accomplish nothing — except, perhaps, to die in poverty, misery, and
squalor...
What we find ourselves on, at the present moment, is the cusp of a
decision. Shall we find our way back to the outlook and attitude that
once made us great, and promised to make us greater, or simply roll
over, turn our toes up, and leave it to insectoid archaeologists, five
million years from now, to wonder what a Frisbee or a Hula-Hoop was
for?
If we decide to go on living, as individuals, as a culture, as a
species, then our first task must be to end this unnecessary crisis
quickly, rid ourselves of the unsavory things that caused it, and go
back to being a species that is ultimately destined for immortality
and the stars. A good first step, I believe, is to read one of the
very first speeches I ever wrote and delivered, which can be found
here:
http://www.ncc-1776.org/tle2008/tle497-20081214-04.html.
Keep in mind that the speech is over thirty years old, and, in its
present form, it was rewritten to promote an idea — the Covenant of
Unanimous Consent — that may or may not be germane to what I’m saying
here.
Pay attention, instead, to what I say happens in an economy that
has shed the blight of parasitic central command. The remedies that I
suggest could pull us out of this Depression — which even Ron Paul
says may last as long as fifteen years (and which will never end as
long as government controls the economy) — in just a few months, and
set the stage for a new Renaissance of peace, freedom, progress, and
prosperity.
Workers of the world, unite! You have nothing to lose but your
socialism.
Read it, then come back here to talk about it. If there’s enough
interest, I’ll rewrite it once again to speak of individual liberty in
more general terms. We can then use it to counteract the disgusting,
vicious lie that it was too much individual liberty that caused this
mess.
In the meantime, please remember that you can’t fool people into
wanting to be free, despite what many purely political libertarians
seem to believe. Nor can you force them to be free — that’s one of
many things that is wrong about this nation’s foreign policy. And, as
somebody once said, you can’t reason people out of something they were
never reasoned into. If they don’t truly believe in individual rights,
no amount of preaching or bullying will help them to change their
minds.
Instead, think of freedom as gift: give it to your neighbor, give
it to yourself.
That’s important, so I’ll say it again - think of freedom as gift:
give it to your neighbor, give it to yourself.
See? Every time I think Neil has gone too far
'round the bend for me, he writes one of these pearls. You would be doing me a
favor, if you supported, at least, his science fiction writing. You can do that by
visiting Big Head Press and sampling some. If you like it. Buy
something.
- Dick Anderson
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