Brad Spangler on His Journey to Embracing Agorism

[BobbyW3363]

How is agorism different from anarchocapitalism?

[fountainherz]

@BobbyW3363

anarcho-capitalism is stateless capitalism. agorism includes free markets, so mutualists, free market socialists (who are anti-capitalism) can be agorists.

agorism is also a theory of utilizing the black market. you can be an ancap and not an agorist.

[sassercollins]

Thanks for the video. What did he say at 4:43? "We don't have a political problem, we have a crime ____ problem."

[jckchrstphr]

"Arrest the cops". That'd be the last episode of "COPS"; John Walsh in cuffs. That's funny. But if you take that statement too literally it's a self-contradiction--which is funnier.

[orthzar]

On an editing note, around 4:00, the audio begins to cut out when no one is speaking. This is extremely distracting when there is background audio, namely the birds, cars, and bugs around ya'll. Good message, good delivery, but somewhat painful editing.

thanks, sub'd

[AnarchySparkle16]

Brad is amazing.

[dubified89]

Spangler's leaving out the huge fact that the state enforces property and currency, not just taxes. The ruling economic class and the state work in synergistic conjunction.

[dubified89]

@dubified89 This is what Rothbard left out, that the founders of America stated their primary motivation for forming the government as the protection of property. So the state/government was created by the ruling class in order to enforce property. However I don't think that this invalidates the concept of property altogether, it's just a fact

[SpectacularNumanist]

@dubified89

no he does acknowledge that, Spangler and others at c4ss like Kevin Carson take effort to point that out

[EpicDude86]

How can three people thumbs down this??? Wait...they must be Statists....

[ohbobsagetpiss]

i cant wait to arrest some cops.

[iheartdd4eva]

I love Brad's tough guy pose in the still photo at the end with his cigarette hanging out of his mouth.

[somaobsidian]

@iheartdd4eva Seriously, what a BA.

[harryogre]

Great stuff guys!

Thanks for posting!

[NickyTheHeel]

Solid.

[jamesjeffreypaul]

Fascinating, well-reasoned arguments.

[daryl74]

Any thoughts on how one obtains a bank account without government issued ID?

This reminds me of the Canadian freeman movement. They talk about being able to arrest the police, and many other similar issues as well.

[soundmoneyfan]

haha, it is called YOUR MATTRESS

[planetaryjim]

You might want to check out some of the credit unions in rural counties in Utah, Montana, Wyoming. It seems to be a Mormon thing. You might also want to explain why you want a "bank" account given the history since 1933. Gold and silver are better money.

[daryl74]

If I could use gold and silver to buy my groceries or pay a mortgage that would be a great option. Until that day comes, gold and silver are investments.

Thank you for the suggestion. Very much appreciated.

[planetaryjim]

I've bought groceries with silver and a house with gold.  YMMV.

[daryl74]

Which grocery chain?

[daryl74]

@Emil246 I don't understand what you're trying to say. 

[atrickpay11]

"Eventually there will come a day when it's necessary to arrest the cops"...lol

[dubified89]

@atrickpay11 Yes...'arrest'...

[atrickpay11]

Good point Brad. We don't have a "political" problem (ie. that can be solved by voting in the right candidate)--we have a crime problem.