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Talked to my neighbor outside today and found out he was a chef. I took an interest, and we had a friendly chat. He just brought me some lamb chops from his fancy restaurant, and they are delectable. There is still good in this world.

Ruling class member, whose entire imperial order is predicated on coercion, assault, theft, and subjugation under penalty of death: Please do not resort to violence

As the empire continues dying, while its global hegemony wanes and its population becomes more recalcitrant, it will turn its awe-full machinery of violence inward. Subjects of the realm, not overseas bogeymen, become a primary threat to the security of a weakened State.

"Learn your theories as well as you can, but put them aside when you touch the miracle of the living soul."

"Shall the soldier of Christ be crowned in the midst of idols? Shall we carry the [flag], which is a rival of the Cross? For the Lord has given us the [flag] of the Cross, and we have no other [flag] to carry. The camp of Christ is the church, and we have no other camp to attend. The commander of our army is Christ, and we have no other commander to obey. And so, when the laurel wreath is offered to us as a prize, we must reject it, for it is not a symbol of our triumph, but rather of the triumph of the devil." —Tertullian, De Corona Militis #BurnAllFlags

Incredible https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jdCKiEJpwf4

"The crowd is untruth"

"The King alone cannot rule; he must have a sizable group of followers who enjoy the prerequisites of rule, for example, the members of the State apparatus, such as the full-time bureaucracy or the established nobility. "...For [the rulers'] essential acceptance, the majority must be persuaded by ideology that their government is good, wise and, at least, inevitable, and certainly better than other conceivable alternatives. "Promoting this ideology among the people is the vital social task of the 'intellectuals.' For the masses of men do not create their own ideas, or indeed think through these ideas independently; they follow passively the ideas adopted and disseminated by the body of intellectuals. "The intellectuals are, therefore, the 'opinion-molders' in society. And since it is precisely a molding of opinion that the State most desperately needs, the basis for age-old alliance between the State and the intellectuals becomes clear." https://mises.org/online-book/anatomy-state/how-state-preserves-itself

(Customary + common) law > Statutory law

"To be governed is to be at every operation, at every transaction noted, registered, counted, taxed, stamped, measured, numbered, assessed, licensed, authorized, admonished, prevented, forbidden, reformed, corrected, punished. It is, under pretext of public utility, and in the name of the general interest, to be placed under contribution, drilled, fleeced, exploited, monopolized, extorted from, squeezed, hoaxed, robbed; then, at the slightest resistance, the first word of complaint, to be repressed, fined, vilified, harassed, hunted down, abused, clubbed, disarmed, bound, choked, imprisoned, judged, condemned, shot, deported, sacrificed, sold, betrayed; and to crown all, mocked, ridiculed, derided, outraged, dishonored. That is government; that is its justice; that is its morality." • Pierre Joseph-Proudhon, 1848

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Idyllic lake vibes

"All the great governments of the world—those now existing, as well as those that have passed away—have been of this character. They have been mere bands of robbers, who have associated for purposes of plunder, conquest, and the enslavement of their fellow men. And their laws, as they have called them, have been only such agreements as they have found it necessary to enter into, in order to maintain their organizations, and act together in plundering and enslaving others, and in securing to each his agreed share of the spoils." Lysander Spooner, "Natural Law; or the Science of Justice" (1882) https://oll.libertyfund.org/pages/oll-reader-71

"The universe is cruel and full of darkness, and your will and determination are the only barrier between your loved ones and it's crushing apathy and brutality. You have no right to die, not here and not now."

Anti-voting anarchists rn: 😂 😂 😘

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Been following Scott's work for 20+ years and I think this is probably the best interview he's ever done on the US empire's real MENA policy. Pure, dense signal. Good to see him finally get some of the recognition he deserves. 🖤✌️ https://libertarianinstitute.org/ https://antiwar.com/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_HVGLCRp3I8

Keanu playing The Cure? Pump that shit staight into my veins https://video.nostr.build/7c868fde68e6d6bc2f946aa8fa022970716dee4deb5fc1793789ed4ceb77887f.mp4