The Libertarian Opposition is Rising…
By Sean Dempsey, 06/09/23 Once upon a time, in the not-so-distant land of Uzhok, Ukraine, deep in the Carpathian mountain range, there lived a courageous father named Ivan and his 16 year old son, Roman. They lived alone, just the two of them, as the boy’s mother had died when Roman was very young. They […]
This story is loosely based on the brief “Czech Crime” tale within Part 2 of The Stranger by Albert Camus. While the story is not unique, the the tale is now refined and laid more bare… In the picturesque village of Český Sněžný in Czechoslovakia, nestled amidst rolling hills and pristine landscapes, a young man […]
He helped the wretch rise to his feetWhen thrice had stumbled he;With a gentle pull on tattered rags,The bondsman made no plea. “Come now, poor soul; I’ll try to lead…”He whispered, almost cried—Yet cloudy orbs of muted thanksWas the wretch’s sole reply. I watched this scene from noisy crowd.The contrast was quite stark:Youth and age […]
There perhaps is no more apt analogy for our current financial crisis than the USS Titanic. Mr Ismay with his fateful line “when can we get underway, dammit!” embodies current American sentiments like “we can’t let this crisis slow us down,” “how can we fix this?” and “the USA’s banking system is just too robust […]
Saint Paul knew us best when he called us Children.We are much worse than that, however;We are fools. We praise and erect to the highest courts in our land princes and kings of fools.We deign to call these men our leaders simply because they are the most debased and vile;The more senile they become, the […]
Work hard for your money, thieves steal half it away.Sell plants on the street, in a cage you will pay.Pick up a gun for your country for noble wars they begin;They say if you kill for thieves then murder’s no longer a sin. Try to save cash, and its value will fade.Brigands steal from you […]
Great financial books I recommend (how to think/live): Richest Man in Babylon (Clason) Cashflow Quadrant (Kiyosaki) Becoming your own Banker (Nash) The Case for IBC (Murphy) Great books for understanding current financial system (improves investing acumen): Lords of Easy Money (Leonard) How the Economy Grows and Why it Crashes (Schiff) – literally a picture book, […]
1) Unity.A common enemy (not usually the state, but a person of low moral character, an ineffectual leader, and/or a charlatan) galvanizes good libertarians to band together and fight against that person’s specific tyranny or fight to gain better direction for the movement. This is a period of great unity and friendship, as minor differences […]
Mass-psychosis has been a plague on humanity since perhaps the dawn of time. Fear sparks it; religious fervor feeds it & fans the flame. It creates a mindless mob-mentality and brings out the WORST of mankind. Here is a brief history of the phenomenon: 1692: USA. The Salem Witch Trials Religion/Ideology: Puritanism Seemingly good & […]
Drama, Drama, Drama The last few weeks have proved interesting. Once again, in dramatic fashion, a group of well-meaning liberty-lovers all focused on the same goals, the same purpose, the same politics, and the same heroic cause have come together to take aim … on each other. Knives out and guns blazing, they fight. We […]