Hot take: Libertarians are the state’s most dedicated enemies and, in true Girardian fashion become its most faithful imitators.

Rene Girard observed that enemies often become mirror images of each other. The more fiercely they oppose, the more they mimic. The obsession breeds resemblance. This is the trap of mimetic rivalry: we become like the thing we hate.

Libertarians see the state as the ultimate enemy. But in their desire to escape or overthrow it, they begin to reflect its mindset. They study its structure, anticipate its moves, simulate its power in miniature. They build parallel institutions—private courts, private currencies, private defense—as if reconstructing the state from scratch, but with different branding.

Their deep paranoia, their obsession with sovereignty, even their fetish for rules (so long as they’re voluntary)—these are all echoes of the very system they claim to reject.

Like the revolutionary who dreams only of becoming the king he deposed, the libertarian is haunted by the shape of the state. He cannot stop thinking like it, preparing for it, becoming like it in opposition.

So yes—libertarians are closet statists. Not because they love the state, but because they hate it with such intensity that they’ve begun to mimic it.

The enemy has colonized their imagination.

gm

hey NOSTR, how do you emotionally handle being betrayed/conned by a really close family member? and not being able to share specifics with anyone else due to legal reasons?

struggling with this right now.

Being a father is the most important thing you can do to make the world better. Here’s proof…

Children in father-absent homes are at least 4 times more likely to struggle with drug and alcohol abuse later in life. (U.S. Dept. of Health & Human Services)

85% of youth in prison come from fatherless homes. (U.S. Dept. of Justice)

Kids with involved fathers have lower rates of depression, anxiety, and behavior issues, according to a meta-analysis of 24 studies. (Sarkadi et al., Acta Paediatrica, 2008)

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Tis Merely a scratch. #Bitcoin.

GM ☀️ time for a nostr experiment.

Since nostr has no algorithms you can now rent me your friendly neighborhood influencer to be YOUR algorithm.

The menu below will be active 4/8/25 after that you can zap me all you want, but it won’t produce a reaction on my end.

Enjoy!

1. Nocoiner →

2. Precoiner →

3. Weak Hands →

4. HODLer →

5. Maximalist

What's the diff between a 4 & a 5??

interesting. maybe i just stare in disbelief too long

why is the x algo trying to start a race war

If you ever find yourself in a position of responsibility without authority then you’re someone’s slave.

Borders are imaginary lines. It’s not “my country” and “your country”. It’s the world…and it doesn’t belong to us. We belong to it.