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Today's Political Solutions, In a Nutshell

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Submitted by Kyrel Zantonavitch on Wed, 2013-02-06 18:04


1) Promote freedom -- not democracy
2) Promote justice -- not peace
3) Cut spending -- don't cut taxes
4) Cut regulation -- don't cut taxes
5) Simplify taxes -- don't cut taxes

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Contradictory — by gregster on Thu, 2013-02-07 01:56

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Ranting in Londonistan

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Submitted by Richard Wiig on Tue, 2013-02-05 19:59

For some unknown reason this video won't embed itself, but here's the link:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?&...

Recent Comments:
Let's go with that then. Are — by Rick Giles on Mon, 2013-02-11 08:42
really? — by Damien Grant on Sat, 2013-02-09 21:14
Thanks Jules. I hope Richard — by Rick Giles on Sat, 2013-02-09 20:38

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Semi-Objectivist Wisconsin Senator Ron Johnson

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Submitted by Kyrel Zantonavitch on Sat, 2013-02-02 21:58

A recent video interview of a powerful American politician influenced by Ayn Rand:

http://www.atlassociety.org/el...

Recent Comments:
I've farmed carrots- yes they do... — by Rick Giles on Wed, 2013-02-13 14:40
Populist Objectivism — by Kyrel Zantonavitch on Wed, 2013-02-13 10:57
Hey, it's only cynicism if it — by Rick Giles on Tue, 2013-02-12 17:51

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In on the Con(stitutional Advisory Panel)

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Submitted by Richard Goode on Wed, 2013-01-30 12:17

There's another Treaty Debate on tonight at Te Papa.

Recent Comments:
Goode thread.. — by gregster on Sat, 2013-02-02 06:28
An orgy of weasel words — by Richard Goode on Sat, 2013-02-02 06:23
The New Zealand Curriculum Update — by Richard Goode on Fri, 2013-02-01 04:59

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Guns across America. Christian pastors in defence of the 2nd Amendment.

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Submitted by Richard Goode on Tue, 2013-01-22 10:40
Recent Comments:
God? — by gregster on Tue, 2013-01-22 11:22

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Questions for the Gun Club

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Submitted by Damien Grant on Sun, 2013-01-20 19:55

1) Should a person with convictions for violence be allowed to purchase a gun?
2) If the convictions were over ten years old, would your view change?

Recent Comments:
Answer to prohibitionists - you're too late — by gregster on Sat, 2013-03-02 23:42
I agree with Reagan — by gregster on Sat, 2013-01-26 07:12
no? — by Damien Grant on Thu, 2013-01-24 09:45

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Australian deaths

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Submitted by Damien Grant on Sun, 2013-01-20 05:10
Australian deaths

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Is Harry Binswanger going insane?

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Submitted by Richard Goode on Sun, 2013-01-20 03:59

Harry Binswanger is a rare breed of man—he's both a philosopher and an Objectivist!

Recent Comments:
Threats Against Free Thought and Open Discussion — by Kyrel Zantonavitch on Wed, 2013-01-30 15:17
OK, Greg — by Richard Goode on Wed, 2013-01-30 10:19
No Goode — by gregster on Sat, 2013-01-26 09:57

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MR. OBAMA, PUT ME ON THE WHITE HOUSE KILL LIST Nevada Governor 2014 David Lory VanDerBeek

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Submitted by Sandi on Tue, 2013-01-15 05:25

I do not agree with David's religion of which brings contradiction upon his virtue of sacrifice to Obama.

Recent Comments:
One thing that he nailed — by Jules Troy on Tue, 2013-01-15 13:50
Fearless- KASS- tho sadly godfearing — by gregster on Tue, 2013-01-15 12:47
The man — by Jules Troy on Tue, 2013-01-15 07:33

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Destroyer of the Soul

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Submitted by Kyrel Zantonavitch on Tue, 2013-01-15 03:02

Vice crime infantilizes us, and renders us fundamentally incapable of intellectual and moral decisions. We become stupid and evil -- and thus far less healthy and happy.

Recent Comments:
News flash — by Jules Troy on Tue, 2013-01-15 03:47

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Free will [was: Canine combustion [was: God, man and morality]]

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Submitted by Richard Goode on Sun, 2013-01-13 20:01

How great are his signs,
    how mighty his wonders!

His dominion is an eternal dominion;

Recent Comments:
Nihilist, Atheists, and the Left — by Doug Bandler on Sun, 2013-02-24 21:07
Greg and Doug — by Rosie on Sun, 2013-02-24 08:29
Yes — by Doug Bandler on Fri, 2013-02-22 23:19

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The Iron Lady Falls while the Dark Knight Rises.

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Submitted by Marcus on Tue, 2013-01-08 09:39

I watched the Iron Lady on TV last night and it was a travesty of a film, a confused mess.

Recent Comments:
New series of Yes Prime Minister! — by Marcus on Wed, 2013-01-16 08:42
MT on Desert Island Discs... — by Marcus on Mon, 2013-01-14 14:06
What London "really" looks like... — by Marcus on Fri, 2013-01-11 13:09

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Logic 101: Don't ask about the bronze rat

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Submitted by Richard Goode on Fri, 2013-01-04 17:41
Recent Comments:
annoying — by Damien Grant on Sat, 2013-01-05 09:15
I hate probabilities and statistics... — by reed on Sat, 2013-01-05 08:17
Reed — by Richard Goode on Sat, 2013-01-05 06:31

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History Of Liberalism

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Submitted by Kyrel Zantonavitch on Wed, 2013-01-02 02:20

This is a brief history of the philosophy and culture of liberalism.

Recent Comments:
Reed — by Jules Troy on Sun, 2013-01-20 18:00
5) The general and true — by reed on Sun, 2013-01-20 05:19
Freedom of Philosophy — by Doug Bandler on Sun, 2013-01-20 01:06

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Fish a POMO?!

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Submitted by seddon on Sun, 2012-12-30 01:44

Stanley Fish, the Miltonist, is normally characterized as a postmodern thinker. But in his recent book, Versions of Antihumanism, he sounds suspiously unlike a postmodernist.


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Sen. Paul speaks on waste in Sandy emergency funding

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Submitted by Sandi on Sun, 2012-12-30 01:38

A voice of reason in the US senate. As Rand Paul addresses the appropriation of overseas funding, one finds that such discernment to be seriously lacking within the NZ House of Representatives.


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It's been six years

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Submitted by Richard Goode on Sat, 2012-12-29 22:31

It's been six weeks years since Saddam Hussein was killed by wild boars hanging and the world is still glad

Recent Comments:
Who was it who said "I've — by Damien Grant on Sun, 2012-12-30 00:02

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Why Isn't Lindsay Perigo on Fox News?

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Submitted by Pete L on Thu, 2012-12-20 19:39

Seriously. He has legitimate broadcasting credentials, and is very colorful in his words.

Recent Comments:
Marcus — by Lindsay Perigo on Sat, 2012-12-22 00:05
If the US would have just given him a visa.... — by Marcus on Fri, 2012-12-21 17:52
Wasted Opportunity — by Doug Bandler on Fri, 2012-12-21 03:49

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Armed and Ready

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Submitted by Kyrel Zantonavitch on Mon, 2012-12-17 22:51
Armed and Ready

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The Ascent of Man

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Submitted by Kyrel Zantonavitch on Sun, 2012-12-16 16:27

Altho' people today are naturally a bit depressed over that recent unusually-heartless mass-murder of 26 innocents in Newtown, Connecticut, it's worth bearing in mind that crime in America has actuall

Recent Comments:
Hope Rising — by Kyrel Zantonavitch on Mon, 2012-12-17 15:29
Kyle and Kyrel, I like your — by Jason Quintana on Mon, 2012-12-17 04:48
C'mon Kyrel — by Richard Goode on Sun, 2012-12-16 22:46

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The new Zeitgeist

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Submitted by Richard Goode on Sun, 2012-12-16 04:28

Here is the formal statement I gave to Federal Police on 16 June 2012:

Recent Comments:
the West as a culture of death, violence and destruction — by Richard Goode on Mon, 2012-12-17 07:20
trained monkey collaborators of death — by Richard Goode on Sun, 2012-12-16 23:19
Speaking of propaganda... — by ding_an_sich on Sun, 2012-12-16 13:58

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Connecticut Elementary School Massacre

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Submitted by Kyrel Zantonavitch on Sat, 2012-12-15 15:41

26 innocents gunned down yesterday (December 14, 2012) without warning or cause -- including a stunning 20 young kids.

Recent Comments:
Well its like this — by Jules Troy on Thu, 2013-01-03 07:23
Poor England — by Doug Bandler on Thu, 2013-01-03 06:19
Britain: the most violent — by gregster on Thu, 2013-01-03 02:20

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The Importance of the One

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Submitted by Kyrel Zantonavitch on Fri, 2012-12-14 20:08

People need to rally all their forces, come together, and become united in serving the noblest cause of them all: the Holy Individual and the Sacred Self.


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Intelligent Design

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Submitted by Richard Goode on Wed, 2012-12-05 12:05

Recent Comments:
Logic and Philosophy 101 — by ding_an_sich on Mon, 2012-12-10 13:20
How come God did not create more stuff? Was he at the beach? — by Tom Burroughes on Sun, 2012-12-09 14:35
Reed — by Richard Goode on Sun, 2012-12-09 01:40

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Who is paid by Iran?

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Submitted by Leonid on Sun, 2012-12-02 05:45

Some of the Soloists suggested that this is me. However, there is much more worthy recipient-Barack Hussein Obama.

Recent Comments:
Bad, Gregster — by Leonid on Sun, 2012-12-02 16:08
Gregster — by Jules Troy on Sun, 2012-12-02 08:52
Good Leonid — by gregster on Sun, 2012-12-02 08:31

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"We would have crossed the rubicon of writing elements of press regulation into the law of the land."

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Submitted by Marcus on Fri, 2012-11-30 13:25
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In the teeth of fierce opposition itching for a new law regulating UK press and investigative journalism, David Cameron says:

Recent Comments:
Labour's six pillars of wisdom to regulate the press — by Marcus on Mon, 2012-12-10 00:15
I've heard through the media... — by Marcus on Tue, 2012-12-04 12:18
more good stuff — by Doug Bandler on Tue, 2012-12-04 04:13

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Firefly

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Submitted by Kyrel Zantonavitch on Wed, 2012-11-28 16:20

Recent Comments:
But look further — by Doug Bandler on Fri, 2012-11-30 10:03
IDF training — by Doug Bandler on Fri, 2012-11-30 10:02
Linda hamilton — by Jules Troy on Fri, 2012-11-30 07:37

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Rand vs. Dawkins

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Submitted by Richard Goode on Tue, 2012-11-27 10:02

One of Ayn Rand's better essays is called The Argument From Intimidation.

Recent Comments:
Free will, volition and Darwin — by Tom Burroughes on Sat, 2012-12-22 17:15
Oh, how the mighty have fallen — by Richard Goode on Fri, 2012-12-14 04:39
Richard — by Xray on Thu, 2012-12-13 22:39

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Hostess Liquidates - 18,000 people lose jobs from striking - Atlas Shrugged

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Submitted by Sandi on Mon, 2012-11-19 00:29
Recent Comments:
NLR — by Doug Bandler on Mon, 2012-11-19 09:18
Unions — by Kyrel Zantonavitch on Mon, 2012-11-19 00:50
NZ Rate Payers - Shrug — by Sandi on Mon, 2012-11-19 00:42

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Proportional Response

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Submitted by Kyrel Zantonavitch on Fri, 2012-11-16 02:29

At some quick point the wartime standard and ideal of "proportional response" is truly inhuman and depraved. You're supposed to defeat your evil enemy -- not play "tit for tat" with him.

Recent Comments:
As an interesting side note — by Jules Troy on Sat, 2012-12-01 12:09
Interesting enough is — by Jules Troy on Sat, 2012-12-01 11:56
Doug — by Leonid on Sat, 2012-12-01 11:02

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