Freedom as Defense Against Tyranny!

Comparing government to heroin is a flawed comparison. Heroin can only do you harm. Government can do you both harm and good.

Government is more like vitamin-C. If you ingest 50,000mg per day, you die of toxic side effects. If you get no vitamin-C per day, you die of Scurvy. But, if you ingest 500mg per day, you eliminate Scurvy, and help to preserve and improve your overall health.

MODERATION is the key, with vitamin-C, and with government.

Saying government can do good is saying that the ends justify the means. (government steals money in order to help the poor)

Even though I'm still a minarchist as opposed to anarchist, this is still a great video! 5 Stars!

How do elections mitigate allocation of power? It's just a game, democracy doesn't protect people from power, it subjects people to it.

Also, power is not a very useful term, it's kind of meaningless. We can talk about labor, and we can talk about resources, but I don't see any such phenomenon as power.

And what if a bank and a DRO go into collusion? What if they create virtual shell corporations and use a distributed system to build a capable force?


I could write a novel an such an antagonist.

Keynesians believe (absentmindedly) in "hidden taxes" -- so use "hidden" logic to make Misesian points while tongue-n-cheek regergitate what your Prof wants to hear.

This way you get the "A" and a "hidden" laugh.

Or you can get a D and be full of righteous free-market indignation, smile.

Hmmm.. I'd never considered aproaching things in this way; perhaps I'm too simple minded, hah. I suppose it is something of a fools game to try and get through a system of rewards for compliance full of "righteous free-market indignation", expecting to show up the gate-keeper while opposing him.

That's right.

It's a slaves-game. Do the work you need to and have fun at master's expense (for amusement); at night we work on the underground railroad.

I feel like Iago - "I follow him only to serve my turn upon him." hah

I recommend that you get an "A" and tell the teacher what he wants to hear, smile.

It's just hoop jumping.

Asking him his opinion on free-markets -- then write up some Rothbardianism (for your own study) then critique exactly as your professor "advised" -- You never know you might make a dent in this box-thinking.

Professors care about being right, but they care more about their reputations (historically).

By going round-about you can study want you want and challenge without fear.