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State vs. Statelessness Two fundamental differences between centralized government & decentralized self-governance When I explain to people (those willing to listen) how a society can make laws without government, and how stateless societies punish criminals, a reasonable objection emerges: “*So, what’s the difference between state and statelessness, when without government, there are still laws about everything, and I still have to pay to have my rights protected?*”…
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The best argument for statelessness: Logic on the side of freedom The best argument for statelessness emerges in response to the most common straw man fallacy against statelessness; that is “*without a government, people would descend into chaos.*” This is demonstrably false, because in all of human history, every time a state collapses, it is immediately replaced by another color of state, more palatable to the needs of the people. This shows that people always tend to…
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Why the West is dying: Facing Veritas You cannot save a dying organism unless you first acknowledge its affliction. It takes bravery to accept uncomfortable truth. It is not “defeatism” to have the courage to recognize harsh reality over deluded comforting fantasy. Accepting truth is not “giving up” either - those who think it is have already given up. Rather, **“defeatism” is the coward’s smear against those who expose his denialist ostrichism**. Deluded optimism is what…
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I am not a good writer: A story of humbling vanity Articulating form to magnify essence… that was my Sisyphean naivety, the wasting of years to impress the impressionable. My pelt of gold was an *apotheosis* of *ego*, not *Thelema* for *Aletheia*. Yet, what is the value in reigning as king of fools; ruler of those in need of rulers and of distorted realties? There exists no meaning nor grace in self-aggrandising pomposity. There is no honour in the lion roaring at the sheep.…
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Every single argument against statelessness applies to the state even more "But who will ever take care of the poor?" “*But without government, can you guarantee to me that such-and-such won’t happen?*” Well, *with* government, can you guarantee to me that the same such-and-such won’t happen? Because it *is* happening, and the more government intervenes in society, the more of such-and-such we seem to get: from poverty and illiteracy to crime and war. “Who will take care of…
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The case against voting: How voting disempowers you If you vote for what you perceive as the “lesser evil” of a false dichotomy, then fine… as long as you don’t confuse a “lesser” evil with good. I get it: you feel like you’re cornered, that you only have two options: one evil, and another eviler (or at least that’s what you perceive). The reality is that both are identical, since all political sides obey the same lobbying masters. And most lobbying takes place under the…
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How I know statelessness works [Part 1] Stateless systems of self-governance already work even today under government I understand the objections against statelessness; I used to make them myself. It’s hard to let go of your comfort from the fantasy that there exists an all-powerful enforcer -the state- which has your best interest at heart, even though you have zero influence over it. It’s also hard to imagine how lawmaking, policing, justice, transport, telecommunication…
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Regulations do not require government force: Real-life examples of voluntary self-regulation The ironic presumption that we somehow “need a violent enforcer” of peace, law and order is just as deluded as any other archaic superstitious fixation. No, you do not require violence to force good ideas on sane people. If they are good ideas, then naturally, most people will have every incentive to adopt them without the need for threats. Yes, there will always be illogical…