The family is the most private collective there is. It is a dissenting unit when it comes to mass societal homogeneity. The family is a sleeping time bomb, and the state hates it.
How does an anarchist "End the Fed!" and "Go AWOL"? "End the state," and "end the drug war"? Simple. By doing so inside your own head.
How do we ensure the state fizzles out in the future?" By teaching our children about the value of peace, and how to think for themselves. Where is this discourse possible? In the family.
Maybe you were the anomaly in your family that broke out of the state/cultural programming. A rarity. Now your children can hear about the reality of self-ownership. And then what happens when they have children? And their children's children have children?
Eventually the see-saw's gonna tip. Eventually critical mass will be reached. And that little sleeping time bomb called the family is going to detonate in the face of this giant, murderous, raping and stupid nightmare we call "the state."
And oh, what a beautiful day it will be.
~KafkA
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Graham Smith is a Voluntaryist activist, creator, and peaceful parent residing in Niigata City, Japan. Graham runs the "Voluntary Japan" online initiative with a presence here on Steem, as well as Facebook and Twitter. (Hit me up so I can stop talking about myself in the third person!)
Yes, yes, yes!!
Political action is like the tip of the spear, the visible thing that may appear like the cause of change, but it is merely the effect of inner change. What we need, each and every one of us, is to stop looking outwardly and change the only thing that matters - the self!
Steemit is the proof that change, meaningful and positive, can happen, but it is only accomplished by those who look inside, rely on their own hearts and minds, and who follow Bucky Fuller's advice about seeking out new dimensions of thinking and problem-solving. One can't create paradigm-shifting breakthroughs while constantly looking at what's wrong and railing against it.
Be the change you want to see in the world may be a cliche, but it's true:)
Awesome post!
Awesome comment!!!
I appreciate that:) btw, just watched two more of your videos & I may not have googly eyes for you like @googl but I definitely think you're awesome!
I'll have to carve out some time to watch more...
Thanks for that, @anarchospace. Just followed you, so I'm looking forward to being connected on here.
The family is also the only hope for mankind! That's why the global elites have been fighting to destroy and subvert it for decades.
You are absolutely right it all starts with an education to our children. They are the future leaders and decision makers for this world. They are the ones that have the power to affect change. Thanks for sharing your views.
Family is everything! You're lucky, my friend! Wish you all the best.
I completely agree with you, on your view about the importance of family as well as the role of the state as you portray it. Before there was any type of government to rule from above and steal from the people by introducing taxes, it was the family clans who had all the power over their own lifes. Another more recent tragedy was the uprising of feminism, which was used to split up and divide the parents in order to create more taxpayers, the women and mothers who then needed to get a job as well. It's all a great scheme and it's time to outsmart this system and find new ways to connect and also become independent of central banks. Why I think steemit has true potential in more ways than one. I am new here and plan to record my introduction video this weekend. Feel free to follow me ;)
Thanks for your post, cheers!
i love you))
Thanks....are you the real Google? Because the real Google creeps me out a bit 💩🤣🤛🏼
I'm real, I don't need to fear
great work! just started follow/support your blog and YT channel! :)
Cheers! Much obliged.
you a right mate it starts with the teaching of our kids,the future is in their hands. resteemed
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You're right, the family is the #1 Key. When a family breaks, both sides are poorer. Just one way that they are poorer is that 2 houses are needed. In addition, broken families are less likely to teach their own kids, there by allowing the state to do that teaching. Of course state sponsored teaching, is pro-state.
the family is the most thing that give you a hope and add value to your life
For me, that's the post of the day
Graham, I'm really appreciating this effort of yours. I think it's very valuable.
We are working on and growing our tribe here in Acapulco. At times it's daunting and difficult but like you said, remaining open to understanding is ultimately the opportunity to learn and trust each other.
Thanks, @mikeonfire. What's life like there in Acapulco for an anarchist?
My pleasure. I enjoy it greatly. In fact just the other day I was saying to one of our good friends how we are some of the freest people on Earth. This is one of the few places one can claim their own authority over themselves almost entirely. It's something most don't understand until they grasp the moral courage to stand up for themselves. They then find out it's possible.
I think the best and funniest synopsis is @Lily-da-vine 's Don't Stop for Cops https://steemit.com/mexico/@lily-da-vine/don-t-stop-for-cops-memiors-from-a-high-speed-police-chase-in-acapulco
How true! It seems the family unit is under constant attack in so many ways--'feminism', divorce, pornography, laws against home-schooling or other parents' rights, etc. Intact, healthy families also reduce dependence on government handouts/social programs, because the family then serves as your safety net in time of need.
Yes. Safety net. Well said.
I wish I were closer to my family! Its sad they are always doing things to abuse me! I hope find a family here!
I think maybe I would say tribe and not family. My family was horrific and dragged me down. I finally broke away from them and everything got better. I've met lots of people in my lifetime who have said "Oh that's so sad! My family are my closest friends!" and yes, it would be sad to lose your closest friends. What they cannot imagine is what it is to have your family be your greatest enemy. And the sheer will it takes to pull out of that.The other thing that people with strong families don't ever get to know is what it is to stand on your own two feet, separate, knowing that whatever comes your way, you, by yourself, can handle it. Most of the "family" people I know seem insanely dependent on one another and always afraid. They constitute the most fearful people I have met. They seem weakened by a need to appear as a unit, and hide in amongst each other. When you lose or give up your entire original family, you become strong in a way that people dependent on family will never know. I don't know that I'd recommend it, certainly, it would have been a much easier road to believe that there is always a loving net beneath you. But the absolute knowledge that I can get through anything--I don't know that I would trade that either.
I do believe in tribes, however. You can collect people that aren't necessarily family, but enrich your life and support you as you do them. You can create a beautiful rich world with those people. I think the ability to adapt, to be curious and analytical, to connect with people on meaningful levels and find your own happiness --these things far outweigh the cocoons that family are.
Of course--it could be a potato/pohtato thing! Different things work for different people :)
Thanks for the cool thoughts--
Thanks. Sorry to hear about your tough experience, but also happy to hear about your rebirth into a whole new level of power and strength.
I agree family can be toxic, and that sometimes all ties must be cut. I mentioned at the end of the video that even in this case one can, as you said, build their own tribe. To me, that is such an empowering thought!
Thanks again for the comment!
Thank you, sir--I love when I see stuff on here that's thoughtful and different--and your posts definitely are! Keep up the good work :)
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With all due respect, dafuq do motorcycles have to do with this?
To be open to your son is a really good thing.
What I still don't understand is, why do you think that the state actively doesn't want intact families? Just because of the idea of anarchism?
You right now are sharing those ideas too which I wouldn't have found with my family. So why is a family a danger to the state?
I stated that in the video, I thought, but maybe not very clearly. The family is essentially a private splinter group, divested from the other private splinter groups (families), and the state. It is its own "state" and its own authority. It dissents. The state wants everything homogenous.
Having a family that cares about you emboldens. The state wants fearful, dependent, homogeneity.
You stated that, but thats just theory if there is no proof that it is really happening
No proof what is really happening?
Yes. Any source which emphasises your thesis?
WTF is this crazy piece of text!?
Did you shave your hair off or is this an old vlog? haha
Well family is the only people you can trust and if a family goes through some hardship it pulls people together or it can push people apart and this leads to us to take up self-ownership