Life is better with freedom
THE MYTH OF AUTHORITY - Part 7:
The vast majority of human pain and suffering throughout history has been a direct result of people ignoring their own moral codes and their own consciences in favor of obedience to some imaginary external authority.
The death and destruction that happened under Mao Zedong was not because the people of China are evil, it was because they believed in and obeyed authority. The death and destruction that happened under Stalin and Lenin was not because the people of Russia are evil, it was because they believed in and obeyed authority. The death and destruction that happened under Adolf Hitler was not because the people of Germany are evil, it was because they believed in and obeyed authority.
The same is true of the injustices committed by one regime after another all over the world throughout all of history. The way to break the cycle is not to get the right person on the throne, it's for the people to stop believing in the throne altogether.
So what would the world look like if people stopped believing in authority? Would everyone suddenly lose their moral codes and have no concept of right and wrong? Of course not. Do people only know the difference between right and wrong because of politicians telling them? Of course not. Do most people know how to peacefully cooperate and organize without politicians, soldiers, cops, tax collectors, and bureaucrats bossing them around? Of course they do.
Yes, there would still be the occasional private sociopath, thief, or thug who would try to defraud or assault others and the good people should and would do what they could to organize a means of defense against such predators. But to create a huge and all powerful predator, which is what government always is, in the name of stopping other predators is simply insane.
The Myth of Authority - Larken Rose
TAXATION IS THEFT:
Theft - taking another person's money or property without that persons permission or consent.
Taxation without our consent is theft.
TAX SLAVERY:
Tax slavery - a system where government taxes people without there consent.
Tax slave - a victim of tax slavery.
To steal the money that I earned, is to steal my time and my effort. Which is the same as stealing part of my life. To steal part of my life is slavery.
DEMOCRACY:
Democracy is a advanced form of slavery because the people who are being enslaved and robbed do not realize it.
The Democracy Scam - Larken Rose
FREEDOM IS NOT A BATTLE:
Freedom is not a battle that requires the conversion of others in order to win. Freedom is won when you accept the fact that you own yourself.
FREEDOM:
Because you own yourself, it is wrong for someone to initiate force against you or your property. This non-aggression principle (NAP) applies to everyone, and it is therefore wrong for someone to harm you, steal from you, or threaten you. Interactions between people should be voluntary and free of force, fraud, and threats.
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 because no one has the right to rob me. I own myself. I can live my life and spend my money as I see fit.
