My propaganda posters seem to have reached StumbleUpon. Comments vary. Many are negative, which is not surprising when pushing a heavily libertarian message in a population that is likely not familiar with it.

One comment that stuck out concerned my “hijacking” of September 11 to make a political point in a picture regarding the disarmed and trained-submissive nature of the passengers.

I have dealt with the consequences of September 11 almost my entire adult life (I was 16 when it happened). My political activity has taken place in a world nothing if not “post-September 11.” It is the chief tragedy that statists have used to club me with their bullshit since before they would even let me mark my ruler preference on a ballot. So who might I be hijacking it from? Is there someone who owns that day?

The militarists want to own the day that their policies completely failed to protect Americans from murderers they helped motivate, but they can’t have it. I’ll say whatever I want about events that have shaped my life, and if you can’t handle it you should seriously examine your life.

I will continue to work for a world in which “9/11″ is no longer a popular synonym for “shut up and do what you’re told.” Hurt feelings are better collateral damage than mangled children.

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