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I'm not a big fan of Ted Cruz, but he's not too bad. He has a slightly libertarian streak on several issues - even more so than Rand Paul on some. Cruz aggressively opposes ethanol subsidies, for example - but Paul supports them. Cruz also takes a pro-10th Amendment view to social issues, which is OK. He's too hawkish for my tastes, but if it came down to him versus Hillary and a Libertarian candidate, I'd back Cruz.
Honestly, though, if it came down to a bag of rocks versus Hillary I think we'd all pick the bag of rocks.
Hallo Island
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oxoEpVDGvPE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6E2hYDIFDIU
Goodbye guys. Good luck in all of your future endeavors and don't look upon me in too much of a bad light. Come see me sometime in CFN.
Hallo Island
I support your actions wholeheartedly (or... at least to a point), but that post was hurtful. I understand your feeling of betrayal. I've had it before. But... Have a little humanity/forgiveness
Just my advice. Do what you wish.
Starts to cry :*(
Hi there Vista. I love Humph, and doing this was a difficult decision. But I feel that I have to be blunt, because I am tired of the people of Libertatem learning about things like these ex post facto.
Muh Roads
Maybe. Antifa was supposed to be a parody of Antista, partially inspired by Libertäre Aktion, as well as a jump point and embassy base.
I honestly believe that the US needs severe cuts to it's defense, and ergo I am unwilling to support Cruz. Besides, his nuttery embarrasses the intellectual right on so many levels.
I think Antistatist Action is a more approachable pan-libertarian movement name than the REAGAN Treaty Organization, but that's just me.
Hallo Island
The name and logo of "Antistatist Action" is however anarchocapitalist. So I must disagree with you there.
Hallo Island
Wow, so now Hump has left us for a second time, and it looks like this time it may be permanent.
Give him a hug for me lol
Hallo Island
I pray to thee , my lord roads. Bless hump in his new region and help his make his way back to Libertatem. Amen.
Hallo Island, Yrellian Confederacy
Done.
Lol, an RP region is up for condemnation :P
I'm tempted to spend the next two hours playing with the contents of our WFE, but I will resist the urge to perfect it.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Property_is_theft!
JK.
These guys sound almost as balmy as you guys with Taxation is theft :P
Even Karl Marx criticised this slogan: "'Theft' as a forcible violation of property presupposes the existence of property."
What's funny is that they think they're anarchists. "The state is bad, unless when I call it government and use it to give me free stuff"
Taxation is extortion
extortion but not theft? statist scum
I don't know what more needs to be said regarding the theft of taxation. Money is paid to a state under threat of force, which the state uses for its own aggrandizement. The illusion of choice - that we don't have to pay if we don't want government services, that we have a say in where our tax money goes - is just that: an illusion.
I find it strangely ironic that those who believe in a "labor theory of value" insist that the working man is paid far less than his labor is worth, yet have no opinion on a state using taxation to accomplish the same.
Pevvania
Why are you oppressing me misogynist cis-scum?
CI, are you still working on your third Reagan Treaty project or have you abandoned the idea ? I still support it.
By the way, I'll run for seat two.
I second that. The only other argument against taxation being theft is the "you choose to pay tax by living in this country", which is another way of saying "by existing, you choose to pay tax". It also presumes that governments own the land they rule over, which is false.
Hallo Island has informed me he is also running for Humpheria's vacant Board Seat.
Hallo Island
It seems like AnCaps outnumber mutualists these days anyway. Definitely they outnumber their ideological predecessors, the anarchoindividuals, since anarchocapitalism is the logical outcome of egoism.
It's on standby until I have the nerve to resume writing it. Though if any aspiring authors were willing to collaborate with me on this, I could certainly accommodate their ideas and clauses.
That's Hallo and Yr for Seat Two.
Who would like to announce their candidacy for the other seats?
Great ! We both have served only twice as boardmembers, so this will bring some change either way, I will not be bitching around this time :P
Hallo Island
Citizens of Libertatem:
We need your involvement in the political process now more than ever.
Elections for each of our Board Seats, as well as the position of People's Attorney, are going to begin before the month is over - so far, only two people have announced their candidacy, both for Seat Two. Any citizen may run, so please throw your hats in the ring! In addition, our administration requires nations with experience to accomplish the following: Fill the Chief of Staff position, handle State Department affairs until Manager Funkytopia returns to full activity, and devise a recruitment drive.
You, the people of Libertatem, are the glue that keeps our region together. Please consider running for office. Thank you, and God bless.
Hmm
Hey, this puppet is actually on the top of the World Census Report! It's for... WA endorsements... shoot.
Anyway, good news - we've got three radio stations now, one of which is my very own FRR. Speaking of which, if any Sinatra fans or the like have any requests for the reworked Rat Pack Saturdays playlist, I'm willing to listen.
Hallo Island
I am running for reelection.
Hallo Island
Oh boy. Sounds intense. I can imagine all the Liberals and Conservatives arguing about the future of the region.
Hallo Island
Current Candidates
Seat One: Pevvania (i)
Seat Two: Hallo Island vs Yrellian Confederacy
Seat Three:
Seat Four:
Seat Five:
People's Attorney:
From what I've heard most self-proclaimed left-anarchists say, mutualism is a rather outdated and archaic set of ideas. I wouldn't imagine there being too many mutualists at all.
Anarcho-capitalism has grown to eclipse many other forms of anarchism due to two things: Murray Rothbard's skilful promotional skills and the fact that ancapitalism is the only logical form of anarchism, alongside left market anarchism, which is virtually the same as ancapitalism except that it believes voluntaryism would lead to the peaceful demise of capitalism.
Hallo Island
I am also running for reelection
Hallo Island
Don't worry, to me you all sound equally insane :3
Hallo Island
I am running for reelection
Current Candidates
Seat One: Pevvania (i)
Seat Two: Hallo Island vs Yrellian Confederacy
Seat Three: Muh Roads (i)
Seat Four: Right-winged nation (i)
Seat Five: Northern Prussia (i)
People's Attorney:
Well, this is a start - every available incumbent (each a member of the RLP, of course) has announced their candidacy to me in one way or another. Hallo and Yr, what parties do you represent?
Rothbard had...connections. That's the biggest reason. Whether all of these connections were "good" (e.g. the Crane/Koch ticket in the 80s for the LP) and desirable (redneck/neoconfederate outreach) can be debated though.
On an unrelated note to everything we're talking about, the song selection of Fortside Rock Radio has expanded, and the playlists have been reorganized. Rock out to your heart's content!
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BBC fired Jeremy Clarkson, BRB going to the UK, have to join the riot.
The Daily Derp: http://thelibertarianrepublic.com/feminists-ban-clapping/
With some exceptions, it seems that for some reason the libertarian movement declared outright war on feminism, when opposing feminism has little to do with the current cronyism, government, or whatever.
Living in England, I am surrounded by slaves that vocally defend their enslavement.
"Guns are dangerous and should be banned"
"Keep yer mitts off me NHS"
"Crack down on the tax dodgers"
"End austerity"
"We're so lucky not to be like America"
These are just a few of the ridiculous political catch-phrases I hear every day. They're not relegated to the left, but spouted by almost everybody. It is sickening to see so many people trumpet their own slavery by the state as something to be proud of. They are usually either fools who lack critical thinking skills, sheep that follow the dictats of the central government, or both. There is no room for debate. Only "conventional wisdom" propagated by an educational establishment that has almost perfected the art of shaping the minds of the future into subservient drones. Freedom begins in the mind, and if liberty was judged by that alone, Britain is not free. I feel alone in this country.
The US has its share of people who refuse to fight for liberty - and conveniently forget that freedom isn't free - but at least our nation was founded upon the principles of it. You're probably more American at heart than half the people I know, Pev, so you'd fit right in over here.
He had a tendency to occasionally do/say racist things, although this is largely confined to the earlier and later segments of his career. It's sill under-recognised how many contributions he made to the liberty movement outside of his ground-breaking economic and philosophical works. He co-founded the Cato and Mises Institutes, of which the former is one of the most influential think tanks in the world, and helped ally the Koch Brothers to the conservative and libertarian movements.
It's just a shame how dogmatic he became. He often wrote hit pieces to discredit and smear other figures in the liberty movement, such as Milton Friedman and Ronald Reagan, over comparatively small policy differences and an uncompromising ideological absolutism that often rejected the good as an enemy of the perfect. This cost him allies within the liberty movement, and influence that he could have had on the Reagan Administration.
The feminism libertarians tirade against is built on either coercion by law or coercion by majority. There are very important libertarian critiques against feminism that have been made, such as the debunking of the pay gap myth.
Thank you, Con. Of course there are parasites within the United States of a similar breed to those of Europe, but the difference is that they are fighting a losing battle over the minds of the nation, while the statists won consensus in the UK, Australia, France and so forth long ago. There is still a culture war going on in the USA. You will never see an open carry march or a tax protest in Britain. Here we protest rarely and when we do it's over pointless sh*t like preserving socialised medicine. There is no liberty movement here.
Well there are good critiques on feminism and there are bad critiques. Right now I see more of the latter than the former, and it's playing into the divisive identity politics I despise.
Also: http://reason.com/blog/2015/01/31/why-libertarian-feminism#comment
A critical analysis of the third-wave feminist movement needs to be made to determine its views, goals and leadership. We hear a lot about the female supremacists that are most vocal about it, but does anyone bother to find out whether they represent the movement? No.
Speaking of feminists, here's one that I very much like: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=88_3AhU0-B0
I've noticed that some Republican Governors that were later elected President have a record of shifting their policy views inverse to their record as Governors. Calvin Coolidge governed Massachusetts as someone who supported minimum wage and hour laws, wanted to ban child labour, imposed economic controls during World War One, and supported safety regulations. Governor Reagan nearly doubled California state spending, signed the Mulford Act and had a mixed record on taxes. Obviously, their records as Presidents stand in contrast to their governorships.
The opposite can be seen with 'conservative' governors. Bush Jr. had a very good fiscal record as Governor of Texas, cutting taxes while keeping spending down. The regulatory climate was also relaxed.
Republic Of Minerva, Hallo Island
Pev, if you really hate the UK, may I suggest New Hampshire? New Hampshire is classified as one of the most libertarian states in America. Because of this, it has:
-lax gun laws
-a moderate homicide rate
-no bicycle helmets
-no seat belt laws
-no income tax
-no sales tax
-low "sin" taxes
-highest state average SAT scores
-gay marriage
-prohibits eminent domain use
-the GOP endorses Austrian economics
because of that it has
-one of the lowest unemployment rates in the nation
-one of the lowest poverty rates in the nation
-highest disposable income in the country
-highest median household income
-ranked as one of the "most free" states by the ACLU
Among other things
-low risk of natural disasters
-easy connection with Boston
-very fresh, clean air, environmentally sound
-extremely scenic, beautiful state
The more I read about it, the more New Hampshire seems like utopia.
Liberosia
http://www.unionleader.com/article/20150305/LOCALVOICES03/150309532
I've only been through NH a few times, but it's a great place. The folks there are so friendly. Very cold, but I don't mind low temperatures. Maybe I'll live there some day, but when I get back over there I'll probably be living much further south than that.
What about you? You have to get out of New Jersey, dude.
Also, NH's legislature is on the cusp of legalising marijuana, but stay tuned.
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oops i ipianed
It's decriminalized though
Hallo Island
I know. My father wants to stay in New Jersey to work on his business though. Plus I got creds for the state's university. Whatever come will may.
Ipianed, omg. I forgot about him, I miss ipian.
Please keep talking about New Hampshire so that I can keep wishing I could afford to move there.
The only thing between here and there is, like, Connecticut and Massachusetts, but god damn I have no money.
Definitely plan on leaving for there someday. This is my life's mission, to move to NH.
Republic Of Minerva
Damn New Hampshire sounds like the place to be. Screw this drought-plagued liberal haven of California, I'm moving to New-Hampshire
Republic Of Minerva, Hallo Island
Indeed
Lul, I just realized Chris Cantwell was banned from the Free State Project for saying that police officers should commit suicide.
What a buffoon.
Goddam this state is beautiful.
https://www.facebook.com/FreeStateProject.org/photos/a.172188502824404.34847.147390698637518/855294034513844/?type=1
Seat One: Pevvania (i, RLP)
Seat Two: Hallo Island (RLP) vs Yrellian Confederacy (???)
Seat Three: Muh Roads (i, RLP)
Seat Four: Right-winged nation (i, RLP)
Seat Five: Northern Prussia (i, RLP)
People's Attorney:
We need more people to run before I can start elections, guys. Come one, come all!
He's said much more incisive things than that, like praising the Canadian cop killer and saying he would have sex with a 17-year-old if propositioned. I also resent how savagely he attacks other members in the liberty movement. He once called Julie Borowski a "Republican shill".
Didn't know New Hampshire was so awesome jeez
Let's just say that I'm an independent candidate.
Hallo vs YC.... hard choice.
Conservative Idealism In Libertatem, Hallo Island
She kinda is :p
Seat Two elections have begun.
24 hours remain to submit your candidacy for any other seat, including Peoples' Attorney.
Please guys, think about becoming Peoples' Attorney, we really need one. And it's not so difficult, I know it since I used to be people's attorney, so really everybody can apply :P
Conservative Idealism In Libertatem, Hallo Island
just came here to say
Blurred Lines is patriarchy
#ImprisonRobinThicke
Hallo Island
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is unpatriotic scum who puts her dedication to state slavery above interpreting and upholding the law. Her "legal opinions" are deeply-rooted dogmatism cloaked in appeals to emotion and "pragmatism". Her consistent eagerness to uphold the platform of the Democratic Party over the plain writing of the Constitution is just one of the many examples of the politicisation and corruption of the Supreme Court that I've come to despise.
Gods Mission, The New United States
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Sad news, guys. Harry Reid is going to retire.
Well who the hell am I supposed to use as an example of idiotic liberal now?
The New United States
In other news....a California congresswoman is trying to argue that climate change will lead to woman having to prostitute themselves out in exchange for food and water. God I hate this place
The New United States
Obama,Clinton,Pelosi etc
The New United States, Capitalanada
Obama isn't stupid. He's incompetent and corrupt, but not stupid. Hillary is old and out of touch more than anything else. Pelosi is pretty dumb. Sheila Jackson Lee is also one of the dumbest members of Congress.
Miencraft, Republic Of Minerva, Capitalanada
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I can only respond in one way, and that is incomprehensible confused babbling that can't be expressed in typing.
Hallo Island
It is well agreed by scientists that GMOs are safe. There should be no GMO labeling.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jon-entine/post_8915_b_6572130.html
Free markets needs total information transparency, so there should be GMO labeling.
Honestly, I'd rather see them label organic food than GMOs.
Or, better yet, just f***ing label everything just because you want to. Screw a rule saying you have to, just do it. Or not. I don't care.
Preferably not.
It's not like there's any real reason GMOs should be labeled, anyways. If anything, it's the organic stuff that you need to watch out for.
Party time!!
Pevvania, Hallo Island
So you don't like the song
Or we could label organic gmo's according to climate change prostitution factor divided by the aggregate sum of congress' competency rating. First we have recognize that organically grown gmo's need government funding too...
I don't support mandatory labeling of GMOs... however, it may be to the benefit of the seller to label it as such if it will increase revenue.
I like my chicken free range and organic, I want the chicken to be happy before it dies. Lol
Amanda Knox definitely exonerated, this is the end of a very interesting judicial story :P
And one more proof that every Italian institution, justice included, is a vast joke.
Pevvania, Hallo Island
The other way around sounds good to me - mandatory labeling of non-GMOs. And it's not as though the companies that sell unmodified foods don't brag about it already...
GMOS however have no effect on nobody. It's nonsense.
Miencraft, Muh Roads, Hallo Island
Can't tell if double negative is an intentional statement that GMOs affect people or...
*bich slaps mien*
you be go back to the hole you is come from
Miencraft
Porcupine Real Estate:
http://porcupinerealestate.com/
Yes, it's a real company created by a real libertarian to sell houses in New Hampshire.
Pevvania
God, I'm way too used to the uber-expensive southern New York real estate.
I seem to have forgotten that everywhere else on the planet, houses aren't f***billion dollars.
All these houses look like you can break into them by simply running through a wall #europeanmasterbuilding
But then you run through the wall to see the homeowner with three thousand different guns all pointed at you, so you just run back out and rebuild the wall for him.
Spent the day at the Liberty League Freedom Forum in King's College, London. It was fantastic to connect with liberty activists from around the UK. There were also a lot of Americans there. The US is having a positive effect on the UK and international liberty movements.
Also, I'm now an anarchist.
Muh Roads
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