<?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>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 13:19:42 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@protestandrebel/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[learn]]></title><description><![CDATA["If you don't know, the thing to do is not to get scared, but to learn." - Ayn Rand]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/philosophy/@protestandrebel/learn</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/philosophy/@protestandrebel/learn</guid><category><![CDATA[philosophy]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[protestandrebel]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 16 Mar 2019 14:14:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNaPs7vzNXHueW5ZM76DSHWEY7onmfLxcK2iNzHM7Ns9a9FwrTpzUVV12umJhKwL2EbLYJc52piL39rhFRCeJoVnHYZsouwtYuyDNeUfC6TXz6?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[capitalism]]></title><link>http://direct.ecency.com/libertarian/@protestandrebel/2u9h8z-capitalism</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/libertarian/@protestandrebel/2u9h8z-capitalism</guid><category><![CDATA[libertarian]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[protestandrebel]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 14 Mar 2019 18:56:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNaPs7vzNXHueW5ZM76DSHWEY7onmfLxcK2iNzY7b7WoH3omgsLa4A9S7EhmHaBHf2GoLfmqyRdBgz2HRaJaG4RcuhUTx8P7gFWq85s2WaYUiA?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[patriotism]]></title><link>http://direct.ecency.com/patriot/@protestandrebel/patriotism</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/patriot/@protestandrebel/patriotism</guid><category><![CDATA[patriot]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[protestandrebel]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 05 Mar 2019 02:52:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNaPs7vzNXHueW5ZM76DSHWEY7onmfLxcK2iQMYHEF5FUWQJomdBBeKgcFHZJpEZ8dDv4hXwvGbHB2wDeq1PnzYCMWaECG6m1ncmGcrNMrmkEz?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[capitalism]]></title><link>http://direct.ecency.com/anarchism/@protestandrebel/capitalism</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/anarchism/@protestandrebel/capitalism</guid><category><![CDATA[anarchism]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[protestandrebel]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 27 Feb 2019 22:26:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNaPs7vzNXHueW5ZM76DSHWEY7onmfLxcK2iQCQfvsHVCc4z4JuCkfPBRHyKG9zovHR5cQNYfurqHuLuYvN3sx1uDe4jfqCsTpsrvm92h4NEkW?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[minorities]]></title><description><![CDATA["The smallest minority on earth is the individual. Those who deny individual rights cannot claim to be defenders of minorities." Ayn Rand]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/liberty/@protestandrebel/minorities</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/liberty/@protestandrebel/minorities</guid><category><![CDATA[liberty]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[protestandrebel]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 26 Feb 2019 22:10:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNaPs7vzNXHueW5ZM76DSHWEY7onmfLxcK2iPZ4899yLFFA6SErPjCnrCdSiK1hQQue8pzw3C7scEYwcUDtFHrP9w6VRgNLqPaxTdkGU849nTY?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[no good comes from government]]></title><link>http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@protestandrebel/no-good-comes-from-government</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@protestandrebel/no-good-comes-from-government</guid><category><![CDATA[politics]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[protestandrebel]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 24 Feb 2019 16:40:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNaPs7vzNXHueW5ZM76DSHWEY7onmfLxcK2iQGY56PKcrrvPqrhg1ogbrRz5P9iGcDe23ESDm9w2bWtq161X229vguezAuaB1p8r7YDj9d2UCv?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Taxation is Theft]]></title><description><![CDATA["I have never understood why it is greed to want to keep the money you have earned but not greed to want to take somebody else's money." Thomas Sowell]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/anarchy/@protestandrebel/taxation-is-theft</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/anarchy/@protestandrebel/taxation-is-theft</guid><category><![CDATA[anarchy]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[protestandrebel]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 23 Feb 2019 01:39:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNaPs7vzNXHueW5ZM76DSHWEY7onmfLxcK2iPU2axzj6hFpw1Fw3pKdbdL7wQ16CnBoC3SwW4CyQTLyyNp4N5A9mb3rxhd8ZSii3VTCvscqhTt?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[economics]]></title><description><![CDATA[“It is no crime to be ignorant of economics, which is, after all, a specialized discipline and one that most people consider to be a ‘dismal science.’ But it is totally irresponsible to have a loud and]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/capitalism/@protestandrebel/economics</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/capitalism/@protestandrebel/economics</guid><category><![CDATA[capitalism]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[protestandrebel]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 22 Feb 2019 16:48:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNaPs7vzNXHueW5ZM76DSHWEY7onmfLxcK2iQT7LZpfTaxfYAhUWF5YikKQKe9xnCyE9YzRPsKixsJ3CKNxGm2HfwqWqaoZ7rKf4BSEzfJGXB4?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[equality or freedom]]></title><description><![CDATA[A society that puts equality before freedom will get neither. A society that puts freedom before equality will get a high degree of both.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/freedom/@protestandrebel/equality-or-freedom</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/freedom/@protestandrebel/equality-or-freedom</guid><category><![CDATA[freedom]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[protestandrebel]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 21 Feb 2019 21:50:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNaPs7vzNXHueW5ZM76DSHWEY7onmfLxcK2iP5GTA1Lt7GWqmPVwCwbw8HgcwViCLe6aTHrx9dY1sbHyvyadvinirQAXxMcQX5cQZLELVEsbUa?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Election Day]]></title><description><![CDATA[Today was the provincial election day in Ontario. Being a voluntaryist, I'm not a fan of voting. I don't see it as some privilege I should be thankful for. Sure, it's better than dictatorship, but it's]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@protestandrebel/election-day</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@protestandrebel/election-day</guid><category><![CDATA[politics]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[protestandrebel]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 08 Jun 2018 05:02:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/Zskj9C56UonWToSX8tGXNY8jeXKSedJ2aRhGRj6HDecqrfZfvj6jN8jhuXah7127JMN3LVHR9pHWNx8zEcjhLJLbxJafMjwXk7JGKXMwBpTEr5ektwe6?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kratom: what it is and where to get it!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Kratom comes from the leaves of a tree native to southeast Asia, mitragyna speciosa, which is in the coffee family. The alkaloids in the leaves (mitragynine and 7-hydroxymitragynine) produce both stimulating]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/kratom/@protestandrebel/kratom-what-it-is-and-where-to-get-it</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/kratom/@protestandrebel/kratom-what-it-is-and-where-to-get-it</guid><category><![CDATA[kratom]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[protestandrebel]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 19 Nov 2017 22:08:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/62PdCouTvNPDuXRaduVYiCb9hxbZWDcAb1acVYBWPGCZR35P34GLZjBzqsBm5Je1ZZ9zDYeJQRa3h5ccr6UKFdkpQ8FgYbHyQ3SNFKXj7wLjiCe?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hope, Fear, and The Hunger Games]]></title><description><![CDATA[There is a very memorable scenes in The Hunger Games, and it is when Katniss is set up to shoot President Snow with an arrow, but at the last second decides to shoot President Coin instead. The whole series,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@protestandrebel/fear-vs-hope-the-hunger-games</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@protestandrebel/fear-vs-hope-the-hunger-games</guid><category><![CDATA[politics]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[protestandrebel]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 13 Jul 2017 22:24:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/54TLbc8y6GigAdiA9FkCBvjfR6Ccyix54wQXZtZ1QzhVwYTkgDvXRN8Wian1G9Q8upmCwuVvxCJmUrjpRjoAQQp8ARR9oR2xecv3f8iYDgLgm6yVxMtFyf8JE5gAFv7Nkt7FBAD58?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dumbledore's Unarmed Army]]></title><description><![CDATA[I wonder how many people watched Harry Potter and thought, "Damn, people should listen to Umbridge, she's just trying to protect them!" I'm going to guess zero. She's the enemy, the antagonist,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@protestandrebel/dumbledore-s-unarmed-army</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@protestandrebel/dumbledore-s-unarmed-army</guid><category><![CDATA[politics]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[protestandrebel]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 20 Jun 2017 19:55:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/62PdCouTvNPDuXRaduVYiCb9hxbZWDcAb1acVYBWNcBberNbmgdju4WS3L7tXEabNSDgZYUBmzrYPop1Ra5Hgfp1o8WXuUHbq7bbQiSWxPwntNJ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[fiction reflects reality]]></title><description><![CDATA[How many people read or watched the Divergent series, or the Hunger Games, or Harry Potter, and then went back to living their passive, slave lives. They admire these brave characters in works of fiction,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/movies/@protestandrebel/fiction-reflects-reality</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/movies/@protestandrebel/fiction-reflects-reality</guid><category><![CDATA[movies]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[protestandrebel]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 20 Jun 2017 02:26:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/62PdCouTvNPDuXRaduVYiCb9hxbZWDcAb1acVYBWP4q91pbrhAuP8Ub6HYrY1fMUNeQ9yZUfv1qs39wpt5GZ3AZPDzdLjoPqpCLkQ8nTomZcmk2?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Capitalistic America?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Western countries really aren't all that capitalistic. A majority of the reasons I hear about why capitalism is evil and/or a failure are actually problems that can actually be traced back to statism.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/capitalism/@protestandrebel/capitalistic-america</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/capitalism/@protestandrebel/capitalistic-america</guid><category><![CDATA[capitalism]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[protestandrebel]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 21 Oct 2016 20:40:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/o1AJ9qDyyJNSg3j52kokyfvD831NZY7Rqgig4ZNRt8UyvnKB4?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why the hate for television is misplaced]]></title><description><![CDATA[I'm sure all of us have come across an anti-television post at some point, especially if you follow members of anonymous or are one yourself. These posts will say something along the lines of, "tv]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/anonymous/@protestandrebel/why-the-hate-for-television-is-misplaced</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/anonymous/@protestandrebel/why-the-hate-for-television-is-misplaced</guid><category><![CDATA[anonymous]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[protestandrebel]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 13 Oct 2016 16:39:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/o1AJ9qDyyJNSg3j52kokyfvD831NZY9L2C9XgkwwiC4jqA31x?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jaime Lannister and Patriotism]]></title><description><![CDATA[What is patriotism? Many confuse it with nationalism, which I covered in a previous post and recognize as a toxic way of thinking. On the other hand, patriotism can be very different. If you meet people]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/patriotism/@protestandrebel/jaime-lannister-and-patriotism</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/patriotism/@protestandrebel/jaime-lannister-and-patriotism</guid><category><![CDATA[patriotism]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[protestandrebel]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 28 Sep 2016 11:56:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/o1AJ9qDyyJNSg3j52kokyfvD831NZY7rfM5pHJgnTZmNBXRev?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Breaking Bad and the war on drugs]]></title><description><![CDATA[In Breaking Bad there's a scene where Walt asks his assistant how he got into the meth business since he doesn't strike him as a criminal. The assistant responds with, "Well there's crime, and then]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/breakingbad/@protestandrebel/breaking-bad-and-the-war-on-drugs</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/breakingbad/@protestandrebel/breaking-bad-and-the-war-on-drugs</guid><category><![CDATA[breakingbad]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[protestandrebel]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 25 Sep 2016 16:28:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/o1AJ9qDyyJNSg3j52kokyfvD831NZXr4CRtAkiwoe8PDucTee?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Can Men Be Raped?]]></title><description><![CDATA[So the other day, I was conversing with a feminist and she decided to say something that made me feel... some sort of way. "Men can't get raped." What happened after that is somewhat of a blur]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/feminism/@protestandrebel/can-men-be-raped</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/feminism/@protestandrebel/can-men-be-raped</guid><category><![CDATA[feminism]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[protestandrebel]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 25 Sep 2016 10:01:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/o1AJ9qDyyJNSg3j52kokyfvD831NZXr3mLCcg2AQXkRddZFhY?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Victimless Crime]]></title><description><![CDATA[Wrote this back when I was a lowkey statist, just starting to wake up. :) Marijuana. There are many controversial beliefs about it, but whether you think it is right or wrong, moral or immoral, safe or]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/marijuana/@protestandrebel/victimless-crime</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/marijuana/@protestandrebel/victimless-crime</guid><category><![CDATA[marijuana]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[protestandrebel]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 24 Sep 2016 21:37:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/o1AJ9qDyyJNSg3j52kokyfvD831NZXqgrnUsLXRZEXuen8WFY?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>