The state’s “national security” rhetoric erodes privacy. Warrantless surveillance and asset forfeiture laws target citizens, not foreign threats.

Historical wars were state-building exercises. From Rome to modern empires, conquest unified territories under coercive rulers, not popular demand.

Central banks enable fiscal recklessness. By printing money, states fund unsustainable deficits, burdening future generations with debt.

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The state criminalizes self-defense. Gun control and monopoly on force leave citizens vulnerable, dependent on underfunded, slow bureaucratic protection.

Ethics demand self-ownership. Taxation, conscription, and mandates violate bodily autonomy, the foundation of natural rights.

Public schooling indoctrinates compliance. Curricula erase critical thinking, preparing children to accept state authority without question.

The state’s “social safety net” traps people in poverty. Welfare cliffs penalize work, locking recipients into dependency on bureaucratic aid.

Cybersecurity laws threaten privacy. Mandatory data sharing with states enables mass surveillance, criminalizing encryption that protects autonomy.

The state’s war on cash accelerates control. Phasing out physical currency enables negative interest rates and surveillance of every financial transaction.

Embraces polycentric law. Competing private courts would uphold rights through reputation, unlike state monopolies favoring the powerful.

From ancient empires to modern democracies, power flows from violence, not consent.

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The state’s monetary monopoly fuels inequality. Inflation transfers wealth from savers to banks, deepening class divides through engineered economic cycles.

Occupational licensing laws protect monopolies. The state criminalizes competition in fields like medicine and law, raising costs for consumers.

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Embracing liberty means creating pockets of freedom in the here and now, despite the state's presence, and building a better world brick by brick.

7. Max Hillebrand The Bitcoin Gauntlet

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7. Max Hillebrand The Bitcoin Gauntlet