"What is the refusal to use state power to impose one’s views on others? What is a commitment to “persuasion” alone? What is the logical outworking of not giving the state any power against peaceful people that it could then turn and use against you? It is #anarchy –the philosophy that no one has a legitimate right to rule over others and that no person or organization has the right to initiate violence against peaceful people. This is not to say that there can be no systems in place to promote the #libertarian Non-Aggression Principle–after all, human beings have a right to self-defense."
–Cody Cook
“Stroke of the pen, law of the land. Kinda cool.”
–Paul Begala, aide to Pres. Bill Clinton, on executive orders
#AmazingQuotesFromAmericanHistory
Overhead:
"No weirdo formed against me shall prosper." 😄
Was it due to the jab? I wonder that about every early, sudden death I read about and the news reports never say...
Good point. Perhaps I should have asked "should" it be allowed in your free society?
Libertarians and anarchists, would this be allowed in your free society?
#libertarian #anarchist #anarchy
Some quotes from President Richard Nixon :
“You’re so g**d****d concerned about the civilians, and I don’t give a d***! I don’t care.’”
– heard on the White House tapes telling advisor Henry Kissinger that he didn’t care about civilian casualties in Southeast Asia
“When the President does it that means it’s not illegal.”
“If it's secret, it's legal.”
#AmazingQuotesFromAmericanHistory
U.S. gun makers ask Supreme Court to block Mexico’s claims they’re responsible for cartel violence
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/may/26/us-gun-makers-ask-supreme-court-to-block-mexicos-c/
#news #newstr
Don't forget the US government's responsibility, remember Operation Fast and Furious?
"High-ranking Sinaloa drug cartel member Jesus Vicente Zambada-Niebla has claimed in court that the gang was financed and armed by the U.S. government as part of a secret deal to undermine other Mexican drug cartels. The deal allegedly began sometime before 2004 and lasted until at least March 2009."
“I’ll have those n*****s voting Democrat for the next 200 years!”
–Pres. Lyndon B. Johnson, on the passage of the 1964 Civil Rights Act
#AmazingQuotesFromAmericanHistory
#redpill #thelonggameSomeone just told me they attended a graduation ceremony the other day where they not only had to pass through metal detectors but also had to check their purses and bags, and then retrieve them afterwards! In the "Land of the Free!"
I suppose you can remove whatever relays you use that bridge over the Fediverse content, no?
nostr:nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnyv9kh2uewd9hj7qg3waehxw309ahx7um5wgh8w6twv5hsz9nhwden5te0v4jx2m3wdehhxarj9ekxzmny9uq3samnwvaz7tmwdaehgu3wdp6kymtpddjhytnfduhszrnhwden5te0dehhxtnvdakz7qpqfjqqy4a93z5zsjwsfxqhc2764kvykfdyttvldkkkdera8dr78vhs69sjff might be my favorite part of nostr right now. I'll post about literally anything, and in seconds he shows up talking about Enochian magick and golang
Yeah, nostr:npub1fjqqy4a93z5zsjwsfxqhc2764kvykfdyttvldkkkdera8dr78vhsmmleku is one of my favorite people on #Nostr. I'm also amazed at how quickly he can reply with a lengthy flood of words! And sometimes I just give him back a 🤙 in response 😄 I'm sure he must be speaking his responses quickly into a microphone and using spoeech-to-text.
November 22, 1963:
“If somebody wants to shoot me from a window with a rifle, nobody can stop it, so why worry about it?”
—President John F. Kennedy, the morning of his death
#AmazingQuotesFromAmericanHistory
🎼🎶 "They're using different names but it's still Pharaoh,
Satan is behind it all..." 🎵🎶
#tunestr #LetMyPeopleGo
In the American Revolution, the patriots thought they would be free if they just got rid of the king and set up their own States. But they just replaced the old boss with new bosses, and recreated the problem...
According to Samuel Adams to truly be free there has to be no Congress or Parliament or state or provincial legislature over you, telling you what to do and extracting your wealth... 