Issue4TheVoluntaryist.pdf

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the Federal Reserve system, the lies to promote
wars, the war profiteers to profit from them, the
“Let us not, I beseech you, sir, deceive ourselves. Sir, endless propaganda, the national police force. If
you doubt that the FBI is at war with the
we have done everything that could be done, to avert
the storm which is now coming on. We have petitioned; American people, visit Waco, Texas and see the
we have remonstrated; we have supplicated; we have cenotaphs at Mt. Carmel.
The path to victory involves the high ground. It
prostrated ourselves before the throne, and have
involves choosing the times and places of battle,
implored its interposition to arrest the tyrannical
the rules of engagement, and having control of
hands of the ministry and Parliament. Our petitions
have been slighted; our remonstrances have produced our communications. If you value your freedom,
additional violence and insult; our supplications have get in touch with me. Find me on Twitter.com/
planetaryjim; or email me at jim@vertoro.com and
been disregarded; and we have been spurned, with
let's get organized.
contempt, from the foot of the throne. In vain, after
these things, may we indulge the fond hope of peace
(Cont. Equality & Isonomy)
and reconciliation. There is no longer any room for
As an impossible goal, it serves only as an excuse
hope. If we wish to be free -- if we mean to preserve
to justify theft, extortion and other forms of
inviolate those inestimable privileges for which we have
envy-based redistribution. This is the most
been so long contending -- if we mean not basely to
common, modern form of justification for state
abandon the noble struggle in which we have been so
theft and redistribution: that it is necessary to
long engaged, and which we have pledged ourselves
promote equality. But in reality the fallacy of
never to abandon until the glorious object of our
equality is necessary to promote theft.
contest shall be obtained, we must fight! I repeat it, sir,
While the general man in the street may doubt or
we must fight! An appeal to arms and to the God of
have reservations about the market being able to
Hosts is all that is left us!” ~ Patrick Henry, 23 March
provide services of governance, that is, protection
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of life and property as well as judicial resolution
It has been a long time coming, for many of us. I
of disputes on an exclusively voluntary and
was not born an abolitionist; I had the desire to
contractual basis, the main justification given as
abolish all forms of slavery beaten into me.
excuse for the institution of the State, especially
Repeatedly. I have eleven broken bones in my body
under social-democracy, is to promote equality
due to an exceptionally bloody and violent
through extortion and redistribution.
beating by the police in Houston in 2004 – the
In this way the correct functions of governance,
ticket they gave me said “Houston Super Bowl
of security and resolution of conflicts is
Dragnet.” I have been bloodied, but I am not
substituted for the false presumption that an
bowed. I will not bow down to these scum.
entity of forceful redistribution is needed to
You may say that we are weak, that we are not
ensure greater equality. The evil reasoning then
able to contend against so formidable an
goes: theft is needed to promote an even
adversary as the state. But when shall we ever be
distribution of material goods.
stronger? Next week? Next year? When more of
From a judeo-christian standpoint: although the
our brothers and sisters are out of work, are in
government currently monopolizes the function
prison, are deeper in debt? There are 71 million
of protecting life, property and solving disputes,
people in the United States with libertarian ideas
one should remember that even if as a consumer
and inclinations, who seek to be free, and would
one has no option but State police and courts. The
fight for their freedom, if only someone were to
institution itself is illegitimate for it goes against
show them a plan that made even a scintilla of
the commandment thou shalt not steal.
sense.
The only possible legitimate "government"
Sensible people may cry “peace, peace” but there
would be police and courts paid for on a strictly
is no peace. The government of the United States
voluntary, contractual, individual basis.
has been at war with the people of the United
States since at least 1916. The Union League
[Sebastian Ortiz studies law in Costa Rica]
brownshirts, the Black Chamber spying on
telegrams and phone calls, the enemy alien act,
The Space Scouts, by Jim Davidson
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