Complete Liberty Podcast

The best pedogogy fosters intrinsic motivation and respects the will of the learner Challenging the bureaucrats on their methods of immorality... http://freekeene.com/2009/07/02/liberty-activists-pays-property-tax-in-1-bills/ The institution of government blinds people to its coercive nature, so ingrained it is Activism must be accompanied with education Caller ridicules free staters, but questions the nature of the statist system (first few mins of clip) http://freekeene.com/files/Talkback2009-06-13.mp3 People putting the pieces of the statist puzzle together, only to reject the final product (and what it implies for their beliefs and behavior) Passing principled moral judgment in the realm of statism can be scary, which explains why most avoid it Stephen Colbert vs Ayn Rand? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b-tIY99QFFk If people had the freedom to make their own choices, would they starve? Should self-interest and economic efficiency be favored over governmental coercion and its expropriated "safety net"? Gov

The complete liberty message is about your own individuality and making your own choices Government consists of individuals who claim to have rights that others do not, which is the ultimate moral contradiction Government by definition is coercive and monopolistic Self-government stems from self-initiated and self-regulated action, i.e., making your own decisions No one should have a superior claim to your life and property! Obeying "authority" stems from corrupt family environments; "citizens" are children of the State Leaps of faith require suspension of awareness, reason, rationality, essentially your own independent judgment Seeing children as irresponsible (not able to make good decisions) is merely self-fullfilling prophecy Honoring the rational faculty and ability of kids means respecting their self-responsibility Principles and Politics: Like Oil and Water by Randall Holcombe http://www.independent.org/blog/?p=2407 Principled politicians is oxymoronic The political process is completely disconnected f

Our lives aren't served by the vices of government; collectivistic abstractions don't promote virtue The Rejection of Liberty by Rick Flame http://rejectionofliberty.bravehost.com/ http://www.tolfa.us/arts/roj.htm (from: http://www.tolfa.us/L18.htm) How to Save Endangered Tigers: Kill Them? http://abcnews.go.com/Video/playerIndex?id=7544724 Part 4: 5/8/09 John Stossel's "You Can't Even Talk About It" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OSPkVoGx5c4 Common pool problems are created by governments (http://completeliberty.com/chapter3.php#68) The biggest understatement imaginable: "Government is undesirable from an economic point of view" CLP listener's new site: http://www.whatisliberty.co.nz/ A Vision of Liberty: America in 2030 by Jim Davies (http://www.takelifeback.com/) http://www.theanarchistalternative.info/bopubord/ People in government try to make the wrong seem right; whatever good intentions they have are undermined by the coercive institution of government itself People naturally want to minimize conflict

Onion-like headlines from FEE In Brief (http://fee.org/fee-pubs/in-brief/) http://fee.org/articles/in-brief/government-mission-change-gms-bureaucratic-mindset/ The melding of America with the USSR Legacy health care costs out of control, but make perfect socialistic sense! (further reading: The Relentless Process of Socializing Health Care by D.W. MacKenzie http://mises.org/story/2946) Government just takes money from the economy (or prints it), leaving people poorer overall Corporations are part of the systemic problem of government too, typically lobbying against competition http://fee.org/articles/in-brief/ama-objects-government-insurance/ (further reading: Competition Would Save Medicine, Too by John Stossel http://www.theatlasphere.com/columns/090609-stossel-medicine.php) Insurance companies and their policies are the result of fascistic government; free market health insurance would be vastly cheaper and more sensible Fighting for our liberties - http://www.livefreenow.org/images/cartoons/cartoon30.gif

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 bromid

United States of prisons... 1 in 100 U.S. Adults Behind Bars, New Study Says http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/28/us/28cnd-prison.html Law and order stems from people's respect for each other, not "laws" and jails Government demonstrates unlawful and disorderly conduct on a daily basis Invalid "public land" creates political conniving and "special interests" that exist at others' expense Complete liberty would enable vast opportunities for work (and pleasure) and wealth-creation Without property rights, no other rights are possible (hat tip to A.R.) Government imposes "services" that you can't refuse without being accosted CRISIS AND LEVIATHAN: Critical Episodes in the Growth of American Government by Robert Higgs http://www.independent.org/store/book_detail.asp?bookID=15 People in government are "good" at creating crises and fear in the populace, and more government, and still more oppression The governmental response to 9/11 wreaked further death and destruction overseas, and imprisonment of some in Guantanamo

Early on, we internalize contradictions and develop a pattern of not questioning immoral double standards Walter Block believes that people are "hardwired" to reject free market economics (which denies volition) Reparations and Restitution http://tinyurl.com/r3avdg (from: http://fee.org/library/podcasts/young-scholars-colloquium/) Foundation For Economic Education Podcast rss feed: www.fee.org/podcast/rss.xml Your mind is your tool of survival (nod to A.R.) The tribal premise explains why most people reject free enterprise principles in politics MSM encourages everyone to think like a tribal leader, and to worship political "leaders" The deeper aspects of this learned behavior: http://www.psychohistory.com/ If religion and statism were natural outcomes of being human, indoctrination and propaganda wouldn't be needed People have been conditioned to not challenge the corrupt forms of morality in their midst, in politics, in religion, and in the family Academic intellectuals promulgate statist slavery for defini

http://ronpaul.meetup.com/93/calendar/9410200/ Anarcho-Capitalism Resources http://ronpaul.meetup.com/93/messages/boards/thread/6854056#27484041 Some Fun With Definitions http://polycentricorder.blogspot.com/2009/05/some-fun-with-definitions.html bumper music "Carmina Burana - O Fortuna" composed by Carl Orff http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Orff e.g., http://www.amazon.com/Carmina-Burana-O-Fortuna/dp/B001XIM4MU/ and http://tinyurl.com/c8dl5b to comment, please go to http://completeliberty.com/magazine/category/91697

Individuals are not to be sacrificed as means to other people's ends Pirates vs. Emperors by Joseph Nevins http://www.commondreams.org/view/2009/05/07-6 Cruise ship attacked by pirates used sonic weapon (couldn't find exact article referenced) http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/techinnovations/2005-11-07-cruise-blast_x.htm Governments have once again prevented effective measures of self-defense, this time at sea Accountability for mice and impunity for lions; U.N. is a ridiculous organization "Government" serves as a shield to protect its employees from wrongdoing Rulers nab bad guys so they themselves aren't perceived as bad rulers Initiatory force versus retaliatory force is a critical distinction The Authoritarian Mindset http://aynrkey.blogspot.com/2009/05/authoritarian-mindset.html The most docile slaves and the most demented dictators are psychologically similar; both are driven by fear and pseudo self-esteem, fostered in childhood of course and bolstered by the violent institution known as government Fu

A Measure of Freedom by Jim Davies http://www.strike-the-root.com/91/davies/davies8.html "Government" pretends to be a higher authority than yourself Become part of The Online Freedom Academy http://tolfa.us Government is destined to destroy itself economically There's nothing free about government Twenty Twenty-Two by Jim Davies http://www.strike-the-root.com/71/davies/davies15.html Capitalism creates a greater and greater supply of values The bigger the supply or surplus, the more government steals As long as people can reap the rewards of applying their own intelligence, prosperity is assured James Burke's great Connections program - http://www.mahalo.com/James_Burke ...couldn't find referenced Industrial Revolution episode, but these two are pretty close: James Burke : The Day The Universe Changed: "Credit Where It's Due", 3 of 5 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g413rYkYL7I James Burke : The Day The Universe Changed: "Credit Where It's Due", 4 of 5 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1YmR-BtJx-k MO of government

The invalid legal fictions of statism: counties, states, nations, etc. Report #TL07A: THE ANATOMY OF SLAVESPEAK by Frederick Mann http://www.buildfreedom.com/tl/tl07a.shtml "It is hard to fight an enemy who has outposts in your head." Sally Kempton It's the nature of slavespeak to keep you in your place, i.e., oppressed Terrocrat--coercive political agent "...it's absolutely vital that you understand that the primary means terrocrats use to subjugate, control, and dominate their victims is words." F.M. Beware the cattle guards for your mind, which are typically devised for you at an early age The fundamentally irrational nature of spanking, or "tough love," rests on rationalizations for evil actions Authoritarian sociopaths demand "respect" (in the form of fear and obedience), but turn-about is not fair play Rationalizations support pseudo self-esteem and vice versa; if you don't honor yourself, you won't honor others People in government commit crimes (such as extortion and kidnapping) with impunity, crimes

Do people have the freedom to travel? Of course they do, regardless of what people in government say and do Most people believe in the memes of statism and collectivism, having attended governmental schools The Ugly War on Immigrants: Snatch-and-Jail Justice? By Dave Lindorff http://counterpunch.org/lindorff04142009.html Lack of empathy for others follows from dehumanization of them and vice versa http://aynrandlexicon.com/lexicon/racism.html La Migra, the official U.S. kidnapper and ruiner of people's lives The twisted bureaucracy of many names - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Immigration_and_Naturalization_Service Calling fellow human beings "illegal aliens" leads to violating their rights as human beings--first and foremost, their right to travel and to live and work in particular places You simply can't be for liberty and for "border security" "Representatives" don't and can't be valid agents for individuals Ron Paul's statist ramblings based on economic and historical ignorance that play on unjustifiable f

Libertarian Party email: 47% of Americans reject capitalism! Fight back, Paul! http://www.independentpoliticalreport.com/2009/04/libertarian-party-email-47-of-americans-reject-capitalism-fight-back-paul/ Just 53% Say Capitalism Better Than Socialism http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/general_politics/just_53_say_capitalism_better_than_socialism Unfortunately, the current fascist welfare State is already pretty socialist; the memes of enslavement are here The LP believes that defeating politicians via elections will defeat the socialistic memes, but liberty-minded voters is oxymoronic If we could vote our way to liberty, it would be illegal! Did the Founders "work within the system"? Nope Yet, the Founders, rather than getting rid of government and its rulers, just changed the faces and created a more tyrannical State (now the biggest in the world) Hamilton's Curse: How Jefferson's Archenemy Betrayed the American Revolution — and What It Means for America Today by Thomas J. DiLorenzo http:

The state of statist intellectuals; victims of bad, contradictory memes For example - UN Plaza: The Soft Underbelly http://bloggingheads.tv/diavlogs/18763 An interesting blogger discussion - Science Saturday: Just a Theory; Ancient violence and the fear of being eaten http://bloggingheads.tv/diavlogs/18623?in=42:39&out=60:37 It's important to address politics from first principles--and to define one's terms If intellectuals thought logically and didn't take collectivistic memes for granted, they'd improve society immensely Individuals (or groups of them) logically don't have the choice to nullify others' choices What is the origin of human conflict? Not respecting others and their property, courtesy of sacrificial and statist memes The fact that most people comply with governmental edicts doesn't minimize the ills of government Other political insanity from around the world... China nabs website staff for erotic audiobooks http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/03/20/china_arrests_four_erotic_audio_books/ "Aut

Complete liberty is about getting rid of the authoritarian/obedience memes that foster government Coercion and altruism both lead to self-sacrifice All About Greed by Sheldon Richman http://fee.org/featured/greed/ "as long as self-interest is held to be morally corrupt, the market order will be suspect." Is there a rational definition of greed? Wanting more, not less--when one takes responsibility for profits and losses "If we can't trust people with freedom, how can we trust them with power?" S.R Government is appeasement of, by, and for the irresponsible The ethical doctrine of sacrifice (of self to others and others to self) distorts the concepts of greed and selfishness Greed With John Stossel part 1 of 6 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F0VHiONkot8 Step It Up! by Tyson Russell http://rebirthofreason.com/Articles/Russell/Step_It_Up.shtml Lower your tolerance for evil; don't let it win by default http://aynrandlexicon.com/lexicon/moraljudgment.html Any sort of behavior that runs counter to a voluntary syste

The Liberty Forum (http://www.freestateproject.org/libertyforum) Exploring the many paths to liberty...and taking the objectively valid one The key educational path of unschooling (http://www.holtgws.com/whatisunschoolin.html) It's important for new intellectuals to challenge the contradictory philosophies of present intellectuals, so that truth and mutual respect can prevail in society http://aynrandlexicon.com/lexicon/intellectuals.html http://aynrandlexicon.com/lexicon/philosophy.html An objective ethics (values and virtues) demands the best of everyone http://aynrandlexicon.com/lexicon/objectivetheoryofvalues.html How Do You Divorce Your Government? by Russell D. Longcore http://www.ncc-1776.org/tle2009/tle507-20090222-05.html Are we witnessing the battered spouse syndrome, wit large?--more like children abused by domineering parents; Mommy/Daddy Government presides over our lives "Citizens" allegedly have a duty of allegiance to the State, in return for the "State's" protection--both of which are utterl

Mercatus Center at George Mason University - Freedom in the 50 States: An Index of Personal and Economic Freedom by William P. Ruger and Jason Sorens http://www.mercatus.org/PublicationDetails.aspx?id=26154 A coercive State, i.e., government, will never respect people's rights A limited government can't stay limited for long What would happen if Libertarians got elected? What sort of "work" would they be doing? Basically, they would be employees of an unjust organization; case in point: NH legislators have busy schedule for 2009 http://www.seacoastonline.com/articles/20090106-NEWS-901060349 What's the purpose of government if not to govern people! Because government funds itself through extortion, every person who works for it is supporting extortion No product or service should be provided at the barrel of a gun (hat tip to http://marcstevens.net) Civil disobedience, or non-compliance, prevents tyranny from overwhelming a society The media are typically cheerleaders for statism, i.e., tyranny Left/Right dist

Without property rights, no other rights are possible Applying self-ownership in a consistent fashion means complete liberty Time for a Trim? by Jim Davies http://www.strike-the-root.com/82/davies/davies5.html The principle of self-ownership is axiomatic and irrefutable, for any attempt to deny it requires utilizing it Government has been around for centuries, running on the pr scheme that they are our protectors and providers (as they violate individual rights) So, it's important to strike at the root, i.e., dispense with the idea of government itself, so unjust coercion doesn't remain institutionalized ‘Going Galt’: Everyone’s Doing It! By Eric Etheridge http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/03/06/going-galt-everyones-doing-it/ Who is John Galt? Modern intellectuals don't have a moral clue Taxation and regulation are violations of your freedom to choose and act as an individual Essentially, your mind should not be enslaved to other minds The nature of romantic realism in fiction requires the portrayal o

Are We All Socialists Now? Not at All by Robert Higgs http://hnn.us/blogs/entries/61504.html Is socialism as dead as the dodo? Its new guise as participatory fascism Authoritarian sociopaths are always on the lookout for new ways to blame the marketplace and go where they haven't gone before with coercive programs, be they in education, energy, or health care Authoritarian sociopaths engage in a constant process of breaking things and then breaking more things while trying to "fix" them Two of the wealthiest participatory fascists: Bill Gates and Warren Buffet Bill Gates and Warren Buffett Talk With UNL Students About Much More Than Money by Steve Jordon, Omaha World-Herald, Neb. http://www.redorbit.com/news/education/260603/bill_gates_and_warren_buffett_talk_with_unl_students_about/ Authoritarian sociopaths waste the loot they steal from those who don't waste it (productive people) People are hoodwinked via indoctrination and propaganda--and many pick the low-hanging fruit of governmental jobs and contracts

The essence of complete liberty is mutual respect of persons and property If people in government really wanted to help people, they wouldn't do "business" at the point of a gun (the mafia with a flag) For statists, freedom is passe One damn fine statist automobile: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trabant Uber Czar to be Renamed by Jennifer Kerfuffle http://manhattancapital.blogspot.com/2009/02/uber-czar-to-be-renamed.html The drug war has been greatly successful in destroying individual rights Shooting socialistic/fascistic fish in a barrel... Ending the Hidden Agenda Behind Tax Cuts by Joe Brewer http://www.truthout.org/021709R Liberals/progressives and conservatives are basically two statist peas in the pod of authoritarian sociopathy What is one thing that government (aka a legalized coercive monopoly) does better than any business in the marketplace? Perhaps public relations! A coercive monopoly imposes the lowest quality product/service at the highest possible price The various euphemisms of taxation... Pe