Yes, one cannot be free internally without recognizing the outer conditions for it is our willingness to confront it where we find a different kind of freedom built with an inner fire and start to make daily choices outside the “ways of the world.”
Great inclusion of inflation (expansion of the money supply, which leads to price increases) in this post. The evil of central banks should be understood and not underestimated.
No doubt, but in my view inflation and unsound money is one of the most absolutely pernicious side effects. The soundness (or unsoundness) of money has so many downstream effects, including the state's ability to wage war. It is intimately connected with the people's character (time preference), their ability to produce good art, and so many other things. The Austrians, especially Hoppe, have done a great job describing the connection between unsound government money and this widespread decline.
yep, at least do a revocation and stop contributing where it is possible to remove voluntarily.
Yes. That's all we can do. That and reminding people that they are indeed slaves, and they shouldn't lie to themselves that they are anything else.
Yes, one cannot be free internally without recognizing the outer conditions for it is our willingness to confront it where we find a different kind of freedom built with an inner fire and start to make daily choices outside the “ways of the world.”
and operate in the private domain, exchange goods with individuals in the private as much as possible where there is no tax…
That would be ideal.
Great inclusion of inflation (expansion of the money supply, which leads to price increases) in this post. The evil of central banks should be understood and not underestimated.
Yes, but still it is but a side-effect, a symptom. The true cause is our deluded need in government. That is the enemy.
Money...a side effect, a symptom of government?
I would say it is the other way around.
It is the inflated money that drives the actions of the government.
No doubt, but in my view inflation and unsound money is one of the most absolutely pernicious side effects. The soundness (or unsoundness) of money has so many downstream effects, including the state's ability to wage war. It is intimately connected with the people's character (time preference), their ability to produce good art, and so many other things. The Austrians, especially Hoppe, have done a great job describing the connection between unsound government money and this widespread decline.
I know this one all too well. We’re stuck in The Matrix.
We are. No one seems to want to escape it.
I appreciate your honesty and push back at your own risk