The Critic Laughs

Why does a government think it can decide what happens on the internet?

Why does a government think it can decide what happens anywhere?

Don’t moan at me about how Government spends your tax money. I don’t think they should even have it in the first place.

Thanks to everyone for covering this. One of the best events I’ve seen on tumblr.

I spent my work day at a training course where we discussed that there are some issues we can influence and others we can’t. This was in relation to empathising with our customers but was abstracted to the weather and taxes as things that will never change. These examples went universally unquestioned.

For a brief moment I did consider contesting this but quickly realised this would be at great cost (effort) with very little pay off.

To achieve liberty and peace, two powerful human emotions have to be overcome.  Number one is “envy” which leads to hate and class warfare.  Number two is “intolerance” which leads to bigoted and judgmental policies.  These emotions must be replaced with a much better understanding of love, compassion, tolerance and free market economics. Freedom, when understood, brings people together. When tried, freedom is popular.

Humility is the distinguishing virtue of the believer in freedom; arrogance, of the paternalist.