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Episode 120 - Contradictions of electoral politics and the non-heroism of war

Published 15 years, 6 months ago
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In America's Finest (military) City... http://meetup.com/Complete-Liberty

Our Enemy, The Party
http://wconger.blogspot.com/2008/10/our-enemy-party.html

Working "within the system" is not ok; it's actually counterproductive
The end doesn't justify the means
"Public good" is a fallacious economic concept
A congress of Ron Pauls would make government look good, even though it's an inherently evil organization

Elected Officials | Libertarian Party
http://www.lp.org/candidates/elected-officials

Confessions of an Increasingly Skeptical Libertarian Partyarch by Thomas Knapp
http://c4ss.org/content/2540

Advocating complete liberty really exposes the folly of those who don't
We need to take into account the unseen costs of partyarchy, and redirect our political energy into education, voluntaryism, and agorism
Let's live up to our true individual potential
Life is about flourishing and happiness, so cut to the chase; don't settle for the suboptimal

The trouble with voluntaryists by Morey Straus
http://www.rationalreview.com/content/62812

The Evil That Men Do: Willful Submission To Illegitimate Authority by William Buppert
http://www.lewrockwell.com/buppert/buppert17.html

It's a mental trickery to think that you need to be obedient to some "authority," be it personal or political
Property owners will set rational rules for commerce in a free society
Root-striking questions: http://www.meetup.com/Complete-Liberty/messages/boards/thread/8208221/

Radley Balko: Maryland cops are abusing wiretapping law | Cop Block
http://www.copblock.org/384/radley-balko-maryland-cops-are-abusing-wiretapping-laws/

Tomgram: William Astore, Wars Don't Make Heroes
http://www.tomdispatch.com/blog/175276/tomgram%3A_william_astore%2C_wars_don%27t_make_heroes

Self-sacrifice is not ethical; it's a vice

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