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I am against pedophiles. Especially pedophiles who act on it. I am also against obsessive pedophile hunters and obsessive pedophile punishers. They like to think of themselves as knights on a Holy Crusade. I see them as the spiritual descendants of Torquemada. I've come to believe that most people who claim to be hunting or fighting pedophiles are simply hungry for someone it's socially OK to obsessively hate; someone they can safely post revenge porn about. It's their version of Nazi hunting. Most even misdefine "pedophile" and "child" so they'll have more targets available. It's a witchhunt; one libertarians seem particularly prone to joining. Perhaps they...

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Is it rude to shun someone? To exercise your right of association? I shun cops and would probably shun politicians if I ever had the opportunity. Especially state-level politicians. I would probably be flexible on more local levels, depending on how enthusiastic a dirtbag they happen to be. I'm willing to chalk up some bad behavior (archation) on their part to ignorance and brainwashing. But it seems people around me believe it's rude of me to shun cops. I don't think I'm rude to them-- I simply ignore their existence in "social" situations. Isn't that better than puking at the sight of...

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Or the old, disabled, or ill! Those who might be considered, by some, as "unwhole" in some way. I appreciate when people stand up for the "unwhole"; I'm less than impressed when someone imagines that being "unwhole" bestows or creates extra rights. I'm downright angry when someone insists my (or others') rights don't matter because they might somehow offend the "unwhole". Certain people bring up the "unwhole" in discussions to try to find a reason to justify archation, such as "taxation" or "laws". Recently one such winner objected to my dismissal of laws as either unnecessary or harmful because he didn't understand how the "unwhole" could...

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I should probably be ashamed, but I'm feeling bothered because I haven't had a chance in a long time to actually need to use any of my preps. And I know that's a stupid "problem" to admit to having. I guess I could sneak out and shut off the electricity and water, but knowing I did that would take the fun out of it. Lately, I've been feeling really antsy about preps. Feeling I need to do more. More water, in particular. There are zero surface sources of water around here, so emergency water must be stored -- although I do have filters,...

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Imagine someone created a government agency with no other function but to hand out (for example) free AR-15s to anyone, just for the asking. I would really love to have an AR-15, but I can't afford one. So, would I support the existence of this "wonderful" government agency? Nope. I couldn't support a government agency; even one formed specifically to give me exactly what I want. Even if there were no strings attached, and no hidden agenda or unintended consequences to the recipients. How can anyone? It's something I just can't wrap my head around. Even if I believed a "border patrol"...

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(My Eastern New Mexico News column for August 8, 2018) Why all the uproar over 3D printed guns? It has always been fairly easy to make guns at home. Having the computer code available online won't change anything. People enjoy weeping, wailing, and gnashing their teeth over the silliest things...read the rest... - Thank you for helping support KentforLiberty.com

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If you claim to honor the Constitution, and you want a law enforced that's not allowed by the Constitution (which is therefore not a real law even by your questionable standards) you are mixed up. If the "law" you want people to be forced at gunpoint to obey is not explicitly allowed by the Constitution, or is prohibited by it, then it can't be a law. Not in America under the current government (regardless of how the humans working in that government feel about it). That means if you are demanding people be forced to obey these "laws" you are the one promoting lawlessness. Not them....

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Could "Virtual Reality" be used to make people believe they are fighting in a game when they are actually killing people they wouldn't otherwise want to kill? Maybe even for tricking military employees into murdering friends and family? I believe it could. I'm not saying it's that hard to talk people into becoming murder machines now, just that I think this could make things worse-- getting those who wouldn't otherwise be tools of the murderous State to kill wantonly. That's not an excuse to ban VR, but another good reason to keep it out of government hands. Just like government should...

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Yes, you are. Responsible, that is. Whether you like it or not. And so am I. I'm struck by this fact whenever I see something chiding people to "Be responsible". Maybe a better way it could be phrased is "accept that you are responsible", or "act like you realize you are responsible". You are responsible. You can try to run from it, you can try to deny it, you can try to explain it away, but you are responsible for everything you do. Accept it and move forward. - This blog is my job. YOU get to decide if I get paid.

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That .45 Long Colt cartridge pictured above is what I "taxed" from him. Well, maybe I only borrowed it. If he comes and asks for it back I'll happily hand it over. With interest-- I'll toss in a second cartridge of his choice. I wonder if he appreciates the gifts left for him by admirers. I'm kinda thinking no. - This blog is my job. YOU get to decide if I get paid.

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Politics is a mental problem. By that I mean it doesn't exist outside the minds of those who believe in it, and it causes problems in the real world. I think of politics as an attempt to live among people you don't like by forcing your will on them, using the "political method", where someone wins at the expense of someone else, instead of by using the "economic method", where everyone comes out ahead. The political method is mental; the economic method is mindful. Politics is done with "laws". There are only two kinds of "laws", the unnecessary and the harmful,...

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I saw a car sporting a bumper sticker that said "My son fights for our freedom". But I'll bet if I asked I'd find out he doesn't really fight cops and politicians at all. Probably actually works for them, instead; doing the opposite of what the sticker claims. And does it in exchange for stolen money, to boot. False advertising at its worst! Some would say there oughta be a law, or something! - This blog is my job. YOU get to decide if I get paid.

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I answer questions on Quora, just for fun. I only answer the stuff that tickles my fancy (do I have a "fancy"? Sounds kinky...) and I don't really take it too seriously. If you'd like to check out the answers I've written, here's my profile. At least until they ban me. 😇 - This blog is my job. YOU get to decide if I get paid.

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(My Eastern New Mexico News column for August 1, 2018) Some American workers are cheering President Trump's new tariffs. They know not what they cheer. Tariffs are as bad for you and me-- economically-- as taxing corporations. It's a great plan-- if your goal is to economically cripple America. No one who truly understands economics would ever try to make the case otherwise...read the rest... - Thank you for helping support KentforLiberty.com

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I've seen statists try to hide behind so many labels-- patriot, Republican, Democrat, Christian, atheist, libertarian, anarchist... just about any label they can use to hide the truth of what they are at their heart. It doesn't even matter that, in the case of "libertarian" and "anarchist", the labels and their statism are at odds. Now, these statists may also have other beliefs besides their devotion to statism, but those beliefs don't excuse their statism. Nor do they counteract it. Statism is still toxic. If you believe governing others is a legitimate human endeavor you are a statist. If that's what you honestly believe,...

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I saw a quote that illustrates something. Something dishonest. "People who resolve to undermine a nation’s sovereignty by breaking its most fundamental of laws are willing to do virtually anything else to fulfill their desires." He's speaking-- I say with a sigh and an eye roll-- of "immigrants". He has a few silly notions which lead him to fatally flawed conclusions. First, nations can't have sovereignty, only individuals can. It's like pretending governments and nations can have rights, ignoring the fact that rights are only individual. Well, so is sovereignty. Sorry, government supremacists. Second, what makes him believe anti-migration "laws" are the nation's...

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I love to help people. Unfortunately, a lot of my help is offered to people who don't know they need help. And therefore don't want it. I'm not going to force it on them, because that would only be "helping". I feel sure that most (marginally ethical) people would be embarrassed if they understood what they are supporting by supporting cops or government, and I want to save them that embarrassment, so I point it out to them. They don't appreciate it. Turns out they don't care what they are actually supporting as long as they get a pat on the head....

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Joss Whedon is, politically, a horrible wreck. Just an awful guy. But somehow he managed to put the right words-- words of truth, wisdom, and ethics-- into the mouth of his Malcolm Reynolds character. Words which basically go against everything Whedon personally stands for. How does someone even manage to do that? I guess it's talent, and I admit he has loads of it. It's why you should never reject the truth just because a liar happens to have said it, and why you shouldn't accept a lie that comes from someone who usually speaks the truth. Who knows, maybe someday even Maxine Waters might accidentally say...

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There was a recent shooting, which is being promoted as a"stand your ground" incident, in Florida. It has turned into one of those "big things" on the internet, with people picking sides. In some ways it seems like exactly the sort of thing anti-gun bigots warned would happen-- trigger-happy bullies looking for a fight (because they can and because they feel confident they can win)... and finding one. To others it seems a clear case of self-defense. Personally, I'm torn. Without more information I can't come down definitively on either side. The information it would take to make this clear-cut either way is unlikely to...

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The creepy Obsession Aug 14, 2018

Not everything is acceptable Aug 13, 2018

Nicer than the alternatives Aug 12, 2018

“Think of the CHILDREN!!” Aug 11, 2018

Prep fluffing Aug 10, 2018

Giving me what I want Aug 9, 2018

3D printed guns might actually help Aug 8, 2018

You and your “laws” Aug 7, 2018

In the wrong hands… Aug 6, 2018

I know you are, but what am I? Aug 5, 2018

That time I robbed Billy the Kid Aug 4, 2018

Don’t be mental Aug 3, 2018

False advertising Aug 2, 2018

Just for fun- Quora Aug 1, 2018

New tariffs nothing to cheer about Aug 1, 2018

Hiding in shame? Jul 31, 2018

The most fundamental of flaws Jul 30, 2018

They don’t want my help Jul 29, 2018

Truth from liars Jul 28, 2018

Stand your ground, but don’t start trouble Jul 27, 2018