Episode 120 - Contradictions of electoral politics and the non-heroism of war

In America's Finest (military) City... http://meetup.com/Complete-Liberty Our Enemy, The Partyhttp://wconger.blogspot.com/2008/10/our-enemy-party.html Working "within the system" is not ok; it's actually counterproductiveThe end doesn't justify the means"Public good" is a fallacious economic conceptA congress of Ron Pauls would make government look good, even though it's an inherently evil organization Elected Officials | Libertarian Partyhttp://www.lp.org/candidates/elected-officials Confessions of an Increasingly Skeptical Libertarian Partyarch by Thomas Knapphttp://c4ss.org/content/2540 Advocating complete liberty really exposes the folly of those who don'tWe need to take into account the unseen costs of partyarchy, and redirect our political energy into education, voluntaryism, and agorismLet's live up to our true individual potentialLife is about flourishing and happiness, so cut to the chase; don't settle for the suboptimal The trouble with voluntaryists by Morey Straushttp://www.rationalreview.com/content/62812 The Evil That Men Do: Willful Submission To Illegitimate Authority by William Bupperthttp://www.lewrockwell.com/buppert/buppert17.html It's a mental trickery to think that you need to be obedient to some "authority," be it personal or politicalProperty owners will set rational rules for commerce in a free societyRoot-striking questions: http://www.meetup.com/Complete-Liberty/messages/boards/thread/8208221/ Radley Balko: Maryland cops are abusing wiretapping law | Cop Blockhttp://www.copblock.org/384/radley-balko-maryland-cops-are-abusing-wiretapping-laws/ Tomgram: William Astore, Wars Don't Make Heroeshttp://www.tomdispatch.com/blog/175276/tomgram%3A_william_astore%2C_wars_don%27t_make_heroes Self-sacrifice is not ethical; it's a vicehttp://aynrandlexicon.com/lexicon/sacrifice.html Punished by Rewards: The Trouble with Gold Stars, Incentive Plans, A's, Praise, and Other Bribes by Alfie Kohnhttp://www.alfiekohn.org/books/pbr.htm Libertarians: Obama is shockingly pro-war | Libertarian Partyhttp://www.lp.org/news/press-releases/libertarians-obama-is-shockingly-pro-war Strive to only do things that you are morally comfortable with, which entails respecting the lives and well-being of others my blog post: Bullshit! hit piece on self-esteem and Nathaniel Branden http://bit.ly/cNxFu4 If you'd like to get your subconscious exploration process underway, email me at [email protected] to set up a session bumper music "Swallow Your Fears" by State of Manhttp://www.stateofmanmusic.com/ to comment, please go to http://completeliberty.com/magazine/category/91697