Thursday, July 4, 2019

Folly of Distinguishing Between Collectivisms

Dennis Prager at Faith and Freedom Coalition Conference 2019
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E09mukDIHv8

Dennis Prager shares some good info about how our Natural Right to Free Speech has become more aggressively under attack in recent years.  However, I do find it a bit comical that he overstates his striving to avoid exaggerations, yet in his next breath makes a sweeping exaggeration: “Freedom is under assault in America at a greater level than at any time in American history!”

While some specific liberties are under greater attack now than others, the overwhelming majority of our Natural Rights have been grossly violated and/or usurped by the STATE throughout the 20th century to the point where “America’s” present civil law doesn’t much resemble its origins.  During only its second century nearly every aspect of American free market Capitalism has been destroyed, the entire governmental structure has been turned upside down, and various aspects of life which had been considered “private” have been made public, and matters of CHURCH made STATE.

Factually, each generation throughout human history has had to endure its own share and kind of tyranny and tribulation in this satanic world.  Therefore, it’s largely impossible to accurately assess relative comparisons of living under tyranny throughout time and geographic location from merely one perspective.

Likewise as Prager, I’ve also come to understand that liberty is a value/goal which humans do not naturally pursue.  The actions of humankind throughout history seem to indicate the carnal mind to be naturally biased toward slavery — either enslaving others or being enslaved.  It appears that satan influences some toward seeking power and control over others, while influencing many to become slaves of one kind or another, most often by giving up natural rights for provisions promised by those assuming control.  In both cases, the philosophy of Collectivism has been embraced and exemplified.

In typical mainstream scholarly manner, Prager has intently studied into this area of so called “liberal/left” ideology in similar manner as a mainstream theologian studies the Bible — presuming the mainstream established doctrines to be truth, however building upon a foundation riddled with inaccuracies at best and complete falsehoods at worst, most often leading to false conclusions of meaning.

In each case the work of satan is to perpetuate and maximize the confusion he has created through which humankind continually stumbles, unto the destruction of all human life.  Using his greatest weapon of deceit toward this end, he never ceases to whisper falsehoods into the minds of men in order to propagate some widespread false consensus in deceiving the whole world.

Thus being deceived to some degree and seeing as through a glass dimly, mainstream Biblical scholars often perpetuate the false doctrine that some of God’s laws have been destroyed/changed/updated, while mainstream political scholars often perpetuate the deception that the “liberal/left” vs. “conservative/right” ideological paradigm is true — neither of whom is even aware they are spreading false doctrines.

Adding to the confusion and folly of distinguishing between collectivisms within the deceptively false political paradigm here by inspiring the so called “conservatives” to distinguish between so called “liberals” and “leftists” — as if doing so could serve any better in accurately clarifying these bogus ideological boundaries than did the previous attempt of distinguishing between “liberals/leftists” and “progressives”.

While some may feel the creation of all these labels somehow serves to clarify the true distinctions between principles among political ideologies, the actual result of doing so from the elusive time the words “liberal” and “conservative” were ambiguously embraced as political ideologies has created a mainstream which often erroneously categorizes the National Socialist German Workers’ Party (NAZI Party) and Hitler as “right wing Fascism”.

This phenomenon perfectly exemplifies the utter confusion resultant from twisting the longstanding meaning of these words from that which is plainly understood by all — propensity regarding change / proportioning — into deceptive ideological labels which serve to divide the working people across a false political paradigm, ultimately to be conquered and controlled by the political/ruling class.

This ideological confusion established upon the false “liberal/left” vs. “conservative/right” political paradigm has since the early 20th century gradually indoctrinated the mainstream masses via STATE controlled education, media, and pharmakeia (REV 18:23) to the point of not recognizing the true battle of political ideologies/philosophies: Collectivism (ignoring individual free will) vs. Individualism (recognizing individual free will).

So long as the masses continue to conclude that the socially accepted “left/liberal” vs. “right/conservative” political paradigm is accurate and true, they will continue along this path of confusion and misidentification leading only to further division and tyranny, which cannot serve to maximize peace, prosperity, and liberty.

Giving thanks this Independence Day to the Father for the liberty we have in Messiah as we look forward to His millennial kingdom where liberty will be bountiful!

8-)

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Monday, May 20, 2019

Collectivism Causes War/Violence

It is often said that religion is the primary cause of war/violence.  However, is this statement really accurate?

Among the overwhelming majority of wars throughout all of history, even those considered to be “religious wars”, there has nearly always been a STATE involved with its financing.  It’s easy for atheists to falsely blame “religion” for war and violence while ignoring this fact.

Further, when the claim is made that religion is the primary cause of war (and/or violence) throughout history, it’s rarely if ever considered that “religion” includes different forms of worship other than of a supreme being or God.

For example, STATE worship is a form of religion which has been largely adopted by societies throughout time via the philosophy of Collectivism, which dishonors individual free will.  Those in society who wish to impose their will over the otherwise free will of the individual, strive to do so in most every case through the power of the STATE and regardless of the issue.

This often initially occurs in a non-violent way, like imposing some law upon others in accordance with some collective cause.  However, while such an act may appear to be “non-violent”, in nearly every case this new law has in some way violated the Natural Rights of the individual, and is therefore provocative toward violence.

When those being victimized by such acts of tyranny speak out against it, they are often then vilified by the collective masses who initiated the provoking action toward violence.  As tensions grow without redress of such grievances against one’s Natural Rights, violence is a likely outcome on some level — this is how wars begin.

Therefore, it would be far more accurate to say, “Collectivism causes war/violence”.

8-)

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Monday, May 13, 2019

Calculated Bait & Switch in Iowa Politics

I’m the Longest-Serving Republican in the Iowa Legislature, and I’m Switching Parties
There are times when you have to follow the dictates of your conscience. For me, that time has come.


What a bunch of complete bunk!  … and being Buncombe County residents where the term came from, we ought to know *bunk* when we hear it!  8-)

Yet being deceived, the collectivist masses will largely purchase Iowa’s House Representative Andy McKean's lame reasoning for this political bait & switch in Iowa — running on one of the partisan duopoly tickets, winning, and then violating one’s promises to one’s constituency in typical turncoat fashion.

While so exemplifying such a blatant lack of principles, he has the nerve to then attempt shifting the rationale and blame for his deceiving his Iowan constituents squarely upon the corrupted party he chose to be part of to begin with — knowing full well the climate in which one was getting into — and he expects everyone to believe him to be speaking honestly?  … SERIOUSLY???

This “holier than thou” attitude which Andy McKean exemplifies should be comical to any liberty minded individual who sees past the political deception of the Neo-Amerikan false ideological paradigm and recognizes the fact that the partisan duopoly has for at least a century entirely abandoned the Natural Rights principles upon which America was originally founded.

Let’s just take a moment to unravel the deceptive claims of this bureaucrat who claims to be acting in principle accordance to his conscience.

"I believe that it is just a matter of time before our country pays a heavy price for President Donald Trump’s reckless spending and shortsighted financial policies; his erratic, destabilizing foreign policy; and his disdain and disregard for environmental concerns.”

Reckless spending and shortsighted financial policies: like every US President since Woodrow Wilson’s administration passed both the so called “Income Tax” 16th Amendment. and the Departments of Commerce & Labor — thus violating and usurping the Creator-given Natural Rights to Property and the Fruit of One’s Labor, to Free Market Commerce and Private Contract, and to Privacy.

His erratic, destabilizing foreign policy: like every US President’s administration since WWII which has allowed the perpetuation of illegal wars without victory conditions (endless wars).

His disdain and disregard for environmental concerns: like the US Federal Government has exemplified in spades during the 20th (and now in the 21st) Century not only by its entire Military Industrial Complex in general which has and continues to commit gross contamination of soil and water throughout the world, but also by its sponsors BIG PHARMA and BIG AGRO which are given legal authority to poison Americans even before they are born.

However, we are to led to believe by Andy McKean that none of these atrocities have occurred prior to the Trump administration, and that the current legislative body is so very different than the one in which he once served.  Of course, to independent thinkers not so deceived by the false partisan paradigm, all this is most laughable.  He goes on...

"Furthermore, he [Trump] sets a poor example for the nation and our children. He delivers personal insults, often in a crude and juvenile fashion, to those who disagree with him, and is a bully at a time when we’re attempting to discourage bullying, on- and offline.  I believe that his actions have coarsened political discourse, contributing to unprecedented polarization and creating a breeding ground for hateful rhetoric and actions.”

… as if the mainstream media has not been polarizing the false political discourse for decades now!  In recent years, mainstream news “commentators” (as they cannot honestly be called journalists any longer), especially among the so called “political left”, have been openly and specifically inciting violence through their rhetoric.  Yet, all this goes incidentally unnoticed, or deliberately ignored, while he embraces the mindless mainstream mantra of the day routinely prepared for consumption by the collectivist masses.

No Mr. McKean, jumping from one of the fully corrupted sides of the false political dichotomy to the other does not indicate to the individual thinkers among this collectivist society that you are acting according to principles of conscience in response to suddenly recognizing the corruption within your own political party.

Rather, having certainly known the current political climate before jumping back into the swamp, we recognize this calculated bait & switch for what it is — typical bureaucratic deceit via political maneuvering.  Well played — the masses throughout the nation will largely never even recognize that they were the ones who were!

However, you’re certainly not fooling those of us who have been for some time now seeing past such political deceit.  After more than a century of tyrannical collectivist ideology being embraced by the STATE, many of us have actually come to expect nothing less from such politicians who represent special interests rather than acting as bastions of Natural Law, as was intended by the American founders.

Being an independent thinker and "Natural Rights Libertarian”, I’m certainly no “Trump worshipper” (in like manner as an “Obama worshipper”, this is one who cannot handle criticism of a man whom one believes can do no wrong).  Therefore, I do not write this letter in defense of Donald Trump, but rather to further shed light upon the long running political deceit which continues to divide the People.

However, as Americans continue to gradually wake up from their slumber to the political deception of the partisan duopoly — in spite of the continued attacks upon our Natural Right to Free Speech by STATE sanctioned BIG TECH — more individuals will come to recognize such political deceit in which you have engaged, regardless whether or not We the People can do anything at all to change this seemingly perpetual course of total economic and societal collapse.

As one Dan McGrail of Cedar Rapids put it in response to Adam Sullivan's article “Make the GOP great again” published in Iowa’s own Gazette, “… I believe he [Adam Sullivan] missed the most important point. That Iowa House seat McKean occupies belongs not to him, but to the people of his district. Certainly a minority, and probably a majority, of his votes in the last election were cast due to him running as a Republican. If he wishes to change parties now, the honorable and ethical thing to do is to resign and run as a Democrat in a replacement election. McKean seems to believe the House seat belongs to him to do with what he wants. This shows a certain arrogance, and a lack of respect for democratic values."

Andy McKean should be ashamed of himself enough to repent of his actions, do the honorable and ethical thing in resigning, and then if he actually gets re-elected ought to perform the proper and primary just function of his office, and the office of every public servant employed by the People: to protect the unalienable Natural Rights of the Individual through the Rule of Law.

All those who do not understand this truth are in no way fit to hold an official position in government — PERIOD.

8-)

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Blood On Legislators' Hands

Dear Republican Leader:

Below is the GRNC form letter, with which whose message I agree.  However, I would like to share with you a snippet from my response letter to one Bill Toole who is apparently running for NC Lt. Governor, and who used this tragic shooting to advance political race:

Yes, it is with a very heavy heart to hear of yet another shooting in a Gun Free Zone.  Many Americans have been standing up for many years, saying ENOUGH to this violence that both Democrats & Republicans have created by passing illegal legislation which violates our Creator-given Natural Right to Self-Defense.

The fact is: since the partisan duopoly introduced Gun Free Zones, violence in the form of mass shootings have increased multi-fold.

Why?  Because Gun Free Zones are invitations for the violently insane to easily get away with destroying life before they are stopped.  GFZs are really Helpless Victim Zones.  Many Americans understand this, but for some reason political bureaucrats cannot seem to wrap their minds around this simple and proven concept.

Therefore, the blood from all such tragedies is largely upon the hands of those responsible for GFZ legislation, and upon all those who continue to advance such an evil agenda which has proven to maximize the destruction of life.

Think about this fact the next time you have opportunity to legislate in accordance with our Creator-given Natural Rights.

———

Dear Republican Leader:

I am writing today because of the recent and horrific shooting that occurred at UNC Charlotte. It’s appalling to me that school shooters commit their horrid acts under a state-sponsored blanket of protection. Of course, I’m referring to so-called “gun-free” zones. With the evidence no longer disputable, you probably agree that gun-free zones are nothing but ironically-named sectors of protection for the criminally insane and the otherwise ultra-violent within our society. This is a problem, but fortunately, the solution is something you have access to—right now. 

Pass a 'Faculty Concealed Carry' Bill: 
Currently, both the House and the Senate have bills in committee that would decriminalize the carrying of concealed handguns by volunteer faculty members at schools and on campuses. S192, H216, H912 (best if amended to include public schools), and H76 (if amended to allow ‘faculty carry’) are all bills that would put an end to the state-sponsored blanket of protection that is now wrapped around every school shooter. That’s a pretty big deal, and you are in a position to help shepherd one of these excellent bills through the legislative process. 

It’s time for you to eliminate the state-sponsored protection of mass murderers. It’s time for Republicans like you to take the action necessary to decriminalize the protection of school children, to make it clear to would-be school shooters that, should they attempt a horrific act, they will likely be met with effective and immediate resistance. This must be done, it must be done before the looming crossover deadline, and because you’re a member of leadership, I’m counting on you to do it. 

I’ll be monitoring your actions on this matter through alerts from Grass Roots North Carolina. 

Respectfully,

8-)

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Thursday, December 20, 2018

Biblical “Christmas” Message

The only Biblical “Christmas” Message I can find…

Jeremiah 10:
 10:1 Hear the word which the LORD speaks to you, O house of Israel.
 2 Thus says the LORD: “Do not learn the way of the Gentiles; Do not be dismayed at the signs of heaven, For the Gentiles are dismayed at them.
 3 For the customs of the peoples are futile; For one cuts a tree from the forest, The work of the hands of the workman, with the ax.
 4 They decorate it with silver and gold; They fasten it with nails and hammers So that it will not topple.
 5 They are upright, like a palm tree, And they cannot speak; They must be carried, Because they cannot go by themselves. Do not be afraid of them, For they cannot do evil, Nor can they do any good.”


The pagan observation of “Christmas” goes way back, it just wasn’t called “Christmas” at that time.  It was and still is a pagan (aka: “gentile”) celebration in observance of the sun — it’s sun worship, not Son worship.  This is why it falls on December 25, closely coinciding with the winter solstice, the shortest day of the year.  In various ancient pagan societies, appeasing sacrifices were even made to the “sun-god” of that group of people so to ensure the days would again grow longer.

There is no Biblical reference to “Christmas” other than that found in Jeremiah 10.  The scriptures make clear, and most honest scholars agree, that Jesus Christ, Yahshua Messiah, was born in the fall, most likely around the time of the Feast of Tabernacles (a Biblical fall annual appointed time of God) when most all of Israel came to Jerusalem to observe the festival according to the Biblical commandment of God.

In the coming kingdom of God which will exist here on this earth for 1000 years, we will all be observing His annual holy days, rather than the worldly holidays which have confused the entire plan of God, and served to lead mankind away from understanding more of God’s truths.

One merely has to check out various prophetical scriptures regarding the coming kingdom of God and one will find references of observing God’s weekly and annual Sabbaths and appointed times.  In fact, there are scriptural references which also carry a warning for all those who refuse to do so.

This is not being shared for judgment or criticism.  It’s being shared in order to help reveal deceptions in this world wherever they are found, and encourage others to do their own Biblical study while they approach God asking for spiritual guidance in discerning truth from deceit.

The word “love” is found in the Bible over 300 times.  The word “truth” over 200 times.  If the math isn’t telling enough on its own, we would be wise to consider while studying the scriptures that it is apparent that God places great importance upon both love and truth.

PEACE • LOVE • TRUTH

8-)

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Tuesday, November 13, 2018

My Recent Apple Experience

To Tim Cook, CEO Apple Computer, regarding my recent Apple experience:

I have been an Apple Macintosh consultant/reseller/technician from around 1988~1997, and a user since around 1985.  A fellow Macintosh enthusiast from college and I decided to start a Macintosh computer business, “The Graphic Edge” (later incorporating) upon graduating from college at UNC-Asheville rather than using our college degrees.

Our enthusiasm for the Macintosh platform and willingness to dig into the variety of electronic publishing software at that time gained us much notoriety as “Macintosh gurus” by the local ad design & printing companies, and shortly thereafter became an official Apple VAR.  We also ran a local Mac user group during those years and frequented every east coast MacWorld Expo to learn as much as we could about new developments in the industry.

Long story short, my history with all things Macintosh goes nearly all the way back to the beginning.  We might have continued in this decade long business longer, but various life changes along with what we felt were very bad decisions in Apple during the mid-late 90’s caused us to go on to other things.

I share this with you so that you know a bit about my long history with and advocacy of Macintosh computers.

I’ve been running a MacBook Pro (17 inch, early 2011).  Apple decided to drop its 17” screen MacBook Pro laptops after 2011, ignoring the needs of many professionals who need both portability and a decent sized screen.  Therefore, since I won’t tolerate Windows, I have no other option than to fix this MacBook Pro whenever it fails.

Recently, it failed for the second time in its history and for the same reason — a poorly designed logic board & cooling system which Apple refused to remedy.  I didn’t know this until I spoke with a tech at Powerbook Medic in Alabama who explained the matter to me.

Back in 2016 I had the same problem.  Apple “repaired” the logic board at that point.  However, when I had the same troubles again this year, I contacted an Apple tech to simply ask how it is possible to know whether or not the real problem was actually permanently fixed back in 2016 — what part was reworked to remedy the problem, or was there a new serial number on the logic boards which were reworked?  How was it possible to know by looking at my logic board whether or not the repair team used the newly corrected board?  No Apple tech could give me a direct answer — ever.

As I soon discovered there was a law suit against Apple for this overheating problem which affected apparently thousands upon thousands of MacBook Pros.  Rather than actually “fixing” the poor design issues which cause this overheating problem, Apple was allowed through a law suit agreement to just replace the logic boards — logic boards with the same problematic issues!

The fact that Apple both ceased to manufacture 17” MacBook Pros coupled with the fact that Apple elected to screw over its loyal customers through deceit — in my case, of 30+ years — claiming the problem had been “fixed” is completely despicable.  This is NOT the kind of customer service Apple built over the decades.  I’ve continued to hear other stories from Apple customers who have been plagued with various problems even with some of the newer laptop models, as well as criticism over the extremely overpriced and underpowered MacPro.

Further, I now understand that Apple has led the recent swell for censorship of those with whom it and other computing, online sales, and social media companies find philosophical or political disagreement.

Could it be that in all the schooling various CEO’s such as yourself certainly experience, many of you never came across the book Fahrenheit 451?  Ironically, Amazon sells the book but perhaps its CEO never understood its message, while also aligning itself with these proponents of censorship.  Rather than referring such actions as internet censorship, you apparently refer to it as internet “curating”.  You may be able to fool the masses, but you are not fooling independent thinkers.

Also ironic in regards to Apple’s new found love for censorship, Steve Jobs' Apple once successfully used the creative marketing slogan “Think Different”.  Tim Cook’s Apple ought to now consider a new slogan to reflect these actions: “Think Not For Yourself”.

Apple would do well to dispense with engaging in political tyranny, and rather focus more upon that in which it used to excel: making quality computers and standing by its products… before the “rest of us” loyal customers of decades are forced to ditch the Apple brand on principle if not out of necessity.

8-)

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Monday, April 30, 2018

Public Servant Liberty Education

(My emailed letter to all Buncombe County Sheriff candidates...)

Dear Buncombe Sheriff Candidates,

I was largely put off by the Buncombe County Sheriff Candidate Forum presented by "Democracy NC”, apparently comprised of “racially" charged groups.

I was perhaps most disappointed with all but one of the answers to the question of whether or not the new Sheriff administration would make a point to hire more minorities.  Only Tracey Debruhl answered correctly and without racial bias — that individuals should be hired based upon their skills and abilities ratter than their gender, ethnicity, or skin color.

I waited over an hour and one half for the public question segment, but because the sponsors spent so much time focusing upon so called “racism” with their questions, and because I'm "white", I was unable to ask my following question which every American should ask of ALL public servants and those running for office (especially for that of Sheriff):
My paramount concern for selecting our next Sheriff has to do with honesty & integrity, and is therefore two part:

1. Who among you understands that a so called "assault rifle" does not mean "semi-automatic firearm”?

2. Who among you recognizes that should a corrupt Congress manage to unjustly eliminate the 2nd Amendment, that obeying any kind of firearm confiscation would still be a violation of your oath of office to protect our Creator-given Natural Right of Self-Defense?

I wasn’t going to include Mr. Fisher on this due to his widely published anti-American and anti-Natural Rights remarks in which he actually joked about murdering peaceful Americans who would resist such a tyrannical action, defending that which he would apparently dishonestly pledge to uphold.

Based upon recent comments from the mayor and council, they would do likewise if they had the opportunity.  This ought to be grounds for immediate removal from office for violating their Oath, but apparently in this presently corrupted government system we find ourselves, there is no penalty for blatantly violating one’s Oath.

However, in the spirit of education I decided to include Fisher and others in this category, along with Buncombe commissioners.  My hope and prayer is that more individuals, even those who seem entirely lost, will come to understand the truths I’m sharing in this letter.

Regardless of personal opinion, the primary truth of this matter is that every public servant takes an Oath of Office to defend the US Constitution from enemies foreign and domestic.  The very purpose of the US Constitution is to not only limit the power of the STATE, but also to mandate the STATE protect our Natural Rights which are unalienable and bestowed upon each individual, NOT by the STATE, but by our Creator (Nature or Nature’s God).

The US Constitution does not grant us our Natural Rights, thus the STATE has no authority to violate any of our Natural Rights — Natural Law trumps Civil Law, and specifically this includes our Natural Right to Self-Defense.

The fact is bad laws should be resisted by both the people and the people’s pubic servants.  For example, if the same corrupt Congress were to make alcohol illegal, it would be the duty of the people and the people’s public servants to actively resist this bad law through civil disobedience until the bad law was overturned.  Of course, this bad law was passed nearly one hundred years ago causing many murders and creating organized crime mobs to boot.  Other such bad prohibitionary laws against various natural drugs have been passed since which likewise cause murders far beyond that of those caused by “gun violence”.

Therefore, should it come to a point in time whereby Congress is able to eliminate the Second Amendment, it remains the duty of all elected officials who took their Oath of Office to resist such tyranny.  Those who refuse to do so make of themselves treasonous domestic terrorists.

Those who disagree with these truths I have presented here ought to then consider the following: when one advocates for any kind of gun confiscation, one is simultaneously advocating the murder of at least 3 million Americans in order to force their opinion upon others through the power of the STATE.

Here is a gentleman who explains this fact, as well as addresses the absurdity of being “against gun violence” while advocating actions that will lead to the murder of millions:

How Gun Control Leads to Murder

So before committing to such acts of treason, tyranny, and murder, each one of you should ask yourself if you are willing to send thugs out to murder millions of peaceful Americans who will not comply with firearm confiscations under any circumstances, because they understand their Natural Right of Self-Defense.

We are only one week away from the NC primary election.  Myself and many other local residents of Buncombe County are paying close attention to everything the Sheriff candidates and presently elected public servants have to say about this crucial matter and will cast our votes accordingly.

In liberty,

8-)

bernard baruch carman
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Tuesday, March 20, 2018

"Equality"


Collectivists advocate “equality”, however, they rarely acknowledge the kind of “equality” which a free society necessitates.

I came across the following article regarding the proliferation of plutocracies in modern times, featuring an interview with one Branko Milanovic, who was attributed as “one of the world’s foremost authorities on inequality”:

Branko Milanovic on inequality and the new global plutocracy

The article includes much chatter about plutocracies via "political capitalism", yet there is not one mention about how the control and manipulation of fiat currencies has created the largest financial banking scam in the history of mankind, allowing an elite ruling class to become super wealthy while the working masses bear the burden of the perpetually increasing debt incurred by the scam.  This economic scam is the primary cultivator of plutocracies.

A paramount fact which collectivists apparently refuse to acknowledge is that "capitalism" really means "free market", of which there are none in the entire world besides the unregulated black market.  Whenever a government imposes regulations upon the otherwise free market, the market is no longer "free" and therefore cannot accurately be called "Capitalism".

"Equality" should have absolutely nothing to do with the redistribution of wealth, as collectivists routinely assert.  Rather, it should have everything to do with ensuring the unalienable Natural Rights of the individual has equal protection under the rule of law.

In such a legal construct where the STATE performs its proper function in a free society, peace, prosperity, and liberty will be maximized.  By contrast, when the STATE allows — or itself commits — violations of Natural Rights (such as interfering with the otherwise free market), turmoil, poverty, and tyranny is maximized.

8-)

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Natural Rights Coalition — Principles
https://sites.google.com/site/naturalrightscoalitionsites/principles