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One thing I'm liking about the left nowadays, is that I see them attacking Trump on principled grounds (morally). I don't really share their principles, but it's different than is typical, where discourse is limited to some "calculus" over how different ways checkers get moved around the board, and that "causes" certain consequences, and the antagonism is reduced to 'will I be better off?' (all the while they ironically preach altruism as principle). Of course, that's all silly fantasy, because the checkerboard is as the checkerboard does...and how's abouts a box 'o chocolates? In other words, what's important in the...

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I don't have a dog in the competitive race, but I initially used Lyft because of free rydes whyle I was getting Lyft, Tyre and Whyyl work done on the Beemer. Airport dropoffs for my trips to Baja, car stuff...it's all been great and I don't have to annoy friends and family (...a friend in need is...a pest). Always engaging. You meet the most interesting people. Lately, I've been using Uber, but most drivers seem to be getting business from both. I wish them both well. Apart from the experience—such as smart, engaging drivers—and it's never taken more than 7 minutes for...

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[Crossposted from my blog, Freetheanimal.com] Sometimes you really need to think in terms of essentials. Are the great, integrated-with-human-nature ideas of Enlightenment—that, essentially, a state ought to be subject to the same moral code as citizens—the most important thing? Or, is the most important thing the actions of a State that was supposedly-specifically founded on such ideals? The critical distinction to make is the one over what comes down to lip service vs. action. They always spouted lots of shit. But what do they do, at the same time they're saying? There's another, though. It's the one that both D...

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As a Paleo-ish guy, I've always had mutual value to exchange with celiac folks. There's much common ground. But as sure as the sun rises, "disabled" people will eventually try to pick your pockets: P.F. Chang’s is Sued for Extra Charges on Gluten-Free Menu Items See, just like any "disability" that's significanty apart from the very socialized norm, we must socialize costs for outliers. Way back, see, it was all about socializing income: Social Security. Now, all fucktards believe that because they "invested" in a government Ponzi Scheme—where those who do it privately go to jail for fraud—are entitled to...

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Die Religion ... ist das Opium des Volkes Wikipedia gives the basics in terms of origination. "Religion is the opium of the people" is one of the most frequently paraphrased statements of German economist Karl Marx. It was translated from the German original, "Die Religion ... ist das Opium des Volkes" and is often rendered as "religion... is the opiate of the masses." The quotation originates from the introduction of his proposed work A Contribution to the Critique of Hegel's Philosophy of Right; this work was never written, but the introduction (written in 1843) was published in 1844 in Marx's...

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WWI Christmas Truce, 1914 Last time I brought this up was a Christmas time post in 2006. Time to haul it out again. From Wikipedia (a worthy cause to donate to this time of year) The Christmas truce (German: Weihnachtsfrieden; French: Trêve de Noël) was a series of widespread but unofficial ceasefires along the Western Front around Christmas 1914. In the week leading up to the holiday, German and British soldiers crossed trenches to exchange seasonal greetings and talk. In areas, men from both sides ventured into no man's land on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day to mingle and exchange...

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This always comes up eventually, in one of a couple of ways. Assertions of moral codes based on some belief system, like religious doctrine or democracy. Assertions that there are no moral rights or wrongs, because all such are subjective (see #1). For the former, simply admonish them to consult [insert alternative belief system or doctrines]. For the latter, punch them in the face and see how fast they implicitly conclude it was objectively wrong to do so. Actions speak louder than words. It's primarily #2 that I wish to address, since it came up in a comment thread the...

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This is a blog post rendition of my 1-hr presentation at The 21 Convention in Austin, TX in August, right after I gave a 20-minute abbreviated version of same at the Ancestral Health Symposium, 2012, in Boston, at Harvard University School of Law. Shorter Jeffrey Tucker: Anarchy Begins at Home Introduction Earlier this month I wrote this post: The Clamoring Over a Ruler of the Devolved. It stands at 162 comments so far, but here's one by me (edited a bit). “But my question is how does it work? I see a few fundamental problems with having NO government.” Work for whom? You...

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The State (and the Church) exist as agents of moral compartmentalization. Allow me to explain. It's simple, though less than obvious. When something makes you wince or gives you visceral repulsion as a normal human, but you then later become to accept it by means of stuff written in law books or sacred texts, what you've been conditioned to accept is a categorization of compartments of rights and wrongs; rights and wrongs based, not upon your own authority and senses, but upon authorities external to your own conscience—who either have means of coercion over you, or have managed to drive...

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The world has been built on labor. Just ask any mother. Labor DAY? What? Labor is 24/7/365/250,000, in one way or another. I'd characterize my sleep last night as somewhat laborious. Life is a labor of love. Self love. But that's just H. sapiens, 250,000 years strong. Of all the Homo species, sapiens are still the shortest survived. So, we'll see. Can we survive ourselves? ...The "Labor Movement" began in the 1800s, but gained steam only after "laborers" were comfortable that there was consolidated, exigent State power to loot the founders of the capital means of the production that made their jobs...

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Here's a first post and an introduction. I'm Richard Nikoley. First, let me take a moment to recognize Jeffrey Tucker. You know, it's years now that I've wanted to reach out to him. But you also know how us anarchists are. ...I'll ask someone how I ought conduct my affairs tomorrow. :) Kidding aside, I think that in 23 years now, since first reading ALL OF RAND on my couch, in my apartment in the south of France (I was a US Navy exchange officer to the French Navy), later writing thousands of pages worth of debate on USENET and...

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Anarchy Begins At Home

A Few Words About Tweedledum and Tweedledee; Hillary and Trump; Democrat and Republican; The Best You Can Do Sep 6, 2015

Uber Lyft May 4, 2015

“Land of the Free” Update: US[SR] and The Curious Case of Mohamedou Slahi Mar 18, 2015

Prayer To Darwin: Deal With The Celiacs, Please Feb 5, 2015

Antagonism is the Opium of the People Jan 27, 2015

The Story of the WWI Christmas Truce Dec 24, 2014

Objective Morality Isn’t Mystical; Subjective Morality is Mystical Oct 10, 2014

Anarchy Begins at Home Part 1 – The Quality of Paleo Knowledge Sep 30, 2014

Moral Compartmentalization: How Every Cop Killing In America Ought To Be As Cool As Japs And Krauts Biting It In WWII Sep 3, 2014

Democracy, Labor, Unions: An Exercise in Fucktards, Plebeians, and Noobs Sep 1, 2014

Greetings, Fellow Anarchists (Liberty Lovers) Aug 31, 2014