I originally posted the following artwork and commentary onto my Facebook wall…
“People are bad, so we need a government made up of…”
(Artwork originally located here, upon the Facebook page, “We the Individuals“)
My Commentary: Circular reasoning: “People are bad, so we need a government made up of people are bad, so we need a government made up of people are bad, so we need a government made up of…” *head spins*
The following correspondence originally took place upon the Facebook wall of my friend, Brooke N…
Brooke N.: Nuff said
The Whitest Kids You Know – Pledge of Allegiance:
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Rayn: When I was [around 9 or 10 years old], I asked my mother if I was required to participate in this bizarre religious ritual at school, because it made me very uncomfortable. When she said, “no,” I was very relieved to no longer to participate, ever again, which satisfied my conscience, greatly! I also stay seated for the “National Anthem” for the same reason. 🙂
I originally posted the following video and statement onto my Facebook wall…
You’re “Christian”? “Jewish”? “Muslim”? “Atheist”? Hmmm… How can that be, when you so faithfully believe in, practice, and even proselytize for, your personal Lord and Savior, Godvernment, just like a loyal Statheist?
Capital G:
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“I pushed the button and elected him to office and, uh
He pushed the button and he dropped the bomb
You pushed the button and could watch it on the television
Those motherfuckers didn’t last too long
I’m sick of hearing ’bout the ‘have’s’ and ‘have not’s’
Have some personal accountability
The biggest problem with the way that we’ve been doing things is
The more we let you have the less that I’ll be keeping for me
Well, I used to stand for something
Now, I’m on my hands and knees
Trading in my god for this one
And he signs his name with a capital G
Don’t give a shit about the temperature in Guatemala
Don’t really see what all the fuss is about
Ain’t gonna worry ’bout no future generations and, uh
And, I’m sure somebody’s gonna figure it out
Don’t try to tell me that some power can corrupt a person
You haven’t had enough to know what its like
You’re only angry ‘cuz you wish you were in my position
Now nod your head because you know that I’m right… alright!
Well I used to stand for something
But, forgot what that could be
There’s a lot of me inside you
Maybe you’re afraid to see
Well, I used to stand for something
Now, I’m on my hands and knees
Trading in my god for this one
And he signs his name with a capital G”
The following debate originally took place upon my Facebook wall, after I posted artwork being shared by the page, “People for Anarchy, Voluntaryism, Non-Aggression, and Liberty“…
Rayn:
“Democracy is the means by which those who adore authority and crave security of servitude can use their superior numbers to enslave those who wish to be free”
Daniel Sv.: Democracy is stable until a politician discovers they can stay in office by promising free goodies from the treasury.
Daniel F.: There is a reason why we have a Constitution and a judicial branch. On more than a few occasions a law that was passed by a majority-elected legislative body (federal or state) that reflected the desires of a majority of that body’s constituency was nonetheless struck down as unconstitutional, often for infringing upon the rights of a minority.
And it is for this reason that federal judges (including Supreme Court justices) are appointed and not elected, so as to not be subject to the whims of an often prejudiced electorate. Cases like Brown v. Board of Ed. could have gone down very differently if the justices rendering the decision had to worry about being reelected and how their decision would affect their reelection chances.
Rayn: Daniel Sv., democracy is merely mob rule, as a political system. It is inherently flawed because it does not adequately acknowledge and protect all of the rights of the Individual. Mises said it best: “All rational action is in the first place individual action. Only the individual thinks. Only the individual reasons. Only the individual acts.”
The “common good” that Democracy claims to protect is just an ever-elusive, ever-evolving myth that inevitably signifies the slow-march towards pathocracy, and eventually, full democide.
Rayn: Not at all impressed by the US government, I agree with Lysander Spooner, Daniel F. “But whether the Constitution really be one thing, or another, this much is certain – that it has either authorized such a government as we have had, or has been powerless to prevent it. In either case it is unfit to exist.”
The US government certainly was designed with a Constitution and three branches of “checks and balances” for VERY GOOD, HISTORICALLY-ESTABLISHED reason: GOVERNMENT CANNOT BE TRUSTED WITH AUTHORITY, NOR POWER, NOR HUMAN LIVES!!!
While real human beings demanded the acknowledgement and respect of their rights, the US government was busy institutionalized slavery, committing genocide, and denying their MAJORITY (women) the right to even directly participate in said system. The Truth isn’t nearly so romantic….
Daniel F.: Politics, like nature, abhors a vacuum. There will always be someone in power, someone who will be able to wield enough force in order to coerce the masses to obey. When there is more than one faction competing for power within a given area, you end up with civil war as each faction attempts to exert its rule. (Click Here to Continue Reading This Post)
As I scrolled through my Facebook news feed, I discovered the following artwork here, being shared by the page, “Just Statist Things,” and originally posted it to my own wall, along with commentary…
“When you’re supposed to be in the future, but it feels more like 1984 – JustStatistThings”
My Commentary: Back To the Future, Statist style!
