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First Thoughts on “Political Violence”

Seeing a lot of people, including libertarians, oddly enough, pronouncing these blanket oppositions to what the corporate media calls “political violence.”

This is another case of people failing the Bastiat test–looking only at the bare surface level of such a policy, and failing to account for its secondary effects.

Worse yet, these oppositions actually seem to preach from a moral perspective, and not merely a strategic one. Yet another blundering oversight.

Because what kinds of activities do you have to disavow in order to oppose “political violence?”

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The Background of the American Revolution

A friend of mine recommended this episode of the Dangerous History Podcast, and I thought it was really interesting. It’s the first in a mini-series talking about the American Revolution.

One point made by Prof. CJ is that there was a peculiar strain of religious belief, held more by the common people of the colonies than the aristocratic founders, that helped move the revolution forward.

Basically, the belief developed that the failure to defend one’s natural rights was a betrayal of God’s grace, as manifested in oneself. There is a lot of good info in the podcast, but this point was something I hadn’t heard before.

There are a few episodes in the mini-series, but I’ve only listened to this one so far. Worth a listen.