Comments on: Dealing With The Anger That Comes From Understanding The Non-Aggression Principle

By: N2TheRepublic

N2TheRepublic — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 20:48:00 +0000

No brother, you’re definitely NOT alone.

By: Mike Ellis

Mike Ellis — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 19:00:00 +0000

Great article. I have been studying martial arts for most of my life along the way I was introduced to the philosophy of Taoism. The mind set you describe, the one that comes closest to the Jedi way of thinking is pure Taoism. Lao Tzu in the Tao Te Ching advised against caught up in politics, he also advised that the people can govern themselves and that politicians should leave them alone. Kind of sounds like Anarchy to me. I hope you are right and that this country has some kind of crisis that allows people to wake up. Maybe we can rebuild a society based on voluntary association instead of force. Maybe bitcoin will free us economically. But first people need to wake up to the reality of their situation.

The biggest realization I have had about politics and economics is that WE are the commodities. People don’t want to face the truth of the fact that we are viewed by politicians as resources to be used. We in short are slaves. Probably the most well treated slaves in history, but slaves none the less. That is a hard truth to accept and most people would do anything not to have to face up to that fact. However, it is only by realizing that we are in fact slaves to the system that we can finally free ourselves from the perceived necessity of the state.

By: Justin Keith

Justin Keith — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 22:41:00 +0000

I vacillate between anger and resignation, and I completely sympathize with you. I’ve started turning both of those emotions toward a more positive end. I am working to thrive in as many scenarios as possible. My goal is not to save this country, it’s to rebuild – to be in on the ground floor of a great new experiment. I wouldn’t be motivated if I didn’t believe that voluntary societies were possible.

Pick whatever purpose speaks to you and work toward it as best you can. Surround yourself with people having a similar vision.

By: Billy

Billy — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 19:18:00 +0000

You’ve got it. I could not have said it better.

At some point down the road, we’ll look back and say “free” government schools were the beginning of the trouble.

I’d suggest looking into Maria Montessori’s educational philosophy. She would agree that the first and most important thing to do is give the child purpose/context. That purpose/context comes from knowing we he is a creation of God with an immortal soul. Without this perspective, he will be lost and never approach his full potential.

By: Michael Suede

Michael Suede — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 01:09:00 +0000

If this country is toast (I agree), then there is no need to leave for someplace else.

Let the State destroy itself and rebuild it upon a foundation of Bitcoins. A currency that can not be looted prevents a State from forming.

By: Jay

Jay — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 01:02:00 +0000

I can sympathize with your feeling of isolation and frustration. I understand where it comes from, though. The problem, basically, is that mediocre minds simply will not connect with high-quality ideas, principles, and philosophies. Mediocre minds don’t seek out these ideas, and if they do find them accidentally, they reject them. In the sea of ideas, most of them low-quality, high-quality minds find high-quality ideas, and develop them, and make them their own. High-quality minds, by necessity, are much less common than mediocre minds. They will always be the minority and will always feel like they are drowning in a sea of irrationality.

The American revolution was started, fought, and won by high-quality minds. They were the minority back then as they are today. They gave us a high-quality government that didn’t last, because it was a better government than most people deserved. We were told to be vigiliant and we were not vigilant.

Some feel the solution to the problem is education. Education is important, because it makes high-quality ideas available, but it’s not the solution because mediocre minds will always reject high-quality ideas. The more complete solution to this problem is to gather like minded men and women together and found a country of our own. The Jews have Israel. Where is our country–the country of anarcho-capitalists? In the early days of US history we were chased westward westward westward until we reached the Pacific and then we were overwhelmed by mediocrity. Where can we go now? We need to separate ourselves find a new land of our own because this country is toast.