In a Center For a Stateless Society column, Kevin Carson describes the causes and effects of central planning in development and transportation. Rad Geek goes straight to the source to show that cops see themselves as a military force keeping the sheep in line and think violence they use ought to go unquestioned.

Note that both of these tyrannies primarily involve local and state government. So how would increasing local control and federalism work out?

Four American activists are investigating and supporting resistance in Greece and Palestine this summer. Their blog, Feta Cheese and Falafel is a great opportunity to get an inside look at these movements. The crew has just settled into an anarchist squat in Athens and posted their first update. Check it out.

It’s hard to take a guy seriously when he sets himself up as the worldwide web guru of the American Revolutionary Vanguard, a big tent of revolutionaries attacking the system, then goes out of his way to obnoxiously exclude revolutionaries from the vanguard because they act too gay in public.

But sometimes you gotta throw down for your friends, even if it’s over the internet.

In the essay “Is Extremism in the Defense of Sodomy No Vice?” (you need to ask?), Preston lays out his anti-racist cred and notes the gays he reads, then says that different types of people as he defines them should have separate institutions. But rest assured, Keith knows more minorities than you do. He also whines about the “censorious” culture of calling people out when they’re being assholes.

And then he pulls this out:

As for the rest of us in the anarchist milieu, I say it’s time for a purge, if not an outright pogrom. Does the spectacle of a bunch of white college students crying about “racism, racism, racism” and pretending that they’re Black Panthers do anything to actually increase the number of Actually Existing People of Color in our ranks? It hasn’t yet after decades of trying. The typical convert to anarchism is an angry, young, white, male from an upper strata working class to upper middle class socio-economic background, one who possesses above average levels of intelligence and education, and an interest in history, philosophy, political science and related fields. Do we really attract more people into our ranks by having so many self-hating whites, bearded ladies, cock-ringed queers, or persons of one or another surgically altered “gender identity” in our midst? Is this really something the average rebellious young person wants to be associated with? Could we not actually attract more young rebels into our ranks if all of this stuff was absent? I believe we could. For instance, I’ve been amazed at how fast the “national-anarchist” movement has grown in the short amount of time it has been around. And it is largely due to the efforts of Lew Rockwell and Murray Rothbard to purge libertarianism of precisely this kind during the late 1980s and early 1990s of thing that eventually made possible the Ron Paul movement and the post-paleo movement that has followed it. Does the average young rebel really want to join an “anarchist” movement that is only going to tell him what a racist, sexist, homophobic, xenophobic, transphobic sinner he is? No, he can go to church or take university humanities courses for that.

As for the feminism thing, I suspect the absence of such “feminist” elements will actually increase the number of actual female participants in our ranks. In my experience, right-wing political groups and even fundamentalist churches tend to have at least as many women participants as left-wing groups, if not more. I mean, let’s be real. What confident, intelligent, secure, emotionally stable woman with a keen sense of individuality wants to join a movement of pissed-off, man-hating, dykes with an excess of body hair? I really doubt that many of our stereotypical angry young male anarchists really, in their heart of hearts, want to belong to such a movement. I recall a conversation with a female friend of mine, a 23-year-old bisexual anthropology student. I was criticizing the “gay rights” movement as having no real message other than: “We suck cock, and we deserve merit badges for it.” Her response: “Yes, exactly. That’s a perfect description.” As for homosexuals, let them be evaluated according to what they actually contribute to our movement rather than simply for their status as homosexuals. We need the likes of Justin Raimondo or the late Alisdair Clarke. I’m not so sure we need some of these others.

What the fuck is this shit? It’s an attack on individualism, an attack on the very values that underlie liberty. A consistent application of individualism is how I got to libertarianism and anarchism. Why the fuck would I want to build a world that excludes people because their public queerness annoys the higher-ups? Making sure the right demographic doesn’t have to face anything in the movement that makes them uncomfortable is a recipe for wimpy reactionary bullshit. And this kind of posturing machismo is supposed to bring freedom?

As an angry rebellious young man, I’m really tired of self-appointed leaders telling me what I’m attracted to or what I need. What is he, a guidance counselor?

I’m not a movement-archist. I’m an individualist. Movements exist to put ideas into practice, and when any movement or group advocates values destructive to individualism, it’s time to dissolve the group like snow getting pissed on, and plant flowers in the spring. Being impressed with numbers over substance is a recipe for failure.

I think that freedom movements will build themselves organically when the enabling ideology is distributed widely enough, and the marketplace of revolution will bring more liberty-oriented results than would following the leader. We don’t need to fight over who gets to be the main act in the circus tent when a thousand small tents or other metaphorical devices are more effective.

As much as using the word “purge” can make you feel big, let me say this: I’m not wishing Preston banishment to Siberia. But if he expects me to work with him or to recommend that others do, he needs to shape the fuck up. Those whiney, government-loving, authoritarian “national anarchists” on the other hand, can step in front of a segregated bus speeding back to the 50s for all I care.

And just to straighten everything out I’ve always been way more into women (seeing as they have boobs and all) but I’m not going to pretend like I’ve never found gay stuff sexy just to keep whatever macho cred I have among homophobes.

And now we know where I stand.

The Motorhome Diaries folks recently posted some info on their capture and liberation, as well as an interview with Charles “Rad Geek” Johnson.

The Center For a Stateless Society is having another fundraiser. You might expect an anarchist think tank to be either unprofessionally produced, or bought out like a Kochtopus arm. Not the case for C4SS. They put out uncompromising and well-crafted material that you should really check out. Thomas Knapp’s recent column on police is a great message to send around in various media, as just one example.

Then there’s Hungarian folk metal.

“come realize that to break once and for all with statism is to break once and for all with the Right-wing.” – Murray Rothbard

In Stop Fronting for Despots, a 1960s “anarchocapitalist” supports Students for a Democratic Society and blasts the “moneybags” who buy out dissent.

Geez, I sure hope the SDS never broke a corporate window. Because that would make Rothbard a vandarcho-capitalist for writing this article, and then who would Stephen Kinsella look up to?

H/T to Nick Manley

I’ve just posted a rough version of Trade War chapter one to TradeWarBook.com.

Note that this version hasn’t been edited by anyone who knows what he’s doing, and I like to change things, so the final version will differ (but not majorly).

The book should be done in about 6 to 8 months. I wanted to get something out now so you can see where the book is going. This should give me more motivation to work on the manuscript.

The intent of Trade War is to explore and question, not to provide answers. Do expect countereconomics and car chases.

Ron Paul is urging New Jersey residents to support Steve Lonegan’s gubernatorial campaign. Supporting Lonegan would be an error with potentially disastrous consequences for liberty.

You might remember Lonegan as the mayor who tried to have a McDonald’s sign changed to remove the Homeland-incorrect Spanish language.

Lonegan’s campaign website describes his position on people without proper paperwork:

There are close to 500,000 illegal aliens residing in New Jersey and that population causes additional strains on our schools, health care systems, economy, and way of life. To make matters worse, Jon Corzine has rolled out the red carpet and made New Jersey a magnet state for illegal aliens. It is our responsibility to reverse this course.

I object to providing drivers licenses to illegal aliens, and I will not permit illegal aliens to obtain the benefits of in-state college tuition rates.

New Jersey has also unfortunately seen the tragedies perpetrated by some who commit crimes after entering the state illegally. These crimes can range from petty theft to homicide, as we saw with the execution of promising young children in a Newark schoolyard. I oppose sanctuary cities and support the Federal 287(g) program that allows properly trained and supervised local law enforcement officials to help fight the ever growing problem of illegal immigration.

The campaign site also says:

A strong and prosperous government must be based upon those core fundamental rights that were firmly rooted in religious and family values.

The liberty of immigrants who lack government stamps is not something to be traded for promises of lower taxes and fewer gun laws. Especially when those promises are made by a nationalist politician who considers it a sacred duty to aim the guns of government by his religious values.

Considering that people have been killed in Immiration and Customs Enforcement custody, including detainees in New Jersey prisons, this isn’t some idle rant by a guy attached to the “purist” epithet. The freedom to move is a matter of life or death for certain individuals, and helping government kill is a terrible move for anyone concerned about freedom.

Are we to be accomplices to the violent confinement of innocent people to dire economic conditions? Are we to parade the sanctity of government gang turf or applaud the business of social control? Are we to ignore that border security is a major claim behind the United States police state, or are we to pretend that this is less important than property tax rates?

For those obsessed merely with establishment notions of practicality and keeping up good appearances, how will you look when you are found to be pushing state terrorism in the name of liberty?

And since institutionalized Christianity has led primarily to social and mental crucifixion of peaceable individuals who do not fit into orthodoxy, why put faith in someone who wants his religious and family values to govern you?

A lot of good people like Ron Paul and I hope they are not persuaded to trade liberty for the promises of a politician. If they are looking for things to do this campaign season, New Jersey Alliance of the Libertarian Left has a list, some theories, and some examples. Any activists available on May 19 are invited to meet with us.

Let’s work with each other for liberty, not for the political ambitions of statists.

According to allisonzayne, the MHD crew is on their way out of jail as of this post.

The cops know they stuck their snouts into a hornet’s nest. Great job to all the libertylubbers who are helping these awesome dudes.

So when does MARV the Movie come out?

[UPDATE - just in - they have been arrested and charges have been filed]

According to Jason Talley’s Twitter account, Adam Mueller of the Motorhome Diaries crew was arrested this morning for filming a traffic stop. Jason and Pete went incommunicado shortly after news of Adam’s arrest came out. Word on Facebook is that the entire crew has been arrested. Check Jason’s Twitter for updates.