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This is the Monica Perez glossary of Libertarian terminology, shamelessly copied from here. We should all be grateful that we live on the same planet as this lady. Here's Ms. Perez:
There are a few expressions and references I like to use on the air that are not (yet!) in common usage. For your convenience, I define them here. For additional color on the expression, click on the term itself and you will be directed to an outside source.
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Anarcho-CapitalismLibertarian and individualist anarchist political philosophy (also known as “libertarian anarchy” or “market anarchism” or “free market anarchism”) that advocates the elimination of the state in favor of individual sovereignty in a free market.
Austrian EconomicsEmphasizes the spontaneous organizing power of the price mechanism and holds that the complexity of subjective human choices makes mathematical modeling of the evolving market practically impossible. Its proponents tend to advocate the strong protection of private property rights and the strict enforcement of voluntary contractual agreements between economic agents, but otherwise advocate a
laissez-faire approach to the economy.
Barry Goldwater ConservativeA traditional American conservative in the model of Senator Barry Goldwater, “Mr. Conservative,” who led the conservative movement in his 1964 Republican Presidential Campaign against incumbent Lyndon Johnson. A traditional conservative believes in fiscal conservatism, personal liberty, respect for the Constitution, strong defense and non-interventionism. This differs strongly from a neo-conservative, defined below.
The Blue PillFrom the movie
The Matrix, the blue pill allows you to “believe what you want to believe,” while the red pill opens your mind to reality.
Boiling FrogsThe idea that if you put a frog in unheated water and heat it VERY slowly, it will boil to death before it has the sense to jump out. In the political context, it refers to the genius of
incrementalism, whereby policies that could not otherwise be adopted wholesale are adopted little by little until the original goal is accomplished.
ConspiranoidSeeming paranoid because you believe in a conspiracy theory.
Conspiranoid Mind-VitaminA small idea, or seed for your brain, that sounds like a conspiracy theory, but may be true and in any case will get you thinking about something from a different angle.
Controlled OppositionFrom
Lenin‘s theory that “The best way to control the opposition is to lead it ourselves.” The idea is that people like
Alex Jones and
Ron Paul who warn us of the power elite and lead movements of dissent are doing so at the behest of the very
power elite they denounce. According to this theory, establishment operatives lead protest movements in order to direct the actions of those who would change the system, either by keeping them in line or by breaking them up into factions in order to neutralize them.
CrapitalismCrony capitalism.
Crony CapitalismA system in which the dominant force is the mutual relationship between the state and politically well-connected businesses in a
mixed economy. As
social power is increasingly replaced by state power, collusion between the political class and well-connected business leaders occurs with greater frequency and to a much higher degree.
Deep StateA deep state, or a
state-within-a-state, is a political situation in a country when an internal organ, generally from the armed forces, intelligence agencies, or police, does not respond to the civilian leadership. The
NSA scandal hints at the existence of a deep state.
Drinking the FluorideA popular conspiracy theory holds that fluoride in the water alters people’s brains and increases their docility and susceptibility to control. I use the expression “drinking the fluoride” when I’m trying to explain why someone might accept what is a clearly false or irrational explanation for a political event or position.
False FlagIn modern usage, a government operation that is made to look like it is done by an outside party in order to justify otherwise unpopular government action. For example, “9/11 Truthers” think the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, were a false flag operation conducted by the United States government to justify a more intrusive federal government. There is some evidence that
the “Underwear Bomber” incident was a false flag operation.
The Full RothbardMany Libertarians are
minarchists, which are akin to
Classical Liberals, meaning they believe government should be limited to courts, police and national defense.
Murray Rothbard claims that this can never happen because government, which is a monopoly, will never in practice limit itself, therefore government itself needs to be a function of competing institutions. Rothbard’s political philosophy is called anarcho-capitalism and arguments based on this theory go The Full Rothbard.
Fusion CenterState, local and regional
institutions originally created to improve the sharing of anti-terrorism intelligence among different state, local and federal law enforcement agencies. Their mission has quickly expanded – with the support and encouragement of the federal government – to cover “all crimes and all hazards.” The types of information they seek for analysis has also broadened over time to include not just criminal intelligence, but public and private sector data, and participation in these centers has grown to include not just law enforcement, but other government entities, the military and even select members of the private sector.
Going GaltReferring to the main character,
John Galt, in
Ayn Rand‘s novel
Atlas Shrugged, “going Galt” refers to the phenomenon whereby the smartest, most productive people get fed up with the injustice and corruption of the existing system and refuse further to contribute to it.
Hippies of the RightThe pejorative expression used by Ayn Rand to describe libertarians, the political philosophy of whom she disapproved.
Internet ReformationThe phenomenon by which the
Internet allows users to develop ideas that hone in on the true structure of society similar to the manner in which the
Gutenberg press, by allowing a new and powerful form of communication among the masses, spurred the
Reformation.
Keynesian EconomicsThe economic theory established by
John Maynard Keynes in his
magnum opus The General Theory of Employment, Interest and Money. This theory is the foundation of current government-run economic policy and in my view serves to justify central economic intervention by using specious arguments. In the Twentieth Century, this theory won out over
The Austrian School of Economics much to the detriment of our economic stability.
Liberal Fascist CenterWhen I lived in California in the early 1990s, I noticed that the liberal politicians were all for the Welfare State as all modern liberals are, but that they had abandoned social liberalism as evidenced by one-time Mayor of San Francisco Dianne Feinstein’s war on the
Mitchell Brothers O’Farrell Theatre. Now of course the left has even abandoned it’s anti-war stance as evidenced by Obama’s
unilateral decision to bomb Libya. Similarly, the right
abandoned its principled opposition to the Welfare State and also abandoned Constitutionally-defined liberty. The parties had become essentially the same, both incorporating the worst of each side (welfare and warfare) and abandoning the best (peace and liberty). I dubbed this compromise position the liberal-fascist center. Later a book came out called
Liberal Fascism that focused only on the left, but I believe it is the position of the entire Republocrat Oligarchy (see below).
Limited HangoutA
limited hangout, or partial hangout, is a public relations or propaganda technique that involves the release of previously hidden information in order to prevent a greater exposure of more important details. It is possible that NSA whistleblower
Edward Snowden was actually part of a limited hangout.
Neo-Con or Neo-ConservativeThe traditional conservative movement was largely displaced by the
self-named Neo-Conservative Movement in the 1980s. Unlike traditional conservatives, neo-conservatives do not eschew the welfare state but wish to make it more efficient; advocate legislating social issues; and wish to actively influence other countries using both economic and military means.
New World Order or NWO
Widely considered a conspiracy theory, the term New World Order or NWO refers to the emergence of a totalitarian one-world government through which the power elite aims to rule the world.
Many politicians have referred to the New World Order over the past 40 years and have also used the word “Globalism” to indicate the same. Radio host
Alex Jones is probably the most outspoken opponent of the New World Order.
Open Your MindFrom the movie
Total Recall, a mutant named Kuato allows the main character Quade, played by Arnold Schwarzenegger, to understand the underlying reality of his world.
PaulbotAn often pejorative expression used to describe a follower of Ron Paul.
Paulbot Next DoorA segment on
The Monica Perez Show in which we play a voicemail from a normal person who likes
Ron Paul to dispel the myth that only fringe people can be libertarians.
Permission LivingAn expression I coined to describe the phenomenon by which the government conditions you to ask them permission to do things you have every right to do: May I drive a car? May I get on this plane? May I take this job? May I buy a gun? Permits, licensing, registries, universal IDs, security check-points, e-verify are all ways in which the government has us ask permission to do basic things in our everyday lives. For now the government does not usually withhold permission unreasonably, but if they wish to they will have the apparatus and social conditioning in place to control the basic moves of law-abiding citizens.
Power EliteA closely knit alliance of military, government, and corporate officials perceived as the center of wealth and political power in the West.
Prohibition DrugsDrugs that arise in response to the incentives of the black market for drugs created by
the Drug War. During alcohol prohibition moonshine took the place of softer, safer alcohol like beer and wine because whiskey was more concentrated and moonshine could be made locally. Similarly, meth and crack arise to replace cocaine because they are more powerful and pack more of a punch in a smaller quantity allowing for a higher price for any given quantity transported. Recently
synthetic marijuana has been added to the list of prohibition drugs.
Proxy WarA proxy war is a war that results when opposing powers use third parties as substitutes for fighting each other directly. While powers have sometimes used governments as proxies, violent non-state actors, mercenaries, or other third parties are more often employed. If Saudi Arabia attacks Iran or Syria it will be a proxy war.
Red HerringA clue or piece of information which is intended to be misleading or distracting from the actual issue.
The Red PillFrom the movie
The Matrix, the blue pill allows you to “believe what you want to believe,” while the red pill opens your mind to reality.
Republocrat OligarchyVoting in the two-party system is like deciding between whether the
Gambinos or the
Genoveses are going to run your neighborhood–it’s not going to make much of a difference!
The Iron Law of Oligarchy states that this is the inevitable consequence of democracy, according to
Robert Michels, who posits that democracy is a façade legitimizing the rule of a particular elite, and that elite rule, which he refers to as oligarchy, is inevitable.
ShamocracyI use this term specifically to refer to the false choice offered by the
oligopoly of the Republican and Democratic Parties in the United States. The two sides appear to offer different philosophies and policies but in the end the march toward an overreaching government that operates above the rule of law at the expense of the citizen continues regardless of who wins a particular election.
Smoking the Kool-AidDrinking the Kool-Aid refers to the tragedy at
Jonestown where cult followers of Jim Jones, and Jones himself, drank poison-laced Kool-Aid in a mass suicide. I say smoking the Kool-Aid to describe a combination of seeming too high and too fuzzy headed to see the truth combined with a blind willingness to believe propaganda.
Social EngineeringEfforts to influence social behaviors and the social structure on a large scale.
Social ConditioningA sociological process of training individuals in a society to think, act or respond in a manner generally approved by society overall or forces within society that benefit from the populace being so trained.
StatistSomeone, especially a politician, who promotes the power of the state above all; this transcends any apparent loyalty to left or right, Democrat or Republican.
Stepping off the GridTechnically, living without dependence on the
power grid. Figuratively, this means not being subject to the controls of mainstream society but having to forfeit the conveniences that society has to offer.
Voluntarist/VoluntaryistThe philosophy which holds that all forms of human association should be voluntary. One of the moral principles frequently used to support this philosophy is the
non-aggression principle, which prohibits the initiation of aggression or coercion.
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