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[Pete @FreeStatePete]

"Individualism, in the end, destroys the group. But in the interim it stimulates personality, mental exploration, and artistic creation. Greek democracy was corrupt and incompetent and had to die. But when it was dead, men realized how beautiful its heyday had been. And all later generations of antiquity looked back to the centuries of Pericles and Plato as the zenith of Grease and of all history."

[Pete @FreeStatePete]

Great read. The church has a similar dynamic as the liberty movement as a whole. The left wing people eat any successful org. The right wing people then leave and start their own new org from scratch. All the old orgs end up dominated by lefties and are completely unrecognizable to rank and file.

It's a bummer, especially for the church. The old mainline churches are typically the most beautiful building, right in the center of town. The mayor feels obligated to come do a reading at the annual 'Lessons and Carols', etc.

Anyway, many more thoughts. But realizing that winning at politics and winning in religion are basically the same fight.

[Pete @FreeStatePete]

@AP4Liberty COVID lockdowns -> George Floyd riots

[Pete @FreeStatePete]

@LPNH Most libertarians undervalue loyalty

[Pete @FreeStatePete]

*Democracy* requires a high IQ and high trust society

[Julie Borowski @JulieBorowski]

Libertarianism requires a high IQ and a high trust society.

[Pete @FreeStatePete]

@VerMemeIstan Beverly is a proud member of the 'or die' coalition

[Pete @FreeStatePete]

@jeffersonation1 We lost a war against Russia because they out-produce the US in 155mm shells, FPV drones, etc.

[Pete @FreeStatePete]

@LPNH @JimOstrowski for example:

https://t.co/9m6UQ1PZ20

[Caryn Ann Harlos @carynannharlos]

There is literally and absolutely no such thing as a right or left libertarian. Utterly moronic. Totally orthogonal.

Want to know if I have you on mute? All responses I see will respond to, even if it’s with a “.”

[Pete @FreeStatePete]

@realEstateTrent National brands have no relationship with local subs so reputation is hard to monetize

[Pete @FreeStatePete]

@fakestarab @DefrenJonathan @AP4Liberty One side sucks significantly more than the other side

[Pete @FreeStatePete]

@AP4Liberty Case in point

https://t.co/9m6UQ1PZ20

[Caryn Ann Harlos @carynannharlos]

There is literally and absolutely no such thing as a right or left libertarian. Utterly moronic. Totally orthogonal.

Want to know if I have you on mute? All responses I see will respond to, even if it’s with a “.”

[Pete @FreeStatePete]

@robinhanson @eezharhh @grok French, checks out

https://t.co/OoNVRVVF3C

[yoshimi battles video game addiction @nise_yoshimi]

Japanese sci-fi: two robots in space, yearning

American sci-fi: man gets the author's beliefs on polygamy confirmed by the aliens of ramalama IV

french sci-fi: two horny bounty hunters visit the Galaxy of Breasts

British sci-fi: nuclear war. Everyone dead. America's fault

[Pete @FreeStatePete]

@HubertusVIE @robinhanson 'The system' is 'not getting destroyed by famine or war' which no one designed

[Pete @FreeStatePete]

@FischerKing64 I’m seeing this so griping about the algo is apparently allowed but not book recommendations, lol

[Pete @FreeStatePete]

@xwanyex Left wingers swiftly punish those with wrong opinions

[Pete @FreeStatePete]

considering making an AI powered @nhliberty style judge scoring system

[travis4nh @travis4nh]

@j77cole @DrInsensitive Federal appointee ; nothing state politicians can do, sadly

[Pete @FreeStatePete]

@MorlockP Reminds me of a hack that a female friend taught me years ago: To memorize a 4 digit number (e.g. 7940) imagine a 79 and 40 year old having an affair.

[Pete @FreeStatePete]

@selentelechia I had a bad experience on the red line years ago. Wouldn’t recommend.

[Pete @FreeStatePete]

@TonyForLP Good luck with zero elected representation

[Pete @FreeStatePete]

Belief in ‘play spoiler’ strategy is the most destructive myth in the libertarian cannon

[Tony D'Orazio @TonyForLP]

Myth: The Libertarian Party should just support the Republican candidate that will bring the most liberty.

Fact: Outsourcing the message to a major party ruins the leverage of the Libertarian Party. Without a separate, independent party threatening to take votes away, the major parties largely have no incentive to continue their pro-liberty messaging.

[Pete @FreeStatePete]

Throwing a temper tantrum and publicly attacking loose allies on social media guarantees zero power