Life is better with freedom
Edward Snowden Speaks About Hillary Clinton, President Trump, And Freedom
Edward Snowden is an American whistleblower and former CIA Analyst who exposed the government for illegally spying on hundreds of millions of Americans. His new book "Permanent Record" is now available.
INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS:
- The right to free speech - I can communicate my opinions and ideas without fear of retaliation or censorship.
- 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-defense - I can defend my life, my property, and my freedom.
- The right to privacy - No one has the right to violate my privacy.
LAWS SHOULD NOT VIOLATE OUR FREEDOM:
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 freedom. 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.
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.
VOLUNTARYISM:
Interactions between people should be voluntary and free of force, fraud, theft, and threats.
FREEDOM:
Freedom means that people get to decide for themselves how they live their life.
PRINCIPLES OF FREEDOM:
1 - All people are born free, created equal, and have individual rights.
2 - Interactions between people should be voluntary and free of force, fraud, theft, and threats.
3 - People have the right to self-ownership. Self-ownership means not only that you own yourself, but everyone owns themselves. The best way to ensure respect for our self-ownership is to respect the rights of others. Without self-ownership, there is no freedom.
4 - No one can claim even partial ownership over a person without violating there rights. Taxing people without there consent under the threat of force is robbery and is a violation of our rights. Free people get to decide for themselves how there money is spent.
5 - People have the right to carry weapons to defend themselves, there property, and there rights. We never have an obligation to let anyone commit aggression against us. No one has the right to harm you, steal from you, threaten you, or violate your rights.
6 - We have the right to seek leaders for ourselves but we have no right to force rulers on others. No matter how leaders 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 murder, enslave, or to steal. We can not give people any rights that we do not have ourselves.
7 - To help secure our individual rights, governments may be created, deriving their powers from the consent of the governed. Whenever any form of government becomes destructive to these ends, it is the right of the people to alter it, abolish it, or withdraw there consent to be governed.
THE FREEDOM SOLUTION:
There are two kinds of people. People who prefer big government (statists) and people who prefer freedom. Statists want government to have a great deal of power over the economy and individual behavior. People who prefer freedom, want to have a great deal of control over there own lives.
We should just let each group live the way they want too. If your a person who prefers freedom then you can have all the freedom you want, as long as you do not violate the freedom 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 freedom of others.
We can do what we want, as long as we do not violate the freedom of others.
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. I can spend my money as I see fit.
THE PRICE OF FREEDOM:
There will always be people who try to violate our freedom. To remain free we have to be willing and able to defend our freedom.
