COMPLETE LIBERTY

Guests Brett from http://schoolsucksproject.com and Daniel from http://warisimmoral.com

http://www.scholarsacademynh.org/

We aren't on planet earth to live up to other people's expectations
The error-correction process is part of being human: http://www.logicallearning.net/libertyourownima.html

The art of not being governed: an anarchist history of upland Southeast Asia By James C. Scott
http://tinyurl.com/4pmc7ag (google books)

Mark Interviews Edward Stringham (begins at 02:02:30)
http://www.freetalklive.com/content/podcast_2011_01_03

Government Can Be Prevented by Edward Stringham
http://blog.mises.org/15178/government-can-be-prevented/

For most of human history, states, i.e., governments, were nonexistent

Life Sentence for Being Honest by Larken Rose
http://www.freedomsphoenix.com/Opinion/081086-2010-12-30-life-sentence-for-being-honest.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Michael_Simkanin

Statistics about Business Size (including Small Business) from the U.S. Census Bureau
http://www.census.gov/epcd/www/smallbus.html
http://wiki.answers.com/Q/List_number_of_us_employees_private_sector_vs_public_sector
http://money.usnews.com/money/blogs/outside-voices-small-business/2009/7/17/how-many-small-business-employees-are-out-there.html

Constitutional slavespeak...
http://www.downsizedcfoundation.org/blog/our-lexicon-coercion

Cultural Authoritarianism Breeds Political Authoritarianism by Kevin Carson
http://c4ss.org/content/4100

The Story of Our Unenslavement - Animated by Stefan Molyneux
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S6IZP3yRJ9I

Two Steps to Anarchy by John Kindley
http://www.peoplevstate.com/?p=653

You were told to believe in and take bites out of "invisible apples," as Stefan Molyneux has noted:
http://www.freedomainradio.com/Traffic_Jams/how_to_control_a_human_soul.mp3

bumper music "History Has Taught Us Nothing" by Ikarus
http://www.myspace.com/ikarusethnoelectronica

http://www.freedomsphoenix.com/Article/071550-2010-07-08-freedom-summit-2010-full-schedule-and-speaker-topics.htm

Recommended podcast
http://thinkingliberty.net/

Taxation with representation is still unjust
Ultimate safety would mean principled protection of property rights, something coercive monopolies called governments can't do

What Has Government Done to Our Money? by Murray N. Rothbard
http://mises.org/money.asp
Freedom Watch Part 2 - Audit Then End The Fed 12/21/2010 (Prof. Horwitz nails it with free market banking!)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=df76WgV4-lg&NR=1

The Basics of Non Violent Communication 1.6 by Marshall Rosenberg
"Institutions can't make you do anything...no human being has ever done anything they didn't choose to do."
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ppyawhuroDw&NR=1

Demands for acquiescence, obedience, compliance, conformity are the mainstays of parenting, and thus statism
The more we don't assert assert our needs for choice, respect, independence, autonomy, and justice, the more we become slaves to statism

Worst Police Misconduct Videos of 2010; Readers Poll
http://www.injusticeeverywhere.com/?page_id=3496
The State fails its own test of legitimacy; it has no valid cause of action against us, in addition to violating our legal rights and causing harm. Case in point...
Taking on the California DMV
http://www.youtube.com/hotforliberty#p/u/32/41ZY5LSDEZA

A Letter to Grover Cleveland on His False Inaugural Address, the Usurpation and Crimes of Lawmakers and Judges, and the Consequent Poverty, Ignorance, and Servitude of the People
http://www.lysanderspooner.org/LetterToGroverCleveland.htm
Government's main (unacknowledged) function is to prevent people from acting in their own rational self-interest

Private project funding alternatives...
http://kickstarter.com
http://indiegogo.com

Praise, rewards, and compliments are the flip side of punishments; gratitude instead focuses on feelings and need-fulfillment in relation to specific actions
The Basics of Non Violent Communication 4.4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XU2jMqFb0Xs&NR=1
The Basics of Non Violent Communication 4.5
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rdLM2lVlMNE&NR=1

bumper music "Renegades Of Funk" by Rage Against The Machine
http://www.ratm.com/

Guests Brett from http://schoolsucksproject.com and Daniel from http://warisimmoral.com

Needs Inventory | The Center for Nonviolent Communication
http://www.cnvc.org/Training/needs-inventory

So many vital needs of kids are not being met by parents and school systems, such as clarity, respect, choice, autonomy, and independence
People doing things that they don't really want to do tends to disconnect them from their feelings and needs, causing a host of problems

Principles — Ayn Rand Lexicon
http://aynrandlexicon.com/lexicon/principles.html

Raising Children Compassionately by Marshall Rosenberg
http://www.naturalchild.org/marshall_rosenberg/rcc.html

Getting people to do things via punishments or rewards doesn't appeal to internal motivation, thus harming the quality of connection and producing conflict

Punished by Rewards: The Trouble with Gold Stars, Incentive Plans, A's, Praise, and Other Bribes by Alfie Kohn
http://www.alfiekohn.org/books/pbr.htm

Why Real-Time Relationships is clearly superior to its contemporaries.... [Actually, RTR lacks some key aspects of NVC]
http://freedomainradio.com/BOARD/forums/p/24371/188994.aspx#188994

Surrendering our autonomy need to "authorities" is commonly demanded in our domination culture of coercive institutions

Hornberger's Blog - WikiLeaks: Conformists vs. Individualists
http://www.fff.org/blog/jghblog2010-12-02.asp

The WikiLeaks effect (cartoon)
http://reason.com/archives/2010/12/03/friday-funnies

Powerful and Bad in 2009: Scientific American Podcast
http://www.scientificamerican.com/podcast/episode.cfm?id=powerful-and-bad-in-2009-09-12-31

Authoritarian/conformist indoctrination runs quite deep in our culture, to the point that people's good intentions serve need's denying means

Self-responsibility and its Effects on Obedience and Aggression
http://www.logicallearning.net/obedience.html

bumper music "Children" by Robert Miles
http://www.robert-miles.com/

Guests Brett from http://schoolsucksproject.com and Daniel from http://warisimmoral.com

Taking what other people do and say personally (rather than just as tragic expressions of unmet needs) contributes to the violent communication process
Attributing the cause of our feelings to things outside ourselves prevents us from taking responsibility for our feelings
http://logicallearning.net/ResponsibilityForFeelings.mp3

With nonviolent communication, you separate your observation of what the other person (or yourself) did or said from your evaluation of it; unsolicited evaluations foster antagonism
http://www.cnvc.org/Training/NVC-Concepts

classic scene from Bee Movie posted on http://marcstevens.net
Still wasting time voting? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=esO2WJZxpYY

Throughout history people have used morality as a weapon to get others to do things, which stems from how parents deal with their children--in which battles of the wills are common

Focusing on feelings and needs rather than moral judgments fosters understanding and compassion; in both parenting and education, this process is commonly lacking, and vital needs, such as respect, are neglected

Raising Children Compassionately by Marshall Rosenberg
http://www.naturalchild.org/marshall_rosenberg/rcc.html

The labeling of others, in addition to being disabling, also leads us to being disconnected from needs for authenticity and respect

It's not the job of parents to "make them behave"; violence begets violence
The need for autonomy needs to be fulfilled

bumper music "We're All To Blame" by Sum 41
http://www.sum41.com/

Brett joins me from http://schoolsucksproject.com

Nonviolent communication achieves clarity and understanding without the typical seen and unseen costs of arguments

Even if a person expresses disinterest in communication, then you can still guess his or her feelings and needs behind that sentiment, thus keeping the empathetic connection
http://www.cnvc.org/Training/feelings-inventory
http://www.cnvc.org/Training/needs-inventory

http://www.celebrateempathy.com/NVC_Intro.pdf

Diagnosing, moralizing, and judging others is the death knell for the empathic process--and thus for getting our needs met

Attributing the cause of our feelings to things outside ourselves prevents us from taking responsibility for our feelings
clip from the NVC audiobook by Marshall Rosenberg...
http://logicallearning.net/ResponsibilityForFeelings.mp3

Punishing through inducing fear is terribly widespread in human culture, e.g., "law-enforcement"--which utterly fails to meet our needs for respect and choice
as are all aspects of "pop behaviorism" - http://www.alfiekohn.org/

Child Rearing Practices of Distant Ancestors Foster Morality, Compassion in Kids
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/09/100921163709.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attachment_parenting

The Comprachicos by Ayn Rand
http://xanthippaschamberpot.files.wordpress.com/2009/11/ayn-rand-the-comprachicos.pdf

Being grounded in ourselves, in our own feelings and needs, is the true self-centeredness that enables us to understand and connect with others
http://aynrandlexicon.com/lexicon/self-interest.html

Crisis And Leviathan: Critical Episodes in the Growth of American Government by Robert Higgs
http://www.independent.org/store/book_detail.asp?bookID=15

Sign up now for the Liberty Getaway Cruise in Nov 2011
http://www.btwcruises.com/rw/view/475
http://freedomcamp.wikispaces.com/

Parenting with Nonviolent Communication (NVC) - CNVC Certified NVC Trainer Inbal Kashtan discusses and demonstrates how to work with the incessant "no" from a child
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IQO7h9MNCqI

bumper music "Empathy" by Tears Of Technology
http://tearsoftechnology.com/

Guests Brett from http://schoolsucksproject.com and Daniel from http://warisimmoral.com

Burt Rutan's private space flight venture
http://www.scaled.com/
http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/xprize_success_040929.html http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LXNkUNP75-Q
http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/xprize_full_coverage.html http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nNocVYQzFts

Anger and Domination Systems by Marshall B. Rosenberg, Ph.D.
http://www.nwcompass.org/anger_and_domination.html
Win/win scenarios, based on nonviolent communication, enable us to meet in the field beyond right-doing and wrong-doing

Domination systems, such as modern education and the military--and governments in general--require:
1. Suppression of self
2. Moralistic judgments
3. Amtssprache (this expression was used by Nazi officials to describe a bureaucratic language that denies choice, with words like should, have to, ought)
4. The crucial concept of deserve

To ascribe an evil nature to children is the root of all evil
The entire "corrections system" designed by those in government is based on punishment and false penitence
Thus, the institutions of government and religion are inherently anti-self-esteem

Moralizing, judging, criticizing, accusing, and even diagnosing are all tragic expressions of unidentified feelings and unmet needs--which tend to ensure NOT getting one's own needs met
As biological and further as rational beings, we all have the same universal needs
http://www.cnvc.org/Training/needs-inventory

Humans' technological progress and increases in productivity are in spite of the debilitating meme of statism; without statism, we'd be FAR more advanced

Teaching that people are deserving of punishment assists in making violence against them enjoyable

A Film To End All Wars! part 1 of 15
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EFz069t7eOo
Punishment, particularly collective punishment, is part and parcel of war--total dehumanization of individuals
http://collateralmurder.com

Shame and guilt-tripping are not effective ways to promote authentic, intrinsically motivated, change in others

The Basics of Non Violent Communication 1.1 (highly recommended 3-4 hr workshop)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M-129JLTjkQ

Our emotions are part of an emotional motivation system alerting us to our needs
Our thinking in domination systems gives rise to anger against others and enemy imagery
It's important and healthy to consciously replace the phrase "I am angry because you/they..." with "I am angry because I am needing..."

National Opt Out Day (and perhaps protect yourself with leather undergarments;)
http://aynrkey.blogspot.com/2010/11/national-opt-out-day.html

bumper music "Domination" by Alizarin
http://www.alizarinmusic.com/

Nonviolent communication: a language of life By Marshall B. Rosenberg
http://books.google.com/books?id=nY4tDDO93E8C&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_atb#v=onepage&q&f=false
http://www.amazon.com/Nonviolent-Communication-Language-Marshall-Rosenberg/dp/1892005034/

The Objectivist ethics of rational self-interest...
http://aynrandlexicon.com/lexicon/self-interest.html
http://aynrandlexicon.com/lexicon/values.html
http://aynrandlexicon.com/lexicon/virtue.html
http://aynrandlexicon.com/lexicon/self-esteem.html

Nonviolent communication upholds needs (or values) as universal; we all have the same needs
http://www.cnvc.org/Training/needs-inventory

Hosts Mike and Stephanie invited me as a guest on their podcast to discuss NVC
http://porctherapy.com/2010/11/08/porc-therapy-096-nonviolent-communication/

"Blame, insults, put-downs (critical remarks), labels, criticism,
comparisons, and diagnoses are all forms of judgment."..."When we judge, as a result, we increase defensiveness and resistance from others. If they do agree to act in harmony with our values because they concur with our analysis of their wrongness, they will likely do so out of fear, guilt, or shame." Marshall Rosenberg

The subtle violence of nonviolent language.
http://www.thefreelibrary.com/The+subtle+violence+of+nonviolent+language-a0152267677

The Basics of Non Violent Communication 1.1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M-129JLTjkQ
Marshall Rosenberg NVC Role Play
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bydhuxilg_A&NR=1
Rosenberg on Nonviolent Communication ~ NVC
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SZ-fUVM4Dos

Secret of Childhood by Maria Montessori
http://www.amazon.com/Secret-Childhood-Maria-Montessori/dp/0345305833

Nonviolent Communication Part 2 Marshall Rosenberg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XbgxFgAN7_w
rolplay1 nonviolent communication
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WPpQIkaH0Wo

Kelly Bryson, part 3 - nonviolence, revolution and a third way though conflict
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6IDvlwLXmRU
Kelly Bryson, part 4, Nonviolent Communication
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SICCWuunEvY
Kelly Bryson, part 5, Nonviolent Communication
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GDQ_rsCWO6o
Kelly Bryson, part 6, Nonviolent Communication
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O6Ejfw0MI_s

Unconditional Parenting by Alfie Kohn
http://www.unconditionalparenting.com/up/

Compassionate Communication By Marshall Rosenberg
http://www.nwcompass.org/compassionate_communication.html

NVC never fails if you stay with the process...from a connection, creativity arises, and a synergistic solution will always present itself, without fail!

Feel free to contact me for a counseling session at wes@happinesscounseling.com

bumper music "Bring Me Back To Life" by Evanescence
http://www.evanescence.com/

http://libertopia.org

www.startrekofgodsandmen.com/
http://www.silvercirclemovie.com/

Why People Believe Weird Things: Pseudoscience, Superstition, and Other Confusions of Our Time by Michael Shermer (Review)
http://www.skepdic.com/refuge/weird.html
Hyper-libertarian Facebook billionaire Peter Thiel's appalling plan to pay students to quit college by Jacob Weisberg
http://www.slate.com/id/2271265/

lots of confusion about this process...
http://aynrandlexicon.com/lexicon/sacrifice.html

hopeful activist movements - http://freekeene.com and http://freegrafton.com

It's important to question those who presume to care about you as they advocate statist coercion against you
Ostracism, Self-Trust and Happy Happy Joy Joy (rebuttal to shunning those who advocate statism)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pV4z__2FcjM

TL guest Sharon Presley talks about Milgram experiments, demands of authority...her books on resisting authority
http://thinkingliberty.net/2010-08-10/

paper about Stanley Milgram's obedience experiments...
http://logicallearning.net/obedience.html
The Will to Resist: Soldiers Who Refuse to Fight in Iraq and Afghanistan
http://dahrjamailiraq.com/the-will-to-resist

Hunter-gatherer John Durant fights vegan Paul Kline for total green room supremacy. (03:00)
http://www.colbertnation.com/the-colbert-report-videos/265602/february-22-2010/exclusive---backstage-with-john-durant

Nonviolent Communication: A Language Of Life by Marshall Rosenberg
http://www.amazon.com/Nonviolent-Communication-Language-Marshall-Rosenberg/dp/1892005034
The Basics of Non Violent Communication 1.1 (3-4 hr workshop by Rosenberg)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M-129JLTjkQ

It's possible to use win/win strategies to get our needs met from those who've been advocating statism...
Freedom works for everybody (even those who are presently using force against others)

http://theamericandreamfilm.com/
2081 - http://www.finallyequal.com/

for health, fitness, and longevity, check out...
http://healthymindfitbody.com/podcast
http://itunes.apple.com/podcast/healthy-mind-fit-body-fitness/id332309038

2011 Liberty Getaway 5-day cruise to Bermuda - 5 night cruise on Royal Caribbean departing 11/05/2011 from Bayonne, NJ to Bermuda. Featuring special guest speakers: Stefan Molyneux, Wes Bertrand and Mark Edge.
http://www.btwcruises.com/rw/view/475
It's a participatory "unconference"! my tentative topic...
http://freedomcamp.wikispaces.com/Wes%27+topic

bumper music "Hope" by Temple 8 http://music.temple8.net/track/hope

[explicit] lyrics

Remember, Remember, Don’t Vote in November by Thomas L. Knapp
http://c4ss.org/content/4075

Under "Democracy" children get roped into a communistic system (statism), along with the rest of us

Libertarian Party: Worthless by Larken Rose
http://www.freedomsphoenix.com/Opinion/075264-2010-09-13-libertarian-party-worthless.htm
What happens when an "anarchist" runs for office? http://carroll4nh.com/
Political "parties" are designed to be "in power" and control people via statism
What evidence is there that people want governmental "services," give their involuntary nature? None
Rasmussen Poll: 23% Say U.S. Government Has the Consent of the Governed
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/general_politics/july_2010/23_say_u_s_government_has_the_consent_of_the_governed

The Governator makes a final appearance on CLP...
http://reason.com/blog/2010/10/05/reasontv-arnolds-last-stand
The new bill changes marijuana possession of less than an ounce to an infraction
http://www.salem-news.com/articles/october012010/schwarzenegger-marijuana.php
Arnold Schwarzenegger Admits Smoking Weed With Tommy Chong
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kMnlUyATqXE
Arnold Schwazeneger smoking weed http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=91gl2d0yV5I

What happens when your belief conflicts with a newfound truth? How do you react? How you respond makes all the difference for your life
Speaking the truth to "power" doesn't even entail getting incarcerated; just living consciously and practicing self-assertiveness is necessary
Being disassociated from emotions is part of the process by which one compartmentalizes beliefs and behaviors
Introspection is key

In case you need some more reasons...
Don't Vote: 20 Practical Reasons by John Roscoe and Ned Roscoe
http://www.wendymcelroy.com/news.php?extend.3569

Feel free to email me at wes@happinesscounseling.com if you're interested in counseling sessions

bummer music "AEnima" by Tool
http://www.toolband.com/

What are the prospects of complete liberty--in your lifetime?
Played clip of my hour-long call to Free Talk Live about non-voting
http://traffic.libsyn.com/ftl/FTL2010-09-28.mp3

This Free-Stater denounces Free Keene
http://nhpr.org/free-state-vs-free-keene
Is the political free stater message different than the Tea Party-ers'?
What will it take for individuals to stop complying, given the potent statist matrix of mass indoctrination coupled with mass fear?

Essentially, we need to come to terms with two classes in society: the productive class and the parasitical class (http://www.agorism.info/AgoristClassTheory.pdf)

http://freekeene.com/2010/08/11/city-council-drinking-game-video/
Drinking Game Involves Keene City Council
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=129077277
City council members are basically trying to find some semblance of identity through the political process, in spite of its rights-infringing nature
Reason Saves Cleveland With Drew Carey: How to Save the Mistake on the Lake and other Once Great U.S. Cities--The Complete Series http://reason.org/news/show/reason-saves-cleveland-complete-ser
New at Reason: Drew Carey and Nick Gillespie Clash with the Cleveland City Council
http://reason.com/blog/2010/09/08/new-at-reason-drew-carey-and-n

Running for office doesn't foster the adoption of the principle of freedom for individuals
Challenging so-called "authorities" need not entail getting arrested and imprisoned
The fear of challenging "authority" stems from bad parenting
The process of individuation is key...
Honoring the Self: Self-Esteem and Personal Transformation
http://www.nathanielbranden.com/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=21_23&products_id=43

The voting process allows for a psychological comfort zone to exist within the turmoil of the reality of people's statist enslavement; it can be perversely comforting to be a member of the tribe

Clearly, it's important to come to terms with one's own emotional psychology
Principles enable you to stay true to yourself and true to reality

A VERY IMPORTANT book I recently investigated, which I'll be exploring extensively in the future...
Nonviolent Communication: A Language of Life by Marshall Rosenberg
http://www.amazon.com/Nonviolent-Communication-Language-Marshall-Rosenberg/dp/1892005034/

No one can "represent" you in the political system
DEMOCRACY OF THE PEOPLE, BY THE POLITICIANS, FOR WHOM AGAIN? http://completeliberty.com/chapter2.php

bumper music "Freedom" by Rage Against The Machine
http://www.ratm.com/