A man can be himself only so long as he is alone; and if he does not love solitude, he will not love freedom; for it is only when he is alone that he is really free. Arthur Schopenhauer
The State calls its own violence law, but that of the individual, crime. Max Stirner
Je stem gaat altijd verloren
Toen de koers en inflatie steeds verder omhooggingen terwijl je salaris minder waard werd, kreeg je het idee dat je bezig was je eigen toekomst te bepalen? Toen je tijdens de COVID-19-plandemie verplicht thuis opgesloten zat, en je niet kon werken om jezelf te verzorgen, terwijl de psychopaten in de roverheid openlijk feest vierden en hun eigen regels aan hun laars lapten, had je toen het idee dat je je toekomst in eigen handen had? Read more ⟶
GEEN Partij een optie op 25 mei
Op 25 mei 2025 krijgen Surinamers die naar de stembus gaan er een bijzondere keuze bij. Door de aanhoudende economische crisis, de negatieve politieke ontwikkelingen en het feit dat geen enkel politieke partij ooit in de geschiedenis duurzame ontwikkeling heeft kunnen brengen, besloten enkele initiatiefnemers om Geen Etnische En Nationale Partij, kortweg G.E.E.N. Partij, op te richten als alternatief. Read more ⟶
Rightful liberty is unobstructed action according to our will, within limits drawn around us by the equal rights of others. I do not add “within the limits of the law,” because law is often but the tyrant’s will, and always so when it violates the right of an individual. Thomas Jefferson
The problem with Bitcoin
During the Canadian truckers’ protest against COVID-19 restrictions in early 2022, 34 cryptocurrency wallets associated with the movement were blacklisted, exposing a critical vulnerability in Bitcoin’s ability to provide true financial autonomy. Anyone interacting with those wallets by sending or receiving money from them would risk being tracked down and punished by the robberment. Read more ⟶
Who’s the crazy one?
If people are indeed so bad, why would you create the possibility for them to end up in positions of power where they can cause immense harm? And then complain when these bad people, who are not angels, abuse their power? In that case, who’s the crazy one? Read more ⟶
Lysander Spooner on the origin and purpose of legislation
A few weeks ago I came across some writings by Lysander Spooner published in 1882 under the title “Natural Law; or the Science of Justice”. Specifically section three of chapter three caught my attention because it contains a lot of insights that I had to come to myself over the course of a few years of my own research and experience. Read more ⟶
Plato on participating in politics
“One of the penalties for refusing to participate in politics is that you end up being governed by your inferiors,” is a quote often attributed to the Greek philosopher Plato. In all the instances I’ve seen so far, this quote is used to motivate people to take action themselves and actively participate in politics. Read more ⟶
On “lie machines” and “digital crime”
I can still remember vividly when Curtis Hofwijks burst into laughter at the Dependence Square in Paramaribo, when I told him for the umpteenth time that my Facebook account was blocked again for a while. It was during the period of 2015–2016 when I supported him during his protests against the policies of the robberment, led at the time by Bouterse. Read more ⟶
Anarchy and chaos
The word ‘anarchy’ has its origins in the Ancient Greek word ‘anarchos’. ‘An’ means ‘without’ and ‘archos’ means ‘ruler’. So anarchy literally means “without ruler”. This can be compared to the word ‘monarchy’, which means “one ruler” (‘monos’ means ‘one’ or ‘alone’). Read more ⟶
Anarchism is not a romantic fable but he hardheaded realization, based on five thousand years of experience, that we cannot entrust the management of our lives to kings, priests, politicians, generals, and county commissioners. Edward Abbey
‘Chan’ om ‘Bouta’: lood om oud ijzer
Het is geen wonder dat het huidig politiek/economisch systeem precies blijft doen waar het voor ontworpen was, namelijk het uitbuiten van eenieder op de plantage Suriname, ongeacht welke opzichters tijdelijk ‘de macht krijgen’. Read more ⟶
‘Chan’ for ‘Bouta’: lead for old iron
It is no coincidence that the current political/economic system continues to do exactly what it was designed to do, namely, exploitation of everyone on the plantation Suriname regardless of which overseers temporarily “come to power”. Read more ⟶
A man is no less a slave because he is allowed to choose a new master once in a term of years. Lysander Spooner
The State is, and always has been, the great single enemy of the human race, its liberty, happiness, and progress. Murray Rothbard
I think the person who takes a job in order to live — that is to say, for the money — has turned himself into a slave. Joseph Campbell
Why Plato used the dialogue form
Ever wonder why Plato chose to speak and write in the dialogue form? If so, you’re not alone. I’ve wondered that myself in the past while reading some of his work. And even back then it seemed to me that he was trying to somehow record some important knowledge, sometimes philosophical concepts and sometimes even (alternative) history, without getting into trouble. Read more ⟶
I’m a prisoner
During discussions about the system of enslavement (‘Statism’) that is currently implemented worldwide, one of the things that’s often brought up by others is the question of why I’m making use of things (facilities, services, etc.) inside this system while I am opposed to it. That would seem hypocritical upon first glance, and this question, often phrased in a variety of ways, is a very valid question. Read more ⟶
The most dangerous man to any government is the man who is able to think things out for himself, without regard to the prevailing superstitions and taboos. Almost inevitably he comes to the conclusion that the government he lives under is dishonest, insane and intolerable, and so, if he is romantic, he tries to change it. And if he is not romantic personally, he is very apt to spread discontent among those who are. H.L. Mencken