http://montcolp.org/2009/10/13/rally-to-be-held-in-support-of-the-property-rights-of-an-ailing-80-year-old-widow/ Smaller Government - Lower Taxes - More Freedom Wed, 03 Mar 2010 07:23:41 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 http://montcolp.org/2009/10/13/rally-to-be-held-in-support-of-the-property-rights-of-an-ailing-80-year-old-widow/comment-page-1/#comment-8 About agorism « Domestication driven by insomnia Wed, 03 Mar 2010 07:23:41 +0000 http://thestarkmans.net/montcolp/?p=16#comment-8 [...] Maybe I’ve oversimplified it, but there is something in that concept that really resonates with me. I love the punk rock. I love the music, the message, and the DIY ethos behind it, and that’s what I like about agorism. I might be a registered libertarian, but I’m not down with the messages of “buy more shit, support big business, for it can do no wrong” that – unfortunately – permeate too much of the dialogue surrounding libertarianism. Rather, I’d prefer to not freely hand over as much of my money and hard-earned effort supporting businesses that will then funnel money back into abhorrent tax expenditures. (i.e., the drug war, the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, homophobic policies, etc.) I’d also prefer to not encourage businesses to support the same slimy governmental policies I normally decry. [...] [...] Maybe I’ve oversimplified it, but there is something in that concept that really resonates with me. I love the punk rock. I love the music, the message, and the DIY ethos behind it, and that’s what I like about agorism. I might be a registered libertarian, but I’m not down with the messages of “buy more shit, support big business, for it can do no wrong” that – unfortunately – permeate too much of the dialogue surrounding libertarianism. Rather, I’d prefer to not freely hand over as much of my money and hard-earned effort supporting businesses that will then funnel money back into abhorrent tax expenditures. (i.e., the drug war, the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, homophobic policies, etc.) I’d also prefer to not encourage businesses to support the same slimy governmental policies I normally decry. [...]

]]> http://montcolp.org/2009/10/13/rally-to-be-held-in-support-of-the-property-rights-of-an-ailing-80-year-old-widow/comment-page-1/#comment-5 Bernie McCann Tue, 08 Dec 2009 18:54:00 +0000 http://thestarkmans.net/montcolp/?p=16#comment-5 I'd like to be kept up to date on the outcome of this public relations disaster dreamed up by the Abington Commissioners. If this passes then Commissioner Peacock's home should be confisicated and converted to a county park. I’d like to be kept up to date on the outcome of this public relations disaster dreamed up by the Abington Commissioners. If this passes then Commissioner Peacock’s home should be confisicated and converted to a county park.

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