As I have argued before, democracy in the sense of majoritarianism or a political system of phony oligarchal representation inherently violates liberty. I have also tried to emphasize that all states are inherently exclusive and out of the control of "the people" at large by the very nature...
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on Sun, May 11 2008
Filed under: Anarchism, Democracy, Representation, Individual Sovereignty, Consent, Free Association
In the discussion and debate that goes on among libertarians, it is disputed as to wether or not libertarians should vote and participate in party politics. Some see voting as the only practical option, some think that there should be a multi-pronged approach that includes voting, some are die-hard supporters...
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on Sat, Apr 5 2008
Filed under: Anarchism, Coercive Monopoly, Competition, Collusion, Monopoly, Checks and Balances, The Calculation Problem, Democracy, Representation, Voting, Means and Ends, Agorism, Propaganda, Consent, Libertarianism
The following is a response to this video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WoXjrlxDSL4 Dear Mr1001Nights, Unchosen positive obligations are indeed slavery, which should be obvious because the obligations are not chosen. In claiming or bestowing unchosen positive obligations onto other people, you are the...
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on Thu, Feb 28 2008
Filed under: Anarchism, Ethics, Self-interest, Rational Egoism, Consent, Slavery, Human Nature
One of the most erroneous political ideas is the notion of the social contract. The idea is that the legitimacy of a government is based on a social contract between the people and the government. In America, the constitution is supposed to be our social contract. But since no such "social contract"...
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on Mon, Dec 17 2007
Filed under: Anarchism, Sovereignty, Constitution, Thomas Jefferson, John Locke, Social Contract, Consent, Natural Rights