tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-62400541976627287642024-03-08T15:01:50.706-07:00A Certain MindIt takes a certain mind to alter one's paradigm.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6240054197662728764.post-28356042382674756402010-11-22T19:42:00.000-07:002010-11-22T19:42:32.872-07:00The Great ReligionI've spent much time in the thought about the nature of government, and how the whole concept needs a serious overhaul. Over time, things were thought of, reasons weighed, and ideas discarded when they became workable, and I came across the root of the problem.
The government is a group of people. However, so are the Salvation Army, Wal-Mart, and Slashdot. It also applies to Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6240054197662728764.post-51781034841120011672010-10-20T03:13:00.003-07:002010-10-30T02:43:28.809-07:00Free Trade and the CorporationWhen getting into a discussion about whether or not the free market is a good idea, one thing seems to find its way in, under the assumption that it exist in the free market: the actions of the corporations. In the standard argument, if a government didn't have anything to do with the market, then the corporations will cause all manner of problems for the independents and the consumers in order Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6240054197662728764.post-72446012506706900852010-04-26T21:45:00.000-07:002010-04-26T21:45:38.146-07:00A Question of ConstitutionThe founding principle of the United States used to be 'freedom.' The problem is that people forget this is a principle, and start adding provisos and exceptions, with whole categories of 'except' and 'but,' with a whole honking hoard of 'unless' mixed in for good measure.
A principle is simple. It cannot have exceptions. If there are exceptions, then it's no longer a principleUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6240054197662728764.post-82257588525874541702010-03-02T17:39:00.000-07:002010-03-02T17:39:00.421-07:00Church and State"I contemplate with sovereign reverence that act of the whole American people which declared that their legislature should make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibit the free exercise thereof, thus building a wall of separation between church and state."
- Thomas Jefferson
The separation of church and state is a point of pride to many American people. However, were Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6240054197662728764.post-18629205379857456992010-01-18T00:16:00.000-07:002010-01-18T00:16:26.920-07:00Force MultipliersHaving been laid off, I certainly understand the fear one has about no longer having an income to sustain oneself, but I hear a lot of people talk about looking everywhere for work, and not finding it. Of course, where I live is pretty well-populated, so while there's a lot of jobs available, there's also a lot of people around to fill them.
However, a lot of people seem to have the Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6240054197662728764.post-86025609193320430922009-06-22T21:31:00.006-07:002009-06-22T22:44:04.810-07:00Keeping the Constitution on TrialRemember this simple set of points in order to ensure that the constitutional arguments cannot be expelled in a court without making the judge look bad as a result. Just remember that this will work much better if the court is populated with neutral onlookers as well as biased visitors.The first law in each state is the state constitution. This is the law that defines the positions of the stateUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6240054197662728764.post-10186876924985600062008-12-30T13:58:00.011-07:002011-11-24T23:16:54.134-07:00The Words of Cognitive DissonanceI'm lying.
The above phrase was used by a Captain James T. Kirk in order to confuse a robot into a sort of mental paradox where two conflicting statements are simultaneously accepted as truth, even at the same time that they are rejected as lies. After all, if Jim was lying, then he was telling the truth. If he was telling the truth, then he was lying.
This is the basis of the more Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6240054197662728764.post-16495731794851165802008-12-21T23:35:00.005-07:002008-12-23T06:18:32.237-07:00The Philosophy of LibertyThe people at the International Society for Individual Liberty have put together a very informative video that explains the basic principles of liberty much more effectively and briefly than I can, and it does fit the "changing paradigm" theme of this particular blog.This particular work was made by ISIL Director Ken Schoolland, who encourages everyone to "feel free to copy or link it to your Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6240054197662728764.post-43343565280775865572008-12-08T10:09:00.003-07:002008-12-08T11:43:17.044-07:00Missing the Forest or the TreesThere is a saying, describing a person who pays too much attention to detail, someone who misses the "big picture" in their pursuit of said details. They are "missing the forest for the trees."Why trees? Why is it that the forest is missed simply because of the trees? Maybe the person is a birdwatcher? Or perhaps is more interested in the composition of the ground flora? Or maybe even interested Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6240054197662728764.post-88303928081556892232008-11-10T10:00:00.012-07:002008-12-21T23:35:10.576-07:00Principles of Free PeopleBefore we begin, it is helpful to outline some basic terms for the purpose of making this article that much clearer. All the following definitions are from the Mirriam Webster Online dictionary at http://www.merriam-webster.com/. Don't worry, though, these are english defintions, not legal ones, so they should be pretty easy to understand.Principle: A comprehensive and fundamental law, doctrineUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6240054197662728764.post-73348195507528932952008-10-12T13:54:00.002-07:002008-11-10T10:00:44.722-07:00Separating Justice and CrimeWhat is the government?Is taxation extortion and armed robbery?Is capital punishment murder?Is war mass-murder?Is the law a system of slavery?Is an arrest a kidnapping?Is jurisdiction turf?Are soldiers hired killers?Are police gangsters?If none of the above apply, then what separates the boldfaced from the italicized?The answer many will have is authority. Only one thing can give authority, and Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6240054197662728764.post-39334262917337649072008-09-03T08:42:00.001-07:002008-09-04T10:32:02.769-07:00Voluntary Society BlueprintThis is the blueprint for a society that is both orderly and free of a monopolistic and violent government. The "society" would be built of multiple levels:The baseline society would consist of a universally-accepted rule: honor your commitments. No matter what society you would be a part of, if you cannot be trusted to honor your commitments, then you will not be trusted to enter into a Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6240054197662728764.post-86653070264448947922008-08-29T17:45:00.000-07:002008-08-29T18:10:36.234-07:00Some Interesting Facts Regarding GovernmentAntisocial Personality Disorder is an affliction that effectively inhibits the moral behavior of an individual, in such that he will behave without thought or concern for another person, and possess no remore afterwards. This particular affliction is the perfect personality type for office in a government, especially that of a democratic office, due to the massive rinforcement such a disorder Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6240054197662728764.post-70544719541060010672008-03-21T06:06:00.003-07:002008-11-06T13:42:06.502-07:00GovernmentWhen I talk to someone about my views on things, government will inevitably come up. This is usually because I don't believe in government services at all; I abhor them.Why do I abhor government? Is there something wrong with me? Am I a terrorist? Or am I utopian? Perhaps a stoner? Is it possible that I just have something to hide, and I want government to go away so it can remain hidden?AmUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6240054197662728764.post-59158071459840787482008-02-14T06:57:00.001-07:002008-02-14T09:57:13.456-07:00Survival in a world moved on...A stereotype of the survivalist is a person who stockpiles weapons, food, and various pieces of technology toward the end of surviving the End of the World as We Know It.This may be accurate for a good number of such survivalists, but I can't help but wonder why they would take such a limited approach to survival. Remaining dependent on the technology of a world moved on, no matter how useful, Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6240054197662728764.post-69010278326035480622008-01-20T18:44:00.000-07:002008-01-20T20:03:07.935-07:00The Benefit of Greed"We need to rid the world of greed."This is not only impossible, it is a very bad idea in general. If we were to get rid of the greedy, we would have nobody left. Yes, even the charitable types. Yes, even people like Mother Theresa. Obviously, this sounds like an extreme position. That is because it is an extreme position, equally as extreme as the first sentence but like all extremes, it Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6240054197662728764.post-30642950801019228392008-01-19T08:13:00.000-07:002008-01-19T09:10:51.639-07:00Assumptions and the ParadigmEverything one thinks and reasons is based on a set of assumptions one has. These assumptions color the perception one has in the world, and as a result, they solidify what one "knows" to a point where they are often unwilling to acknowledge those things that conflict with those assumptions.The full collection of assumptions come together into a paradigm. The word "paradigm" is based on the GreekUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0