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protestandrebel (49)in #philosophy • 7 years ago
learn
"If you don't know, the thing to do is not to get scared, but to learn." - Ayn Rand
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protestandrebel (49)in #libertarian • 7 years ago
capitalism
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protestandrebel (49)in #patriot • 7 years ago
patriotism
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protestandrebel (49)in #anarchism • 7 years ago
capitalism
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protestandrebel (49)in #liberty • 7 years ago
minorities
"The smallest minority on earth is the individual. Those who deny individual rights cannot claim to be defenders of minorities." ~ Ayn Rand
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protestandrebel (49)in #politics • 7 years ago
no good comes from government
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protestandrebel (49)in #anarchy • 7 years ago
Taxation is Theft
"I have never understood why it is greed to want to keep the money you have earned but not greed to want to take somebody else's money." ~ Thomas Sowell
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protestandrebel (49)in #capitalism • 7 years ago
economics
“It is no crime to be ignorant of economics, which is, after all, a specialized discipline and one that most people consider to be a ‘dismal science.’ But it is totally…
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protestandrebel (49)in #freedom • 7 years ago
equality or freedom
A society that puts equality before freedom will get neither. A society that puts freedom before equality will get a high degree of both.
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protestandrebel (49)in #politics • 7 years ago
Election Day
Today was the provincial election day in Ontario. Being a voluntaryist, I'm not a fan of voting. I don't see it as some privilege I should be thankful for. Sure, it's better…
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protestandrebel (49)in #kratom • 8 years ago
Kratom: what it is and where to get it!
Kratom comes from the leaves of a tree native to southeast Asia, mitragyna speciosa, which is in the coffee family. The alkaloids in the leaves (mitragynine and…
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protestandrebel (49)in #politics • 8 years ago
Hope, Fear, and The Hunger Games
There is a very memorable scenes in The Hunger Games, and it is when Katniss is set up to shoot President Snow with an arrow, but at the last second decides to shoot President…
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protestandrebel (49)in #politics • 8 years ago
Dumbledore's Unarmed Army
I wonder how many people watched Harry Potter and thought, "Damn, people should listen to Umbridge, she's just trying to protect them!" I'm going to guess zero. She's the…
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protestandrebel (49)in #movies • 8 years ago
fiction reflects reality
How many people read or watched the Divergent series, or the Hunger Games, or Harry Potter, and then went back to living their passive, slave lives. They admire these brave…
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protestandrebel (49)in #capitalism • 9 years ago
Capitalistic America?
Western countries really aren't all that capitalistic. A majority of the reasons I hear about why capitalism is evil and/or a failure are actually problems that can actually be…
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protestandrebel (49)in #anonymous • 9 years ago
Why the hate for television is misplaced
I'm sure all of us have come across an anti-television post at some point, especially if you follow members of anonymous or are one yourself. These posts will say something along…
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protestandrebel (49)in #patriotism • 9 years ago
Jaime Lannister and Patriotism
What is patriotism? Many confuse it with nationalism, which I covered in a previous post and recognize as a toxic way of thinking. On the other hand, patriotism can be very…
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protestandrebel (49)in #breakingbad • 9 years ago
Breaking Bad and the war on drugs
In Breaking Bad there's a scene where Walt asks his assistant how he got into the meth business since he doesn't strike him as a criminal. The assistant responds with, "Well…
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protestandrebel (49)in #feminism • 9 years ago
Can Men Be Raped?
So the other day, I was conversing with a feminist and she decided to say something that made me feel... some sort of way. "Men can't get raped." What happened after that is…
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protestandrebel (49)in #marijuana • 9 years ago
Victimless Crime
Wrote this back when I was a lowkey statist, just starting to wake up. :) Marijuana. There are many controversial beliefs about it, but whether you think it is right or…
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