Denounce, renounce.

The Golden Rule is insufficient

Friday, October 3rd, 2008 by Mike Gogulski | Posted in philosophy | 20 Comments »

[Update 6 Oct 1008]: Welcome Strike the Root readers! Your visit and your comments are most welcome! The Golden Rule is often stated in terms such as "do unto others as you would have them do unto you". I submit that this ...
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Terry Gilliam: ex-American

Sunday, September 21st, 2008 by Mike Gogulski | Posted in people | 7 Comments »

Hey lookie there! Other people do renounce their US citizenship! From CBS News, 6 October 2006: Terry Gilliam Sounds Off Director Of 'Brazil' Says Current Events Parallel His Cult Movie Visionary director Terry Gilliam, whose 1985 film "Brazil" was a classic tale of terrorized ...
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My muddy anti-corporate anarchist ethics

Sunday, August 17th, 2008 by Mike Gogulski | Posted in philosophy | 3 Comments »

I've made a couple of posts here so far illustrating how I've taken to refusing work which supports government. To the most recent, Francois Tremblay offered both praise and a question of consistency: I also applaud you, however do you also do ...
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Educating for anarchism #2

Thursday, August 14th, 2008 by Mike Gogulski | Posted in diary, philosophy | 6 Comments »

Got a call from a potential new client today, looking for a translator to work with on a regular basis. However, they do quite a bit of government work and sent me a job to quote on for a state-owned ...
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The Price of the State

Monday, August 4th, 2008 by Mike Gogulski | Posted in economics | No Comments »

Dear readers, At the risk of a bit of self-promotion, well, here I am self-promoting a bit. I'm very pleased to announce the unveiling of the English version of Cena Štátu, The Price of the State. The website is an overview of the ...
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Taxes for freedom!

Monday, August 4th, 2008 by Mike Gogulski | Posted in mind control, war | 2 Comments »

The Spirit of '43, classic Donald Duck propaganda from Walt Disney Studios.
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Adam Kokesh, Enemy of the State

Tuesday, July 22nd, 2008 by Mike Gogulski | Posted in people, politics | No Comments »

Though I disagree entirely with some of the underlying premises here, this is still one hell of a speech in the context of 2008 America. If Adam's words could be put into real practice it would certainly be a great ...
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Stealing for thieves

Tuesday, July 15th, 2008 by Mike Gogulski | Posted in crime, mind control | 5 Comments »

From ABC News: Day of Reckoning? Super Rich Tax Cheats Outed by Bank Clerk Technician in Liechtenstein Turns Over Names of Americans With Secret Bank Accounts [caption id="attachment_204" align="alignright" width="231" caption="Heinrich Kieber, fuckface extraordinaire"][/caption]Hundreds of super-rich American tax cheats have, in effect, turned ...
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Educating for anarchism

Thursday, July 3rd, 2008 by Mike Gogulski | Posted in diary, philosophy | 18 Comments »

I was just finishing up at the post office this morning, mailing out the letters I wrote yesterday, when I got a phone call from a client. (Matters of inconsequential fact have been changed to protect identities and my business relationships.) Client: ...
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