tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3635980474215393761.post7632408693225395493..comments2023-05-07T07:42:09.279-05:00Comments on For the Convenience of the Government: Day 131 - The End of My Military EnslavementDaniel J. Lakemacherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16352338989227731047noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3635980474215393761.post-90938274481532568102009-09-19T16:30:23.195-05:002009-09-19T16:30:23.195-05:00Congratulations Daniel!Congratulations Daniel!Greghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07639215330146004282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3635980474215393761.post-9011986138034101042009-09-12T15:37:26.500-05:002009-09-12T15:37:26.500-05:00I'm very glad you're no longer being force...I'm very glad you're no longer being forced to serve, Daniel. Your efforts have paid off in this regard. But as you noted, the meme of involuntary servitude is still intact; true justice still remains in the shadows of most people's conceptual awareness. In America, as in any other place where "government" holds sway--essentially any society where there are people who presume to be "rulers" over others (children and grown adults)--the main "crime" is disobedience. The way to rewards and riches is through compliance, after all, and that is how people sell their souls to the 'devil,' the authoritarian/obedience devil, the slave/master meme that requires individuals to sacrifice their mind, volition, and life to "others" and various invalid, collectivistic abstractions.<br /><br />Regardless of how many are freed in the future from this immoral and unjust situation, the root-striking and moral nature of your arguments for freedom is key. As Thoreau elequently put it: There are a thousand hacking at the branches of evil to one who is striking at the root. I suspect that this is predominantly why they released you from their threats and impositions: You've been damaging to their public relations scheme. After all, the perceived legitimacy of authoritarian sociopathy via "government" always hangs in the balance of public opinion. The more that our fellow political slaves wake up and come to terms with the nature of their enslavement, the more hope there is for true freedom in "the land of the free."<br /><br />Love of domination ("Do this because I said so!") and the fear it induces in people (as well as the fear from which it stems) are the main psychological deterrents to complete liberty. Intellectually and technologically, a voluntary society of independent and respectful people has all the answers that are constantly missed (and thwarted) by central planning mentalities who seem to relish being in control of others' lives.<br /><br />Unfortunately, even though you've been allowed to leave one specific form of involuntary servitude, you'll continue to experience--like the rest of us--the coercion and threats of coercion that is "government" in general (be they people at the city, county, state, or national level). Of course, only a logical philosophical perspective and peaceful actions will free us from this terribly deficient state of humanity.<br /><br />Here's to your determined root-striking, Daniel,<br />Wes<br /><br />P.S., For those who want a glimpse into the magnificent future of freedom, of the possibilities of a voluntary society (in our lifetime), I invite you to read the short section in Complete Liberty:<br />Imagine A Free World<br />http://completeliberty.com/chapter4.php#91Wes Bertrandhttp://completeliberty.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3635980474215393761.post-20016381550883103132009-09-12T06:52:38.592-05:002009-09-12T06:52:38.592-05:009/11: The day they lied us all into war. Now it&#...9/11: The day they lied us all into war. Now it's the day Mr. Daniel J. Lakemacher is free from the lies. The irony is truly compelling.brmerrickhttp://www.strike-the-root.com/82/merrick/merrick4.htmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3635980474215393761.post-6309579320615572222009-09-11T17:47:34.716-05:002009-09-11T17:47:34.716-05:00How interesting that you would be discharged on Se...How interesting that you would be discharged on September 11th... Hope any others who don't want to be there can follow in your wake. There's no doubt war is immoral but we live in a country that tolerates immoral behavior on many fronts. Difficult to define morality for everyone, and harder yet to enforce it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com