Freedom

Enemy of the State - November 06, 2009, 11:21 AM

Greetings, fellow libertarians. We might not agree on everything, but what unites us is a contempt for authority and a desire to free man from the shackles that bind him. Although personally I'm an anarcho-capitalist, I'll ally with a socialist anarchist any day over a conservative.

Kizzang - November 10, 2009, 03:05 PM

Yes indeed! I am not completely comfortable with any further defining Anarchist as far as myself goes at this point. Still working on it.

vizi - November 13, 2009, 02:36 PM

Hail! Anyone here ever read 'The Moon is a Harsh Mistress'? Dedicated to the libertarian and rational anarchist in all of us!

eregost - November 13, 2009, 05:57 PM

Anarchists rule! Power to the people!

Enemy of the State - November 14, 2009, 07:52 AM

"Alongside Night" is another great Anarchist piece of fiction.

Kizzang - November 18, 2009, 02:21 PM

What's good with some non-fiction? Any recommendations??

Enemy of the State - November 19, 2009, 10:12 AM

"For a New Liberty: The Libertarian Manifesto" by Murray N. Rothbard would be my recommendation. Check out Pierre Joseph Proudhon's work too, he is the father of anarchism after all.

Kizzang - November 19, 2009, 11:52 AM

Thank youuuu sir.

GaMMwl - December 13, 2009, 05:39 AM

M.Bakunin, P.Kropotkin, E.Malatesta and M.Bookchin. They all represent the collectivistic shape of anarchism wich to some extent(!) is my personal ideology.

Claudius Gothicus - December 16, 2009, 04:45 PM

Finally something for us the anarchists.

I would like to point out that the final stages of Anarco-Collectivism and Anarco-Capitalism are the same basically.

I'd also like to congratulate Bakunin for standing up to that stupid Karl Marx

Enemy of the State - December 24, 2009, 04:42 PM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ngpsJKQR_ZE

Excellent argumentation to use when debating with statists about taxes. Also:
Guy A: "Hey buddy, isn't that your car over there?"
Guy B: "Yeah. So?"
Guy A: "So someone's breaking into it! Look!"
Guy B: "Well, that's the price I pay to live in a civilized country."
Guy A: "Huh? Now he's hot-wiring it. You just gonna stand there?"
Guy B: "I'm willing to contribute to this great society we live in."
Guy A: "What are you talking about? You're being robbed!"
Guy B: "Don't be silly. It's not robbery. It's the will of the people."
Guy A: "What people? Aren't you the one who paid for the car?"
Guy B: "Yeah, but the guy who's taking it is serving the common good."
Guy A: "How does that guy stealing your car help the common good?"
Guy B: "Well, I trust he'll do useful things with my car."
Guy A: "Weren't you going to do useful things with it?"
Guy B: "Yes, but if we each just used our own stuff, there would be chaos!"
Guy A: "Well, you can trade stuff, but that guy just stole your car!!"
Guy B: "No he didn't. By living on this block I agreed to lose my car."
Guy A: "So anyone can swipe your car, and you don't mind?"
Guy B: "Don't be silly! Only the local carjacker can do it."
Guy A: "So whoever decides to be a carjacker is allowed to rob you?"
Guy B: "Well, if I don't like it, I can try to appoint a new local carjacker."
Guy A: "What would be the point of that? The new guy would still steal your car!"
Guy B: "Yes, but he would be representing me while stealing my car."
Guy A: "What does that mean?! How does a thief represent you?"
Guy B: "Because I can ask him to do good things with my car."
Guy A: "And will he listen to you, and do what you want?"
Guy B: "Well, so far they never have. But I keep trying."
Guy A: "Why would you even try?"
Guy B: "You have to participate. Otherwise you can't complain."
Guy A: "Yes I can! I'm not the one claiming that I should be robbed!"
Guy B: "You have to work within the system."
Guy A: "What system? The system made up by the carjackers?"
Guy B: "Of course. It's the civilized thing to do."
Guy A: "Why not oppose carjacking altogether?"
Guy B: "Don't be silly. Every town has to have some carjacking."
Guy A: "So you're just going to keep putting up with being robbed?"
Guy B: "It's not robbery. The carjackers have my implied consent to do it."
Guy A: "What? You told them they could take it?"
Guy B: "No, but by living here, that counts as me giving them permission."
Guy A: "Who says so?"
Guy B: "The carjackers. They say being here counts as agreeing to be robbed."
Guy A: "And you believe them?!"
Guy B: "Look, if you don't like being robbed, leave my neighborhood!"
Guy A: "But I'm saying that you shouldn't be robbed!"
Guy B: "Yes I should, you wacko, fringe kook! Now go away!"