Politics is always a touchy subject. Always has been always will be. As a libertarian I find common ground when democrats want to talk bad about republicans, or when a republican talks bad about a democrat. Its when the compliments come towards them that I have to be quite. I see a two headed snake.
When I was younger I could care less about politics. I was busy living. I voted once already. Only half heartedly. Politics appeared to me to be a rich white man's sport, I only read Hunter S Thompson's political papers. Then I watched a video by this old politician talking about things that made too much sense! This old guy was Ron Paul..
Ron Paul was not a republican, not really. He wanted to legalize drugs, and competing currencies. He wanted to stop foreign aid, and end foreign interventions. None of those things are republican views.. He wasn't a democrat either. He wanted less government, less taxes. Less government programs, and less government organizations period. A fiscally conservative, socially liberal hybrid. A libertarian.
Because of him I got overly involved in politics. I joined the DailyPaul website and organized and took part in the RELOVUTION. My great political awakening. In my studies I heard of a second person referenced several times by Ron Paul. A guy named Frédéric Bastiat..
Bastiat is old news. His books are available for free. They were new to me though and when I found them, they were my holy grail. He plainly described how I feel about politics. He praises America and the constitution.. then goes on to tell how constitution and America will fail. Very prophetically he describes how rich people will create loopholes to help themselves, and after an outcry the poor people will get incentives to help themselves. Then it will just get worse and worse. Pillaging and plundering from each other by LAW. Law becomes the great vehicle of theft used by the government.
I read all of the Bastiat I could find. I watched countless videos. While I was watching videos I kept coming across another name. A man named Lysander Spooner..
He started the first company to compete with the United States Postal Service. His company was overburdened in law and a change in the laws forced his company to close. It was because of him that the 3 cent stamp was adopted. This wasn't what interested me so much about him. It was this quote I seen
"But whether the Constitution really be one thing, or another, this much is certain - that it has either authorized such a government as we have had, or has been powerless to prevent it. In either case, it is unfit to exist."
I didn't want to admit that it was true. It didn't make it not true. I like to think that the constitution was a great document. It has obviously gone astray though. It was powerless to prevent it. It couldn't stop them from redefining words and adding bad amendments. maybe, just maybe.. it is unfit to exist. Spooner goes on to state that the constitution is a contract and its not binding to us since we haven't signed it. The rest of his No Treason pamphlet can be found here. If you take the time to read it (its a decent hour or two of reading).. prepare for some eye opening, mind blowing thoughts from a man long dead.
Anyone who took time to read this.. Thanks! I hope you liked it. Let me know what you think. What I could do to make my posts better..? Mostly I want to know what moment or person gave you your politcal eye opener? Whose political writing do you most enjoy?
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