j r J-L ‘Z- reformers.) And of course; if you LOSE obeyed, to be dashed to pieces on the in a vote, which in all likelihood you will, rocky mountainside below.” The mental It Rests on You! whatever it is you were objecting to and concept of the propriety of these orders, voting against will now have even more OR the fear of the tortures that might ere is one thing - and only one - power because it has been ratified by result from an individual’s, refusal to I that the State really and truly does “the will of the people”. In other words, obey them, combined with the inability fear. And no, it’s not the use of as long as you play the statists’ game, the of any single person to know whether violence against itself or any of its State will win over the long run the same the others would stand with him or not “citizens” (if it really deplored the latter, way that the “house” wins over the long in his refusal, all contributed to an it wouldn’t use so much violence against run when people gamble on roulette irresistible exercise of power, that, at them itself; and as for the former, the wheels. There’s enough of an edge in the base, ONLY rested on those victims’ government: is ARMED TO THE odds for the “house” that it keeps own attitude and resolve. TEETH and only chafing restlessly most amassing -money - and how much it This State and all its myriad incredible of the time because it doesn’t have amasses is directly related to the number tyrannies, likewise msts on you. nearly enough opportunities to try out of people who walk through the door Volume 3 Number 2 Spring/Summer 2002 £1.00 its latest big-time bullying weapons on and play the game. Fred Woodworth even pitifully organised and armed The only thing the “house” fears when sectors of the populace.) it comes to roulette, is that people will [This piece originally appeared as part of These days the State doesn’t even fear stop walking in the door at all and “From the Editor” in THE MATCH! dissent much. Sure, they’d prefer there playing the game. So it provides lots of (Issue 94, Summer 1999, pp. 2-3). not to be any, and they’ll intimidate and incentives to get people to do that: free Contact THE MATCH! at P.O. 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And the State would go out of The truth is the State doesn’t fear business, too, if people gave up on its ANY of the things that most protest or games and realised that over the long reform movements think it does -I not run governments only keep enlarging voting, not letters-to-the editor in news- themselves. Here in the USA we’ve had papers (those are carefully controlled so a clear progression from an initially small that the fearful ideas can never get and perhaps not too harmful through), not movements to place more government, to a gargantuan one, \".-'.--.-.-. enlightened people on juries. The only millions of times as large as when it -..\-.- thing the State or government is afraid started out. There’s almost a biological SUBSCRIPTIONS for 4 issues of of is this: your withdrawal of consent. imperative about this, and despite the Total Liberty are as follows. UK £8.00 Illegitimacy. 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From 1936, when Span and the C C ay you live in interesting dishonesty and deceit, lies and evasion, lI7en.’.d was published, becoming War times” is a saying much the elites carry outtheir murderous work Cammetztag/f0rAmtranz'.tm for the duration he anti-terrorism legislation enacted engage in arson are a mere fraction of animal This gives us an immense and largely 1 uoted and oft attributed of ‘Statecraft’, of robbery and self of the 2"‘! World War and Freedom ever N in the USA, Canada and Britain is a rights supporters. Their ideas or their actions, untapped power. Change consumption 3 to the ancient Chinese. Since September aggrandisement. However depressing it since. It was with Freedam many frontal attack upon civil liberties. (or both) are not popular, so they seek to patterns, you change the economy. In the act may be, we must conclude that they do Anarchists had their first introduction to Such attacks must be resisted. 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In practice, ‘being open and above board in their beliefs essential to this society. Nothing could be spokesperson for the American military- government in the popular press and on movement is the books, pamphlets, and this legislation could have little effect upon, and actions, make all the surveillance come more legal md less confrontational, than industrial complex, one George Bush satirical programmes on television to magazines he has produced or which he us, we oppose it because it is morally wrong. to naught. The authorities would look rather choosing to do what we wish in these areas.