Episode 157 - The shrugging of atlas, and the welfare state
By Wes Bertrand
Corporations are manifestations of statism
http://completeliberty.com/iv__immorality_of_politics.html
Ayn Rand explicated the non-aggression principle quite
clearly
http://aynrandlexicon.com/lexicon/physical_force.html
http://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Vulgar_libertarianism
'Atlas Shrugged Part 2' Timed to Hit Screens Just Before
Presidential Election
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/atlas-shrugged-part-2-prduction-april-286633
Do we really need to surrender to "authority" in order to
survive?...
http://www.mygovcost.org/2012/01/19/nearly-half-of-americans-receive-government-funding/
bumper music "Sentinel" by VNV Nation
http://www.vnvnation.com/
Direct download: Episode_157_-_The_shrugging_of_atlas_and_the_welfare_state.mp3
Episode 156 - Liberty getaway cruise 2011, voting debate
By Wes Bertrand
Stefan Molyneux's site:
http://freedomainradio.com
Mark Edge's site:
http://freetalklive.com
An article by Jim Davies about Ron Paul's agenda (http://ronpaul2012.com)
http://strike-the-root.com/ron-reviewed
about Ron Paul's Presidential Campaign by Jim Davies
http://www.theanarchistalternative.info/zgb/rondex.htm
Raise the Drawbridge! by Jim Davies
http://www.theanarchistalternative.info/zgb/11A141.htm
Ron's War on Drugs by Jim Davies
http://www.theanarchistalternative.info/zgb/11A135.htm
New Hampshire activism options (both inside and outside the
coercive system)
http://freestateproject.org
http://freekeene.com
Further reading on the USC...
No Treason No. VI. The Constitution of No Authority
http://praxeology.net/LS-NT-6.htm
bumper music "Suffrage" by Matthias Adler
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Matthias-Adler/297658406940392?sk=info
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Episode 155 - Liberty getaway cruise 2011, nonviolent communication principles
By Wes Bertrand
http://aynrandlexicon.com/lexicon/objectivism.html
and its five branches:
http://aynrandlexicon.com/lexicon/metaphysics.html
http://aynrandlexicon.com/lexicon/epistemology.html
http://aynrandlexicon.com/lexicon/morality.html
http://aynrandlexicon.com/lexicon/politics.html
http://aynrandlexicon.com/lexicon/esthetics.html
Passing moral judgment (on oneself and others) tends to
diminish the ability of getting one's needs met, because it
represents an unexpressed (or poorly expressed) need
Were there any "noble savages"? Definitely no noble
States
Science Saturday: War of the Doves (Robert Wright & John
Horgan)
http://bloggingheads.tv/diavlogs/31183
Science Saturday: War and Peace (John Horgan & Steven
Pinker)
http://bloggingheads.tv/diavlogs/39138
Science Saturday: The Anthropology of War (John Horgan &
Brian Ferguson)
http://bloggingheads.tv/diavlogs/14196
http://www.cnvc.org/Training/feelings-inventory
http://www.cnvc.org/Training/needs-inventory
http://en.nvcwiki.com/index.php/Restorative_justice
Triggering fear, guilt, and shame in others tends to engender
diminished good will and empathy; nonviolent communication
tends to engender increased good will and empathy
To live in a world in which people only do those things that
they truly want to do will entail a psychological (and
political) paradigm shift
bumper music "Something Very Pure" by Mystical Sun
http://www.mysticalsun.com/
Episode 154 - Unconditional parenting, part fifteen
By Wes Bertrand
In this episode I cover the Appendix - Parenting Styles: The
Relevance of Culture, Class, and Race in the book Unconditional
Parenting: Moving From Rewards And Punishments To Love And Reason
by Alfie Kohn
http://www.unconditionalparenting.com/up/
Love is both a feeling and a need
Collectivistic cultures tend to minimize or even disfavor
self-interest and self-actualization, which leads to repressed
feelings, e.g., of resentment and depression
When parents spank children, they inflict pain and induce fear in them, i.e., fear of parental "authority," which sends a really confused and contradictory message to them about their own individuality and choice--and it perversely mixes notions of love with violence. Basically, violating the rights of children doesn't help them flourish.
Lenient parenting methods are just as lopsided as punitive parenting methods. They don't teach children respectful ways to express feelings and get needs met, while meeting the needs of others. It's important for parents to express their feelings in relation to their unmet needs, and be advocates for getting their needs met as much as children do.
Many thanks to Alfie Kohn for putting such a book of useful information about parenting into the world. May the memes of unconditional parenting spread far and wide, so that adults learn that there are life-enriching, win/win ways to get needs met in families, and children therefore grow up healthy and happy. :)
Youth Voices on Peacemaking and Conflict Resolution
http://www.goodradioshows.org/peaceTalksL84.htm
Marshall Rosenberg 6-09 When Authority Destroys Creativity from
NVC Training Course
http://www.amazon.com/Nonviolent-Communication-Training-Course/dp/1591794439
bumper music "Joyful Wonder" by Ott
http://www.ottsonic.net/
Episode 153 - Reflections on Libertopia 2011
By Wes Bertrandhttp://aynrandlexicon.com/lexicon/stolen_concept,_fallacy_of.html
promoting intrinsic motivation: trust children, and they will
learn...
http://summum-bonum.org/
no matter who you vote for, politics (government) always wins
http://www.meetup.com/LeewaySudburySchool/
http://completeliberty.com/viii__objective_law.html
Taking on the California DMV
http://www.youtube.com/hotforliberty#p/u/32/41ZY5LSDEZA
Parenting with Naomi Aldort - S.A.L.V.E. Formula
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bFlPe14SuAY
Five Principles of Libertopia
1. All actions should be peaceful and voluntary
2. Honor the self
3. Rule yourself
4. Live and let live
5. Community of Spontaneous Order
by Larry Ludlow...
http://www.freedomsphoenix.com/Magazine/098621-2011-10-29-libertopia-2011-four-days-in-the-freest-place-on-earth.htm
bumper music "California" by Semisonic
http://www.semisonic.com/
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Episode 152 - Unconditional parenting, part fourteen
By Wes Bertrand
In this episode I cover the second half of Chapter Ten:
The Child's Perspective in the book Unconditional Parenting:
Moving From Rewards And Punishments To Love And Reason by Alfie
Kohn
http://www.unconditionalparenting.com/up/
http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/empathy
An assortment of helpful nonviolent communication
resources I've compiled (2MB download of PDFs)
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/7585370/NVCcompilation.zip
Our culture has a tough time with the idea of
self-centeredness, similar to the notion of selfishness; Ayn
Rand helped clarify:
http://aynrandlexicon.com/lexicon/selfishness.html
http://aynrandlexicon.com/lexicon/contradictions.html
You are your highest value, first and foremost, which
enables you to see others as their own highest value--thus,
neither sacrificing oneself to others, nor others to
oneself
A world of selfless people is not one in which people are
getting their needs met
A profound way to explore your inner-self, especially
your child-self--The Art Of Self-Discovery
http://www.nathanielbranden.com/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=21_23&products_id=38
bumper music "A New World" by Antinomie
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Episode 151 - Unconditional parenting, part thirteen
By Wes Bertrand
Agora I/O - the online liberty unconference...
http://agora.io/laozi/schedule/
http://agora.io/laozi/archives/
Libertopia - an annual festival of peace, freedom, music,
community and ideas that will change the World...a 3-day
celebration of our individuality and diversity in sunny San
Diego...
http://libertopia.org/
In this episode I cover the first half of Chapter Ten: The
Child's Perspective in the book Unconditional Parenting: Moving
From Rewards And Punishments To Love And Reason by Alfie
Kohn
http://www.unconditionalparenting.com/up/
Happiness is our highest moral purpose, so it's vital to know
what it objectively requires
http://aynrandlexicon.com/lexicon/happiness.html
Out-of-context happiness (e.g., ignoring the ills of statism)
is just as disconnected from one's true self as the unhappiest
depression
Punitive parenting and punitive governmental actions tragically
go hand in hand
The commonly misunderstood ethical terms...
http://aynrandlexicon.com/lexicon/self-interest.html
http://aynrandlexicon.com/lexicon/altruism.html
http://aynrandlexicon.com/lexicon/trader_principle.html
At a bare minimum, parents need to convey to their kids the
extreme importance and sanctity of their persons and property,
i.e., the nature of respecting individual rights in
society
http://aynrandlexicon.com/lexicon/individual_rights.html
In a free society, everyone can be productive; "competition" is
merely people bringing various values to the marketplace
bumper music "Let There Be Light" by Astral Projection
http://www.myspace.com/astralprojectionavilior
Episode 150 - Unconditional parenting, part twelve
By Wes Bertrand
In this episode I cover the second half of Chapter Nine:
Choices For Children in the book Unconditional Parenting:
Moving From Rewards And Punishments To Love And Reason by Alfie
Kohn
http://www.unconditionalparenting.com/up/
Taking responsibility is greatly diminished in those who
administer punishments, since they commonly blame the
disobedient person who's being punished as "bringing it on
themselves" or "choosing" to be punished
Whenever what we want comes across as a demand (rather than a
request), we tend to pay a price psychologically and socially
in terms of getting our needs met
As humans, we all have the same needs:
http://www.cnvc.org/Training/needs-inventory
And feelings are universal as well:
http://www.cnvc.org/Training/feelings-inventory
The all-too-commom process of parents telling children what to
do and when to do it, such as eating and sleeping, greatly
hinders the process of children learning to take responsibility
for their own basic functions as growing human beings; and, it
doesn't meet their needs for respect and autonomy (among other
needs)
Check out the facets of whole-life unschooling...
http://www.unschooling.info/
; http://www.unschooling.org/ ;
http://www.holtgws.com/whatisunschoolin.html
Dayna Martin: What is Radical Unschooling?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kiHyzS26N0Y
Ian Freeman's thorough overview of the NH CD liberty
activism
http://freekeene.com/2011/09/03/ians-blog-from-jail-3/
bumper music "Sunrise" by trance[]control
http://www.trancecontrol.com/
Episode 149 - Unconditional parenting, part eleven
By Wes Bertrand
In this episode I cover the first half of Chapter Nine:
Choices For Children in the book Unconditional Parenting:
Moving From Rewards And Punishments To Love And Reason by Alfie
Kohn
http://www.unconditionalparenting.com/up/
Even if you're not a parent who is frustrated about how to deal with kids so that your own needs are met, it's key to get in touch with your child-self, so that you can focus on life-enriching, respectful interactions that are essentially win/win with children
Using operant and classical conditioning on children (and adults) basically prevents them from becoming mature human beings, beings that are self-actualized, self-confident, self-respecting, independent and happy; "pop behaviorism" disconnects us from our feelings and needs, treating us as nonconceptual creatures to be punished or bribed instead of reasoned with
Children are volitional, conceptual beings, in contrast
to other primates (and all other organisms)
Homo Sapiens: The Rational Animal
http://www.logicallearning.net/libhomosapiens.html
The Crucial Faculty Of Choice
http://www.logicallearning.net/libfreewill.html
Statism is a recapitulation of the coercive family environment, in which kids' need for respect isn't met (among many other needs)
Domination language and domination structures thwart our need for autonomy and foster widespread coercion and hypocrisy
As humans, we all have the same needs:
http://www.cnvc.org/Training/needs-inventory
The Secret Of Childhood by Maria Montessori
http://www.amazon.com/Secret-Childhood-Maria-Montessori/dp/0345305833
http://www.questia.com/PM.qst?a=o&d=8977399
http://www.ryanfarish.com/
Direct download: Episode_149_-_Unconditional_parenting_part_eleven.mp3
Episode 148 - Unconditional parenting, part ten
By Wes Bertrand
In this episode I cover the second half of Chapter Eight: Love
Without Strings Attached in the book Unconditional Parenting:
Moving From Rewards And Punishments To Love And Reason by Alfie
Kohn
http://www.unconditionalparenting.com/up/
The process of administering rewards and punishments doesn't
treat individuals as equals; authoritarian power imbalances are
inherent
Sound property rights enable jurisdiction, whereas "public
property" enables constant injustices by the coercive (and
communistic) monopoly of statist police and courts
About Ian Freeman's unjust incarceration and the nature of the
system of injustice...
http://freekeene.com/2011/08/11/what-can-you-do-when-you-dont-approve-of-police-actions/
The practice of self-acceptance is a key component of
self-esteem, of embracing one's fundamental worthiness, being
fit to exist
The Six Pillars of Self-Esteem
http://www.nathanielbranden.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=35
Unschooling: What is Deschooling?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9meP3a64MzY
"Authority," given its unreasonable nature, will never respect
reason and choice in individuals
Info about unschooling and John Holt's books...
http://www.holtgws.com/
bumper music "Nothing Left To Give" by Sarah McLachlan
http://www.sarahmclachlan.com/
