Monthly Archives: July 2010

The constitution is empty

Posted on July 28, 2010 by Mike P (the emptiness pro)

One of the sillier ideas floating around out there is this idea that the “Tea Party Patriots” and the “Ron Paul Republicans” have that the constitution will somehow save them from the state, or can be used to shrink the … Continue reading →

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Unemployment “Benefits” – The economic issues

Posted on July 26, 2010 by Mike P (the emptiness pro)

Last time I examined the moral issues behind unemployment “benefits” and showed why it is not immoral or hypocritical for libertarians, anarchists, voluntaryists, or anyone who advocates for non-violence in social interactions to accept them. In that post I mentioned … Continue reading →

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Unemployment “Benefits” – The moral issues

Posted on July 22, 2010 by Mike P (the emptiness pro)

There was some good news for me and my wife today. The state passed the unemployment “benefits” extension package that they had been pretending to bicker about and which was delayed for a couple of weeks due to the timely … Continue reading →

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Computers and the state: “Colossus: The Forbin Project” (1970)

Posted on July 19, 2010 by Mike P (the emptiness pro)

This weekend my wife and I watched a lame but entertaining 70s Sci-Fi flick called “Colossus: The Forbin Project“. It was pretty silly, but a fun watch. It was yet another in a long line of films and books that … Continue reading →

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The “social contract” is an empty concept

Posted on July 17, 2010 by Mike P (the emptiness pro)

I’ve often been engaged in arguments with statists when in frustration they tell me that according to the “social contract” I’ve actually agreed to everything the state does because I continue to live within the boundaries of the state, and … Continue reading →

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Empty middle class people

Posted on July 14, 2010 by Mike P (the emptiness pro)

I do not like to attack white people as a group because it’s racist and we’ve all been culturally conditioned to do it. There is usually no better way to earn the approval of ironic bourgeois white people than to … Continue reading →

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Socialism is selfish

Posted on July 12, 2010 by Mike P (the emptiness pro)

One of the most annoying things that people often say when discussing socialism and the state in general is that socialism, even if it doesn’t “work”, is at least “well intentioned”. This  is why they are sympathetic to socialism and … Continue reading →

Posted in Socialism, Statism | 46 Comments

The state will kill you over a parking ticket

Posted on July 9, 2010 by Mike P (the emptiness pro)

In fact, they will kill you for disobeying them over anything. Fundamentally any state regulation, statute, law, or whatever is a death threat against everyone else in society. State officials themselves of course are free to disobey laws, even legitimate … Continue reading →

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Ideological emptiness: “Network” (1976)

Posted on July 9, 2010 by Mike P (the emptiness pro)

A lot of people like the movie “Network” for all the wrong reasons. People seem to like this movie because it pretends to challenge the status quo and poses as if its a powerful statement on behalf of “the little … Continue reading →

Posted in Culture, Film | 7 Comments

An ancient myth of Obama’s birth

Posted on July 9, 2010 by Mike P (the emptiness pro)

This is my re-interpretation of the myth of the birth of Obama, based on what we know of him in his aspect as god of the sky and lightning. Obama’s father was the titan Kronos. Kronos was the god of … Continue reading →

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