"Happy 4th of July!
It's that wonderful time of the year whereby we celebrate armed revolution against an oppressive state.
And there is much to celebrate! There have been significant expansions of human liberty since the founding of the US:
* the abolition of slavery and ending of Jim Crow laws
* the expansion of suffrage / property rights to all adults
* the end of sodomy and other homophobic laws
* increased protection for blasphemous, obscene, and pornographic speech (both de facto and de jure)
* end of the military draft
Unfortunately, it's still highly profitable to parasitize humans--government officials directly control trillions of dollars worth of wealth in their official capacity, and indirectly control trillions more via their control of the regulatory apparatus.
...
One way to fight back against such predations is via traditional politics: lobbying, voting, campaigning. But that route is slow, costly, and uncertain. The existing players have rigged the political system heavily in their favor, and only rarely is it possible to make significant changes.
Another option is to simply disobey.
Do what you want, regardless of the law. Hire that illegal immigrant. Buy a "happy ending" massage. Snort that darknet coke. Make yourself a machine gun. Bake a quiche with raw milk and non-USDA approved eggs. Smoke that blunt.
Politics typically lags culture. Gay people received de facto respect for their rights in cities like San Francisco and New York City long before sodomy laws were officially struck down by the Supreme Court in Lawrence v. Texas (2003).
Millions flouted state and federal cannabis regulations, before states started to decriminalize cannabis production/consumption.
IMO, it's only _after_ liberty becomes culturally normalized does it become politically possible to reform the law.
For example, Obama and Hillary Clinton didn't openly "evolve" on gay marriage until 2012 and 2013 respectively, after polls showed that a majority of Americans supported gay marriage.
Therefore, as part of your celebration today, I invite you to subvert a dumb law. If you're feeling brave, do so publicly. The more people who are seen breaking the law, the less practical effect the law has, and the faster we'll move to a more open society where people are free to do and speak as they please without fear of government punishment."
https://archerships.dreamwidth.org/1071178.html
It's that wonderful time of the year whereby we celebrate armed revolution against an oppressive state.
And there is much to celebrate! There have been significant expansions of human liberty since the founding of the US:
* the abolition of slavery and ending of Jim Crow laws
* the expansion of suffrage / property rights to all adults
* the end of sodomy and other homophobic laws
* increased protection for blasphemous, obscene, and pornographic speech (both de facto and de jure)
* end of the military draft
Unfortunately, it's still highly profitable to parasitize humans--government officials directly control trillions of dollars worth of wealth in their official capacity, and indirectly control trillions more via their control of the regulatory apparatus.
...
One way to fight back against such predations is via traditional politics: lobbying, voting, campaigning. But that route is slow, costly, and uncertain. The existing players have rigged the political system heavily in their favor, and only rarely is it possible to make significant changes.
Another option is to simply disobey.
Do what you want, regardless of the law. Hire that illegal immigrant. Buy a "happy ending" massage. Snort that darknet coke. Make yourself a machine gun. Bake a quiche with raw milk and non-USDA approved eggs. Smoke that blunt.
Politics typically lags culture. Gay people received de facto respect for their rights in cities like San Francisco and New York City long before sodomy laws were officially struck down by the Supreme Court in Lawrence v. Texas (2003).
Millions flouted state and federal cannabis regulations, before states started to decriminalize cannabis production/consumption.
IMO, it's only _after_ liberty becomes culturally normalized does it become politically possible to reform the law.
For example, Obama and Hillary Clinton didn't openly "evolve" on gay marriage until 2012 and 2013 respectively, after polls showed that a majority of Americans supported gay marriage.
Therefore, as part of your celebration today, I invite you to subvert a dumb law. If you're feeling brave, do so publicly. The more people who are seen breaking the law, the less practical effect the law has, and the faster we'll move to a more open society where people are free to do and speak as they please without fear of government punishment."
https://archerships.dreamwidth.org/1071178.html