Tuesday, May 27, 2014

Recommended Facebook Likes

RECOMMENDED FACEBOOK LIKES

Good for Laughs, Think Tank Info, News

Bold are my favorites:
Free Enterprise Institute (FEE)
Mises Institute
Young Americans for Liberty (YAL)
Cato Institute
Nobody for President
The Art of Not Being Governed
This is Not Satire (still don't know if it's libertarian or not)
Progressive Libertarianism
Political Pidgeotto (Pokemon metaphors?)
Capitalism Magazine
Libertarian Troll
Oh, Silly Government
The Advocates for Self Government
Visible Friends Network (marriage equality?)
Campaign for Liberty
LGBT Libertarians
I bet Ludwig von Mises can get more likes that John Maynard Keynes (yup)
We the Individuals
Speak Liberty NOW
Libertarianism.org
The Right to Secede
Personal Liberty
ObjectoBot (Ayn Rand?)
Freedom Unfiltered
ProLiberty
Audit the Fed (ban, please?)
Being Libertarian
Voluntaryism
FreedomWorks
Taxation is Theft
National Review and Fox Nation (see what the religious necons are up to)
...thats means Being Liberal too...



The "Man"

GAY MUSING OF THE DAY

The "Man"

This is a common subject talked about: no, there is not a man in the relationship, because that's the point. A lot of people get really sensitive: "Stop applying your patriarchal assumptions to non-straight relationships". I honestly use this as an opportunity to make a general observation that applies to all relationships, based on my experiences. I believe that almost every romantic interaction has the "courter/inducer", typically a guy in hetero situations, or the more androgynous/masculine one in non-hetero. Or, it is the more confident one, someone with more experience/sexual prowess: sometimes a girl in hetero situations, or the less masculine/androgynous one in non-hetero situations. Additionally, this person is typically more "dominant" or "leading in the relationship". Like if my partner has been with a lot more girls than me/better at sex/more aggressive in sex, than I respect their prominence. Or I take the lead when I am with someone who has recently come out/shyer than me.

So is there a man in the couple? No, but there is someone more prominent. This is not always the case but it is my experience. 

Shifting the Burden of Proof

PIC OF THE DAY

Saving Babies

Yeah, it sorta works like that. Thought I'd take another hit at religion.

George Carlin.

POLITICAL QUOTE OF THE DAY

When I hear a person talking about political solutions, I know I am not listening to a serious person.--George Carlin

Love, love, love him. For one reason: he doesn't buy political garbage. We need more people like him. Not necessarily libertarian people, but people who at least understand that hey, the system seems kind of ridiculous. Really, the first step to freedom is realizing that politics is not the answer and the government is full of garbage. Like completely. George Carlin is also a hilarious comedian and I highly recommend any of his clever commentaries on society, religion (he's atheist), etc.
NY Times

Oliver Heldens

DANCE SONG OF THE DAY

Oliver Heldens X Becky Hill - Gecko (Overdrive)

The music video is weird, but this song is crazy good--seductive and fascinating. 


Oliver Heldens is one of my favorite garage (genre) producers. Becky Hill is a UK singer/songwriter.


Death Penalty

STANCE OF THE DAY

Death Penalty

Nope! I have no opinion regarding whether a crime can deserve death. I'm not worried about human rights or humane treatment. I'm against because of distrust of the government. I don't trust the government's justice system to truly pinpoint a truly guilty person. In fact, many people have died in prison that years later we find out were innocent. Benjamin Franklin said "It is better that ten guilty persons escape than that one innocent suffer." 

The government screws up a lot and innocent people get screwed. For example, why are so many  No one has the godly ability to pass on that sort of permanent judgement. 

I have no guarantee that a free-market, competing justice system can avoid a death penalty. But I know a lot of people who are personally against it and will not support such systems. If there is a demand to prevent such an extreme, imperfect punishment, I believe the market can eradicate it.
Pickle Writing

Saturday, May 24, 2014

Arguing with Father

DON'T ARGUE WITH NEOCONS

Within minutes of my father trying to argue for drug laws, praising the ridiculous incarceration rate...
I am yelled at for "fighting" (debating back) and ridiculed for saying you have the right to use drugs, and even to destroy yourself (trying to compromise and equate drugs to destroying yourself) as a part of liberty.
"I don't wanna fight anymore."
He lost.
I give up.
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