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  You have probably heard it said, “power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely”. Now you probably understand what this means, it is pretty self-explanatory. But if you are anything like me, you may have wondered why and how. Well, I have given this a lot of thought, and I think I finally understand how and why power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely. First, I will define some terms, starting with power. Power is, In its broadest sense, energy over time. More energy in less time is more power. You might think that this makes sense when talking about electricity or something, but it is insufficient when talking about social power. However, I will explain how it still works. Think about the president, commonly referred to as the most powerful person in the world. Most would understand this to refer to influence rather than energy over time. But consider that high influence would imply that one could project a lot of energy in a short period of time. If you can wr

In this article I am going to talk about one of the most oppressed demographics of all time, A demographic who continues to be oppressed, enslaved and controlled under the guise of “taking care of” and “for their own good”. Arguments that I’m sure are familiar to any anti-racist, anti-sexist, and anti-oppression advocate for liberty. Though it seems no one is focused on the liberation of this demographic, it is ignored. Plenty of people advocate black rights, women's rights, queer rights, animal rights and even the bullshit “parents rights” but everyone forgets the children. Sure people love to scream “won’t somebody please think of the children” but no one seems interested in advocating for their rights as the autonomous agents that they are. Children are human beings and they ought be treated as such, and it’s about time someone talks about this demographic and the rights that they have been denied for too damn long.      To start, let's talk about the bullshit that is “paren

So years ago I was talking to my dad about Milton Friedman and other “free market” “libertarian” economists, and I said that I thought it was kinda funny how a lot of these guys want government intervention in every aspect except the economy. My dad responded, saying that if anything he takes the opposite perspective, basically that all the government should do is regulate the economy. Now Years later, after reading Proudhon, understanding mutualism, and realizing the inevitability of a mixed economy, I keep coming back to this idea. Maybe this is what libertarians have gotten wrong since they became capitalists. Now I don’t fully take my dad’s perspective, as I do not see a bureaucratic state as trustworthy (in any regard). Though here I will sort of defend this perspective and explain how a government of sorts could operate in this regard and the advantage of such a system. Now I’m an anarchist, so I oppose coercion, monopolies, and centralized power. And so, as stated, a centralized

Recently I read a symposium from the C4SS (Center for a Stateless Society) entitled "Anarchy & Democracy". This work was a collection of articles by both pro and anti democracy anarchists. I think both made some good points and some bad ones. First democracy is a tool not a political system in and of itself, this is something neither side seemed to understand, second the phrase rule of all by all was said quite a few times, but never really explained, and often used interchangeably with majority rule. First I think it is crucial to explain democracy as I understand it. Democracy is voting and electoralism. Translated as “rule of the people”. But what people? Many may say authoritarian regimes like North Korea are not democratic, but this is not entirely accurate. North Korea is democratic, it is just very restrictive on who can vote. Rule by the people that are high ranking party officials, if you will. Every country has some restrictions on who can vote, some are just

  My Name is Conrad Lender, I live in Taylor Reach. A quiet little community in King County Washington, between Renton and Maple Valley. Where Taylor Creek empties into the Cedar River. It’s cold here, much too cold for any giant, cold blooded reptile. Or, that’s what everyone said. Everyday I walk my dog Olympus, a three foot tall, one hundred and forty pound Great Dane. We walked along the cedar trail. A miles long, non-motor trail on an old railroad, named after the cedar river. Usually we cut through and walk the river bank to get home. I was never afraid of being attacked or eaten by some wild animal. The scariest animal there is around here is the grizzly bear, and in my whole life living here I have never seen one. But one day that would change. Who would’ve thought my first bear sighting would be of it being dragged away by a much scarier, much larger, much more aggressive animal. One that shouldn’t be able to survive here, The cold blooded, prehistoric, ALLIGATOR.

The system, what is it? Culture, economics and society at large. This question comes up for me sometimes. Now people seem to have this idea that systemic blame is not helpful or meaningless, laughable, conspiracy bullshit. But I take the opposite perspective. I would say that individual blame is meaningless and that you can’t do anything from that perspective, however recognizing that the system influences all of our lives in countless ways, at-least gives us a place to start, a problem to fix, But if it’s all just individual choice what do you do? What can you do? Wish upon a star that people will just do better, but like cdp grey said, that’s a terrible solution every-time. I want to build a society, a system that incentives people to do better, and allows people to be the best they can be.     Cultural expectation certainly plays a big role in who we are and what we do. Gentlemen have historically been expected to be the breadwinner. Women have historically been expect