Anthony Hargis' Columns
Tales from an American Gulag, Part 2
"We may wonder why the government would use a half, or a full million dollars to put someone like Michael, or Danny, or Nguyen in jail. It is the usual religious racket armed with secular power. When a government or tyrant becomes oppressive, it is supposed to be some god’s chastisement of the people for not being sufficiently obedient. Their remedy lies in enduring the oppression, paying additional sacrifices (taxes), and devoting themselves to a more rigorous slavery. All this must be done with visible, sincere gratitude and respect for god’s instrument of chastisement: the oppressive government or tyrant -- one that reasonable men would openly detest, and describe not as a god, but as a demon in human form. If the submission or payment is done with any sign of resentment, it all counts for nothing. It must then be done again, and with a greater payment of taxes and submission." Column by Anthony Hargis.
Tales from an American Gulag, Part 1
"From these men’s stories, a common purpose of the government became clear. Every time a victim attempted to assert a right, the government would multiply the penalty." Column by Anthony Hargis.
Reflections on Natural-Law Ethics and Mechanisms
"...the world of man is divided into two categories: the physical and the spiritual. In one he has become a giant; in the other, he wallows in the cave his ancestors inhabited ten thousand years ago. Our task is to bring light into the cave, and tell the cave dwellers that there is a splendid and beautiful world beyond the cave." Column by Anthony Hargis.
"Many people regard government as little more than a band of pirates and robbers. Some people regard it in less gentle terms....One of the most common practices that people employ to avoid the reach of pirates is to use cash for as many of their transactions as possible. These people imagine that they do a noble thing, that they deprive pirates of strength. They do no such thing. Instead, they give their own strength to pirates and they embrace a most hideous--but well-concealed--practice." Column by Anthony Hargis.
"Thus, we see that the right of petition is not a right at all--it is a power that guards all other rights." Column by new Root Striker Anthony Hargis.