Tag: independence
I Pity Meghan McCain
Pamela Anderson and Meghan McCain engaged in a heated discussion on The View last Friday. The two clashed over Julian Assange and the military. Throughout the exchange, Anderson called out McCain’s blatant lies about Assange’s heroism. To say the least, McCain was smearing Assange by calling him a “cyber-terrorist.”
The crowd was on Anderson’s side, leading to an outburst from McCain. All in all, this exchange was an embarrassment for the War Party and its shills within the corporate press.
But this exchange goes beyond Julian Assange. It goes beyond American foreign policy. Rather, one can see a horrifying problem with America’s heart in this exchange. As the conversation continued. It became increasingly obvious that McCain has no concept of society, even humanity, without the state. It is not, however, her fault. She has fallen victim of years of indoctrination that American children, but especially the children of the power elites, suffer.
Meghan McCain Sees No Life Without Government
At an especially testy part of the exchange, Anderson explained that the US Military has killed far more people than Wikileaks could ever imagine. After she said this, McCain responded to Anderson by asking, “So you think the military is putting the government at risk?” I didn’t notice this line at first. But when I saw this video again, I felt chills thinking about this quotation. Pamela Anderson just pointed out that the military has killed thousands, if not millions, of innocent people; and the only response you have is that the military doesn’t endanger the government?
In order to believe this, you have to believe that there is no line dividing the people from the state. One does not come to think of the best interests of the state when the death of innocents come to mind unless they were conditioned to think that way.
Simply put, Meghan McCain is just as much a victim of indoctrination as the average mainstream adherent of political thought. For McCain, however, it is ten times worse. The probable source of this radical indoctrination is her father, John McCain, and his associates.
To be very clear, we are not the government. Until we realize this, the heart and soul of liberty and independence is at jeopardy. This is the real battle of our generation – autonomy vs. the absolute disintegration of a culture that separates us from the state.
We must fight against our social conditioning to view all that is good as the state, and all that is outside the state as bad. Such a cultural disposition is the road to totalitarianism.
So, condemn Meghan McCain’s sentiment, but don’t blame her for it. She is a victim as much as any other prisoner of government “education” is.
But this exchange goes beyond Julian Assange. It goes beyond American foreign policy. Rather, one can see a horrifying problem with America’s heart in this exchange. As the conversation continued. It became increasingly obvious that McCain has no concept of society, even humanity, without the state. It is not, however, her fault. She has fallen victim of years of indoctrination that American children, but especially the children of the power elites, suffer.
Meghan McCain Sees No Life Without Government
At an especially testy part of the exchange, Anderson explained that the US Military has killed far more people than Wikileaks could ever imagine. After she said this, McCain responded to Anderson by asking, “So you think the military is putting the government at risk?” I didn’t notice this line at first. But when I saw this video again, I felt chills thinking about this quotation. Pamela Anderson just pointed out that the military has killed thousands, if not millions, of innocent people; and the only response you have is that the military doesn’t endanger the government?
In order to believe this, you have to believe that there is no line dividing the people from the state. One does not come to think of the best interests of the state when the death of innocents come to mind unless they were conditioned to think that way.
Simply put, Meghan McCain is just as much a victim of indoctrination as the average mainstream adherent of political thought. For McCain, however, it is ten times worse. The probable source of this radical indoctrination is her father, John McCain, and his associates.
To be very clear, we are not the government. Until we realize this, the heart and soul of liberty and independence is at jeopardy. This is the real battle of our generation – autonomy vs. the absolute disintegration of a culture that separates us from the state.
We must fight against our social conditioning to view all that is good as the state, and all that is outside the state as bad. Such a cultural disposition is the road to totalitarianism.
So, condemn Meghan McCain’s sentiment, but don’t blame her for it. She is a victim as much as any other prisoner of government “education” is.
“Public Schools are Literal Prisons for Children…”
As the school year comes to an end, it is only fitting that we discuss public schools and the often irreparable damage they do children. The title is a fragment of a Michael Malice quotation. The full quotation goes as follows: “public schools are literal prisons for children and the only time many people will ever encounter physical violence in their lives.” While public education is one of the sacred cows of the public, we must take another look at these corrupt institutions.
To start, Malice is not lying when he says these schools are literal prisons. You have no say as to whether or not you go to school. Once there, you have little to no say as to what courses you take. Not only that, but you learn what to think instead of how to think. One avoids this only if they have a remarkably intelligent educator who has no qualms with violating the educational standards by which they must abide to keep their job. You are, in every way, a prisoner to the administrative state while in public education.
To start, Malice is not lying when he says these schools are literal prisons. You have no say as to whether or not you go to school. Once there, you have little to no say as to what courses you take. Not only that, but you learn what to think instead of how to think. One avoids this only if they have a remarkably intelligent educator who has no qualms with violating the educational standards by which they must abide to keep their job. You are, in every way, a prisoner to the administrative state while in public education.
…and the only time many people will ever encounter physical violence in their lives.
In public schools, you have no right to leave. If you do not like a classmate or teacher, you cannot drop the class. When fight or flight kicks in, flight is not an option. With work, you can quit. In every other realm, there are peaceful means of avoiding conflict. This is not the case in public schools. One of the biggest protections for the violent in public schools is that the “educators” punish the victims or those who fight back just as severely. Because of this, violence prospers in public schools in the same way it does in prisons. One of the greatest lies you learn in public schools is that “it doesn’t matter who started it.” Under this platitude, any victim of violence who fought back is just as much to blame. Public education tells you to submit to the violent and to take whatever abuse society decides to throw at you. It makes sense, given the fact that public education wishes to foster conformity and obedience, not success and independence.Public Schools, the Biggest Bully of All
Public education has one mission: beat the independence out of children and mold them into obedient drones for the state. This is not my interpretation, but Horace Mann’s – the father of American public education. These institutions exist to indoctrinate your kids into the progressive worldview. It is the duty of a civilized human being to take back your right to raise your kids. Private schools is not enough, by the way. So long as these schools abide by the curriculum set forth by the state, they will also come with their own downfalls. We have to also fight against the curriculum requirements. They, too, foster indoctrination unless vehemently battled by brilliant educators.“Socialists regard your property as their property, but even more nefariously they regard your children as their property.”
This is a war for the hearts and souls of our future. Left-wing educators and administrations built a progressive curriculum and dominate the schools. It will only get worse until we stand up and realize that, as Michael Malice points out in the preceding quotation, the socialists in power in public schooling and academia are not well-intentioned folk who are simply misguided, but malevolent in intent. Some may argue that schools aren’t prisons because students have some degree of constitutional rights. But so do prisoners. If anything, the limited “rights” that kids in public schools only proves my point. No matter how many liberties students may have in schools, the government claims ownership of you if you are a student. If you are a parent, the government claims to own your kids. It does not matter how unpopular this truth is. Until we fight back against these prisons, we will continue to lose the fight for freedom.
Puerto Rico Needs Independence, Not Statehood
The US House has introduced a bill to make Puerto Rico the 51st state. While initially coming across as a good idea, the US has a long history of dominating its territories. This history will only continue if Puerto Rico becomes a state.
In addition, Puerto Rico will lose its greatest advantage in the market should it become a state. With this in mind, Puerto Rico should not become a state. Rather, it should gain independence from the United States so that it may live as a free nation.
Puerto Rico is Will Lose Its Leverage as a State
Territories do not have to pay federal income taxes. This is one of the top advantages of not being a state. This ultimately drives economic activity to Puerto Rico. If you don’t have to pay taxes in an area, there is a greater chance that you will invest in that area because you get to keep more of what you earn. If a territory becomes a state, businesses lose any incentive to take their industry away from that area.
This leads to fewer jobs, and thus less economic activity in the territory. With a poverty rate of 44.4%, Puerto Rico needs as many business incentives as it can possibly get. Business is ultimately the best option for the area to lift itself out of poverty. So long as it remains a territory, however, the United States will serve as a parasite against the small nation. This will only get worse if Puerto Rico becomes a state whereas it will have to pay all federal taxes.
Taxation hurts not only the businesses, but also the working poor. With a poverty rate as high as it is in Puerto Rico, the nation needs as many resources as it can possibly get. This poverty that the people experience, of course, is largely a result of American Imperialism in the region. By becoming a state, this becomes only worse whereas the United States Federal government is taking even more of what the people earned.
What About Hurricane Relief?
It does not take a genius to see that the federal government is incompetent when it comes to Hurricane Maria relief. With this in mind, it is not in the best interest of Puerto Rico to rely on the United States to solve the problems caused by that hurricane. There are simply far too many degrees of separation between Puerto Rico’s best interests and the federal government. The federal forces have no incentives to help.
Finally, you have to look no further than the disaster that was Hurricane Katrina relief to see that statehood will not help. The federal government was simply clueless in solving this problem. They didn’t know what to do. There was a complete lack of communication, and the people of New Orleans suffered as a result of it. So much for the protection the feds promise in exchange for our tax dollars. This is not just an isolated incident. Rather, this is a necessary condition of central planning. The federal government continually fails the 50 states. There is no reason to believe it will protect the 51st state.
Independence, Not Statehood
Puerto Rico is in a tough position. Due to the recent disaster, any reform can appear to be a remedy. But the costs of statehood far outweigh the benefits for the everyday individual. Instead of becoming even closer to the empire that has abused it, Puerto Rico ought to reclaim its sovereignty and separate from the United States entirely.
In addition, Puerto Rico will lose its greatest advantage in the market should it become a state. With this in mind, Puerto Rico should not become a state. Rather, it should gain independence from the United States so that it may live as a free nation.
Puerto Rico is Will Lose Its Leverage as a State
Territories do not have to pay federal income taxes. This is one of the top advantages of not being a state. This ultimately drives economic activity to Puerto Rico. If you don’t have to pay taxes in an area, there is a greater chance that you will invest in that area because you get to keep more of what you earn. If a territory becomes a state, businesses lose any incentive to take their industry away from that area.
This leads to fewer jobs, and thus less economic activity in the territory. With a poverty rate of 44.4%, Puerto Rico needs as many business incentives as it can possibly get. Business is ultimately the best option for the area to lift itself out of poverty. So long as it remains a territory, however, the United States will serve as a parasite against the small nation. This will only get worse if Puerto Rico becomes a state whereas it will have to pay all federal taxes.
Taxation hurts not only the businesses, but also the working poor. With a poverty rate as high as it is in Puerto Rico, the nation needs as many resources as it can possibly get. This poverty that the people experience, of course, is largely a result of American Imperialism in the region. By becoming a state, this becomes only worse whereas the United States Federal government is taking even more of what the people earned.
What About Hurricane Relief?
It does not take a genius to see that the federal government is incompetent when it comes to Hurricane Maria relief. With this in mind, it is not in the best interest of Puerto Rico to rely on the United States to solve the problems caused by that hurricane. There are simply far too many degrees of separation between Puerto Rico’s best interests and the federal government. The federal forces have no incentives to help.
Finally, you have to look no further than the disaster that was Hurricane Katrina relief to see that statehood will not help. The federal government was simply clueless in solving this problem. They didn’t know what to do. There was a complete lack of communication, and the people of New Orleans suffered as a result of it. So much for the protection the feds promise in exchange for our tax dollars. This is not just an isolated incident. Rather, this is a necessary condition of central planning. The federal government continually fails the 50 states. There is no reason to believe it will protect the 51st state.
Independence, Not Statehood
Puerto Rico is in a tough position. Due to the recent disaster, any reform can appear to be a remedy. But the costs of statehood far outweigh the benefits for the everyday individual. Instead of becoming even closer to the empire that has abused it, Puerto Rico ought to reclaim its sovereignty and separate from the United States entirely.
What We Can Learn About Choosing Liberty from Robert Frost’s “The Road Not Taken”
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This election cycle forced Americans to make some tough decisions- tough decisions regarding candidates they simply aren’t comfortable supporting. This led Republicans to support Democrats, Democrats to support Republicans and a record breaking percentage of the population saying “we reject these two choices” and supporting a third party candidate.
It is important to remember that when we support policies and candidates influenced by political power and corruption, we get the same, tired results, instead of getting results that will benefit us.
So how do we navigate this corrupt political system? How do we make the right choice? The answer is fairly simple. Always choose liberty.
Robert Frost’s poem The Road Not Taken expresses a similar predicament. This poem is about choosing between two paths. Neither path can be predicted, as it is impossible to see all the way down either. However, one path looks as if it hasn’t been traveled nearly as much. The speaker knows he cannot remake whatever decision he makes. This gives him pause. He knows he cannot predict the future, and that he will never be able to travel the path that he does not take.
Frost understands the age-old predicament of choice, wanting both, but ultimately deciding.
We face decisions in our political lives, which have a direct affect on our personal and professional lives. Every time we vote, engage in political discourse, or label ourselves as a certain ideology, we choose a path.
Today we face two paths, one being Big Government, the other being freedom and liberty. The first path is the easiest.
It is easy to let the government take care of us, provide us with transportation, health insurance, housing, and food. But when does it stop? Where is the limit to government involvement? The other path can be rough and rocky as it is one of self-reliance, independence, and liberty. This path doesn’t allow us to rely on the government, but rather on ourselves. The latter path may be the harder one, but it is also the one that will give us freedom in the long run.
Frost notes in The Road Not Taken that he took the road less traveled “and that has made all the difference.”
Wouldn’t you like to know that you took the path that was less traveled, even though it was the harder one? That ultimately, you made a conscious decision everyday to choose liberty? Choosing liberty simply means supporting ideals, candidates, and policies that put freedom first.
So let’s not take the path that has been traveled so many times, let’s make a hard decision, and let’s make change happen. After all, it was also Robert Frost who said “freedom lies in being bold.”