Being against “all authority” is silly
Wednesday, September 24th, 2008 by Mike Gogulski | Posted in philosophy | 9 Comments »There are some anarchists who like to make noises against "all authority", no matter what the source or situation. Many of these hail from a decidedly more socialist-anarchist background than I do, and at least a good number of them ...
Surrendering
Sunday, September 7th, 2008 by Mike Gogulski | Posted in politics | No Comments »Some of you are such assholes that you don't read Arthur Silber, even when I suggest you ought to. I would like to be kind in telling you that, but it's hard to do while remaining dedicated to truth above ...
The Good Citizen
Sunday, August 31st, 2008 by Mike Gogulski | Posted in philosophy | 3 Comments »The good citizen stands in relation to his country as the good son to his mother. He obeys her because she is his elder, because she conjoins within herself the vision of many, and because he owes to her his begetting ...
What is “fraternité” really all about?
Sunday, July 27th, 2008 by Mike Gogulski | Posted in crime, mind control | No Comments »From The Times Online: French face prosecution for 'insulting' civil servants The offence — which carries a maximum sentence of six months in prison and a €7,500 fine — dates from Napoleonic times and is designed to protect “the dignity ... of ...
Christian Michel: Why I am not a democrat; I prefer freedom
Saturday, July 5th, 2008 by Mike Gogulski | Posted in people, philosophy | 3 Comments »I recently had the immense pleasure of meeting Christian Michel, organizer for the Libertarian International, the Libertarian Alliance, and ISIL, the International Society for Individual Liberty as well as founder of the website liberalia.com. It is not often, here, that I ...
What is murder?
Monday, June 16th, 2008 by Mike Gogulski | Posted in crime, people, philosophy | 8 Comments »This article and philosophical discussion began as a response to my "Fuck the troops!" post. As that thread has grown rather extensive, and the specific issue of my own (anarchist) definition of murder is related but tangent, I have decided ...
Mouthy to cops in BC? You’re in for a whupping.
Thursday, May 29th, 2008 by Mike Gogulski | Posted in police | No Comments »Don't go getting all mouthy with the state's goons now. Least of all in British Columbia, where the RCMP just last year killed a distraught immigrant with taser shocks less than one minute after engaging with him. At least in ...
Institutional psychiatry horror, Texas-style
Tuesday, May 6th, 2008 by Mike Gogulski | Posted in prison | No Comments »The Rad Geek, from whom I acquired the "nostate.com" domain name (thank you!!!) today has a very insightful piece on the abuses of institutional psychiatry in what he aptly terms "Texas Psychoprisons". The abuses that go on at these facilities are ...
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