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Episode-849- Liberty is Alive and Well

I spend a lot of time on “individual liberty”.  I do so because I think the tide to turn government is so deep that it will take decades or longer to really change things.  Until such time I refuse to live in oppression so I have and will always teach that when it comes to liberty like many things, what you do matters is the number one component to success.

However being in New Hampshire for a few days with the crazy, radical, libertarian folks that call themselves the “Free Staters” has given me renewed hope as I watch how they are making progress at the personal level as well as at a systemic level.  Each member does their own thing, some are inside the system, some fully outside and others such as myself are working a bit in both worlds.

Join me Today as I Discuss…

  • Yes I am still a minarchist but have no further need to debate anarchists
  • You really can make a change at the state level
    • Over 12 State Reps are Freestaters
    • Many more backed by the New Hampshire Liberty Alliance
    • Over 1,000 people have moved as part of the FSP
  • Competing Currencies are Alive and Well
    • Lots of AOCS currency was in place
    • I understand bitcoin a lot better now
    • Shire Silver is onto something
    • TSP Copper will be back soon with even more options
  • People are waking up
    • Photography and video are making LEOs accountable
    • The local/real/etc food movement is hitting a critical mass
    • Many Free Staters were really taken in by “modern survivalism”
    • People in the FSP have each others back – BIG TIME
  • The impact on me
    • I likely won’t ever move to NH, but it could happen
    • My determination to fight is stronger than ever
    • My receptiveness to competing ideas is more open than ever
    • My view on currency isn’t different, it has however, expanded
    • The FSP is not “sponsored by” TSP
    • I will be back in NH next year

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Episode-653- Thirteen Interesting Facts About Liberty

Today we examine liberty to truly understand what we are working for with self sufficient lifestyles.  Liberty seems like a simple concept at first, are you free or not?  But what really defines freedom, what really is the difference between liberty and captivity and are their shades of gray that deceive us?

Join me today as we discuss these thirteen facts about liberty…

  1. Liberty can not exist in a pure democracy
  2. Liberty can not be defined except by the one experiencing it
  3. Government can not create liberty only defend it
  4. Liberty is about equal opportunity not equal results
  5. Liberty must be defended by the individual
  6. Liberty is a right that comes with many responsibilities
  7. Liberty can be frightening
  8. Liberty isn’t getting everything you want
  9. Liberty isn’t always “pretty”
  10. Liberty requires an crime to have a victim
  11. Liberty means others will do things you don’t like
  12. We are not born into liberty, we are born into captivity
  13. Liberty is something we grow into

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Episode-602- Stewart Rhodes Founder of Oath Keepers on Restoring the Republic

Today Stewart Rhodes founder of Oath Keepers joins us on The Survival Podcast to discuss the fight to restore our Constitutional Republic to its roots.

Oath Keepers is a non-partisan association of currently serving and prior service military, peace officers, and firefighters who will fulfill the oath they swore to support and defend the Constitution against all enemies, foreign and domestic, so help us God.

Oath Keepers believes that our oath is to the Constitution, not to the politicians, and will not obey unconstitutional (and thus illegal) and immoral orders, such as orders to disarm the American people or to place them under martial law and deprive them of their ancient right to jury trial.

The Oath Keepers have drawn a line in the sand. They will not “just follow orders.” The Oath Keeper motto is “Not on our watch!”

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Episode-544- Five Lies that Attack Individual Liberty

Today we have a rebroadcast of a show I did back in August 27th, 2008.  I decided this would be a good show to have on during my absence to Arkansas where I am laying wood flooring getting ready for our move there this winter. I want you to think about some of these things in contrast with the so called “historic election” that just occurred yesterday.  My belief is until some of these underlying issues no matter who is in charge we will get the same results with a different marketing message.   Today’s podcast may challenge some of your beliefs and might even make you angry at times. That just means is isn’t the same old – same old.

Keep in mind that this show was done in 2008 before the economic crash when all the talking heads were telling us that things were going to be just fine and countless advisors were telling people to buy Bank of America stock because it had dropped in price due to “guilt by association”.

Tune in to get my thoughts about,

  • The lie that “its a consumer driven economy and there is nothing wrong with that” and how it is driving people and our nation into the oppression of debt.
  • The lie of “no child left behind” and that “everyone should go to college” and how it is destroying our economy and making us dependent on illegal immigrant labor
  • The noble professions no one goes to college to do and why we need quality people to do them
  • The lie that “The Constitution gives us rights” and how that lie grants government power that it does not and should not have
  • Why The Constitution does not “apply to Americans” and how it actually applies to humans
  • The lie of class warfare and how it convinces you that you don’t have what you want because of some other group
  • The class structure of Europe that we left behind and why it needs to stay there
  • The lie that “you can’t do it” or “you can’t make it” with out government help and how the government is actually the problem that limits individual achievement
  • The lie of being told what you want or told what is a success or a failure or what you need
  • Why no matter who runs Washington we all still have the ability to declare individual liberty
  • How we lost the attitude of “this family doesn’t take charity” and how that is killing us
  • How the individual spirit and personal fortitude is stronger then any law, government or situation
  • How many of the “poor” are really free and many of the most “successful” are enslaved by life and debt
  • How your personal action, personal spirit and determination are your greatest survival asset

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Episode-391- Individual Revolution and Freedom

So you want to be a revolutionary?  You want to be a patriot?  You want to be like the great men and women that helped create our nation.  Today I have a different way to look at that concept.  To be a real radical perhaps set your sites a bit further back into history.  Tune in today to see what I mean. Revolution is in the air.

Join me today as we discuss…

  • The difference between what you care about and what you can influence
  • Why you have to fight a “guerrilla war” at this point in the game
  • Why radical, rebel and revolutionary are positive things
  • Why growing food is the ultimate act of rebellion
  • Why building things is an act of rebellion
  • How we now plan out deaths instead of retirement
  • Why you don’t have to do many of the things you think you do
  • The motivation that makes you do things you don’t want to do
  • Changing that motivation into a positive force
  • The sliding scale, your on it what does it mean and what direction are you going
  • What would you do if you could do anything you wanted

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Episode-359- Can You Feed Yourself

I don’t mean can you cook, do you have preps stored or are you sitting on a pile of beans and rice.  I mean do you have the knowledge, skills and tools to produce food.  Just two generations ago America was a nation of farmers.  Much of that knowledge has been lost.  Today’s show is designed to do a few things.

Tune in today to hear…

  • Why you should have a green house
  • How much a green house can do beyond starting some plants and growing lettuce
  • Chickens and fish in your greenhouse
  • Rotating some items in and out of a greenhouse seasonally
  • You can grow strawberries in Zone 3 and Passion Fruit in Zone 5
  • Peppers can be a perennial
  • What is a Cornelian Cherry
  • Why food is freedom
  • Effective vs ineffective non conformity
  • Planning your life vs having it planned for you
  • Why liberty starts in a garden

Resources for today’s show…

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Episode-353- Listener Feedback 1-11-01

Today I am back from the BOL with a listener feedback show.  Today we discuss wasp spray for self defense, rifle calibers for deer hunting, the global population, testing your preps and more.

Join me today as we discuss…

  • Is wasp spray “recommended” as a self defense tool
  • Lessons from an earthquake
  • 7 Degrees at the BOL and no electricity (our recent “vacation”)
  • How to “test your preps” before nature does it for you
  • Is an AR15 with the 223 a good deer rifle (no and no)
  • Why did I choose to have one child, does that really effect anyone else
  • Creative ways to find pre 64 coins for less money then a shop
  • Gardening in Las Vegas and other desert environments
  • Saving money for college, don’t save money for your child’s life, let them choose
  • The limitations of economic knowledge
  • Good books and resources to learn about permaculture and gardening
  • Taking our planet back, starts with taking our nation back

Resources for today’s show…

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Episode-337- Individual Sovereignty and Defining Liberty

This is a deep topic today but it is absolutely critical to modern survival living.  If you are preparing to deal with out systems of support you must first remove the fear of their loss.  Modern survivalists act in power, not in fear.  We prepare in order to abolish fear, not to appease it.

Join me today as we discuss..

  • What do you fear loosing
  • Why do you fear its’ loss
  • How can your remove your dependence on support systems
  • Why are societies built upon dependence on their governments
  • What is a peaceful revolution
  • What is liberty (this is more difficult then you might think)
  • What is individual sovereignty
  • What is legal compliance and systemic anarchy
  • Why is dependence and theft by government done via policy and code vs. law in most instances
  • What should you do next
  • Do your actions really matter, do they scare the establishment
  • Why do many in our government hate it when people cite the constitution
  • How do you create change, real change

Resources for today’s show…

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Episode-301- Self Sufficiency vs. Self Reliance

So exactly what does it mean to be self reliant vs. being self sufficient?  How are the two different and how are they related and how does one interact with the other.  More importantly how do they effect you and you planning both for disaster preparations and independence.

Tune in Today as We Ask…

  • What is self reliance
  • What is self sufficiency
  • Why would you want to be self reliant
  • Why would you want to be self sufficient
  • What are degrees of self sufficiency
  • What is healthy interdependence
  • Why are concepts like self sufficiency part of our nation at its core
  • How much self sufficiency do you want
  • How much self reliance do you have, are you deceiving yourself and have you tested yourself
  • How have we lost touch with the innate desire for self sufficiency and reliance
  • How can you apply these concepts to your daily lifestyle

Resources for today’s show…

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Episode-144- More on State Sovereignty

Today we continue to discuss the State Sovereignty movement that is active in at least 20 states right now.

Tune in today to hear…

  • Why this type of topic is important and why it is time to talk about it
  • Why now may very well be the time, how it is different then 10 or even 2 years ago
  • This isn’t about Obama, it is about “The Government” in its’ entirety
  • How everything being done is based on the constitution
  • What we must do when our president lies to us and ignores our opinions (“not one pet project”)
  • The states with real momentum so far are OK, AZ and NH
  • A great article by Barbara Minton
  • Let’s thank and support Dan Itse, Charles Key, Judy Burges (contact info links below)
  • If you are an Obama koolaide drinker please understand the “Stimulus Bill” came from George Bush!
  • The real job of government is to ensure liberity
  • Have you had enough?
  • Why I am asking you to support this movement and how it is part of “living a better life”

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