One for all, and all for none.
Well now that just doesn’t make sense.
Neither does statism! O_o
So I hear that liberty without brakes is menacing. Who is she menacing ? Who shall fear the untamed horse, but one who would tame it ? Who shall fear an avalanche, but one who would stop it ? Who trembles in front of liberty, but tyranny ? A menacing liberty… one ought to say it’s the opposite. What is frightening in her is the sound of her irons. Once those are shattered, she is no more tumultuous; but calm and wise. – Anselme Bellegarrigue
“I buy less food, less tobacco, less recreation and I would like to buy less government.” - William Munro, during the Great Depression.
From: Taxpayers in Revolt
‘‘A government that robs Peter to pay Paul can always depend on the support of Paul’’. George Bernard Shaw
“Democracy substitutes election by the incompetent many for appointment by the corrupt few.” George Bernard Shaw
Liberty Is Always the Absence Of Government
I’m working the kinks out with spacing, etc. I had to add a small lower portion (cut some board off the right of it and put on the bottom so I had room to put Mises). I want to color the words in with different colors so it stands out more. Still, this gives an idea of the size of the boards I’m working with and the stencils, so anything longer than that quote is not happening unless I combine these two poster boards together.
The yellow poster boards are 22" by 28" (the one above has been cut slightly), and I use a thicker white foam board as backing that’s 20" by 30". If I combine the yellow ones I could have a 44" by 28" which might give me the space I need.
This board would probably be completely misunderstood and would match what 90% of the “99%” think and want:
The “1%” have enriched themselves through exploitation and greed, despite the watchful eye of the govt (which has NOT made them richer, btw, as the first half of the board proclaims). Now, said govt should make them poorer (as the second half of the board proclaims) for the benefit of the people.
That sort of made no sense at all to me. The emphasis should be put on the government, that it cannot make man richer, it cannot improve his wealth, but the opposite, it can only make him poorer and worse off. Now, putting Mises’ name at the bottom with that quote will hopefully make someone interested in who he is, etc., and I can go from there.
I’m not sure how someone could take a…leftist sentiment out of that quote. If they agree and someone I don’t know decides to talk to me, again, I can explain the quote further and who Mises is and his views.
Just as you say the 99% could agree with that quote the same could be said about the Tea Party.
“It all began, as usual, with the Greeks,”
“It is easy to be conspicuously ‘compassionate’ if others are being forced to pay the cost.”
Murray Rothbard
Consider this the “fixed” and final of that quote. I guess I’ll just wait til Sunday for reactions to it. Final size is 26" by 22".
“Socialism is Fascism” would have provoked a good deal of people.
You sign should say:
“I’m so angry, I made a sign.”
Anenome’s back! The resident ancap-masked-as-minarchist!
“END THE STATE!”
“TAXATION IS THEFT”
“More Government = More Taxation”
“It all began, as usual, with the Greeks." - Someone will think of the Greek revolution.
“I’m so angry, I made a sign.” - This is honestly one of the better suggestions I’ve seen.
“More Freedom through Less Government”. “Extremism in the defense of Liberty is no vice. Moderation in defense of Justice is no virtue” (Goldwater). Howsabout a double sider : “John Galt says ‘No More Bailouts’” with “Who is John Galt?”
Back? That site’s been down for months for me–what URL do you guys use? >_>
The main prob I have with both labels is the ‘anarchist’ portion ![]()
I personally have an issue with the word “anarchist” too, except when I know it is being used explicitly in the anarcho-capitalist sense. The term “anarcho-capitalist” doesn’t bother me at all, for whatever reason (except when I was a minarchist for a brief while). I also like the terms “Rothbardian” and “Libertarian.” Not a big fan of the terms “Voluntarist” or “Classical Liberal” to describe myself, however.