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Duncan Kunz
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Unintended Consequences is one of the most important books I've read.
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KnewEyes
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Sat Dec 15, 2001 6:31 am
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Hmmm, I git it!!! you think maybe it's time for me to head to the hills? I haven't any fear, remember???? I already have dealt with that  Keep an eye out for me, neighbors.
Truth prevails, always.
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mark sky
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Sat Dec 15, 2001 11:14 pm
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ESA Prohibits Smallpox Defense
by William Jud
Pity the endangered smallpox germ. Eradicated from nature worldwide, the lonely virus clings to existence locked away in a few research labs and biological warfare factories.
The Endangered Species Act (ESA) demands that the remnant of this once widespread species be fully protected and restored to its former worldwide habitat, no matter the cost. Some environmentalists and animal rightists say there is no real difference between life forms, and that people and smallpox virus have equal value and deserve equal protection.
People are "Critical Habitat" for smallpox. Particularly city people, where crowds in close contact make ideal smallpox habitat. Cities qualify for designation as United Nations Smallpox Biosphere Reserves.
Under ESA guidelines, releasing smallpox back into its natural habitat is a welcome bonus of biological warfare. Smallpox would re-establish itself world-wide within weeks, a shining triumph of endangered species restoration.
Government effort to stockpile smallpox vaccine and immunize Americans violates the Endangered Species Act. Vaccinating people eliminates smallpox Critical Habitat and violates both the letter and spirit of species salvation law. One must not be selective in prosecution and law enforcement. Either we do everything possible to save and return vanishing species to their natural habitat, regardless of cost, or we ignore and trample environmental law.
Defending Americans against biological warfare desecrates cherished environmental values regarding endangered species and should be challenged by environmentalists filing multiple "Citizen Suit" lawsuits against the federal government.
An environmentalist who believes in and supports the Endangered Species Act must in good conscience personally refuse preventive smallpox inoculation, and must hound elected officials in Congress to cut off funds for vaccine production, hold investigative hearings, and punish those responsible for this ill-conceived attack on one of our fragile planet's endangered species.
All endangered species must be protected, even a smallpox germ.
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mark sky
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Mon Apr 15, 2002 4:21 am
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The Rise of the American Police State
by Sunni Maravillosa
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The State Vs. the People, by Claire Wolfe and Aaron Zelman. Trade paperback, 517 pages (including appendices). ISBN 096423047, published by Mazel Freedom Press, $19.95, postage included.
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Don't bother with this review—go read this book! Yes, that gives away my feelings on The State Vs. the People, but it isn't often that I think as highly of a book as I do this one. Written by Claire Wolfe and Aaron Zelman, TSVTP documents the rise of the American police state in very clear, detailed fashion, moving swiftly through eleven chapters (and six appendices).
Wolfe and Zelman begin with a specific definition of "police state", then apply it to the current situation in the United States. Each chapter focuses on one aspect of potential state tyranny, including obedience, thought control, the justice system, and gun control. Comparisons to known police states—mostly Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union—are plentiful, and impeccably documented. Each chapter closes with a concise list summarizing the most important points from the chapter, usually organized around two or three themes. As an example, the chapter "Thought Control: Lies and Language" closes with two statements summarizing why and how the state engages in thought control, then expands on them under the subheadings of "Lies", "Manipulation of Language", and "Consequences". If one were really pressed for time, one could simply read these information-dense distillations. However, to do so would be akin to taking a bite of chocolate and getting an intense, brief hit rather than savoring its full, rich flavor in a delicious cake. TSVTP is well worth a careful, thorough reading.
Lest you get the wrong idea, the contents of the book are disturbing for anyone who cherishes freedom. TSVTP meticulously documents the existing and encroaching tyranny we must try to deal with to live. It's depressing to think about, yet the book itself is not depressing to read. Despite the numerous footnotes (most of which are worth reading) and citations, TSVTP is not an academic tome. Nor is it a libertarian screed or rant. To be sure, it is uncompromisingly, passionately pro-freedom, but in such a way that all but the most rabid statist can read it and find value in it.
Chapter Two, "Learning to Obey", is an example of how well-researched TSVTP is. Rather than relying on a typical psychology textbook summary of the Milgram experiments on obedience to authority, the authors apparently read the original research. They understand the studies he (and others) did on the topic, and accurately summarize the conditions under which blind obedience is most likely. In doing so, Wolfe and Zelman provide readers with a deeper understanding of the concepts involved, as well as tools to help resist authority figures. This depth of coverage permeates the book, yet does not weigh it down. The references also make it easy for the interested individual or skeptic to learn more.
The book is not without flaws, however. Typos are usually minor annoyances, but in a few cases make it difficult to understand a sentence. Footnote foibles (incomplete footnotes, or notes marked on one page but appearing on another) are more common, and appear to be due to typesetting challenges rather than author error. All can be fairly easily corrected when the book comes out in a second printing, which it well deserves.
A more substantial potential stumbling block for many libertarian readers is Wolfe's and Zelman's contention that America is not yet a police state. Indeed, after reading page after page documenting how American atrocities preceded Hitler's or exceeded those used in the Soviet Union, one may wonder how they can advance such a claim. According to their definition of "police state" (which is not so specific as to be ridiculously restrictive), we aren't there yet. But, as they readily grant, we seem to be heading there. Their focus is on the totality, and within that framework, Wolfe and Zelman are correct.
In the chapter titled "Can We Be Free Again?" Wolfe and Zelman deftly peg daily life for many Americans:
The result of this bastardization of Western traditions, this perverse mating of Polizeistaat authoritarianism with the rhetoric of liberty, is so far neither freedom nor a total police state. It is a kind of dreary everyday drone in which we tell ourselves we certainly must be happy, as long as we have a well- paying job, nightly entertainment, and food on the table. (p.443, italics present in original)
Perhaps to the dismay of some, they don't offer specifics on taking action. That's the province of other books, however—for example, Wolfe's own 101 Things to Do 'Til the Revolution and Think Free to Live Free. That said, however, there are ideas in here, such as in the aforementioned discussion of obedience to authority. In "Can We Be Free Again?", Wolfe and Zelman offer sound advice, such as:
Even where we can't directly turn aside the might of omnipresent government, we can strike many blows against tyranny. The first thing we can do is to determine to be our highest selves, regardless of what the powerful do around and to us. ... This is not a mere character-building exercise. This is resistance to tyranny at the deepest level.
Second to thinking like a free human being is conducting your life as a free human being. ... For each individual this "living resistance" will mean something different. (p. 455, emphasis in original)
I generally resist giving pro-freedom books to apolitical friends. Most libertarian books are so far removed from the framework of a typical American ("sheeple") that at best they will not be persuasive, and at worst, may actually reinforce the notion that libertarians are "extremist wacko kooks". The State Vs. the People stands with The Discovery of Freedom as a book that is wonderfully suited for sharing with the general public, as well as libertarians.
Read this book. Talk about it and share it with others. In The State Vs. the People, Claire Wolfe and Aaron Zelman have created a book that will resonate with any American concerned with the state of the country. It's past time to energize all available opposition to the encroaching tyranny.
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Sunni is co-editor of Doing Freedom! 'zine, an online journal devoted to helping people create more freedom in their lives.
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from The Laissez Faire Electronic Times, Vol 1, No 9, April 15, 2002
Editor: Emile Zola Publisher: Digital Monetary Trust
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mark sky
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Tue Apr 16, 2002 6:24 am
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William Thomas latest book
book report here
http://www.alternativeculture.com/news/thomas.htm
its a long report sure to be worth your time
911 and the poly (many) ticks (blood sucking paracites) of terror
sure to stun
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BOB B
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Wed Apr 17, 2002 6:09 am
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they can imprison your body,but only you can inprison your spirit...LIVE FREE OR DIE! |
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mark sky
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Sun Apr 28, 2002 5:02 am
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BOB B what should arrive in my mail box today
but a copy of William Thomas's book
"All Fall Down"
and if anyone was listenening to the carnage
on or before
or after the 911
William had his writing eyes wiDe open
that subtile understated humor that of
which survives a soul as it imbibes truth
by the gallon and spells it out in
underground humor
reads like a gene spliced transcript
that was a colusion between Sedona mark sky
and DumZfelt
"holy s!@# batman"
this dude put it in print
still only on page 78 the total is 200 something
looking at the pacage William spent 7$ on shipping, 10$ on printing< and 15$ on his effort
unlike recent hardbound books like
"Bringing the War Home" Williams effort to document every statement with unending documentation like some term paper crazed
this book is written with that mark sky humor
you all now have grown to hate
when the king terrorist says
i am royally clothed
Will is the first to blast a noisy fart
and place a banana peal truth to slip you in to reality
whammed with dark occurences
and codled with ways to survive
this old conspiracy we call "home" William Thomas drives home the truth with always
referenced facts
Printed on 81/2X11 paper both sides and bound
in a plastic cover sheet
this ain't no money maker for William
just the GOD awe full truth |
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mark sky
Joined: 14 Oct 2000
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Tue Apr 30, 2002 6:36 am
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yesterday to sick of watching multichromik mistakes fly over embar assed to be clouds
olde mark sky read to the end of William's latest
BraVo~ may we see more
The book is never ending
William has this nasty habit of pokin around
where most are smart enough to let
"well enough be alone"
and connecting the dots
read this one
weather you are "over the edge" or perched upon
read this if you are a profess~ional debunker
then get back jack
check mate
all the nudes in one place
the AM TalK "showS" now have news to stomp |
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