Voluntaryist Strategies & Tactics Zero Aggression BasicsThe Nature of GovernmentStatism & Statist MythsElements of a Voluntary SocietyMachinery of a Voluntaryist SocietyEdge Cases & HypotheticalsVoluntaryist Strategies & TacticsOur LexiconThe Complete CollectionDo you analyze competing concepts fairly?Or do you apply a double-standard to ideas? The Golden Rule of IdeasShould you avoid the war of competing studies?Why you should avoid the war of competing studies War of competing studiesAre you being manipulated by a statist machine?Agenda Setting Theory The mass media chooses what you follow and discussWhy do my friends snap-back to statist ideas when I’m not there?Rubber Band Effect One conversation won’t undo the ‘pull’ of statismWhy do people act as they do politically?Aesthetic theory of partisan attraction Aesthetics is the study of beauty. For our purposes…What thing do we most need to create a libertarian society?The strategic key to libertarian success Every other strategy benefits from more libertariansWhy do statist ideas defeat libertarian ideas in the political arena?What we can we do to make libertarian ideas win? Visibility Parity & Operation EverywhereWhat strategic activity should libertarians prioritize?Discovery *before* persuasion What reaping low hanging fruit makes possibleCan you induce people to reject statism?Mental Depth Charge Formula: Identifying contradictions, then patienceWhen should statists oppose greater government powers?The ‘shoe on the other foot’ rule Have empathy for your future selfWhy should you tackle the five hardest issues first?Use the Pillar Strategy to collapse the mental structure of statism Exceptions make Zero Aggression seem unrealisticCan a voluntaryist be a gradualist?Be a Fabian libertarian Avoid this pitfall of gradualismDo you analyze competing concepts fairly?Do you analyze competing concepts fairly? Golden Rule of Ideas: Treat your own ideas the same way you treat opposing concepts. No double-standards.Should you avoid the war of competing studies?Can a study refute a moral principle? Can people become experts in how others should live? What you can can gain from avoiding the war of competing studies.Are you being manipulated by a statist machine?Agenda Setting controls what people think and how they think about it. Agenda Setting is manipulative and excludes libertarian ideas. But there is a cure!Why do my friends snap-back to statist ideas when I’m not there?The Rubber Band Effect. One conversation won't undo the "pull" of statismWhy do people act as they do politically?The aesthetic theory of partisan attraction suggests that people don't reason their way into a political party or ideological tribeWhat thing do we most need to create a libertarian society?The most useful libertarian actions will be those that discover, recruit, and mobilize more libertariansWhy do statist ideas defeat libertarian ideas in the political arena?Seen as often as statist schemes (visibility parity), libertarian ideas win. How to make that happen? Operation Everywhere.What strategic activity should libertarians prioritize?Since there are tens of millions of latent libertarians, focus on that low-hanging fruit, first.Can you induce people to reject statism?"Man's mind, once stretched by a new idea, never regains its original dimensions." Try the Mental Depth Charge: Identify contradictions and then stand back!When should statists oppose greater government powers?The 'shoe on the other foot' rule. Before giving any power to a politician, think about what could happen if a bad politician had that power.Why should you tackle the five hardest issues first?Use the Pillar Strategy to collapse the mental structure of statism.Can a voluntaryist be a gradualist?A Fabian libertarian maintains the ultimate objective of a zero aggression society but also seeks small opportunities to move in that direction.
Do you analyze competing concepts fairly?Or do you apply a double-standard to ideas? The Golden Rule of Ideas
Should you avoid the war of competing studies?Why you should avoid the war of competing studies War of competing studies
Are you being manipulated by a statist machine?Agenda Setting Theory The mass media chooses what you follow and discuss
Why do my friends snap-back to statist ideas when I’m not there?Rubber Band Effect One conversation won’t undo the ‘pull’ of statism
Why do people act as they do politically?Aesthetic theory of partisan attraction Aesthetics is the study of beauty. For our purposes…
What thing do we most need to create a libertarian society?The strategic key to libertarian success Every other strategy benefits from more libertarians
Why do statist ideas defeat libertarian ideas in the political arena?What we can we do to make libertarian ideas win? Visibility Parity & Operation Everywhere
What strategic activity should libertarians prioritize?Discovery *before* persuasion What reaping low hanging fruit makes possible
Can you induce people to reject statism?Mental Depth Charge Formula: Identifying contradictions, then patience
When should statists oppose greater government powers?The ‘shoe on the other foot’ rule Have empathy for your future self
Why should you tackle the five hardest issues first?Use the Pillar Strategy to collapse the mental structure of statism Exceptions make Zero Aggression seem unrealistic
Do you analyze competing concepts fairly?Do you analyze competing concepts fairly? Golden Rule of Ideas: Treat your own ideas the same way you treat opposing concepts. No double-standards.
Should you avoid the war of competing studies?Can a study refute a moral principle? Can people become experts in how others should live? What you can can gain from avoiding the war of competing studies.
Are you being manipulated by a statist machine?Agenda Setting controls what people think and how they think about it. Agenda Setting is manipulative and excludes libertarian ideas. But there is a cure!
Why do my friends snap-back to statist ideas when I’m not there?The Rubber Band Effect. One conversation won't undo the "pull" of statism
Why do people act as they do politically?The aesthetic theory of partisan attraction suggests that people don't reason their way into a political party or ideological tribe
What thing do we most need to create a libertarian society?The most useful libertarian actions will be those that discover, recruit, and mobilize more libertarians
Why do statist ideas defeat libertarian ideas in the political arena?Seen as often as statist schemes (visibility parity), libertarian ideas win. How to make that happen? Operation Everywhere.
What strategic activity should libertarians prioritize?Since there are tens of millions of latent libertarians, focus on that low-hanging fruit, first.
Can you induce people to reject statism?"Man's mind, once stretched by a new idea, never regains its original dimensions." Try the Mental Depth Charge: Identify contradictions and then stand back!
When should statists oppose greater government powers?The 'shoe on the other foot' rule. Before giving any power to a politician, think about what could happen if a bad politician had that power.
Why should you tackle the five hardest issues first?Use the Pillar Strategy to collapse the mental structure of statism.
Can a voluntaryist be a gradualist?A Fabian libertarian maintains the ultimate objective of a zero aggression society but also seeks small opportunities to move in that direction.