Book Review: Basics of Resistance

Posted on 2018-04-05 by MamaLiberty

Review by MamaLiberty

Basics of Resistance: The Practical Freedomista, Book I
By Claire Wolfe and Kit Perez

Have you ever dreamed of (or indulged in) resistance to the growing and destructive control of the non-voluntary government? Did you ever wish you could tap into the knowledge and experience of those who have done so?

Well, here’s your golden opportunity.

Don’t expect to find absolute recipes you can simply slip into like good shoes, however. The key points are solidly presented so that you can find what works for you, and help you organize (or not) in ways that increase your effectiveness and safety while you resist.

This book is so packed with good things that it’s not going to be possible to even mention most of them, but I came away with some gems that apply to almost everything we do in life, especially those who wish to tweak the noses of our would-be overlords in the involuntary government. Continue reading →

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Socialism – some thoughts from a free-market view

Posted on 2018-04-05 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton

The subject of just what constitutes socialism, and just what about socialism violates both personal liberty for secular people and personal liberty and loving God for followers of Christ Jesus, came up recently in a family discussion.

What IS socialism?  There are, a quick check on the internet will show you, dozens of definitions.  Lots of other words are thrown about with great abandon: collective, public control, government… whoa! Government?

There seems to be a fairly common theme that socialism can be either merely “collective” (or public) control OR government control.

Gee, I’ll have to come up with my own general definition.  Let me see…

Socialism is a system in which the means of production and distribution of goods and services are shared (both ownership AND management) by a group, a collection of people.  Sometimes, governments claim to be that collection, or to represent them.

Okay (now that I’ve set up my strawman), can socialism be “good” for us? For a society, part of a society, families, individuals, etc.? What is “good” – I mean moral: having liberty, peace, and prosperity, or at least the potential to readily have these things. Continue reading →

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StrawMann Graphic

Posted on 2018-04-03 by MamaLiberty

By MamaLiberty


Found this at Watts Up With That this morning.  Just love the image.

Then, from Dictionary.com:

straw man

1. a mass of straw formed to resemble a man, as for a doll or scarecrow.
2. a person whose importance or function is only nominal, as to cover another’s activities; front.
3. a fabricated or conveniently weak or innocuous person, object, matter, etc., used as a seeming adversary or argument

And then there are outright lies. Not seeing a whole lot of difference myself.

What are some of the examples of “strawman” arguments you see in the news today? Or are they just plain lies? Some of each? What do you think?

And, maybe more important, what can “we” do about it?

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How Stupid Is THIS Narrative?

Posted on 2018-04-01 by MamaLiberty

By L. Reichard White

Facts and evidence don’t matter anymore. It’s only the narrative that counts. Which is the main reason the inept British scripting of the recent alleged attempt on the life of ex double-agent Sergei Skripal is seriously troubling.

It isn’t that the facts don’t match the Official Narrative — that’s now expected and the standard, especially when scripting our current essential villain, Russia. No, it’s the deteriorating quality of Official Narratives in general, and, in this case, the James Bond plot line.

Kind of reminds me of an old-fashioned Meller-Drammer where the audience hisses and boos the dastardly villain and throws peanuts at him – supplied for that purpose by the management.

Perhaps we can chalk it up to British Prime Minister Theresa May and her conservatives needing a quick distraction after getting themselves into political hot water over their less than sterling execution of Brexit. Continue reading →

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Gun Grabber Posters

Posted on 2018-03-29 by MamaLiberty

By MamaLiberty

Do you wish there was something you could DO about the gun grabbers? Here’s something fairly simple…

If you’ve got a blog, FB page, Twitter or Gab account (or whatever), grab these and let them loose on the ‘Net.

For more great ideas, news and commentary, visit Living Freedom, Claire Wolfe’s blog. And you won’t be sorry if you visit The Ultimate Answer to Kings, Joel’s blog. That’s were I got both of these lovely posters of the new 17 year old would be dictator. Actually, he doesn’t look 17 at all, but much older. I wonder what the real story is…

Now, go spread the word… er, the posters.

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Freedom or Death Camps?

Posted on 2018-03-25 by MamaLiberty

By MamaLiberty

So these people are begging the government to destroy what is left of their true civil rights. And, of course, they are not happy destroying their own… they desire with breathtaking passion to destroy the civil rights of every person on earth. Of course they have some strange ideas about a lot of things. They seem to believe that the government can somehow guarantee them safety, a world without risk… And all of their protests about just wanting “commonsense” laws to disarm just the crazy people… Well, we know a lie when we see or hear one.

March for Our Lives organizers rally for ‘common sense’ actions on guns
Kasky’s call for “common sense” regulations include issuing mental health checks and having gun owners be age 21 and older. He said assault weapons should be completely banned, but smaller guns used for protection could be sold under better regulations.

Gun violence is not a political issue. It’s a human rights crisis
Human rights are, by definition, those fundamental freedoms inherent to every person in the world. They include the freedom to move about freely, to obtain an education, to worship as one chooses and to generally participate in society without fear. Continue reading →

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Guns and schools in Mexico

Posted on 2018-03-25 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton

Those of us concerned with liberty and our God-given right to defend ourselves (to keep and bear arms) are familiar with circumstances not just in the Fifty States but in our sister “federally governed” states to the north and south.

Mexico, officially, recognizes the right of its citizens (but not non-citizens) to be armed, in their Federal constitution.  But in reality, the ONLY place to buy guns in the whole country is a government-owned and -operated store.  Not a chain of stores, but ONE store.  And the paperwork and review and approval process is incredibly complex and difficult to go through.

Therefore, legally, the vast majority of Mexican citizens (probably 99%+)  are NOT armed.  Except, of course, for cops and soldiers. This is the situation which the Tranzis and Progressive and hoplophobes and hoploclasts (like dear Nancy Pelosi) want to bring about in the Fifty States – to protect children (especially right now, the students in those “day prisons” I call government-run, tax-funded, or public, schools).

Mexico, through laws and customs and other means, has in essence outlawed guns for private citizens. Continue reading →

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“Free Range Parenting” now “legal” in Utah

Posted on 2018-03-24 by MamaLiberty

By MamaLiberty

Utah legalizes ‘free-range parenting’

The law states that children must be mature enough to handle each situation — though it does not specify an age.

It will go into effect May 8.

The bill determines situations that children can engage in that would not be considered parental neglect: traveling to and from school or recreational facilities, playing outside or sitting in a car unattended, provided safe conditions.

Ah yes, the noose around the necks of Utah parents was slightly loosened here, but any resemblance to “free range” for children is merely an illusion.  As with all such “laws,” the devil is in the details… and in those who make up the definitions or interpret them afterwards – in court?

What does it mean for children to “be mature enough?” Who decides, and by what criteria? The only ones who know the maturity level of children are their parents, some extended family members, and – occasionally – a teacher.  “Lawmakers” in the state capital do not have a clue.

The “bill” decides which activities would not be considered “parental neglect” – again, based on what criteria? Doesn’t sound like much freedom to me. All of the  do-gooders who currently put their nose into the business of others would continue to do so, with parents being forced to defend themselves in court with the extremely thin veil of this “law” to back them up. Mighty frail support.

Let me tell you a little about my own “free range” childhood, and some of the fun my own children enjoyed. Continue reading →

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Wyoming still lets “law enforcement” steal from travelers

Posted on 2018-03-23 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton

In the old days in England, people had to put up with “highwaymen” – armed robbers who would come upon unsuspecting travelers (on foot, horseback, in carts or stages) and order them to “stand and deliver.” Often these were ex-soldiers (or even officers or nobles) on the wrong side of the latest civil war or out of favor in court.

In medieval Europe,  you had “robber barons” who had castles that controlled key transportation chokepoints (bottlenecks).  Gorges on rivers, fords across rivers, good landings, mountain passes, or even gates in walls. Holding their lands in fief from higher nobles or the local king (or emperor), these nobles would charge “tolls” or “import and export duties.”  And often with suitable pretext (wrong religion, wrong loyalties (and gang colors), wrong expression on the travelers’ face) just steal everything the traveler had.  Sometimes including their lives.

In the 1870s, there were robbers along the trails connecting the Black Hills of Dakota and Wyoming with the UP Railroad in Nebraska and Wyoming.  The robbers are best known for holding up stages, especially those carrying mined gold from the camps in the Black Hills.  But they also held up individual travelers, wagon trains, and other groups.  There were both white criminals and Amerind raiders. Anything carried was fair game, as was the livestock.  The Army, local Sheriffs, and town/city Marshals all worked together to prevent and track down robbers.

This evil tradition continues today – in Wyoming itself.  (And other states.) Continue reading →

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1984 Redux?

Posted on 2018-03-20 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton

The United Kingdom, once a land of far more liberty than 95% of the world, has become the poster child for the new “democratic despotism” which (like all forms of involuntary government) seeks to control not just the lives but the thoughts of those under its rule.

“Hate crimes” are defined by the Royal government as: A crime that the victim or any other person perceives to be motivated by hostility or prejudice towards any aspect of a person’s identity. Police forces in England, Wales and Northern Ireland annually monitor five strands of Hate Crime:

  • Disability
  • Gender Identity
  • Race, Ethnicity or Nationality
  • Religion, Faith or Belief
  • Sexual Orientation

“Hate incidents” are “Any incident, which may or may not be a crime, that the victim or any other person perceives to be motivated by hostility or prejudice towards any aspect of a person’s identity.”

Her Majesty’s civil servants (including the police) tell those “victims: “If you think it is, it is. Whatever they call you, call us.

How very “newspeak” this is. Not just the “victim,” but ANY OTHER PERSON can “perceive” any action “to be motivated by hostility or prejudice towards any aspect of a person’s identity.” The aspects are NOT limited to just those five categories. Nor is it limited to some criminal activity: some crime or act of aggression against the person. Continue reading →

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