The more I argue with fiaters, socialists and statists, and the more I hear their justifications for these systems, the more I start seeing why they are incredibly wrong.
Their systems require everyone to believe in lies, deceit and propaganda.
They are 'positivist' programs that require constant brainwashing, repetition of lies, manipulation of language, abdication of personal responsibility and the imposition of a person's arbitrary will on peaceful people regarding how they use their body and the things they own.
There is a considerable amount of subtle agenda in media, movies, TV shows, politics, education and policy that further the validity of such programs in ways I cannot pinpoint very well as of yet.
There is a certain set of political and economic literature you read to deprogram yourself and arm your mind with defensive internal responses, so that you won't be manipulated anymore. It's super hard to set up such defenses, but it's necessary if you want to be sane.
You can of course do so without reading a single book. It's just that the intellectual apparatus of these programs have entrenched themselves in social discourse to such an extent that 'common sense' itself has been subverted.
There certain things that are implicitly accepted by you and everyone around you as you go about your day to day lives.
Examples of such things being
•Killing, stealing and agressive violence are criminal, immoral and wrong, no matter who does it and how many people believe otherwise.
•Violence to defend yourself from murderers, thieves and aggressors is absolutely permissible.
•It is better if the money you use appreciates in value rather than depreciating.
•What comes in has to exceed what goes out. Savings is absolutely necessary.
•The Law applies to every single person in the world. And there is such a thing as a good Law and a bad Law, which can be judged using Reason.
•Truth exists, although it is hard to observe, find and realise.
Though self-evident upon reflection, public discourse seems to consider all of the above unfashionable or simple-minded. It is what it is, but I am happy about having unfashionable and simple-minded ideas.
Sound money, Private property and Liberty.
This is the way.
GM
