Francois Tremblay's Columns
"Freedom is not a piece of land or a building that can be protected and guarded by guns. It is a concept that finds its expression in the free will of each individual." Column by Francois Tremblay.
Why Most People Fail Morality 101
Column by Francois Tremblay.
An Open Letter to Cindy Sheehan
"Political means cannot give lasting freedom. All that can be achieved by political means is the sustenance of political means (in short: politics can only create more politics)." Column by Francois Tremblay.
"If Anarchy is to mean anything at all, it must be a wholesale rejection of political coercion. So what are we to make of people who call themselves Anarchists, but who at the same time support the coercive process of democracy....?" Column by Francois Tremblay.
Democracy: Social Organization for Dummies
"Democracy is a spectacular success at empowering, financing, legitimizing, and ensuring the stability of the ruling class." Column by Francois Tremblay.
The Disproof of Collectivist Obligation
"In their daily lives, collectivist believers simply assume that obedience is required, and never question the connection between collectivist obligation and moral obligation. It never occurs to them to wonder whether it's justifiable to obey God or not, or whether the majority could be sometimes immoral, or whether it might not be such a good idea to cheer for their 'country.' Why would they ponder these questions? As long as they subscribe to the inter-subjective belief that "the group and its doctrines/processes provide direction and order," they have no reason to question the connection at all." Column by Francois Tremblay.
"During these past weeks, I have been conducting an informal survey on varied message boards, in order to try to learn something about the relation between people's collectivist beliefs. To do so, I posted a survey asking people to rate their belief in the following social factors: government, religion, nationalism, family, popular culture." Column by Francois Tremblay.
The Orderly Anarchy of Nature, Dixit Dawkins
Column by Francois Tremblay.
Market Anarchy and Christianity Make for Bad Bunkmates
Recommended "...religion is the worst enemy of Anarchy. This is not surprising, given that statism and religion are both collectivist belief systems which reify an abstraction (God/the state) as a concrete social agent with dogmatic rules to be imposed on all (doctrines/monopoloid law) by the principle of 'might makes right' (God's infinite power/the state's guns) as justified by the assumption that man is inherently corrupt ('original sin'/selfishness and individualism)." Column by Francois Tremblay.
A Short Guide to Market Anarchy Deconversions
Recommended "[Market anarchy] means everyone is allowed to live the way they want, according to their value system. Everyone has different value systems, and all that statism does is impose the ruling class value system over everyone, creating social warfare. In an M.A., there would be no more need for social warfare because everyone would be free to live the way they want." Pamphlet by Andrew Greve, Aaron Kinney, David Pearson and Francois Tremblay.
"True heroes usually face tremendous opposition--which is why they are heroes in the first place. A hero stands up against the problems of the world in his own way, pursuing his values even if it requires him to take risks or fight authority. Heroes are principled people, who are not afraid to speak or act against evil." Column by Francois Tremblay.
Our Father, Who Art in City Hall...
"Honestly, I really don't think that anyone intelligent can possibly see politicians as parental figures, unless they had a very bad childhood." Column by new Root Striker Francois Tremblay.