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(My Eastern New Mexico News column for June 28, 2017) Mark your calendars — the Supreme Court got something right. Amazing, I know. What occurred on this notable occasion? They admitted the First Amendment protects “hate speech.” Of course it does. It’s absurd to think there was ever any question...read the rest... - Thank you for helping support KentforLiberty.com (Steemit link)

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So many times I see those words used to excuse aggressive behavior or property violations by young boys. Yes, boys are often more active than... well, just about anything. Violent, even. There's nothing wrong with that. It's normal and natural, and doesn't have to be bad. In fact, it can be a great thing. However, they will never learn to channel that energy into good behavior if no one will hold them accountable and show them that aggression and property violations have consequences, and are not OK. Saying "Well, he's just being a boy" or "Boys will be boys" trains him...

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Also known as "ex post facto laws". These are laws which make illegal an act that was legal when committed, increase the penalties for an infraction after it has been committed, or change the rules of evidence to make conviction easier. Supposedly the Constitution forbids this sort of governmental cheating, but in practice it is standard procedure in Police State USA. And, when popular opinion is against the targets of these rule changes, no one seems to care. Two common targets of these kind of "laws" are sex offenders and those who were convicted of domestic violence. I have heard other...

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I can communicate so many things without words. Many nice, friendly things, without even using any standardized sign language. I know, because I've done it with people who couldn't hear and people who spoke no language in common with me. And we always managed to get the point across. But think about how to wordlessly communicate the concept of "government"; The State. I suppose grabbing someone by the shoulders and shaking them, or slapping their face, would work. I seriously can't see how you would make it understood that you are speaking of government without showing it is thieving and...

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I will toot my own horn a bit. 🎺 I have excelled beyond all competition in one area: I have conducted the least successful fund-raiser in history! I actually lost ground during it. Hey, there is one thing I do exceptionally well. I might as well find humor in the situation. Right? 😉 A smart person would take this as a sign to try something different... Anyway, I send thanks to all my continuing supporters, those who did help out during the fund raiser, and all those who have helped in the past, as well.

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All government is based on the insane notion that it's OK to use violence against those who disagree with you. And that idea will always lead to State-like behavior: archation. Just let the victim choose his own bully, and it's OK - Thank you for helping support KentforLiberty.com (Steemit link)

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A new post over at Dispatches from Libertopia. - Thank you for helping support KentforLiberty.com

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If you are against liberty in one area, you are against liberty. If you are for anti-gun "laws", you are against liberty. If you support cops, you are against liberty. If you are for the War on Politically Incorrect Drugs, you are against liberty. If you are wishy-washy about the right of association, you are against liberty. If you don't respect property rights, you are against liberty. If you are for a government "solution" to anything, you are against liberty. You can pick and choose the bits of liberty you personally exercise, but not which bits you unconditionally respect and...

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(My Eastern New Mexico News column for June 21, 2017) Besides being an experienced negotiator, I'm beginning to suspect President Trump might be an excellent magician. Or, at least an expert in misdirection. He gets observers to focus on one hand's flamboyant flourishes, while doing the work he wants to accomplish with the hand they aren't paying attention to...read the rest... - Thank you for helping support KentforLiberty.com (Steemit link)

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I am nothing but cultural appropriation. From my head to my toes; from birth until today. I don't expect that to change and I will never feel guilty about it. You should be proud that I value your culture enough to "appropriate" parts of it. I'm not going to copy junk. All human ideas, inventions, and such are available for us ALL to incorporate-- or "appropriate". We are all human. We can even incorporate "culture" or whatever from other species if we want. It is your right as a sapient being. Don't let any idiot make you feel bad because...

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The other day I accidentally ended up in an online conversation centered around the fact that ALL cops are bad guys and gang members. The other person in the conversation disagreed strongly. Even though she's always posting about her own illegal (but ethical) activities, and apparently ignoring who puts her in danger. She posted all the tired old justifications and apologetics-- it was like she had her own copy of The Copsucker's Handbook (I should write that!), and had memorized it. I responded to a couple of her points, but she was flooding the thread faster than I could write....

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Do you flash your lights to warn other drivers of a cop ahead, waiting to molest them? If not, why not? Would you alert your neighbor to a burglar climbing in her window? Would you let a couple walking in the park know you saw a guy with a stocking over his head hiding in the bushes waiting to ambush them? If you don't warn other drivers is it because you know the other drivers might be "speeding", so they "deserve" to get stopped? What if your neighbor has a wall-sized television that you envy? Is it OK for that...

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Statists always make the claim that liberty-- anarchy-- can only work in tiny communities, not in the larger world. They are confused. The more people, the more important it is to respect everyone's rights. A large society of rights violators is not civilization. Society only works-- only results in civilization-- if most people act libertarian most of the time. Those who use the political means are the cheaters. The cancer. Sure, civilization can survive a certain number of them, but not too many. When the percentage of archators gets too high, that's the death of the civilization. Thus, the more...

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Many times I find myself watching someone fumbling with something and must repeatedly remind myself of a fact of life: I have to fight the urge to help, because help isn't always welcome. In fact, it seems it is rarely welcome. And, it isn't "help" if it is forced. A couple days ago I was with my daughter at the pool, and was watching a kid spreading her towel against the wind-- or trying to. I desperately wanted to show the kid that if she turned around and worked with the wind, it would spread her towel for her, rather...

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Acts of "terror" aren't. Not for me. They don't terrify me in the slightest. But they do make me angry. And they make me think. "Terrorists" aren't terrorists if they don't create terror, but-- by killing random people-- they show they are losers. They are all losers. No matter what motivates their acts of loserism. The fact of them being losers renders their motivation irrelevant. Maybe they murder for politics, for their superstitions, or maybe for politics which are more accommodating to their superstitious beliefs. Whatever. It's just that, in the current world in which we live, the majority of...

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I really can't get too concerned when an archator targets archators with some freelance archation. Whether those bad guys on either side were connected with DemoCRAPublican Party A or DemoCRAPublican Party 1 is a distraction. As is the fact that a privileged armed archator stopped the archation. This was a case of a lone archator targeting members of an archation gang and being stopped by their gang's enforcer. No good guys involved anywhere in this deal. If they are looking for sympathy, they'll have to look elsewhere. My thought is, if you can't handle it you should reconsider dishing it...

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(My Eastern New Mexico News column for June 14, 2017) I am completely in love with liberty. My own, yours, and everyone else’s. I want more people to understand it, love it, and live it. I am not afraid of you having and enjoying liberty to the fullest extent humanly possible. Freedom is not the same as liberty, although many confuse the two. While freedom can seem nice, it can also be a problem. Freedom is doing whatever you want to do, and some people want to do terrible things. Some even want to govern other people...read the rest......

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Years ago I signed up for Amber Alerts on my cellphone. It seemed like a small, crowd-sourced step I could take to help watch out for the safety of others. But, things have changed. I can't take Amber Alerts seriously anymore, and it's because 99% of them (I'm guesstimating) are issued for custody disputes rather than actual abductions. I feel this is a case of the alerts crying "Wolf!" to the point they have become meaningless. At least, to me. I have heard others say the same thing, so I know I'm not the only one. Yeah, I know-- Amber...

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If you are taking a medicine that is poisoning you-- killing you, the smart thing to do is to stop taking it. Now! There is nothing else you could do that will help you as much as this one simple act. No antidote, no alternative, nothing. Just stop ingesting the poison. Don't wait until you find another medicine to replace it with. You can deal with that later, after you've stopped killing yourself. If you actually need something else. You may well discover you don't. You may find your problems stem from the poison you thought was supposed to help. Well,...

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Telling kids "Don't run!" is a waste of breath, and causes frustration for everyone. I understand the reasons for it, but I also see that it is completely pointless, and probably counter-productive. Running is how kids naturally and normally move from place to place. It just is. You aren't going to change that with rules. Nor should you. Instead, let them run. In the process, maybe they'll learn to watch where they are going and how to not fall. Or learn how to fall well, and bounce back up. There will be bumps and bruises, and maybe knocked-out teeth and...

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‘Hate speech’ protected after all Jun 28, 2017

“He’s just being a boy” Jun 27, 2017

Cheating by changing the rules mid-game Jun 26, 2017

Non-verbal communication: government Jun 25, 2017

Government is insanity in action Jun 24, 2017

Security services – Dispatches from Libertopia Jun 24, 2017

Liberty- it’s all or nothing Jun 23, 2017

Satisfying watching parties fight Jun 21, 2017

I WILL “appropriate” your culture! Jun 20, 2017

Copsuckers can be funny Jun 19, 2017

Warning the innocent Jun 18, 2017

Statists have it upside down Jun 17, 2017

Fighting the urge to help Jun 16, 2017

Islamo-loserists, and other losers Jun 15, 2017

Archator vs archator Jun 15, 2017

Won’t pretend a weed isn’t a weed Jun 14, 2017

Abusing “Amber Alerts” Jun 13, 2017

Stop poisoning yourself first Jun 12, 2017

Run all you want Jun 11, 2017