[K-Dog]

But if I really believed that I would not be posting.  Scientists certainly will not be making a difference.  No bicycles hurt, and no jets stopped.

[K-Dog]

The Only Solution to Statism: Disobedience and Resistance

Larken Rose

Whenever I criticize the act of voting.  Pointing out that choosing a master is not the path to freedom.  Inevitably, someone retorts, "You don't offer any solutions!" What they really mean is that I don't offer solutions that fit within their conditioned framework of political obedience. But the truth is, I do offer the only real solution to statism and authoritarianism. The problem is that most people have been trained to reject it out of hand because it exists entirely outside the paradigm they've been indoctrinated to accept.

To illustrate, imagine your house is on fire, and someone shouts, "Quick, throw gasoline on it!" If you respond, "No, that will make it worse," they might accuse you of not wanting to solve the problem. But the reality is simple: Not making the fire worse is the first step. Then, you must take further action to extinguish it. Similarly, when I mock the absurdity of voting, of willingly appointing rulers over yourself.  I am not saying that mere inaction will magically bring freedom. I am saying that the only path to freedom is disobedience and resistance.

The Two-Step Solution

    Convince as many people as possible that they own themselves.  That no one has a legitimate right to rule them.

    Get those people to disobey and resist those who falsely claim authority over them.

This is not some vague, abstract idea. It is the only solution because anything else means compliance with the system of oppression. Voting, protesting, lobbying, or running for office are all just ways of begging the ruling class to be slightly less tyrannical. None of these tactics challenge the underlying premise that some people have the right to issue commands and others have a duty to obey.

The Myth of "It Won't Work"

Many people dismiss disobedience with arguments like: "If you resist alone, you'll just get crushed." And they're right.  If you're the only one resisting, the state can easily make an example of you. But the solution is not to give up; it's to ensure you're not alone.

Consider this: What if just 10% of the population.  Roughly 34 million Americans.  Stopped obeying?

    Taxes: If 34 million people refused to file, refused to withhold, refused to report their income, and traded outside the system, the IRS would collapse overnight. Even if the state tried prosecuting them, it would be logistically impossible. There aren't enough courts, jails, or agents to handle 34 million cases. And if even a tiny fraction of those resisters defended themselves when the state came to enforce its edicts, how many IRS agents would keep showing up to collect when every knock on the door might be their last?

    Laws: The same applies to every other unjust law.  Gun control, drug prohibition, licensing requirements.  You name it. If 34 million people simply ignored them, enforcement would crumble. Juries would refuse to convict. Police would stop bothering. The system relies on mass compliance; without it, it fails.

    The Domino Effect: Once 10% of the population stops obeying, the remaining 90% will notice. They'll see that disobedience is possible and profitable. How many people would keep paying taxes if they knew millions weren't and getting away with it? How many would keep begging for permits if they saw others building freely? The illusion of authority shatters.

The Power of Jury Nullification

Even if the state tried prosecuting resisters, juries would be their downfall. If just one juror in twelve rejects the legitimacy of the law, conviction becomes impossible. This is how alcohol prohibition and fugitive slave laws were defeated.  Not by legislation, but by mass refusal to enforce them.

The Endgame

Once a critical mass of people stops believing in the myth of authority, the state's power evaporates. Politicians can scream commands all they want, but if no one listens, they're just lunatics shouting into the void.

This isn't fantasy. History shows that oppressive systems collapse when people stop complying. The American Revolution didn't happen because colonists voted harder  It happened because they stopped obeying.

The Real Battle

The hardest part isn't resisting.  The hardest part is breaking the slave mentality. Most people have been trained their entire lives to believe that obedience is moral and resistance is reckless. Wake the fuck up.

Once enough people realize they are not livestock, but self-owning human beings, the rest happens automatically. The state doesn't fall because it's overthrown.  It falls because it's ignored.

And that is the only way freedom ever wins.


Larken is the only Libertarian I respect.  There could be others, but I do not know about them.  I would like to know his feelings on a dictatorship of the proletariat. 

By what means does Larken propose to maintain freedom when all authority is ripped down, and the parable of the tribes brings in new bullies like a law of physics?  New snakes with new apples await.

Raw libertarians seems half-baked to me.  A parasitic class that is totally dependent on raw capitalism.  But in this video Larken and I agree.

The state doesn't fall because it's overthrown.  It falls because it's ignored.

And that is a revolution worth having.