Debate Part 1 of II: Danilo Cuellar (Anarcho-Capitalism) vs. John Cymerman (Direct Democracy)

Posted on April 5, 2015 by Danilo Cuellar

Please enjoy my recent debate part 1 of II that I conducted with John Cymerman, an old high school friend and fellow chess player. I am defending Anarcho-Capitalism and he is defending Direct Democracy or the necessity of “government” itself. Herein we discussed are we government, is government a natural evolutionary consequence, what is the difference between pledging undying faith to a pope, monarch, or President/flag, is the lust for power an inherent human trait, does government hinder human progress, Voluntaryists are not fortune tellers, does government create artificial demand for unprofitable things such as weapons, The Tragedy of the Commons, private roads in Stateless society, economics consequences of minimum wage laws, does Wal-Mart pay slave wages, are sweatshops immoral, armed monopolies in a stateless society, the importance of reputation, Threat Management Center in Detroit, The Appeal to Pity Fallacy, is charity a natural human behavior, do people need to be forced to fund other people’s misfortune, Restitution vs. Retribution, Dispute Resolution Agencies, is violence expensive, is the US President a mass murderer, is war murder, is legality equivalent to morality, is killing people in Iraq not murder because there is no law forbidding it and much more!

The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, and wiser people so full of doubts.

Bertrand Russell

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Debate I: Danilo Cuellar (Anarcho-Capitalism) vs. John Cymerman (Direct Democracy)

Posted on April 3, 2015 by Danilo Cuellar

Please enjoy my recent debate I conducted with John Cymerman, an old high school friend and fellow chess player. I am defending Anarcho-Capitalism and he is defending Direct Democracy or the necessity of “government” itself. Herein we discussed what is “government”, what is Democracy, where does power originate, is the lust for power part of human nature, the imperfections of checks and balances, the conflicting interests of the three branches of “government”, difference between democracy and dictatorship, what is an economy, how self-interest serves society, is Voluntaryism naïve, what is democide, the chain of obedience, what is sovereign immunity, what is the belief in the myth of authority, the modern day religion of Statheism, is taxation theft or voluntary, was chain slavery a function of “government” or private enterprise, is chain slavery an efficient business model and much more!

“When I despair, I remember that all through history the way of truth and love have always won. There have been tyrants and murderers, and for a time, they can seem invincible, but in the end, they always fall. Think of it–always.” ― Mahatma Gandhi

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Richard Heathen, Producer of Hidden Influence: The Rise of Collectivism

Posted on April 2, 2015 by Danilo Cuellar

Please enjoy my recent interview with Richard Heathen. Herein we discussed how he became an Anti-Statist/Libertarian, leftism in Canada, hating on successful capitalist Alex Jones, Ron Paul creating Voluntaryists, changing the system from within, the limits of Agorism, affecting the minds of law enforcement and military, defeating Statism on all fronts, Hidden Influence: The Rise of Collectivism, cultural Marxism, white privilege, divide and conquer, minimum wage economics, Leftist agenda, confused feminists, Social Justice university classes, clarification of terms, leave it up to the experts, passionate minority, Capitalism cannot be killed, Anarcho-Communists, Hitler and the National Socialist party, deferral of gratification, what is Capitalism, what’s so bad about Nazism, patriarchy and much more!

‘But what would you replace the state with?’ The question reveals an inability to imagine human society without the state. Yet it would seem that an institution that can take 200,000,000 lives within a century hardly needs to be ‘replaced’.

Joseph Sobran

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Seeds Of Liberty Podcast Ep. 3: Complete

Posted on March 31, 2015 by Danilo Cuellar

Please enjoy our recent episode of our Seeds of Liberty podcast. Herein we discussed freedom of association/dissociation of entrepreneurs, slippery slope logical fallacy, legislate morality, force your morals upon your neighbor, power of boycott, business self-ownership, cowards use government, Economic Fascism, minimum wage laws keep minorities in poverty, economic ostracism, reputation, government solution to every problem, appeal to force logical fallacy, consistency of Voluntaryism, I voted for the Democratic puppet, just vote harder, Central Banks, fiat currency, war, what is voluntaryism, the golden rule, the silver rule, pacifism, non-aggression principle, self-ownership, property rights, principle vs. law, government attracts the corruptible, Statism is chaos, myth of the authority, taxation is theft arguments, democracy is mob rule, myth of collective consent, legal plunder, you are free to leave and much more!

Democracy has proved only that the best way to gain power over people is to assure the people that they are ruling themselves. Once they believe that, they make wonderfully submissive slaves.

Joseph Sobran

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Teach Your Children About Money

Posted on March 28, 2015 by Danilo Cuellar

Money is the lifeblood of any economy. It is the lubrication that facilitates every voluntary transaction. When it is freely used amongst peaceful people it significantly raises the wealth and standard of living of society. Historically many items have been used as currency such as exotic bird feathers, beads, lumber, tobacco, cigarettes, candy bars, sea shells, copper, spices, salt, sugar etc. In order to satisfy the criteria of currency it must be divisible, fungible, portable, and durable. For various reasons these items have come and gone due to their unique inadequacies.

Money has all these qualities plus being a store of value over long periods of time. This supreme status has been achieved mainly by gold and silver. Historically when “government” hijacks and debauches money, the decline of society has already begun. This is known as the Wealth Transfer. Through the Mandrake mechanism, coin clipping, currency creation, money printing, interest rate manipulation, deficit spending, or pork/barrel spending “government” corrupts and devalues the purity of sound money. The Wealth Transfer is the sinister mechanism by which wealth is transferred from the industrious to the money controllers or political elite. This is known as the stealth tax of monetary inflation because not one man in a million will detect the source of this wickedness.

We must teach our children of this reality if we are to finally be free of this vicious cycle. We are the present but our children are the future. They will be the ones to carry the torch. To raise a child is to be a participant in molding the world of tomorrow. By teaching our children about self-ownership, property rights, and non-aggression we are teaching them to be thinking individuals capable of critical analysis. An intelligent mind is a more powerful force than any weapon man can wield and is the true enemy of any “government”. Ideas are what embolden the most ruthless tyrants and topple the fiercest regimes. If you wish to change the world you must first begin by affecting hearts and minds.

From his neck down, a man is worth a couple dollars a day; from his neck up, he is worth anything his brain can invent.

Albert Einstein

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