dsayers Posted February 15, 2014 Posted February 15, 2014 Leaders is the problem. An actual solution cannot come about by way of a leader for philosophical reasons. As for electronic communications, nothing moves faster than light. And the internet is decentralized by its nature. That it can cut both ways is no reason to throw it, or any tool aside. "The revolution" can only happen in the mind. It requires people saying no to violence. Saying no to the offer of privilege. If a large portion of the enforcer class said, "No, I am not different from everybody else just because a psychopath tells me I am," it would end TODAY without a drop of blood being spilled. You know, the large target problem works both ways. People rail against the Fed when the only thing they can actually control is what's between their ears and their relationships with others. If those same people, instead of choosing a large psuedo-target, instead told their friends that they'll not share themselves with people who support violence, the change would occur almost overnight.
Mike Fleming Posted February 15, 2014 Posted February 15, 2014 "The revolution" can only happen in the mind. It requires people saying no to violence. Saying no to the offer of privilege. If a large portion of the enforcer class said, "No, I am not different from everybody else just because a psychopath tells me I am," it would end TODAY without a drop of blood being spilled. I agree. This is what it's about. Slavery was not ended through violence. It ends when the propaganda is overthrown and people everywhere come to understand the reality, that slavery is wrong. How many people today think slavery is acceptable? Now imagine a world in which nearly everyone thinks that government is wrong and a despicable idea, just like people think of slavery that way today. The interesting thing about arguing with statists on the internet is how they feel no fear at defending the state. There are no adverse social consequences at this point in time. If you argued for slavery people would be all over you but the same people who would decry slavery are at this moment, observing with interest, but waiting to see which way the wind blows. I don't know how long it will take to get enough people on board but the process seems to be accelerating. Oh and btw, it wasn't Lincoln who ended slavery, it had been destroyed in people's minds all over the world before Lincoln came along and took credit. No leader required.
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