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The New Global Currency

January 17, 2012 – 12:31 pm by

I have said that the IMF and the United Nations are enemies to our financial freedom for ages. It’s no secret that these organizations seek to “unite” the globe under one global currency. The issue with this of course is the currency would not be market selected, it would have no value, and it would be backed only by policy — all of that translates to “worthless”.

The idea of replacing one fiat currency with another fiat currency that can and will be printed at will by global banksters will result in economic disaster the likes of which we have never seen. Ron Paul is now bringing light to the situation on the campaign trail. This is possibly the most important issue we face.

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“They’re Everywhere!”

January 16, 2012 – 12:20 pm by

A nice example of MSM pulling their crap again. Ron Paul supporters are treated like second class citizens. I applaud everyone doing their thing.

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On Why Voluntaryists Can Support Ron Paul

January 10, 2012 – 1:27 pm by

FreeKeene does a nice job in this video. Can AnCaps and Voluntaryists support someone seeking “election”? It seems like there could be a maybe that can be debated.

Ron Paul has been very effective at spreading the liberty message.  Free Market Anarchists and Voluntaryists ought to think twice about discounting this opportunity.

I’m still torn between adhering to the non-aggression principle vs. voting and bringing validity to a system I refuse to support. There are miles of work related to these subjects so I don’t think I’m going to get into it here. This video makes a good case but for now I am still an Anarcho-capitalist through and through.

Voting is violent but there is some room for debate. If he gets the nomination I will revisit the question of voting.

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Not to Quote a Communist But…

January 10, 2012 – 12:07 pm by

I see no redeeming value in communism. I don’t support any form of socialism or collectivism. That’s not what I’m here to argue though. I am here to bring attention to a quote from the former Premier of the Soviet Union:

“It’s not the people who vote that count. It’s the people who count the votes.”
– Josef Stalin

Why bring a communist quote to an anarcho-capitalist/libertarian blog? Because if you think about it in terms of American elections you will quickly realize Ron Paul is doomed.

While I cannot vote from a moral standpoint, I do support the scholarly Dr. Paul as a beacon of hope for liberty. The issue that arises is the fact the mainstream media and big government will never tolerate a “President” Paul. Let’s not forget big business and special interest — both are strongly opposed by Dr. Paul.

If you believe your vote counts then you are a fool. If you believe “voting” is acceptable then you are violent.

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Countries With Indefinite Detentions

January 10, 2012 – 1:10 am by

Really just about as eye-opening as you can get with one image. What has happened to America? What has happened to you for becoming so complacent with your outlook? Wake up.

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At The Drive-In to Reunite After 11 Years

January 9, 2012 – 2:33 pm by

According to their official website and Twitter account:

“This station is now operational.

I can’t wait — hope they play Connecticut because as much as I’m looking for a throwback vibe I don’t think I’d be motivated enough to see them on some massive scale with a bunch of fake post-hipster-pre-hipster fans.

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Must Watch: Ron Paul Predicts the Future in 2002

January 7, 2012 – 10:00 am by

Friend to the site Reason and Liberty writes:

“Hey, wanna give this video a watch to see whether it’s worthy of being on your website? It literally left me crying and frozen to death.”

I spent six minutes watching this video and then fifteen minutes picking up my jaw. I am a known Ron Paul supporter. He is a champion of liberty and a fantastic scholar on austrian economics. Up to this point though, I had no idea he could see the future.

The following video is from April 2002. Yes, you read that correctly… 2002! Like a true Austrian he doesn’t give specific dates, that can’t be known — he does offer a time frame though.

“…the next five to ten years.”

The next six minutes of your life will be eye-opening.

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The Debt Limit as a Household Budget

January 6, 2012 – 4:47 pm by

Haha, imagine walking into your bank and raising your debt limit. The United States is headed for fiscal disaster. A very clever YouTube video to illustrate the issue:

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Equality is a Myth, Equality is Empty

January 6, 2012 – 3:40 pm by

Here’s the sagacious Rothbard on the foolishness that is equality:

“Human life is not some sort of race or game in which each person should start from an identical mark. It is an attempt by each man to be as happy as possible. And each person could not begin from the same point, for the world has not just come into being; it is diverse and infinitely varied in its parts. The mere fact that one individual is necessarily born in a different place from someone else immediately insures that his inherited opportunity cannot be the same as his neighbor’s. The drive for equality of opportunity would also require the abolition of the family since different parents have unequal abilities; it would require the communal rearing of children. The State would have to nationalize all babies and raise them in State nurseries under ‘equal’ conditions. But even here conditions cannot be the same, because different State officials will themselves have different abilities and personalities. And equality can never be achieved because of necessary differences of location.”

– Murray Rothbard

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Gold v. The United States Dollar; Some Observations

January 6, 2012 – 12:45 pm by

Some important observations I’d like to share. I got thrown into a debate on Facebook of all places. I hate the “Facebook comment debate” but some of these facts I listed are worth sharing.

- Prior to 1913*, a man could walk into a tailor and purchase a nice new suit with either 1oz of gold (a 1 ounce gold coin) or a $20 dollar bank-note ($20 dollar bill). Today a man can still walk into a tailor and buy a suit with the 1 oz gold coin, but what about the $20 bill?

- In and around the 1970’s one could purchase a single family home for ~1,000 oz of gold (roughly $35/oz). Today you can still buy a home with 1,000 oz of gold but what about the $35,000 dollars?

Government destroys markets, money, and value. It monopolizes money to fund itself. This must end for our future to be lucrative. What has government done to our money? It has destroyed it. Just let that settle in. Bring it up in class or around the dinner table. Explain it to friends and family, with love, from me.

* 1913 is the year the Federal Reserve was created through the Federal Reserve Act.

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