The best national defense is a population that refuses to be governed
When a territory is taken over by a foreign government, the first priority is to seize control of the tax base. The invading government wants to expand its protection racket. If it tries to take over an area that costs more to control than it produces in taxes, it will soon abandon the effort. The best defense against invasion is to have no government. An invader would need to build tax collection mechanisms from scratch and they would be extremely difficult and costly to maintain.
Having no government informs potential invaders that if they try to take over this territory, they will lose. The message is, “You might never be defeated in battle, but by the power of decentralized resistance, both violent and nonviolent, you will lose because we are committed to freedom and will defeat any oppressor, foreign or domestic.” Widespread oppression is only possible when we believe we need to be ruled.
Supporting a “professional” military makes countries less secure. A more free society will be more prosperous. A more prosperous society will be a more lucrative trading partner, and thus less prone to attack. A country that is not militarized will make no enemies. A society without a central authority will not erect any obstacles for free people seeking to defend themselves appropriately. The illusion of protection from militaries hides the fact that they make us less safe.
It is very important to understand that governments are lying when they tell us they are doing something for our safety. Merely fabricating a threat gives them an excuse to spend money on false solutions to enrich their sponsors. We are at the point when large scale invasions are relatively rare, and while that may lessen the significance of being an armed individual, we must all be armed with the truth in order to not fall for the protection racket. The best national defense is a population that refuses to be governed.
Chapter 3 Section VII From FREEDOM! by Adam Kokesh
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The enemy is the system.
People don't want to attack and kill other people, it is the secret societies that want to do this. If we had no secret societies then we would have peace and love.
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STOPIn Europe and the UK some say that one of the reasons we now have so much immigration from the middle east and Africa is because these people are more likely to vote for a bigger government as opposed to the native populations who are gradually getting fed up with government. Probably not the only reason but an advantage to them.
That's believable.
Sigh if only we would elect a President who actaully follows through with reducing the size of the military and removing us from policing the world and foreign entaglements.
I wish Rand Paul would take over where Ron Paul left off...
Sorry to contradict, but what if in a foreign country, a crazy Bastard like Hitler comes to power... what if France, the UK and USA had been without armies at the time. The guy was not really interested in money or even his people, but in simple straight forward domination of other cultures and races.
I am a pacifist, and think that humanity will have to evolve and get rid of armies and weapons on the long run in order to survive. So in the absolute, I agree with you, But are we ready for this?
However, I do agree with something that transpires from your post. Governements tend to blow up the 'terrorist' threat out of proportion and use it to bring fear into their populations. Then they use this fear to increase control. This is a frightening strategy that I witness everyday on the main media. It saddens me to see that 90% of the population falls for it :-(.
Very sad, but true.
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