re: For the anarchists

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Do we have any anarchists that post here?

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I believe that stuntman and I qualify, to a certain extent. I value anarchism (of a certain type - there are many variations) as an ideal end, but I obviously know that it can't be implemented overnight.

My heart is 100% ancap...but my brain will only let me be a minarchist.

To me, there is no philosophy that I know of that is more consistent and intellectually honest than anarcho-capitalism.

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One mans 90 seconds could be another mans 3 and half hours.

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A 90 second peek into this thread created 3 and half hour rabbit hole thanks to Boatbrain and InsightHead.

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Do we have any anarchists that post here?

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There's not really any such thing.

Might help to enlighten the anarchists to let them know the author of the quote was imprisoned on more than one occasion by the same authorities he refers to in the text. His imprisonment was for preaching and teaching too, not for anything else. Essentially in today's American terms, his 1A right was violated.

The author, as well as the other apostles who also wrote parts of New testament and were imprisoned, also only preached part time. They worked as they traveled at whatever work was available.

So, not only the respect for authority, but also the taxation to the same was duly given.

Paul followed the laws of the land as preached and taught others to. Take a look at who the National and local authorities in his time were. One of the Kings had John the Baptist beheaded at the request of his daughter. The Caesar's of Rome who were always a real hoot at parties and ever so loving to their subjects.

Today's dictators got nothing on ancient ones.

I mean, I'm as much for "anarchy" as anyone who calls him or herself an "anarchist." I just sort of accept reality and realize it's unobtainable unless everyone pretty much thinks exactly like me.

Thank you Rev.

Tucker went from one of my favorites to an effeminate cuck in a very short time. It's a shame, he's a very bright and insightful guy. Met him once at the LvMI a few years ago.

I haven't kept up w Tucker's views, so it was a bit of a shock to hear Hoppe talk about him like that...although we libertarians are known for ripping each other apart.

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For the moment, yes. But it is out of tatters that new fabric can be made.

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New wine in old skins? No, of course you're right. My cynicism sometimes gets the better of me. New fabric could be woven from proven tatters that are virtuous at their core.

Rod Dreher touches this somewhat in his The Benedict Option. Although it is explicitly "A Strategy for Christians in a Post-Christian Nation", I would say it recognizes, pragmatically, allies of like minded people who wish to build communities where freedom and virtue can thrive and where tatters can be woven into something permanent.

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I totally agree. That is one of the many reasons I am a vehement critic of democracy. Republicanism is better, and aristocratic republicanism even more so. It is probably more in line with Anglo values than some kind of monarchical system.

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Unfettered democracy can tend toward the rule of the mob and whatever trend, fad, or social experiment it embraces. The most horrible example in my opinion being the French Revolution. The current "Progressive" movement in our country today shares more in common with it than just dangerous ugly rhetoric.

I generally agree with a republican form of governance. I would simply say that, an aristocratic republic must be a nobility of character and virtue based on common beliefs respecting culture, morality, and the intrinsic God-given value of all persons-these above all else.