I've discovered that telling people what kind of world you want to live in doesn't get through to anyone. It's not enough to describe a world where everyone is free to live in liberty without waiting for permission from sociopaths who imagine they have the right to run your life. This doesn't resonate.
Perhaps it would be better to describe the world I don't want. The world I'm not willing to tolerate.
I don’t want to live in a world where the government isn't afraid of the people. I don’t want to live in a world where police are allowed to act like the masters over a population of slaves who either comply instantly or face death. I don’t want to live in a world where politicians are able to do whatever they want and the people feel they must obey them.
I don't want to live in a world where politicians and their enforcers decide what rights we have, and how those rights can be limited, rationed, or licensed. Where we are expected to thank them for not doing worse.
I don't want to live in a weird upside-down world where governments pretend to have rights; where individuals are only allowed to have privileges as long as they don't scare or inconvenience the politicians and bureaucrats.
Unfortunately, this is the world we have been dealt.
What can be done about it?
First of all, realize this is backward. Nearly every political question has been turned on its head. It's not possible to get things more wrong. This can't be an accident. Someone has done this on purpose, and they are not on your side.
Second, don't pretend this is the way it has to be; the natural order of things. It's not. It's artificial and harmful. It makes society sick by harming individual liberty. Things can be better.
Third, know you don't have to put up with it. You have the rights, the authority, and the ethical foundation- everything they lack. Let them know you know. Tolerate them only as long as they are tolerable. Ignore them when they aren't. Defy them when they leave you no choice.
It will be costly, but not as costly as continuing to let them control and consume your life. Plus, no matter what it costs today, it will cost more tomorrow if allowed to continue. If you value liberty, this is your mission.
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"It's not enough to describe a world where everyone is free"
ReplyDeleteSalesmanship-101 teaches that first and foremost, the prospect must be told clearly and repeatedly what benefits he would enjoy by purchasing your product.
My book "A Vision of Liberty" tries to do that - free via TakeLifeBack.com
But if it's not enough, what WILL "resonate"?
I think it takes a little of both. What works with some people doesn't work with others. Your book is a huge inspiration to me. I love the future it lays out.
DeleteSome people can't see that kind of future without having "what about?" complaints. They are scared of losing their police state apparatus. I encounter these people all the time. So, I'll tell them what I can't tolerate from their favorite brand of criminals.
There's another useful list of benefits, at the start of the TOLFA course. Though it relates to the good results of learning freedom, they work out the same in the end. Find it at TOLFA.us/ben.htm
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