Freedom Matters
Former CIA Analyst Edward Snowden exposed the government for illegally spying on hundreds of millions of Americans.
Edward Snowden Says Disclosures Bolstered Individual Privacy
Most people think of privacy in terms of their settings on Facebook, Mr. Snowden said. But privacy is the fountainhead of all our rights, from which all rights are derived, he said. It's what makes you an individual. Freedom of speech, he said, does not have much room if you do not have the protected space.
WRONG IS WRONG, NO MATTER WHO DOES IT:
No matter how government employees are selected they are only human beings and they have no rights or claims that are higher then those of any other human. No one has the right to harm you, steal from you, threaten you, or violate your rights. We can not give people any rights that we do not have ourselves. Government should never be able to do anything you can't do. If something is wrong for you to do, it should also be wrong for government to do. Wrong is wrong, no matter who does it.
FREEDOM:
Freedom is the ability to exercise your will within your individual rights without the threat of force from anyone else. If somebody is forcing their will on us, clearly, we are not free. Freedom is not just an ideal state of society, but a moral code for respecting the individual rights of others.
Because you own yourself, it is wrong for someone to initiate force against you or your property. Acceptance of this simple fact is the foundation of a free and peaceful society. This nonaggression principle applies to everyone, and it is therefore wrong for someone to harm you, steal from you, threaten you, or violate your individual rights.
Freedom audio-book by Adam Kokesh
VIOLATION OF FREEDOM:
A violation of freedom is an attack on a person by harming them, stealing from them, threatening them, or violating there individual rights.
INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS:
- The right to self-defense - I can defend my life, liberty, and property.
- The right to own and carry weapons - So I have the ability to defend my life, liberty, and property.
- The right to liberty - I can do what I want, as long as I do not violate the freedom of others.
- The right to self-ownership - I own myself. No one can claim even partial ownership over me without violating my freedom.
- The right to free speech - I can communicate my opinions and ideas without fear of government retaliation or censorship.
- The right to privacy - No one has the right to violate my privacy.
THE REVOLUTION CONTINUES:
The Declaration of Independence condemned authoritarian power and empowered the individual. It argued that all people were created equal. That all people have individual rights. That our individual rights can not be taken away from us. That government power came from the consent of the governed. That government could not tax us without our consent. That the main purpose of government was to help secure our individual rights. When government violates our individual rights it becomes our duty to take away the governments right to govern.
But the revolution is not over. As long as some people claim the right to rule and others claim the right to be free, the revolution will continue. Final victory comes when people embrace the principles of true equality, non-aggression, self-ownership, and voluntaryism. That is when people will truly be ready to be free.
LAWS SHOULD NOT VIOLATE OUR RIGHTS:
In 1776, Americans overthrew the government for violating our individual rights. If we have the right to do something and the law says you can't do it, we still have the right to do it. We have no moral obligation to obey any law that violates our rights. We have a moral obligation to honor and recognize the individual rights of every human being that lives on this planet. No matter what the law says.
NO ONE HAS THE RIGHT:
- No one has the right to rob me.
- No one has the right to harm me.
- No one has the right to threaten me.
- No one has the right to violate my rights.
- No one has the right to violate my freedom.
LIBERTY IS NOT A BATTLE:
Liberty is not a battle that requires the conversion of others in order to win. Liberty is won when you accept the fact that you own yourself, that you have individual rights, and no one has the right to violate your freedom. When you accept that you are liberated.
DECLARATION OF FREEDOM:
- All people are born free, created equal, and own themselves.
- Interactions between people should be voluntary and free of force, fraud, theft, and threats.
- We never have an obligation to let anyone violate our freedom.
THE FREEDOM SOLUTION:
There are two kinds of people. People who prefer big government (statists) and people who prefer freedom.
If your a person who prefers freedom then you can have all the freedom you want, as long as you do not violate the rights of others.
If your a person who prefers statism then you can have all the government you want, as long as you do not violate the rights of others.
Freedom means that people get to decide for themselves how they want to live.
VOTE FOR FREEDOM:
Vote for freedom by not electing anyone to rule and rob you.
People can seek leaders for themselves but they have no right to force rulers on me. No one has the right to violate my freedom.
People can pay taxes if they want but they have no right to force taxes on me. No one has the right to rob me.
I own myself. I can live my life and spend my money as I see fit.
