile, even if the sex was, technically, consensual. On this subject, I'm very much in favor of parents having the final say and I too am similarly outraged when one of these stories arises in the press. But the onus has to be on the child's family to decide what is right for him or her and at what age, not the state. Wouldn't you at least agree with me (and, by extension, Mary Ruwart) on this point?

[klamath]

The same legal protections that govern all transactions, both consensual and non-consensual. For example, there's no reason why the parent of a molested child shouldn't have the right to press civil charges against a pedophile, even if the sex was, technically, consensual. On this subject, I'm very much in favor of parents having the final say and I too am similarly outraged when one of these stories arises in the press. But the onus has to be on the child's family to decide what is right for him or her and at what age, not the state. Wouldn't you at least agree with me (and, by extension, Mary Ruwart) on this point?
Under what legal right can they bring civil charges? This by Mary's logic will drive them underground. Actually I do agree that parents should have the decision but that is hung up by homicide laws.

[BuddyRey]

Under what legal right can they bring civil charges? This by Mary's logic will drive them underground. Actually I do agree that parents should have the decision but that is hung up by homicide laws.

Well, if you're asking me specifically, I would expect the current infrastructure for bringing personal and civil suits against individuals to continue, even if the state is someday supplanted by whatever other arrangement people deem preferable. There are varying conceptions of what a free market court or arbitration system would look like, and no doubt there are posters here who could expound on them far better than I. For a thorough examination of this subject, the best place to begin is probably The Market for Liberty by Morris & Linda Tannehil.

[klamath]

Well, if you're asking me specifically, I would expect the current infrastructure for bringing personal and civil suits against individuals to continue, even if the state is someday supplanted by whatever other arrangement people deem preferable. There are varying conceptions of what a free market court or arbitration system would look like, and no doubt there are posters here who could expound on them far better than I. For a thorough examination of this subject, the best place to begin is probably The Market for Liberty by Morris & Linda Tannehil.

Maybe they could but they won't has been my experience.

Sorry but it is my continued belief that it should stay criminal.

[ibaghdadi]

Anyone tried to download this recently? I'm getting this really annoying "access restricted" message that says that the website is "participating in a project to stop the spread of viruses and malware online"...

Even after an offline scan and a hundred online scans giving my PC a clean bill, the website is still blocking me. Anyone got a torrent? Or a direct download link?

And does this access restricted crap have anything to do with the recent Microsoft plan to "isolate" infected PCs? In which case we'll have to start wondering who "decides" whether a PC is "infected" or not...

[FunkBuddha]

Anyone tried to download this recently? I'm getting this really annoying "access restricted" message that says that the website is "participating in a project to stop the spread of viruses and malware online"...

Even after an offline scan and a hundred online scans giving my PC a clean bill, the website is still blocking me. Anyone got a torrent? Or a direct download link?

And does this access restricted crap have anything to do with the recent Microsoft plan to "isolate" infected PCs? In which case we'll have to start wondering who "decides" whether a PC is "infected" or not...

Worked fine for me.

Try this link to the zip.
http://cdevolution.org/audiobooks/Healing_Our_World.zip

[ibaghdadi]

http://cdevolution.org/audiobooks/Healing_Our_World.zip
Thanks buddy, downloading...

[Wesker1982]

I just ordered it from Amazon. I hope its as good as it looks!

[libertarian4321]

You can't beat FREE!

I'll download and give it a listen.

[BuddyRey]

Also, if anyone uploads the book onto a torrent server, feel free to let me know so I can seed it.

[Wesker1982]

I just finished reading this book, it was very good. Highly recommended!

[Dripping Rain]

altough i disagree with her on quite a few things. Mary Ruwart is very likeable
thanks for the link

[emazur]

I also finished it a couple weeks ago and put up a few clips on my youtube channel
YouTube - Sound banking in old Scotland & Canada vs. Federal Reserve (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JP7sZNU0qXI) YouTube - The greatest tragedy of communism & socialism (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yBZZfG3dWLY) YouTube - Libertarian Party success stories (from Healing our World) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MfRQzwSWxJE)