Life is better with freedom
THE MYTH OF AUTHORITY - Part 4:
The belief in government is essentially a religion, the most dangerous and destructive religion ever.
Hundreds and millions of human beings have been murdered by their own governments. Many millions more have died in government created wars and billions more have been robbed, harassed, terrorized and otherwise forcibly dominated and oppressed by ruling classes ... including democratically elected constitutional governments.
Yes, sometimes agents of governments will try to stop other aggressors but every government is itself a gang of thieves and thugs. In fact, private thieves could never steal anywhere near the amount of wealth that government confiscates via taxes and the wars waged by government completely dwarf the murder and violence committed by private thugs.
Of course there are evil people in the world and there still would be without government and the good people need to have the ability and willingness to defend against such people. But organizing for self-defense is not in and of itself what government is. Instead, government is the idea that some people have the right to rule everyone else. That constitutions, elections, and other rituals give some people and exemption from basic morality and make it OK for them to boss around other people under the threat of force.
The idea that we need to give a group of people permission to forcibly rob and control us so they can protect us from those who might forcibly rob and control us is ridiculous. Yet, most people believe that, they believe that we need government, the biggest thug and thief around, to protect us from thugs and thieves.
The Myth of Authority - Larken Rose
TAXATION IS THEFT:
To steal the money that someone has earned. Is to steal his productivity, his time, and his effort. Which is the same as stealing part of his life. To steal part of a persons life is slavery. Taxation without a persons consent is theft.
DEMOCRACY:
Democracy is like a slave who refuses to rebel because he does not think he is a slave.
The Democracy Scam - Larken Rose
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.
People can pay taxes if they want but they have no right to force taxes on me.
I own myself. I can live my life and spend my money as I see fit.
