Anaarkei Anaarkei is a pseudonym which was crafted with the purpose of reflecting the various aspects that have influenced an independent identity. Like all names it has a meaning, specifically “one with no ruler” or “sovereign individual”. It is a portmanteau of the Greek “an” meaning “without”, “aark” from the Greek “arkhos” meaning “ruler”, with the double “a” and “ei” from the fictional Draenei language, “ei” meaning “one”. It is pronounced an–ARK–eye. The individual is prime As an individualist, one must recognise nor does it exhibit a will of its own that the collective does not exist in or have its own personality. Concepts reality. Individuals are independent do not exist in reality, only the physical objects that have discrete existence. objects to which such concepts are The collective is the concept applied applied. Therefore, when one says to an amalgamation of individuals. that the collective does not exist, It is not an object in its own right, they are logically and empirically it does not exist independently, correct in doing so. There is no such thing as . . . As an atheist, one must accept that If one defines a god in such a way gods cannot logically exist in reality. that they are exempt from the laws Atheists who claim to value empiricism of nature, they have created and logic do not make the claim that a contradiction. As contradictions gods lack existence, rather that they do not exist in reality, but merely are incapable of existing as per the in the minds of those who do laws of nature. Atheism is a lack of not think clearly, then gods belief in non–existent entities. cannot exist. V is for voluntary As a voluntaryist, one must accept the non–aggression principle, by voluntary peaceful social organisation in whatever form that and by extension, the immorality might take. It would be preferable of aggressively violent orderless if this took the form of a market– social organisation. By this it is orientated society, which would meant that a government or state inherently make it possible for is an immoral institution and should other economic arrangements be abolished, to be replaced to coincide peacefully. Meat is murder If one accepts the previous positions makes one complicit in those acts, then it follows that they must accept which means if one desires to be that the killing of animals is not in consistent with their principles they accordance with the non–aggression must refuse to consume foods that principle. Being a voluntaryist means directly support the killing of animals. that consensually providing material Therefore, it logically follows that one support to individuals or groups that should not only be voluntaryist perform acts of aggression but also be vegetarian. How to communicate these ideas Holding such positions culminates creative use of words, whether those in a strong interest in self–expression. It is not enough merely to have consistent principles grounded in words be on politics, philosophy, economics, or a combination thereof. These words can be one’s own reality, they should be shared so as or the words of others. It is ultimately to spread rational thought as far through this communication of ideas as possible. Such self–expression that it becomes possible to bring can be accomplished through the change to the world. Liberating design Effective communication inevitably necessitates the use of graphic record of engendering assurance, combined with a limited colour palette, design. When it comes to ideas that the strategic use of graphics, whilst the majority have not encountered, employing a consistently minimalist it is important to foster a positive style, all results in a massive collection experience. Solid design accomplishes of work consisting of hundreds of this goal. Making use of a ubiquitous typeface that has a proven track posters, each of which either stand alone or form a part of a series. Power It is hard to imagine a more stupid or more dangerous way of making decisions than by putting those decisions in the hands of people who pay no price for being wrong. Thomas Sowell Freedom of body 01 07 Anarchism is purely voluntary. Seven things you need to know about anarchism Freedom of mind corporatism noun 1 close collaboration between state and corporation for the benefit of the politically connected elite 2 an economic system in which success and failure is reliant on the state rather than the free market Define your terms Freedom of trade 02 07 Anarchism cannot be created or sustained with aggression or subjugation. Seven things you need to know about anarchism Freedom of association There’s no government like no government Resist statism VOTE for the politician you can trust Nobody 03 07 Anarchism leaves the individual free to govern themselves. Seven things you need to know about anarchism state noun 1 a territorial monopolist of compulsion and ultimate decision making 2 may engage in continual institutionalised property rights violations and exploitation in the form of expropriation, taxation, and regulation of property 3 the group within society that claims for itself the exclusive right to rule everyone under a special set of laws that permit it to do to others what everyone else is rightly prohibited from doing, namely aggressing against person and property 4 a gang of thieves writ large Define your terms Keep calm and forever libertarian Resist statism Justice is the righting of wrongs Injustice is the wronging of rights 04 07 Anarchism relies upon the idea that, if an individual is unable to care for themselves, members of the community will offer to help that individual. Seven things you need to know about anarchism Minarchism capitalism noun 1 an economic system in which trade and industry are controlled by private owners for profit rather than by the state 2 a voluntary market for the peaceful exchange of goods and services Define your terms Anarchism THE TRUTH ABOUT A theory that regards the absence of all direct or coercive government as a political ideal. Proposes that cooperative and voluntary association of individuals and groups be the primary mode of organised society. Anarchists are peaceful people who simply want to be left alone to govern themselves. They are not rioters or violent people even though the media would have you think otherwise. Resist statism 05 07 Anarchism can provide social services, the only contingency being that funding for such programs is collected through voluntary means. Seven things you need to know about anarchism Nobody has the right not to be offended Just because you’re offended, doesn’t mean you’re in the right Ricky Gervais Stay positive You don’t own me 06 07 Anarchism has room under the breadth of the theory to satisfy any economic or cultural arrangement so long as everyone partaking in that society does so on a consensual basis. Seven things you need to know about anarchism That which can be asserted without evidence can be dismissed without evidence Christopher Hitchens Facts are injurious to the regressive mindset, where one’s feelings matter more than the rights of others Fight for truth voluntaryism noun 1 the advocation for voluntary human association based on the non–aggression principle 2 radical stateless pluralism non–specific to any particular socioeconomic arrangement Define your terms 07 07 Anarchism desires total freedom of the individual. Seven things you need to know about anarchism Religion statism noun 1 the belief that the application of violence will result in a perfect society 3 the religion of state worship and governmental deification 2 the belief that the rights of the individual can be protected by violating rights Define your terms Voting is the suggestion box of slaves OBEY OBEY Choosing masters every few years doesn’t make you free 01 07 Anarchism accepts the fact that individuals have bodily autonomy. Seven more things you need to know about anarchism No victim, no crime The fact that the market is not doing what we wish it would do is no reason to automatically assume that the government would do better. Thomas Sowell insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results Vote Nobody 02 07 Anarchism denounces aggressively coercive authority in the conduct of relations between individuals. Seven more things you need to know about anarchism Utopia power not principle political parties are primarily about Vote Nobody Why do you need rights? Shit statists say 03 07 Anarchism rejects the state as it is an inherently harmful institution with a monopoly on the use of force. Seven more things you need to know about anarchism The state calls its own violence law, but that of the individual, crime. Max Stirner Patriotism is a religion, the egg from which wars are hatched. Guy de Maupassant Resist 04 07 Anarchism does not demand conformity to society, rather that society should conform to the individual. Seven more things you need to know about anarchism the further a society drifts from the truth the more it will hate those that speak it George Orwell Be an enemy of the state Resist statism Statism 05 07 Anarchic theory acknowledges that self–defence is a natural right, the use of which extends to the defence of both community and property. Seven more things you need to know about anarchism Safer than the police COMPULSORY Voting Day Evil Lesser evil NOBODY Do not vote for evil Most crimes with assault weapons are committed by government. Roderick T Long 06 07 Anarchism ensures tolerance of all peaceful voluntary exchanges whilst acknowledging that theft, taxation, and expropriation are inherently aggressive. Seven more things you need to know about anarchism How long do politicians have to keep on promising heaven and delivering hell before people catch on and stop getting swept away by rhetoric? Thomas Sowell A man is no less a slave because he is allowed to choose a new master once in a term of years. Lysander Spooner Who controls the past controls the future; who controls the present controls the past. George Orwell 07 07 Anarchism is not about chaos but rather the absence of the state and centralised political authority. Seven more things you need to know about anarchism A fine is a tax for doing wrong A tax is a fine for doing well It’s not our job to toughen our children up to face a cruel and heartless world It’s our job to raise children who will make the world a little less cruel and heartless L R Knost For every action there is an equal and opposite government program. Bob Wells 01 15 We do not want to turn your government anarchist. That makes as much sense as accusing you of wanting to dye your hair bald. Fifteen ways you are probably wrong about anarchists No spanking Liberty Rhetoric Rhetoric Rhetoric Rhetoric Rhetoric Tyranny Make a choice Marijuana does not kill people The state and a lack of a free market does that End prohibition 02 15 Despite what you might have heard, there are historical precedents. And no, we do not mean Somalia. Fifteen ways you are probably wrong about anarchists If your best argument against anarchism is that it will lead to the creation of a new inherently immoral state it is safe to say you have lost the debate. Resist statism Big Brother IS WATCHING YOU Resist statism The continual manufacture of enemies is essential to the growth of the fascist state Stefan Molyneux 03 15 We do not expect utopia. If you think that is what we want, maybe it says more about your idea of the function of government than it does ours. Fifteen ways you are probably wrong about anarchists HYDRA Big Brother IS WATCHING YOU Resist statism Justice 04 15 Some of us live with our parents, and maybe even have a room in the basement. Some of us are parents. Most of us are just adults with lives not too different from yours. Fifteen ways you are probably wrong about anarchists A technological marvel so complex that no private company could ever conceive or create one Because I hate roads™ Free people do not ask for permission Why do you need a weapon when you can call the police? Statist logic 05 15 Arguing on the internet is not how we think we are getting anything done. It is what we do to connect with each other, to exercise our ideas before applying them out in the real world. Fifteen ways you are probably wrong about anarchists Why do you need a first aid kit when you can call an ambulance? Statist logic Nihilism Why do you need a fire extinguisher when you can call the fire department? Statist logic 06 15 Convincing you is not that important to us, except in an abstract or personal sense. You are probably not as important as you would like us to think you are. Fifteen ways you are probably wrong about anarchists I do not support restrictions on the natural rights of sentient beings Resist statism The free market punishes irresponsibility Government rewards it Harry Browne Resist censorship 07 15 We are not seeking consensus, nor to sway the masses. The requirement that our lives be ruled by public opinion is one of the things we oppose. Fifteen ways you are probably wrong about anarchists Resist statism In order to prevent stealing, raping, and murdering we need a central authority with a legally enforced monopoly on stealing, raping, and murdering. Statist logic If nature is illegal, freedom does not exist 08 15 We are not the ones breaking the windows at Starbucks. We like coffee too. Fifteen ways you are probably wrong about anarchists The subjugation of the individual to the state leads inevitably to the most hideous oppression Andrew Bernstein Stop police brutality For the greater good is one of the most dangerous phrases in existence Resist statism 09 15 We are not trying to mooch off the system. We want to be free to produce for ourselves the useful things the system produces, and do it better. Fifteen ways you are probably wrong about anarchists War is mass murder Conscription is slavery Taxation is robbery Murray Rothbard The history of governments has been, and always will be, written in blood, fire, and tears. M & L Tannehill Never do anything against conscience, even if the state demands it Albert Einstein 10 15 We value and oppose many of the same things you do. It is our means that are different. When those values and oppositions come into conflict, we do not make excuses, we resolve it. Fifteen ways you are probably wrong about anarchists It is difficult to free fools from the chains they revere. Voltaire Groups are grammatical fictions Only individuals exist and each individual is different Robert Anton Wilson Each and every time someone says there ought to be a law they are saying that men with guns should enforce their will on innocent others. Michael Barnett 11 15 We are not nihilists. We are for a lot more than we are against, it is just that the main thing we are against is so overwhelming that it blots out the view of everything else. Fifteen ways you are probably wrong about anarchists is who you become Heraclitus the content of your character is your choice day by day what you choose think and do Be the person HYDRA would see as a threat Resist statism All love matters 12 15 Solving problems requires work and time. We are not the ones with illusions of having our wishes fulfilled through documentation and edict. Fifteen ways you are probably wrong about anarchists Everything the state says is a lie and everything it has it has stolen Friedrich Nietzsche Most economic fallacies derive from the tendency to assume that there is a fixed pie, that one party can gain only at the expense of another. Milton Friedman HYDRA is the government Resist statism 13 15 We do not blame you for creating the system. We are amused by how your prophesy that “we cannot do anything about it” is obviously self–fulfilling. Fifteen ways you are probably wrong about anarchists All love matters welfarism noun 1 2 the belief that the the bribery of the poor can be helped lower classes by giving them back a tiny chunk of what was originally stolen from them and keeping them in a state of dependency on the government Check your definition Just following orders is one of the most dangerous phrases in existence Resist statism 14 15 We do not want a violent revolution. We want billions of peaceful ones. Fifteen ways you are probably wrong about anarchists Game of Drones All love matters inflationism noun 1 the belief that all problems can be solved by simply printing more currency, despite overwhelming evidence that the arbitrary creation of new currency creates problems in and of itself 2 the belief that money literally grows on trees Check your definition 15 15 “We” are neither a monolith nor a collective. We are not defined by our label, it is a recognition of the overlap between our individual preferences. Fifteen ways you are probably wrong about anarchists If you are not free to choose wrongly and irresponsibly you are not free at all. Jacob Hornberger Anarcho–capitalism monetarism noun 1 the belief that government control of the money supply will not result in perverse incentives and unintended consequences 2 the belief held by a bunch of Chicago School economists who think that they are free market proponents but really are quasi– Keynesians Check your definition Male There is nothing free about a market when the state can determine who will win and lose. In a truly free market only the consumer can make that choice. Resist corporatism Anarcho–communism syndicalism noun 1 the belief that corporations are evil yet somehow corporate– dominated government chartered and cartelised unions are the path towards a free and stateless society 2 the belief that a politicised economic system will not result in misallocated resources, shortages, and famine Check your definition Intersex Because it’s the law is one of the most dangerous phrases in existence Resist statism Anarcho–pacifism Hobbesianism noun 1 the belief that a highly pessimistic view of human nature that entails war of all against all justifies absolute control of society by the state, despite the fact that the state is made up of human beings 2 the belief that the alleged problems of human nature are no longer applicable when a human holds political power Check your definition Female How can we teach children that violence will not solve their problems when parents use violence to solve their problems? Stop spanking Anarcha–feminism Journalism is printing what someone else does not want printed. Everything else is public relations. George Orwell Liberty I love liberty Anybody who tries to change society without examining the family is trying to push a shadow without moving the statue. Stefan Molyneux Anarcho–syndicalism racism noun 1 the strange belief that a particular roll of the genetic dice entitles and requires one to completely separate themselves from others with another particular roll of the genetic dice 2 the belief that overall genetic differences makes one genetic group superior in every way to another genetic group 3 the collectivism of bubble–headed bigots Check your definition Freedom I love freedom Nationalism teaches you to take pride in shit you haven’t done and hate people you’ve never met. Doug Stanhope Anarcho–primitivism environmentalism noun 1 the belief that the planet itself has intrinsic value and that human beings are inherently evil parasites on the face of the planet 2 the belief that the environment can only be preserved through the actions of a state, despite being composed of inherently evil parasites 3 the modern religion of nature–worship Check your definition Anarchy I love anarchy Government an institution of war, theft, murder, rape, and predation, the absence of which, it is said, would lead to disorder Butler Shaffer Agorism globalism noun 1 the strange belief that large–scale conflict and war would end if only we put all political power in the hands of a singular oligarchical institution with control over everyone in the entire world 2 the strange belief in the inevitability of a benevolent world government Check your definition Science I love science Statism is the utopian ideal that just the right amount of violence used by just the right people in just the right direction can perfect society. Keith Hamburger Anarcho–socialism Marxism noun 1 the belief that some crazy rich German guy has predicted an inevitable egalitarian future and has mapped out the path towards the liberation of all poor and working people through the work of a benevolent dictatorship 2 the irrational belief in the superiority of communism over other economic arrangements 3 the distorted ideological lens through which the world is viewed by academia Check your definition Reason I love reason An atheist that believes in the state is just another theist Stefan Molyneux Transhumanism collectivism noun 1 the strange belief that groups have a mind of their own yet their component parts do not 2 the belief that groups have rights and privileges yet the individuals that make up the group do not Check your definition Peace I love peace They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. Benjamin Franklin Buddhist anarchism altruism noun 1 the strange belief that self– destructive servitude for the sake of others is the greatest virtue 2 the belief that everyone should mutually be slaves to each other Check your definition Logic I love logic You were born free, you got fucked out of half of it, and wave a flag celebrating it. Doug Stanhope Christian anarchism subjectivism noun 1 the belief that all truth claims can be reduced to mere personal opinion or preference, yet somehow this view isn’t a mere opinion in and of itself 2 the belief that opinions have the same level of validity and empirical status as facts Check your definition Justice I love justice If men are good you don’t need government If men are evil or ambivalent you don’t dare have one Robert LeFevre Green anarchism nihilism noun 1 the belief that there is no such thing as truth, yet somehow it is true that there is no such thing as truth 2 the root of the post–modernist cancer in academia 3 the suicide of intellectual thought Check your definition Virtue I love virtue Meat is murder Go vegetarian Market anarchism primitivism noun 1 the romanticisation of long gone tribal and hunter– gatherer societies, in which life was nasty, brutish, and short, as peaceful and prosperous utopias 2 the strange belief that living in a cave or mud–brick hut or as a hermit in the woods is preferable to modern industrial society Check your definition Equality I love equality Disobedience is the true foundation of liberty. The obedient must be slaves. Henry David Thoreau Mutualism statism noun 1 the belief that it is not only moral but necessary for a particular group of individuals to do that which is openly acknowledged as being immoral and not necessary for everyone else to do 2 moral hypocrisy at the institutional level Check your definition Peace Should the occasion ever arise, remind me to not make a government and give it a piece of paper with instructions on how to restrain itself. Jeffrey Tucker Queer anarchism law is an opinion with a gun Stefan Molyneux Socialism is an alternative to capitalism as potassium cyanide is an alternative to water. Ludwig von Mises The question is not who is going to let me, it is: Who is going to stop me? Resist conformity Voluntaryism You can’t say I don’t do politics because silence is a political statement Tariq Ramadan 01 10 You are a human being. As such, you are a sovereign individual possessing free will. The economy of you A person who is guided by principle A person who is driven by bias will stand up to their allies and side will go to war against reality with their opponents if truth and morality dictates it. in order to defend the identity of the herd. Principle v Bias War is peace Freedom is slavery Ignorance is strength George Orwell Don’t tread on me 02 10 You have unique abilities and ideas formed by your life experiences. The economy of you Rape cages* are for your own good * Government prison Shit statists say constitutionalism noun 1 the belief that a piece of paper drafted and signed by a tiny aristocracy of men is a legitimate perpetual contract that makes the government voluntary on the part of those within a society that did not sign the document and limits the powers of governmental agents for all of eternity 2 the belief that a piece of paper can prevent the tyranny of the majority Check your definition Whoever would overthrow the liberty of a nation must begin by subduing the freeness of speech. Benjamin Franklin 03 10 By your skills, ingenuity, and labour, you may manifest some of these concepts in the physical world through an act of creation. The economy of you Murder* is for your own good * Capital punishment Shit statists say minarchism noun 1 the belief that all goods and services should be provided by the free market yet somehow the principle magically doesn’t apply to the defence and arbitration industry 2 the belief that there can be a government limited to the protection of rights without violating rights in and of itself Check your definition Without government who would start the wars? Resist statism 04 10 The products of your ingenuity and labour are extensions of your being into the physical world. They constitute your property. The economy of you War* is for your own good * Spreading democracy Shit statists say democracy noun 1 the belief that the government is controlled by the people simply because every few years they get to punch a hole in a piece of paper with the names of a few rich and powerful men on it 2 the unwavering belief in the good of the tyranny of the majority Check your definition 1984 George Orwell 05 10 To separate property from an individual by force is therefore a violation of that person’s sovereignty. The economy of you Democide* is for your own good * Systematic depopulation Shit statists say nationalism noun 1 the belief that imaginary lines on a map constitute real and meaningful property boundaries 2 the belief that territories have human traits or personalities of their own 3 the belief that immigration is the spawn of Satan Check your definition Galactic Empire 06 10 Individuals can engage in voluntary economic transactions with each other to obtain property on mutually agreeable terms. The economy of you Mass spying* is for your own good * National security Shit statists say objectivism noun 1 the belief that the initiation of force is wrong yet somehow it is permissible to arbitrarily invade Iran and Venezuela because “we” have oil interests there 2 the belief that only romanticism is real art 3 the belief that you can eliminate taxation and still have a “government” Check your definition INGSOC 07 10 Market activity is defined by consenting parties engaging in mutually beneficial relationships, free from outside interference. The economy of you Kidnapping* is for your own good * Police arrest Shit statists say Libertarianism noun 1 the belief that the state is inefficient and immoral yet for some strange reason the state is the only viable means by which liberty can be brought about 2 the belief that democracy is tyrannical yet must be used in order to take the advantage Check your definition I don’t want to believe I want to know Carl Sagan 08 10 Each participant willingly pursues their individual goals and desires through voluntary interaction with each other. The economy of you Propaganda* is for your own good * Government schooling Shit statists say paleoconservatism noun 1 the belief that one is more conservative than those creepy neocons yet somehow support just about as powerful of a government as they do 2 the belief that conservatism was hijacked by leftists and communists and that the “true conservatives” are those who support protectionism and white nationalism Check your definition Those who are capable of tyranny are capable of perjury to sustain it Lysander Spooner 09 10 The resultant diversification and proliferation of goods and services is the creation of wealth. The economy of you Torture* is for your own good * Enhanced interrogation Shit statists say Christianity noun 1 the belief that the path to salvation lies with devotion of one’s life to a Jewish zombie hippie who is his own father 2 one of three desert religions that originated with a pagan god of war Check your definition Transgender 10 10 Wealth is the profusion of a diversity of goods, and the diffusion of them throughout society as a result of market activity. The economy of you Theft* is for your own good * Taxation Shit statists say Zionism noun 1 the belief that because the Jewish people were nearly liquidated once, the Jews have an inherent right to liquidate others and forcibly remove them from their own territory 2 the belief that only the Jewish people can inhabit the Holy Land and that all others are unworthy of co–existence Check your definition Aggression against rights is aggression, no matter how many citizens agree to the oppression. Murray Rothbard NEW Political Compass Cuckulist Cuckservative Cuckeral Cuckertarian POPULIST LIBERAL CONSERVATIVE LIBERTARIAN Because it’s the current year™ Debt slavery* is for your own good * Central banking Shit statists say Satanism noun 1 the belief in the writings of a former carnie con artist who haphazardly threw together the ideas of Ayn Rand and Aleister Crowley 2 incoherent ramblings on the Enochian key and rhetoric to draw in rebellious teenagers Check your definition It’s not government when we do it. Anarchyball Our entire monetary system is nothing but a form of legalised theft Mike Maloney Concentrated power is not rendered harmless by the good intentions of those who create it. Milton Friedman Stay positive religion noun 1 the belief in an all knowing and all powerful being that created the universe and itself, yet refuses to supply evidence for such feats, instead demanding worship while at the same time damning all those who refuse to eternal torture 2 the belief that fairy tales from centuries or millennia ago passed down through shaky oral tradition and written down by fallible men are actually absolutely true and codes to live one’s life by Check your definition A Anarchism CMYK V Voluntaryism Welcome to Ancapistan, where the free market reigns supreme. No. Free market? So I get to take everything for free? What a fucking scam! Anarchyball I hate the fuck government Resist statism Government will begin representing the people by ceasing to exist Larken Rose 01 16 You own your life. To deny this is to imply that another person has a higher claim on your life than you do. No other person or group owns your life, nor do you own the lives of others. Philosophy of liberty Self–defence is a human right Fight for justice RGB Do whatever you want just do not hurt people! 02 16 You exist in time. To lose your life is to lose your future. To lose your liberty is to lose your present. To lose the product of your life and liberty is to lose the portion of your past that produced it. Philosophy of liberty Libertarians are diligently plotting to take over the world and leave you alone Resist statism Team Cap Team Cuck 03 16 The product of your life and your liberty is your property. Property is the fruit of your labour, the product of your time, energy, and talents. Philosophy of liberty Fascism is not to be debated. It is to be smashed! Spoken like a true intellectually bankrupt troglodyte. Anarchyball Government does not grant rights Rights are inherent and natural Resist statism Rebellion 04 16 Property is the property of others that is given to you by voluntary exchange and mutual consent. Two people who exchange property voluntarily are both better off or they would not do it. Philosophy of liberty The only reason you think that government is the solution is because you think that freedom is the problem. Alan Lovejoy I believe in leaving peaceful people alone. But that’s imposing your free market ideology on everyone! Anarchyball See the world 05 16 At times some people initiate the use of force or fraud to take from others without consent. It is the same whether these actions are done by one person acting alone or by many acting against the few. Philosophy of liberty Every socialist is a disguised dictator Ludwig von Mises Good ideas don’t require force! Good ideas don’t require consent! Anarchyball justice does not flow from police guns Fight for justice 06 16 You are justified in protecting your own life, liberty, and justly acquired property from the forceful aggression of others. You may ask others to help defend you. Philosophy of liberty It constantly amazes me that defenders of the free market are expected to offer certainty and perfection while government has only to make promises and express good intentions Lawrence W Reed People who cannot imagine order without imposition always end up favouring power over liberty. Jeffrey Tucker Fuck authority Obey yourself Resist statism 07 16 You are not justified in initiating the use of force against the life, liberty, or property of others. You may not designate another person to initiate force against others on your behalf. Philosophy of liberty Life is what you make it Stay positive Down with Big Brother Nineteen eighty–four It’s easier to believe in Santa than anarcho– capitalism! Because Santa promises you free stuff and anarcho–capitalism doesn’t. Anarchyball 08 16 You can seek leaders for yourself, but you cannot impose rulers on to others. You cannot give them any power that you do not have yourself. Philosophy of liberty Freedom of speech Roses are red Violets are blue Taxation is theft Inflation is too Resist statism When you don’t support freedom of speech but you’re totally an anarchist. Anarchyball 09 16 Since you own your life you are responsible for your life. You do not rent your life from others who demand your obedience, nor are you a slave to others who demand your sacrifice. Philosophy of liberty The smallest minority on earth is the individual Those individual cannot to be of Ayn Rand who deny rights claim defenders minorities 00 Sol If we cannot trust people with freedom Resist statism how can we trust them with power? 10 16 You choose your own goals based on your own values. Success and failure are the necessary incentives to learn and to grow. Philosophy of liberty strawman fallacy misrepresenting someone’s argument in order to make it easier to attack Avoid logical fallacies 01 Mercury Government can not do anything helpful for us that we can not as a community do for ourselves. Jeffrey Tucker 11 16 Your actions on behalf of others, or their actions on behalf of you, are virtuous only when derived from voluntary mutual consent. Virtue can exist only where there is free choice. Philosophy of liberty slippery slope asserting that if A were to happen, then Z will consequently happen too, therefore A should not happen Avoid logical fallacies 02 Venus The quick corrupt politician jumps over the lazy society Resist statism 12 16 The philosophy of liberty is the basis of a truly free society. It is not only the most practical and humanitarian foundation for human action, it is also the most ethical. Philosophy of liberty special pleading moving the goal posts to create exceptions when a claim is shown to be false Avoid logical fallacies 03 Terra It is the job of thinking people not to be on the side of the executioners. Albert Camus 13 16 Problems in the world that arise from the initiation of force by government have a solution. The solution is for the people of the world to stop asking governments to initiate force on their behalf. Philosophy of liberty gambler’s fallacy believing that ‘runs’ occur to statistically independent phenomena such as roulette wheel spins Avoid logical fallacies 03 Luna supporting violent solutions is supporting government solutions taxation is force supporting government solutions is supporting violent solutions Resist statism 14 16 Having confidence in a free society is to focus on the process of discovery in a marketplace of values rather than to focus on a sole imposed vision or goal. Philosophy of liberty black or white where two alternative states are presented as the only possibilities, when in fact more possibilities exist Avoid logical fallacies 04 Mars It is not the strongest nor most intelligent species that survives, but the one most adaptable to change Charles Darwin 15 16 Using governmental force to impose a vision on others is unethical and typically results in unintended, perverse consequences. Philosophy of liberty false cause fallacy presuming that a real or perceived relationship between things means that one is the cause of the other Avoid logical fallacies 05 Jupiter abuse of power comes as no surprise Jenny Holzer 16 16 Achieving a free society requires courage to think, talk, and act. Especially when it is easier to do nothing. Philosophy of liberty ad hominem fallacy attacking your opponent’s character or personal traits in an attempt to undermine their argument Avoid logical fallacies 06 Saturn Be a consistent voice for peace Stay positive 01 18 To permit total mobilisation of your country’s economy, you gladly surrender many freedoms. You know regimentation was forced by your country’s enemies. The road to serfdom loaded question asking a question that has an assumption built into it so that it can not be answered without appearing guilty Avoid logical fallacies 07 Uranus Shiny badges do not grant extra rights Resist statism 02 18 Arguments for a “Peace Production Board” are heard before the war ends. Wartime planners who want to stay in power encourage the idea. The road to serfdom bandwagon fallacy appealing to popularity or the fact that many people do something as an attempted form of validation Avoid logical fallacies 08 Neptune The right to be let alone is indeed the beginning of all freedom William Orville Douglas 03 18 A rosy plan for farmers goes well in rural areas, a plan for industrial workers is popular in cities, and so on. Many new planners are elected to office. The road to serfdom begging the question a circular argument in which the conclusion is included in the premise Avoid logical fallacies cuck noun 1 an individual who claims to support monogamy but will observe their romantic partner engage in a sexual act with another for their own gratification 2 an individual who claims to be devoted to principles but will compromise those principles for their own personal gain Define your terms The greater the number of laws and enactments, the more thieves and robbers there will be Lao Tsu 04 18 With peace, a new legislature meets, but “win the war” unity is gone. The planners nearly come to blows. Each has their own pet plan and will not budge. The road to serfdom appeal to authority using the opinion or position of an authority figure, or institution of authority, in place of an actual argument Avoid logical fallacies When your standard of living instantly doubles because you no longer have half your income stolen. Anarchyball War is stupid 05 18 When the planners finally patch up a temporary plan months later, citizens in turn disagree. What the farmer likes, the factory worker does not like. The road to serfdom appeal to nature making the argument that because something is “natural” it is therefore valid, justified, inevitable, good, or ideal Avoid logical fallacies The liberties of none are safe unless the liberties of all are protected. William Orville Douglas Money 06 18 Most national planners are well–meaning idealists and balk at any use of force. They hope for some miracle of public agreement as to their patchwork plan. The road to serfdom composition / division assuming that what is true about one part of something has to be applied to all, or other, parts of it Avoid logical fallacies Don’t like gay marriage? Well, shit. Good thing you don’t have to get one. Facts do not cease to exist because they are ignored Aldous Huxley 07 18 In an unsuccessful effort to educate people to uniform view, planners establish a giant propaganda machine, which the coming dictator will find handy. The road to serfdom anecdotal evidence using personal experience or an isolated example instead of a valid argument, especially to dismiss statistics Avoid logical fallacies It is in war that the state really comes into its own, swelling in power, in number, in pride, in absolute dominion over the economy and society Murray Rothbard For every thousand hacking at the branches of evil there is one who is striking at the root Henry David Thoreau 08 18 Meanwhile, growing national confusion leads to protest meetings. The least educated, thrilled and convinced by fiery oratory, form a party. The road to serfdom appeal to emotion manipulating an emotional response in place of a valid or compelling argument Avoid logical fallacies The way to combat noxious ideas is with other ideas. The way to combat falsehoods is with truth. William Orville Douglas Freedom is something law cannot give you Resist statism 09 18 The more the planners improvise, the greater the disturbance to normal business. Everyone suffers. People now feel that planners can not get things done! The road to serfdom tu quoquo fallacy avoiding having to engage with criticism by turning it back on the accuser, answering criticism with criticism Avoid logical fallacies Grammar The difference between knowing your shit and knowing you’re shit Get your shit together Stand for what is right even if you stand alone Resist conformity 10 18 In desperation, planners authorise the new party leader to hammer out a plan and force its obedience. Later, they will dispense with him, or so they think. The road to serfdom burden of proof saying that the burden of proof lies not with the person making the claim, but with someone else to disprove Avoid logical fallacies We kill people who kill people because killing people is wrong. Resist statism Anarchy The revolutionary idea that you are not state property Resist statism 11 18 The party takes over the country. By now, confusion is so great that obedience to the new leader must be obtained at all costs. Maybe you join the party yourself to aid national unity. The road to serfdom no true Scotsman making what could be called an appeal to purity as a way to dismiss relevant criticisms or flaws of an argument Avoid logical fallacies When the boot of the state is on your throat, whether it is a left boot or a right, is of no consequence. Resist statism Capitalism 12 18 A negative aim welds party unity. Each step of all dictators is to inflame the majority in common cause against some scapegoat minority. The road to serfdom the Texas sharpshooter cherry–picking data clusters to suit an argument, or finding a pattern to fit a presumption Avoid logical fallacies Don’t tread on me Brainwashing 13 18 No one opposes the leader, the new secret police are ruthless. Ability to force obedience always becomes the number one virtue in the planned state. All freedom is gone. The road to serfdom the fallacy fallacy presuming that because a claim has been poorly argued, or a fallacy has been made, that it is necessarily wrong Avoid logical fallacies Taxation Please do not feed the state Resist statism 14 18 Your profession is planned. The wider job choice promised by now defunct planners turns out to be a tragic farce. Planners never have delivered, never will be able to. The road to serfdom personal incredulity saying that because one finds something difficult to understand that it is therefore not true Avoid logical fallacies End the Fed Anarchy is order Resist statism 15 18 Your wages are planned. Divisions of the wage scale must be arbitrary and rigid. Running a centrally planned state is clumsy, unfair, and inefficient. The road to serfdom ambiguity fallacy using double meanings or ambiguities of language to mislead or misrepresent the truth Avoid logical fallacies A is A A A Ayn Rand When you wake up from a coma and are sent to the gulags for stealing work days from the community. Anarchyball 16 18 Your thinking is planned. In the dictatorship, unintentionally created by the planners, there is no room for difference of opinion. Posters, radio, press, all tell you the same lies! The road to serfdom genetic fallacy judging something good or bad on the basis of where it comes from, or from whom it comes Avoid logical fallacies Never underestimate the power of stupid people in large groups Resist statism Leave me alone and I will leave you alive Resist aggression 17 18 Your recreation is planned. It is no coincidence that sports and amusements have been carefully planned in all regimented nations. Once started, planners can not stop. The road to serfdom the middle ground saying that a compromise, or middle point, between two extremes is the truth Avoid logical fallacies Rape whistle Do not read the next sentence You little rebel. I like you. Resist conformity 18 18 Your discipline is planned. If you are fired from your job, it is apt to be by a firing squad. What used to be an error has now become a crime against the state. The road to serfdom Better to have one and not need it than need one and not have it Support self–defence Truth is treason in the empire of lies. George Orwell In any compromise between food and poison, it is only death that can win Ayn Rand In an age of tyranny the courage of just one person standing for anarchy is priceless. Resist statism Freedom When you think altruism is the highest ideal but you selfishly live instead of donating all your organs. Anarchyball if you abolish gun free zones you will prevent mass shootings Fight for justice Prejudices are what fools use for reason Voltaire The purpose of morality is to teach you not to suffer and die but to enjoy yourself and live Ayn Rand Anyone else feel like they’re just renting their life from the state? Anarchyball To say “I love you” one must know first how to say the “I” Ayn Rand You have committed the crime of preventing me from stealing from you. Tax evasion There can be no consent where it can not be withdrawn. Miguel Duque True ignorance is not the absence of knowledge, but the refusal to acquire it. Karl Popper There are just two rules of governance in a free society: Mind your own business and keep your hands to yourself. P J O’Rourke Critical thinking Fuck affirmative action! No! Fuck you! Treating people the same way no matter their race is racist! Anarchyball First Order If your anti–war activism is dependent on who is in office, the problem is you. Angela Keaton All speech is free speech Support free speech Yes, books are dangerous. They should be dangerous, they contain ideas. Pete Hautman NEW Political Compass Because it’s the current year™ You don’t need a treaty to have free trade. Murray Rothbard If there is not justice for the people let there be no peace for the government Emiliano Zapata The world’s not that bad. It’s the government that sucks. Anarchyball The real division is not between conservatives and revolutionaries but between authoritarians and libertarians George Orwell Ignorance effect when used as a verb means to influence or change affect when used as a noun means the result of a consequence Get your shit together Patriotism is the willingness to kill and be killed for trivial reasons. Bertrand Russell NEW Political Compass Mind your own business Mind your own business Keep your hands to yourself Keep your hands to yourself Mind your own business Mind your own business Keep your hands to yourself Keep your hands to yourself Because it’s the current year™ Consent your the possessive form of “you” you’re the contraction of “you are” Get your shit together Democracy is a pathetic belief in the collective wisdom of individual ignorance. H L Mencken An anarchist is someone who rejects the curious notion that crimes become virtues as they grow in size. Jakub Wiśniewski There ain’t no such thing as a free lunch Robert Heinlein accept a verb meaning to agree or to receive something except a verb meaning aside from or other than Get your shit together Get business out of government! Hold on! Who’s going to enforce minimum wage and labour laws without government? Get government out of business! Nobody. It’s called anarchism. You’re thinking of socialism. Anarchyball “Our government” This phrase assumes that a collective exists that has ownership of the government, another collective. Collectives do not exist, only discrete objects exist in reality. Ownership entails exclusive control, including destruction. Governments use force to prevent its “owners” from doing so. How to rebut statism Freedom is free its the possessive form of “it” it’s the contraction of “it is” Get your shit together War does not determine who is right, only who is left. Bertrand Russell “We are the government” This phrase confuses society with government, which is as serious an error as confusing an entire human body with a malignant tumour growing inside of that body. How to rebut statism an armed society is a polite society Robert Heinlein illicit an adjective that means unlawful elicit a verb that means to draw out Get your shit together Man is free at the moment he wishes to be. Voltaire “The social contract” A valid contract must be agreed to voluntarily, without coercion or fraud. The social contract does not meet this standard because the state will initiate the use of force against anyone who does not agree, nor is the state dissolved when it fails to uphold its “contractual obligations.” How to rebut statism Freedom of movement less an adjective that means small in amount or degree and is used with objects of indivisible mass few an adjective that means small in number and is used with countable objects Get your shit together large the state is a gang of thieves writ Murray Rothbard “Our leader” In the case of the state, it is not just any kind of leader, but a ruler. No one owns the ruler, and the ruler falsely claims to own those who are ruled, as the ruler claims a right to exclusive control over the ruled and has no logically defensible basis for doing so. How to rebut statism Stay positive discreet discrete an adjective that means prudent, circumspect, or modest an adjective that means separate or individually distinct Get your shit together When you call other forms of anarchism hypocritical over the internet. Anarchyball “The leader of the free world” “The free world” does not exist; each individual person exists. This phrase speaks of rulers rather than all types of leaders. Free people do not have rulers; they rule themselves. How to rebut statism Relativism is the sign of a weak mind and its reaction to cognitive dissonance Ray Murphy forward foreward an adjective or adverb that means toward the front and also a verb that means to send on a noun that means an introductory note or preface Get your shit together Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence Carl Sagan “You don’t have to like our leaders, but you should respect them” Respect should be a response to virtue. Ordering the use of initiatory force against people to control them is not virtuous behaviour, therefore it is unworthy of respect. How to rebut statism The urge to save humanity is almost always a false front for the urge to rule. H L Mencken their the possessive form of “they” they’re the contraction of “they are” there refers to place Get your shit together libertarianism noun 1 the philosophy of liberty 2 advocation for maximising individual freedom and minimising the state 3 the acceptance of the validity of free will Define your terms “You don’t have to like the politician, but you should respect the political office” Political office, like any part of government, is a violent criminal institution. Violent criminality is unworthy of respect. How to rebut statism Keep calm and we will print more End the Fed hung the past tense and participle of hang when the meaning is to suspend from above with no support from below hanged the past tense and participle of hang when the meaning is to execute by suspending by the neck Get your shit together anarchism noun 1 the philosophy of statelessness 2 advocation for the maximisation of individual freedom and the abolition of the state 3 organisation of society on a voluntary cooperative basis without recourse to the initiation of force or compulsion Define your terms “Our military” If the military is “ours,” then “we” should be able to exercise exclusive control. But “we” can neither command or dissolve it. It is merely a tool of the ruling classes to prevent the overthrow of government and to deter other rulers elsewhere in the world who might seek to take over the state and capture the tax base for themselves. How to rebut statism Government is a disease masquerading as its own cure. Robert LeFevre i.e. the abbreviation means “that is” or “in other words” from the Latin “id est” e.g. the abbreviation means “for example” from the Latin “exempli gratia” Get your shit together Hatred of the state is love of humanity Resist statism “We need to make the world safe for democracy” Democracy is two wolves and a sheep voting on who gets eaten. This should not be made safe; it should be made dangerous by providing sheep the means to resist the wolves. How to rebut statism No man’s life, liberty, or property are safe while the legislature is in session Mark Twain Irony is a statist calling an anarchist a threat to society Resist statism Authority has always attracted the lowest elements in the human race. All through history, mankind has been bullied by scum. P J O’Rourke “You don’t have to like what the police / military are doing, but you should respect them” Respect should be a response to virtue. Ordering the use of initiatory force against people is not virtuous, nor is carrying out said orders. How to rebut statism Gratis Children do not choose to be born Parents owe their children the chance to live as adults Stop child abuse Capitalists use roads? Such hypocrisy! Yes, we are trying to get some value back from all the money the government steals from us. Anarchyball “The homeland / our nation” As only individuals are capable of action, only individuals may rightly own property. There is no such thing as public property; there is only privately owned property and property which has been stolen or otherwise interfered with by agents of the state. How to rebut statism the end move in politics is always to pick up a gun Buckminster Fuller when there is no choice there can be no virtue Fight for freedom Hate speech is free speech Support free speech “National defence / security” There is no such thing as national security apart from each individual person’s security because there is no such thing as a nation apart from each individual person. How to rebut statism The income tax implies that government owns you. Jeffrey Tucker Underlying most arguments against the free market is a lack of belief in freedom itself. Milton Friedman When goods don’t cross borders soldiers will. Frederic Bastiat “It’s the law” In a statist society, the laws are a collection of opinions written down by sociopaths who have managed to either win popularity contests or murder their competitors and are enforced at gunpoint by thugs in costumes. The implication of the phrase “it’s the law” is that this is both necessary and proper, rather than inherently illogical and immoral. How to rebut statism If liberty means anything at all, it means the right to tell people what they do not want to hear George Orwell When you create a noose to hang yourself but your tribe stones you for inventing. Anarchyball on a planet that increasingly resembles one huge maximum security prison the only intelligent choice is to plan a jail break Robert Anton Wilson “Voting is your voice in government” This statement assumes that there is no voter fraud, that votes are counted correctly, that vote results cannot be altered by courts, and that politicians will do what voters tell them to do. Each of these assumptions has an unfulfilled burden of proof at best, and is demonstrably false on several occasions at worst. How to rebut statism Government is the great fiction through which everybody endeavors to live at the expense of everybody else Frederic Bastiat Anti–corporatism Capitalists don’t understand ideals. You only want stuff! Seize the means of production so we can have free stuff! We live by the non–aggression principle. What is your ideal? Nevermind . . . Anarchyball “Voting is a civic duty” A legitimate duty can only come from a legitimate contract. Such a thing does not exist, nor can there be a legitimate duty to perform an immoral act. Voting is immoral because it helps to impose violent rulers upon peaceful people and gives the appearance of legitimacy to institutions which deserve none. How to rebut statism Capitalism is the fullest expression of anarchism, and anarchism is the fullest expression of capitalism. Murray Rothbard jury SUPPORT nullification Fight for justice WAR I can’t believe we still need to protest this shit Resist statism “If you don’t vote, you have no right to complain” People who do not vote are the only ones who can rightly complain. Those who vote either endorse the winning politician and their minions or endorse the system itself if their preferred candidate loses by creating the appearance of legitimacy. How to rebut statism Inflation is a hidden tax on the poor. End the Fed The best route to a stateless society is through an all encompassing state. Anarchyball Armed gays don’t get bashed “The public good / the good of society” Society, or “the public,” does not exist. Each individual person exists. As such, there is no such thing as the public good or the good of society. There is only what is good for each individual person. How to rebut statism Taxation is not theft because you can leave at any time. You can always leave™ Give me liberty or give me death. Patrick Henry Domestic violence is not abuse because you can leave at any time. You can always leave™ “For the children” Those who wield state power subject children to forced indoctrination that leaves them with few marketable skills and restrict the ability of suitable guardians to serve as their parents, nor do they care about children as anything other than a means to shame and guilt people into handing over more liberty and property to the state. How to rebut statism Mafia protection fees are not extortion because you can leave at any time. You can always leave™ Freedom has cost too much blood and agony to be relinquished at the cheap price of rhetoric Thomas Sowell Bullying is not violence because you can leave at any time. You can always leave™ “Government is necessary” This is a positive claim which carries a burden of proof. By itself, this is a claim asserted without logic or evidence and may therefore be dismissed without logic or evidence. How to rebut statism Freedom of choice There are so many people I hate! I just want to punch them in the face! Fuck that! Violence is always the answer! Have you tried talking to them? Violence is not the answer. Anarchyball Politics is the art of convincing decent people to forget that the lesser of two evils is still evil. Edward Snowden “Anarchy is chaos” The word “anarchy” comes from Greek, meaning “without rulers,” or more accurately, “without beginning to take the lead.” It does not mean an absence of order, rules, or structure. The state, on the other hand, is chaos plus organisation. How to rebut statism The enemy is not the upper, lower, or under class. The enemy is the political class. Resist statism Go ahead and stop me. Oh wait, you’re a pacifist! Anarchyball I am against any laws that protect me from myself Resist statism “Taxes are the price for a civilised society” Taxes are the price for failing to create a civilised society based on voluntary solutions, and the degree of taxation corresponds to the degree of failure. How to rebut statism happiness is that state of consciousness which proceeds from the achievement of one’s values Ayn Rand Let’s punch Nazis in the face! That sounds like something a Nazi would say! What about their right to free speech? Anarchyball When government criminalises almost everything it also trivialises the very concept of criminality Gene Healy “Paying taxes is a civic duty” Taxation is immoral because it violates the non–aggression principle, private property rights, and freedom of association. There can be no legitimate duty to comply with immorality. How to rebut statism We’ve done it! Post–scarcity has been achieved! We’ve perfected replicator machines! And those machines can make other replicators, so they are free for everybody! We need to assemble our comrades, hold a meeting, and figure out how this will oppress us so we can justify controlling everybody. For anarchy! Anarchyball Nothing will bring you greater peace than minding your own business Stay positive Everyone is a cuck An edgelord, probably “We owe it to ourselves” This would make one both a creditor and a debtor in the same transaction. This is a contradiction, therefore it is false. How to rebut statism I want a government so small it’s theorised about by particle physicists Davi Barke Follow us to Ancomistan! Where everything will be free! Yeah, except the people. Anarchyball Anarchy does not mean chaos or disorder It means freedom from an oppressive centralised authority with a monopoly on force Resist statism “We’re going to hold them accountable” This is contrary to the nature of the state. The state apparatus allows some people to do what is ordinarily forbidden for anyone else to do. Thus, the objective is to avoid responsibility for the commission of crimes. How to rebut statism political power grows out of the barrel of a gun Mao Zedong Money is the root of all evil! It’s for a good cause! But stealing is not? The road to hell is paved with “good” intentions. Anarchyball There is no worse tyranny than to force a man to pay for what he does not want merely because you think it would be good for him Robert Heinlein “Who will build the roads?” “If we free the slaves, who will pick the cotton?” It does not matter. What matters is that slavery is morally indefensible. So it is with government and who will provide services in its absence. How to rebut statism