osan

Free societies are by their nature focused on the individual whereas those of Empire are focused upon the group. Groups trained to function as units constitute what I call "super-organisms" or "super-human organisms" and even "super-human organizations". They are powerful, but almost by necessity un-free because those controlling them generally will not abide the free entry and exit of the cogs, the training of each representing an investment the return on which is ...

Originally Posted by osan

As I was out feeding the goats this morning, the course of my thoughts lead me to a mild epiphany.

I was musing over the traits of our present political environment and the absurdity of it came home to me in particularly attention-getting fashion. In a flash I came to experience the revelation that ostensible political intent has become its own justification for the actions taken pursuant to it.

Recall the old adage about ends justifying (or not) the means? Well, here

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Originally Posted by economics102

I had never heard the argument about how the state cannot legitimately claim ownership of all the land. Very interesting.

Actually, that part is a pretty glaring error in the conceptual structure of the video because there is no such thing as "the state" per se. Given this, the issue becomes even more pointed. If there is no such thing as the state then who, exactly, is claiming ownership of... well, anything to which the "state" label is applied? What does "state ...

Today I responded to the post referenced immediately below. I was going to pass on it as it seemed to be just another of the worn out RKBA threads. But something got in me and I said, "oh what the hell, what is one more response in a sea of millions?"

I have been arguing RKBA issues for at least 30 years, all the while casting about to tune my understanding of the issues in question that I might be better equipped to argue against the violations that are put upon us with ...

Originally Posted by kathy88

[The extreme religious right] can't legislate morality.

Said the blind man to his deaf daughter...

They think they can and that makes them equally dangerous to those at the other end of the supposed spectrum. Do not fool yourselves into thinking that such people would not have your necks under their boots were they given the opportunity.

Extremists of any flavor, whether religious or otherwise pose essentially equal threats to freedom and if liberty is to ...