Showing posts with label political philosophy. Show all posts
Showing posts with label political philosophy. Show all posts

Sunday, March 23, 2014

We already HAVE an anarchist society - - -



"We already have an anarchist society; it's just concealed under a statist oligarchy and government. Please do not conflate society with the state, the oligarchy, and/or government." --Jim Carigan, Friday, March 20, 2014

Saturday, July 20, 2013

Democracy & ice cream

"Democracy" is not only two wolves and a sheep voting on lunch, it's 310 million Americans going to Baskin & Robbins and deciding on one flavor. --L. Reichard White, July 20, 2013, 13:22:32
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"Unfettered Capitalism" - - -

"Unfettered Capitalism" = protected from competition -- usually by "regulation" -- (and/or subsidy) by a government. Otherwise "capitalists" are seriously fettered by "we the customers." Which is why the capitalists engineer protection -- usually by regulation -- (and/or subsidies) from a government.  --L. Reichard White, Saturday, July 20, 2013 10:54 AM
P.S. This is the ultimate result of what, when applied to bank bailouts, is called "moral hazard" as businesses learn how to get governments to underwrite their operations -- using taxpayers' money. 


Friday, July 5, 2013

Where Chaos Comes From

Chaos doesn't come from folks with many different ideas, it comes when someone tries to impose one of those ideas on everyone.  --L. Reichard White, Friday, July 05, 2013 11:31 AM


Wednesday, June 12, 2013

Time for Plan B?

The Constitution & Bill of Rights applies only to and limits government, those who are elected and swear an oath to uphold them, and those they hire to help them to do that job.  Unfortunately, we-the-people trusted those documents, the oaths, and the honesty of politicians to abide by those limits.  Clearly, that didn't work. -L. Reichard White, June 12, 2013, 13:20:27


Monday, June 3, 2013

Do you support slave owners?

"To presume to have the authority to remove another's inherent right to self-determination is the assumption of the slave owner." --Dr. Amanda Kim Case, June 3, 2013


Saturday, December 15, 2012

The Liar's Rule of Thumb

"The lie can be maintained only for such time as the State can shield the people from the political, economic and/or military consequences of the lie. It thus becomes vitally important for the State to use all of its powers to repress dissent, for the truth is the mortal enemy of the lie, and thus by extension, the truth becomes the greatest enemy of the State." --Chief NAZI "Information Officer" Dr. Joseph P. Goebbels



Saturday, December 8, 2012

The Goering Protocol

"Why of course the people don't want war. ...That is understood. But, after all, it is the leaders of the country who determine the policy and it is always a simple matter to drag the people along, whether it is a democracy, or a fascist dictatorship, or a parliament, or a communist dictatorship. ... the people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders. That is easy. All you have to do is tell them they are being attacked, and denounce the peacemakers for lack of patriotism and exposing the country to danger. It works the same in any country." --Chief Nazi Hermann Goering
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Tuesday, December 4, 2012

Who's government is it anyway?

Look folks, it is NOT "our" government. It is "THEIR" government -- unless you can afford to hire a lobbyist or make a huge campaign bribe. --L. Reichard White, Tuesday, December 04, 2012 3:41 PM


Sunday, December 2, 2012

Saturday, September 22, 2012

They're just different

People aren't better or worse, they're just different. --L. Reichard White, Saturday, September 22, 2012 5:41 AM



Wednesday, August 22, 2012

Why politics sucks

You can't count on political solutions because politicians don't have anything to win or lose till the next election. --L. Reichard White, August 22, 2012, 07:47:10


Sunday, August 12, 2012

Monday, June 18, 2012

Are YOU civilized?

The difference between "civilized" (cityfied) and uncivilized is that the "civilized" folks have ceded control AND "RESPONSE-ABILITY" to agents outside themselves. --L. Reichard White, June 18, 2012, 19:08:22