Lew Rockwell rediscovering SEK III

[Seth King]

Check out this little blog Lew Rockwell just put up.

http://www.lewrockwell.com/blog/lewrw/archives/69820.html

He admits Sam was right about not voting. Now, consider this. If Lew Rockwell and the other Mises cohorts come to the conclusion that voting is anti-principle, does this mean they might reconsider civil disobedience?

Once I realized that the state had no legitimacy, it seemed intuitive to me that participating in its charade elections was counter-productive to the cause. So, since we cannot vote the state out of existence we are left with only one choice, to disobey it.

Even if you had every individual in the world subscribe to anarcho-capitalist views it wouldn't mean anything if none of them were willing to disobey the illegitimate laws of the state.

Could you imagine if the LRC and Mises crowd starting publishing articles on disobedience? That's something I don't believe they've done at all. It might take away market share from the Daily Anarchist but that would be fine by me. They would have serious influence if they did.

This could be the beginning of something big.

[JustSayNoToStatism]

I doubt they'll start pushing disobedience, partially for the reason you mentioned. They want to keep readership up, and as they get people, they will eventually become disobedient anarchists anyways (so in this sense, they are influential already, and want to keep it that way). They don't want an image of being "violent terrorists," and definitely don't want any more gov't agencies harassing them. It's true we might see more effects of their influence if they pushed disobedience, but those in the business of converting people are concerned with numbers and readership first. They figure anyone who adopts free market views will eventually go and pick up some anarchists' writings on fighting the state anyways. No need to push it too soon.

When you were a political libertarian, would you have read Mises if you knew they wanted to topple the government? I probably would have been less interested. But ultimately it was some of there articles that gently nudged me in the right direction, and I was able to discover it without feeling like I was shoved.

[Seth King]

No, you're absolutely right. I was thinking the other day how the libertarian conversion system works. You've got popular websites like American Thinker which are like neo-con lite conservative websites with sprinkles of libertarianism. Then those people will eventually find out that LRC is pretty good too, which is real libertarianism. And then eventually they will find Daily Anarchist, which is overtly anti-statist.

[Bob Constantine]

Many no government types passed throught the "Ron Paul portal" . 

[Seth King]

Welcome to the forum, Bob. I'm honored to have you aboard!

[FormerlyBrainwashed]

...and find myself more and more influenced by him now. To take just one example: Sam, you were right about not voting.

Excellent to see LR post links to NLM and An Agorist Primer, as well.

Personal secession, striving for Individual liberty, Individual acts of non-compliance, working within the counter-economy. This is what will render them impotent.

"She dances in a ring of fire, and throws off the challenge with a shrug."

Good post, Seth.

[Bob Constantine]

Welcome to the forum, Bob. I'm honored to have you aboard!

Thanks.  I'm pleased forums like this exist and believe yours will help people to question the status quo.
Keep up the good work.