<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></title><description><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link><image><url>http://direct.ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 18:49:56 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@erik.charles/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[The War on Terror, aka the Racket]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ever since the war on terror started, American’s have been willing forfeit their rights in the name of safety. It’s been driven into us that those people of a different faith want to hurt us. And yes,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/libertarian/@erik.charles/the-war-on-terror-aka-the-racket</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/libertarian/@erik.charles/the-war-on-terror-aka-the-racket</guid><category><![CDATA[libertarian]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[erik.charles]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 20 May 2018 00:58:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvUuS7ndh9YqVwYGPLVszbFLwwpAYXa8Jbi5vZwLggtkbsA5EPRm8KSYFk5vXXHUucaN8drZqrzHz4n7rswLkwDCf7HUDruj6z7re8mU?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The 2 Fatal Flaws of Communism and the Similarities to the US Federal Government]]></title><description><![CDATA[When I lived in L.A. after college, I got the opportunity to learn about cultures and countries I knew nothing about. I worked with a guy, who was from a former Soviet Union satellite country. His country]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/communism/@erik.charles/the-2-fatal-flaws-of-communism-and-the-similarities-to-the-us-federal-government</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/communism/@erik.charles/the-2-fatal-flaws-of-communism-and-the-similarities-to-the-us-federal-government</guid><category><![CDATA[communism]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[erik.charles]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 07 Apr 2018 23:05:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvUuS7ndh9YqVwYGPLVszbFLwwpAYXYcPWeR4j2hkixanfRduX5evcrhTYHAWj2qjNfJSju6WqyZ3v2BNRBTzefAeAyPeymbKnNL3oYA?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[What happens when we ask the government for protection?]]></title><description><![CDATA[What happens when we ask the government for protection? Will they swoop in and comfort us? Will they provide us with resources to make things better? Is there anything they do now that keeps us truly safe?]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@erik.charles/what-happens-when-we-ask-the-government-for-protection</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@erik.charles/what-happens-when-we-ask-the-government-for-protection</guid><category><![CDATA[politics]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[erik.charles]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 04 Apr 2018 00:00:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvUuS7ndh9YqVwYGPLVszbFLwwpAYXYhAsw3zB83ZSc77ULEcoyJgUiiSgjV9ro55823fWoJYpsX7Th8i3uV9jt4NsQHqboY1qjjXZiE?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Old and in the Way, Sessions and the War on Cannabis]]></title><description><![CDATA[As an American Citizen, I am repulsed by the absolute refusal to accept the facts that Attorney General Jeff Sessions displays in his position. He continues his malicious propaganda campaign against cannabis]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/freedom/@erik.charles/old-and-in-the-way-sessions-and-the-war-on-cannabis</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/freedom/@erik.charles/old-and-in-the-way-sessions-and-the-war-on-cannabis</guid><category><![CDATA[freedom]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[erik.charles]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 02 Apr 2018 23:41:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvUuS7ndh9YqVwYGPLVszbFLwwpAYXYNS4vwqjSNsZ4EtM2PbgWpZze7iBvRGAFUnQ4eTjpKyMWNuwf1YCAka1YtvDHUCR4qwWBc8tR4?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sustainable Future and Vertical Growing]]></title><description><![CDATA[The more I look around at the world; the amount of cultural diversity is astounding. Yet we all need food to survive and most of that food is common amongst all groups. Grains, fruits, vegetables, all]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/agriculture/@erik.charles/sustainable-future-and-vertical-growing</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/agriculture/@erik.charles/sustainable-future-and-vertical-growing</guid><category><![CDATA[agriculture]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[erik.charles]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 18 Mar 2018 23:39:18 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Consequences of the 2 Party System]]></title><description><![CDATA[At his farewell address in 1796, George Washington said “"However [political parties] may now and then answer popular ends, they are likely in the course of time and things, to become potent engines,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/libertarian/@erik.charles/consequences-of-the-2-party-system</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/libertarian/@erik.charles/consequences-of-the-2-party-system</guid><category><![CDATA[libertarian]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[erik.charles]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 17 Mar 2018 01:08:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvUuS7ndh9YqVwYGPLVszbFLwwpAYXa8dpAFBxmGiGV3xsutNLwCwsef7gWLvQu7gDg3G7cSTAVdopRvR7APgioY9UBjftoSWtNA13d8?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why Trust a Government That Can’t Trust Us?]]></title><description><![CDATA[(Photo Source- The Indiana “Republican” Governor Holcomb’s statement on industrial hemp is just further evidence of the government’s commitment to restrict freedom and the free market. The State isn’t]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/libertarian/@erik.charles/why-trust-a-government-that-can-t-trust-us</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/libertarian/@erik.charles/why-trust-a-government-that-can-t-trust-us</guid><category><![CDATA[libertarian]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[erik.charles]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 17 Mar 2018 00:05:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvUuS7ndh9YqVwYGPLVszbFLwwpAYXYv9F3US3Z5ccjYMwPe2zZCoAAQ6zneqg68U2jUjVgKV8RCr4nyxGzexApQyQZxzcEScRTMrkte?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>