Why?
This is the question I intend to keep as the centerpiece of my #tryannytuesday posts. Every time I read a news story of some horrible State sponsored violence, I look for how it came to be that this awful thing happened. So often, it is because some "do gooder" called the government goons on their neighbor. The State tends to protect these people because they are useful for revenue generation and also for propping up power and/ or perceived legitimacy.
So the question remains - Why?
These "do gooders" need to be held responsible too. Clearly, most of them have no idea that their actions are so dangerous. Others do intend harm on their neighbors and call the busters knowingly.
Is there anything that can be done about that? Can we start focusing on these people and see if that could persuade them from using the State against fellow humans?
At first glance into these questions it seems that humans call the State against each other because they are 1) lazy and unkowing or 2) vindictive meanies.
It sure does seem that Statism is an integrated part of human psyche. How could it not be? Think of our history: trauma, culture and even the self selected social alignment and possibly even breeding.
Does all of that mean we are doomed to bow to "the man"? There have been a few revolutions, but even those so far have turned out to be just cycles of Statism.
This isn't just about ambition. It is much more about an open mind and a willingness to step away from the historical normal structures of society.
I think we are seeing a very interesting phenomenon in which there is a growing separation between those that are mindlessly going about their day-to-day lives in the old way and those that are struggling consistently to gain freedom in their own sphere of influence with the ever amazing tools they find available.
This seems to be happening so fast. What effect is this going to have on us?
Technology is the great variable. It is the thing that we have never seen before in humanity that is truly different.
It may be the geeks that arm us with tools for freedom. Maybe freedom comes from peace. If it does, we have to implement that from the individual up rather than the top down. Is it possible that this great technological change is the paradigm shift that not only makes that possible, but even inevitable?
Homeschooling and other non-state schooling options are growing in popularity and choice at amazing rates. People seem to be realizing that the traditional form of government schooling is vastly different than real education. What kinds of effects would a growing segment of autodidacts and non conformist have on our world?
I am very excited to live in this world at such a trans-formative time. Will it trend towards tryanny or liberty. That is the big question.
What do you think?
