Tweety Posted November 21, 2014 Posted November 21, 2014 I was introduced to the ideas presented on FDR about 9 months ago, and I have not been the same person since. The change has been mostly positive and I have great hopes that finding truth will bring more happiness and enjoyment into my life in the future as well. I'm an ex-leftist ("ex" thanks to FDR) ex-"public education is the best" ("ex" thanks to FDR), ex-pro-state ("ex" thanks to FDR) female working in the academia (yes, publicly funded), and in my 30's without kids, so I do have a few factors in my life that the philosophy and discussions brought to the surface here touch, and frankly, make me see in a new light. It was, as has been described here too, as if someone would have lifted the curtain, or if the fog would have faded all of a sudden, when I was presented with the idea that "there is a gun in the room" - What an eye opener! I am struggling very much with the urge to go around the office and town and what not, shouting "Can you not see! There is a gun in the room! Can you not see! Your parents were not nice!". But the occasional "urges" aside, I am working on trying to apply morals in my life and balance them on both private and public sides. Enough ranting, I am sure most of you have encountered similar issues and feelings, and I am looking forward to the discussions! Will end with my favourite quote from George Orwell: "In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act" -Tweety- 2
Kevin Beal Posted November 22, 2014 Posted November 22, 2014 Hi Tweety! Welcome to the boards I really like the way you described your shift in perception, and I can relate. But I would not discourage you from continuing to rant. I thought it was a good one It's been a while since I've been a statist. And certainly a lot of people are profoundly averse to this stuff. What do you think made the difference for you?
LovePrevails Posted November 22, 2014 Posted November 22, 2014 Welcome to the community! Tell us a bit about your passions!
GraemeMuir Posted November 22, 2014 Posted November 22, 2014 Welcome! I can definitely relate to the change in perception as I was once a lefty statist minded person, who had a "great relationship" with his parents. I'm still struggling with how to share my perspective with the people around me, but I have found great help and support in the FDR community! Thank the sky ghost for these guys and gals or I'd really be in trouble!
Tweety Posted November 24, 2014 Author Posted November 24, 2014 Great to get such a positive welcome! It's been a while since I've been a statist. And certainly a lot of people are profoundly averse to this stuff. What do you think made the difference for you? Good question. It feels difficult to pinpoint one thing, but as I remember from the discussions that I had earlier this year and the effects the first FDR videos I watched had, it was the plain truth in the statements that if it is not ok to murder, then it is not ok for the soldiers to murder either and that nothing in reality changes when you cross the border or if you put on an uniform. And then slowly from there it was possible to subject other statist aspects to the same inspection. Perhaps having a couple of encounters with the police where the injustice of the system was revealed, helped to make the connections. In general it was easier for me to criticise the state and taxation first, before subjecting public education for the same investigation (let alone my family of course) because I always thought that I loved school. I just did not know how much information they were not giving me. How was it for you Kevin Beal? And all others too? Do you remember what turned you away from statism? As for passions, besides dancing, music and science to some extent, I think I am still trying to figure them out. I used to think that who I am is what others thought I was, so reconstructing myself as who I really am is an ongoing process. GraemeMuir: I'm interested in knowing, how did you discover that your relationship with your parents was not so great after all?
Kevin Beal Posted November 25, 2014 Posted November 25, 2014 How was it for you Kevin Beal? And all others too? Do you remember what turned you away from statism? For reasons I can go into, I was heavily into the wildest conspiracy theories and was already used to thinking about governments filled with evil people, if not pandimensional lizard people. And then I saw Ron Paul in 2008 (who I perceived as opposing the evil politicians) say something like "the government that governs least, governs best" which made me think "well, what about a government which governs not at all?" And so I sought out material to confirm this growing bias. Then I learned how to think and developed many important conclusions from first principles and could finally confidently say I'm an anarchist.
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