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The insanity of war and statism... Poll: Most oppose closing Gitmo http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2009-06-01-gitmo_N.htm The "war on terror" is really about fear, not significant risks 'Supermax' prison draws attention in Gitmo debate http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2009-06-03-supermax_N.htm SamIAm update (after clp70 was recorded): http://freekeene.com/2009/06/09/breaking-news-sam-kicked-out-of-jail/ http://freekeene.com/2009/06/04/trial-scheduled-for-sam-615-130pm-et/ Statists like to impose their stupid views known as "laws" on rights-respecting people Historically, those in governmental militaries have terrorized civilians far more than non-statist terrorists Dying To Win: The Strategic Logic Of Suicide Terrorism by Robert Pape http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1400063175/qid=1123148762/ The collectivistic "we" makes despicable actions seem okay; groupthink fosters irresponsible and evil acts Statist memes promoted by the mainstream media discourage people from thinking critically The bromides about Americans' "freedoms" have hoodwinked people into embracing the tribal premise and collectivism Early advocates of individualism knew better: American Anarchism -- 19th century individualist anarchism by Wendy McElroy http://www.wendymcelroy.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.149 The Origins of Individualist Anarchism in the US by Murray N. Rothbard http://www.mises.org/story/2014 Only by seeing yourself as an independent individual can you free your mind from statism Fear-mongering can only be counteracted by reason and emotional awareness Once people surrender to the "authority" of statism and militarism, they run roughshod over others' rights Functional Rights: The Elephant in the Parlor, Part II by Scarmig http://www.strike-the-root.com/91/scarmig/scarmig2.html Rights are universal; they apply equally to all rights-respecting individuals everywhere "Rights: Not granted or protected by any state, God or magical hoodoo monster. What we call rights are reciprocal agreements negotiated on the fly between individuals..." George Potter Respect is simply reflected in peaceful negotiation of reciprocal agreements (which occur implicitly and explicitly among individuals on a daily basis) Those in the U.S. military violate simple market principles of respect, and thus generate widespread conflict in the form of death and destruction Most people are encouraged to be collectivistic, rather than individualistic, in their patriotism Reason, Individualism, and responsibility resolve conflict best Government breaks the order of an orderly society and causes people to denigrate rights There is no such thing as collective authority; there are only individuals who choose to do good or bad Cops are slaves to their system of employment, and they are masters in irresponsibility ("it's the law!")--with psychological problems galore Protecting those in charge and doing their bidding is the name of the statist game (as well as self-sacrifice), from police to military employment Liberties are publicly acknowledged and reciprocated claims of rights Government equals domination and authoritarianism, by definition Private property enables sensible and clear negotiations of agreements; "public property" enables people to get shoved around and violated We learn to acquiesce to domineering and authoritarian (i.e., rights-violating) third part