Model Driven Thinking and Behavior
Enforcing Behaviors in a Stateless Society?
“How can desired behaviors be enforced without a state?” you may ask.
Well, the greatest force that keeps the the state alive is voluntary moral condemnation and ostracism of all those who dare to question its necessity, and their ensuing voluntary desire for acceptance by means of conformity.
Thus the existence of the state is in itself the best possible proof that desired behaviors are totally enforceable voluntarily, that is without the existence of a state!
On Forgiveness
Culture, society, nay the whole world is ailing in bloodbaths and perpetuated cycles of corruption and abuse, all caused by irrational ideas held and passed on by the worst bullies, sociopaths, and megalomaniacs.
Those who do evil always know in their heart of hearts how guilty they are. Should we then be surprised about the fact that they have sold us “forgiveness” as such a cherished, respectable and almost universally lauded virtue?
I firmly believe that their era is coming to an end and a new one dawns. What we make of it is up to us.
So to make the world a better place, good people should not make forgiving others their objective. They should do all those annoying, “nasty”, and unpopular things: They should absolutely point fingers, play “the blame game”, judge, and condemn those who have done them emotional and physical harm. They should make them earn forgiveness if anything, but not dispense it here and there as if it could be willed into existence upon request like a genie.
Property, Voluntary Action, Aggression, Force, Defense, Liberty & Voluntaryism
Private Property: Goods obtained via homesteading or voluntary exchange.
Voluntary: Any action that is performed without the threat of aggression.
Aggression: The INITIATION of the use of force.
Force(=Violence=Coercion): The occupation of one’s body or private property against his will.
Defense: The use of force in response to aggression.
Liberty: The absence of aggression.
Voluntaryism: The theory that defense is the only universally permissible (=moral) application of force.
Atlas Shrugged – The Movie
Worshipers of the Grand Lady of philosophy are eagerly awaiting Part 1 which opens on April 15th …
Here is an interview with the producer on Freedomain Radio:
In a world full of crises, turmoil, disasters, protests, tyranny, wars, lobbyism, middle class destruction, favoritism, bailouts, taxes, and indebtedness, a world where all these factors are leading up to their inevitable culmination, the timing for the movie to this prescient, epic, brilliant, gripping, and deep story could not have been better.
Enjoy it! =)
Atheism, Religion, and Teaching Methodologies VS Conclusions
Some follow up on my last clip …
God, Religion, Congregations, and Churches – The Supply Chain of Religion
Right vs. Left Wing Ideologies (Video)
The State and Childhood Memories
The lofty fantasy of the State arises in the minds of most people out of childhood memories:
The “Home”land where they feel welcome, safe, and protected; the powerful Father figure embodied in the stern and sublime persona of the President of the country; Lady Justice, the Supreme Court, reviewing and approving of his actions, or rebuking him and his helpers with a wag of the finger when they step out of line; the dinner table of Congress where the children get to voice their demands through altruistic public servants.
What a beautiful, clean, and rational separation of powers we have ourselves there!
Its reality, however, is a lot simpler and a lot less lofty than that: It’s people taking advantage of those deranged fantasies, slipping into the camouflage of all those perfect and imaginary projections, in order to legally extort others at the threat of imprisonment and murder.
Voluntaryism vs. Statism – The 8 Step Cross-Examination
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US Taxes, Spending & Debts – Historical Charts
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The Ethics of Voluntaryism – An 8 Step “Cross Examination”
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How to Debate Without Looking Things Up
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Quantitative Easing – “Easing” the Theft of Large “Quantities” Over Time
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Human Action, Ethics, Praxeology, Economics, and History
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Praxeology and History
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The Global Warming Information Extravaganza
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US Poverty Rate – How the Great Society Programs Reversed its Decline
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Existence, Logic, Evidence, Truth, Knowledge & Bigotry
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The Root Causes of the Financial Crisis & The Great Recession
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Why Are You Unemployed?
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Human Rights in Relation to Ethics, Morality & Aesthetics
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What’s the Problem With Government Budget Deficits?
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Universally Preferable Behaviour – A Rational Proof of Secular Ethics
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Is Government Needed to Fight Poverty??
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Market Prices – Purpose vs. Arbitrariness
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War Is A Racket – Made By Government
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Anarchism / Voluntaryism FAQ
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Human Rights & Anarchism
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Government Equals Aggression – Nothing More, Nothing Less
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Fixing US Health Care Once And For All – 5 Crucial Steps
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How Minimum Wage Laws Create Unemployment
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100% Reserve vs. Fractional Reserve Banking
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Anti-Libertarian Nonsense Debunked
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Anarchism – The Ultimate Fruition of Liberty, Peace & Happiness
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The Roots of Left vs. Right Ideologies
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Inflation & Deflation Revisited
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The Business Cycle Revisited
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Saving the X Industry
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We Need More Regulation
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The End of Consumerism
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Savings and Investment
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Freedom, Liberty, Peace, Happiness and Prosperity
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The Business Cycle
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The Trouble with Bureaucracy
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Stock Evaluation
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The Great Depression – Now and Then
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The Economics of Corporate Bailouts
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Antitrust and Monopolies
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History of Money
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The Objectives of Economic Policy
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Credit Expansion Policy
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