I went to the local anarchist meetup group again tonight where I encountered two anarchists who still support Ron Paul. I am trying to work out why this is such a surprise to me and why I was caught of guard by it. I know the arguments for removing my sanction from the political system and yet I found myself being tripped up by statements like, “well you use fiat money right? Then you are giving your consent!” I left the meetup feeling very dizzied and frustrated. Here’s the playlist of all of the arguments against supporting politics. It’s time that I review it again myself.
Also, for those of you still on the fence about supporting political parties or members, How (not) To Achieve Freedom is a must.
November 11th, 2009 at 7:12 am
That could have been replied with the simple argument “if a slave ate the food provided by the slaveowner, is the slave necessary condoning slavery?”
November 11th, 2009 at 8:01 am
‘You use fiat money, right?!’= ‘You eat the Master’s food, right?!’