http://aymfl.com/subscribe ABC published an article from a Colorado lawyer claiming that the end of marijuana prohibition is upon us. This is irresponsible and you shouldn't give this line of thought much credence. Remain wary and careful because there are tens of thousands of cops and federal agents out there who have their entire life's work wrapped up in busting people for marijuana and other prohibited substances. They can manipulated the legal process and manufacture evidence. http://aymfl.com/subscribe ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Irq9p28mR1Q
You can assume the worst. You can believe you can't do it. You can guess it won't work out. But you will never know until you choose optimism and persist even in the face of your own skepticism. Choose optimism now.
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We Won't Fly co-founder Jim Babb was on the show. We discussed the billboard project and the latest TSA news. Thanks! - Captured Live on Ustream at http://www.ustream.tv/channel/wewontfly
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http://morelibertynow.com/videos/ukraine-war/
Ukraine is in civil war. Russia is supporting the rebels with arms and troops. Some say that the United States government should send arms and troops to support the Ukrainian government against the Russian-backed rebels.
Well, I say no.
This fight is an old one, between states and people of differing ethnicities and languages. It’s collectivist and nationalist in nature. Neither side is fighting for the rights of individuals. The Ukrainian government wants to align with the West and the rebels want to align with Russia.
This is an old-style battle left over from the Cold War and it has little to do with the advancement of individual liberty.
Sure, a Western-aligned Ukraine will probably be a little freer and get more cool gadgets and money and stuff whereas a Russian-aligned Ukraine will suffer under the thumb of Mother Russia and Father Putin a little more.
But, in the end, this is like Hitler and Stalin dividing Poland. How can you support either of the aggressors? This time, it’s Ukraine’s turn to be divided.
Ukraine, in fact, is a fiction and deserves to be divided, just like most every other country on Earth. Governments, even Texas-sized ones like Ukraine’s, are empires in their own fashion. Power needs to devolve to individuals and voluntary, local associations so that people can enjoy maximum freedom and flexibility in structuring their relationships.
But, you say, Ukrainians are suffering and need help. I agree. So send it. Send your own help directly. Go over there and fight with the Ukrainians if you believe in what they are doing. Send them money to buy guns. Do whatever you think best.
Some Muslims do that to support what they see as just wars in places like Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan.
People from all over the world fought in the Spanish Civil War, including the famed Abraham Lincoln Brigade of Americans.
But don’t be so falsely magnanimous as to call on federal US thugs to expropriate money from me and a hundred million other people to finance your particular cause, no matter your reasoning or intentions. That’s aggression. It’s my money. And when I refuse to pay up, it’s my life on the line and my butt sitting in a cage. Not yours.
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https://steemit.com/steemit/@steemsmart/interview-with-andrew-levine-andrarchy-steem-smart-podcast-ep-2 Gabriel Scheare (@piedpiper) and George Donnelly (@georgedonnelly) interviewed Andrew Levine (@andrarchy), an influential Steem content creator about Steem, its future and other big-picture topics. There are tons of new content ideas in here. Grab ‘em early!
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http://morelibertynow.com/videos/germany-sharia/
Deutsche Welle ran an article this week about some guys who dressed up as Sharia police in the German city of Wuppertal and encouraged fellow Germans to abide by orthodox Islamic law. They told people not to gamble or consume alcohol.
[http://www.dw.de/germany-wont-tolerate-sharia-police/a-17906086]
This piqued my curiosity on several levels. First, I had no idea there were ethnic Germans who were converting to Islam. Can you imagine a future, Muslim, Germany that has returned to Nazi expansionism, but now it’s Muslim and Jihadist, too?
German Jews just can’t catch a break.
Second, this is not the right way to spread private law. The proper way is to build a community around the idea of Sharia law, live it and document how awesome it is. Going out and nagging people who haven’t expressed an interest is detrimental to your goals.
Compare that to libertarian activism. Perhaps we shouldn’t be going out and nagging people about liberty. We should be building our own communities instead. Then we can live mostly the way we want and simultaneously show off just how awesome and empowering liberty is.
The Free State Project is an early, if accidental leader in this. It won’t be their wishy-washy minarchism or their cozy little corporation that makes an impact, but the communities of libertarians in New Hampshire that have sprung up without any conscious planning.
Third, if it’s not a good strategy to go out and nag people about what you think they shouldn’t be doing, maybe it could instead be a productive libertarian activism strategy to go out and consciously validate people’s expressions of liberty. When you see a small businessperson providing a valuable service, a pot smoker enjoying a toke, an open carrier displaying his firearm securely or a child who’s directing his own education through an unschooling practice, tell them, “Libertarians support you!”
As for the German Sharia Police, Deutsche Welle published an editorial in which it claimed, and I quote, “It cannot be accepted that the state's power is questioned or threatened in any way.”
[http://www.dw.de/opinion-stop-the-sharia-police-together-with-germanys-muslims/a-17909251]
Maybe that German return to Nazism isn’t as far off as I thought.
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