So many people assume that the solution to tyranny and oppression must involve doing something to government (elections, petitions, protests, revolutions, whatever). But the problem of authoritarianism--and the solution, too--is entirely mental. (Youd have to be completely mental to believe in government, but thats not what I meant.) Most people cant quite process the idea that the ultimate and final solution to oppression and tyranny is this: 1) Stop thinking anyone has the right to rule you. 2) Stop talking as if anyone has the right to rule you. 3) Stop acting as if anyone has the right to rule you. This solution doesnt rule out hiding, or passive resistance, or forcible resistance. It also doesnt rule out complying with violent thugs out of self-preservation. But it does rule out calling the thugs law-makers and law-enforcers, or treating them like your rightful lords and masters. What people choose to DO once they have escaped mental enslavement will vary wildly, as will the effectiveness of their actions. But the actions are secondary, and in the long run, not even all that important. What matters is how MANY people give up their faith in the cult of government. Suppose there were 1,000,100 people living in some place, a hundred of whom thought they had the right to rule all the others, but none of the other million believed that. What would those million people need to do in order to avoid being oppressed by the hundred? Nothing. If the hundred werent imagined to be authority or government, they wouldnt even have any power in need of resisting. If the hundred were dumb enough to try to rule by open brute force, they would all be dead before more than 0.1% of the million even knew anything was happening. If enough of the people think they should be free, they will be. If they dont, they wont. The problem and the solution are 100% psychological/moral/philosophical. --Larken Rose.
Posted on: Tue, 05 Aug 2014 02:39:09 +0000
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