Why America Can Secede from Great Britain but No One Else Can: Voluntaryist Files #1

Crossposted at: http://c4ss.org/content/3127

An interview I recorded at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, DC on July 4th, 2010.

The little discussion we had with this random interlocuter lays out the argument for a consistent principle of secession, and resistance to it on little rational grounds.

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• secession
• secessionism
• July 4th
• Great Britain
• America
• United States
• United States of America
• peaceful secession
• voluntaryism
• individualism
• individualist anarchism
• collectivism
• King George
• subject
• monarchy
• representative government
• government

[cfbastiat]

Can you say "cognitive dissonance"?

[rmcdaniel423]

Allow me to summarize this guy's philosophy:

"You get to cast a vote every few years, so shut the fuck up and accept whatever the government demands, or I'll gladly support your murder."

[bisek]

I kind of think he realized his inconsistency toward the end but didn't want to admit he might be wrong or change his mind.

[dec370]

yer bullshit, that what i was thinking

[rmcdaniel423]

I like the polite, but very direct line of questioning taken by the interviewer. ie., Do you support America's right to secede from a government it no longer supported? Do you recognize the same right for states to secede? Why or why not?

I'm going to remember this for future discussions with people. Thanks for sharing!

[rmcdaniel423]

". . . through my representative, I have more of an impact" (on how money is spent) -- guy in video.

Bullshit. That is the fundamental fallacy of our current "representative" gov't. Vote for a republican who promises smaller gov't and you'll get bigger gov't. Vote for a liberal who promises less war and you'll get never-ending war. You have NO say whatsoever in how the money is spent. It's all a lie, and this guy clearly shows the hypocritical delusion that so many people are under.

[SunBeamsan]

This should be titled, "Government Zombies EXPOSED!"

[tbscrazy12]

Income taxes are unconstitutional. I think this guy doesn't understand that. The government has no right to take your Income and give you a portion of it.

[Emil246]

that guys crazy back away!

[sethfulton]

It's classic how at the end of the video the man being interviewed digs his heels in with the "Necessary Evil" argument.