Your Life According to the Government

A Must See!

This less than 10 minute video will explain why the world is the screwed up mess that it is. This is a must see by everyone...pay attention you just may learn something!
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An Outbreak of Order in NYC

A few years ago, I was on an airliner about to make a landing in Denver. As any experienced flyer knows, a landing at this airport is always subject to the turbulence of air coming in over the mountains. But on this day, the turbulence was extraordinary; some of the worst I have experienced as a passenger. So troublesome was it that the pilot aborted his first landing try and went around for a second effort.
A woman sitting next to me was rather perturbed by the experience, and asked me "do you think we’ll ever get on the ground?" "I guarantee it," I responded. "I know enough about physics to be able to assure you that we will not be floating around up here forever. The forces of gravity will see to it that we will end up on the ground. What shape we will be in is another matter!" She laughed and, bumpiness and all, the pilot made a safe landing.

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What Is Anarchy?

I have mixed feelings about the use of labels to describe philosophical views, whether of myself or others. It is difficult to avoid doing so because our efforts to understand and communicate about the world necessarily involve the use of words and words are, as Alfred Korzybski warned us, abstractions that never equate with what they are meant to describe. His oft-quoted statement that "the map is not the territory" offers a caveat whose implications for confusion are further compounded when addressing such abstract topics as political philosophy.
One philosophical abstraction that seems to befuddle most people is "anarchy." To those challenged by complexity – such as radio talk show hosts and cable-TV "newscasters" who are convinced that all political opinions can be confined to the categories of "liberal" and "conservative" – the word anarchy evokes an unfocused fear of uncertain forces. Images of bomb-throwing thugs who smash and burn the property of others are routinely conjured up by politicians and the media to frighten people into an extension of police authority over their lives. "Disorder" and "lawless confusion" are common dictionary definitions of this word.

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Defining Anarchy

Government failure is not anarchy. Anarchy is a society that functions without government control, a free society. Society can continue to function somewhat with limited government control, but that doesn’t mean government control is required to have a society. When government control obviously hinders the efforts of society to function efficiently, it is time to remove those controls. A society can function better with no government controls. New Orleans should be a case study educating Americans and the world of this simple fact.

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It's the Message, Stupid!

"I never really thought Ron Paul would survive his battle with Leviathan, but I was interested to see what the sheep would think of his message. After all, I had always thought if the sheep would listen to the message, they would no longer be sheep. I was wrong. I had spent most of my adult life telling others they just don’t 'get it,' but as it turned out, I was the one who did not 'get it.' The sheep 'get it' just fine, I am the one who has been delusional all these years for thinking people actually want to be free; they don’t." Column by Mike Wasdin.
Read more: http://www.rationalreview.com/content/42228

Dumbocracy

"For six years now I have watched this Nazi and his cabal trash our freedoms and no one in the mainstream media seemed to notice. From the Patriot Act to the Military Commissions Act, we have all been lied to, spied on and abused, and all in the name of 'Dumbocracy' and 'Freedumb'." Column by Mike Wasdin.

Read more: http://www.strike-the-root.com/62/wasdin/wasdin1.html

'God' and Other Superheroes

"Yes, 'god' does move in mysterious ways, but his followers move in even more mysterious ways." Column by Mike Wasdin.
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http://www.strike-the-root.com/61/wasdin/wasdin1.html

In Search of a Scapegoat

"It seems the whole problem with government inefficiency can be traced back to one man by the name of Michael Brown; yes folks, he’s the one responsible for sure! " Column by Mike Wasdin.
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http://www.strike-the-root.com/52/wasdin/wasdin3.html

In a Land of Sheep

Recommended "The headline reads, 'Waiting to Be Rescued' over a picture of thousands sitting and waiting for the government to save them, in a city that has now become a sewer. They’re waiting because they don’t know what else to do and have never had to think for themselves. What a pathetic people we have become that some would wait to be rescued, rather than do something to save their own life." Column by Mike Wasdin.
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http://www.strike-the-root.com/52/wasdin/wasdin2.html

'Next Day' Is Not Really 'Next Day'

"I started looking around for the cameras because I just knew I must have been on one of those new reality shows and had just been punked." Column by Mike Wasdin.
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http://www.strike-the-root.com/52/wasdin/wasdin1.html

Red Pill, Please

"This country lost its collective mind on September 11, 2001 , and I don’t think it will ever get it back. We have become a nation of scared children...." Column by Mike Wasdin.

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http://www.strike-the-root.com/51/wasdin/wasdin7.html

Funny Money

"I am still amazed at how many people believe they are carrying around real money in their wallets. Most people do not realize that the Federal Reserve Notes that they spend have no value at all." Column by Mike Wasdin.
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http://www.strike-the-root.com/51/wasdin/wasdin5.html

Too Stupid to Live

"If you still need an agency like the FDA to keep you safe, well maybe you are just too stupid to live! " Column by Mike Wasdin.

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http://www.strike-the-root.com/51/wasdin/wasdin4.html

I'm Taking the Blue Pill

"I have let the government become the focal point of my life, and it has almost destroyed me....At this point in time, the people don’t want freedom, so I am going to swallow the blue pill, and join them in sheep land." Column by Mike Wasdin.
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http://www.strike-the-root.com/51/wasdin/wasdin3.html

What's in a Name?

"I have always found it laughable that when the government wants to do something to screw over humanity (which is their reason for existence), they always find a way to give it a jingoistic or benevolent name." Column by Mike Wasdin.

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http://www.strike-the-root.com/51/wasdin/wasdin2.html

The War on Humanity

"I’m sure everyone would have a different barometer to determine what freedom is, but to me there could be no greater gauge than looking at how many people a particular country puts into cages. How could a country that has the highest incarceration rate per capita claim to be the freest country? I find it obscene that anyone would consider the United States the freest country in the world!" Column by Mike Wasdin.
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http://www.strike-the-root.com/51/wasdin/wasdin1.html

In Worship of Pagan Gods

"Many Christians understand that Halloween is a Pagan holiday but never considered the same about Christmas and Easter. It is ironic, really, that they never really questioned things like Santa, trees, gifts, eggs, and bunnies and how these things relate to their religion. Like most people, they did it because their parents did, and their parents before them." Column by Mike Wasdin.
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http://www.strike-the-root.com/4/wasdin/wasdin30.html

Libertarianism Is Immoral

"If you really want to protect your children, legalize all drugs. By taking out the black market, there is a much better chance that they will never meet the man on the corner selling drugs. It is not a matter of morality; drugs should be legal, not just some drugs, but all drugs! In fact, the more dangerous the drug is, the greater the need to legalize it." Column by Mike Wasdin.
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http://www.strike-the-root.com/4/wasdin/wasdin29.html

No Capitalism, No Freedom

Mike Wasdin responds to Bill Anderson's rebuttal of his column.
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http://www.strike-the-root.com/4/wasdin/wasdin28.html