By: Gary D. Barnett
“Hypocrisy in anything whatever may deceive the cleverest and most penetrating man, but the least wide-awake of children recognizes it, and is revolted by it, however ingeniously it may be disguised.”
~ Leo Tolstoy
At first glance, one might want to separate those who claim to be anti-state and anti-war as different sorts, but that would be a mistake in judgement. There is no difference in the two, regardless of the rhetoric coming from the different camps of pretenders, whether about government or war. You see, the State (including government) is war, and war is the State. The State cannot survive and retain power without war, and war cannot exist without the State. War may have become more ‘sophisticated’ and psychologically manipulative, and may be thought to be less inhumane and ruthless due to advanced weaponry and technology, but all war is slaughter, murder, and control over the masses of the confused enslaved. They have to be brought along so to speak, coddled, protected, and made to feel safe by their masters, or what need could those evil masters serve? Support by human fodder is necessary for both the State and war to exist and survive.
To get right to it, no politician on earth can be anti-state. What an asinine assumption. No one who supports politicians, who are the representatives of the State, can be anti-state. When it comes to the so-called ‘right’ and ‘left’, the general party system, it should be obvious that they are certainly promoters of government and rule, but what about those who claim to be different, and against the State? What about those who think war is bad unless the government has a ‘formal declaration of war.’ No one can be anti-war if they are pro-state. What about all those who believe in a State-sanctioned, government-drafted constitution; a ruling document that is enforced by violent means in order to support a central state governing system, based solely on theft, restriction, and regulation?
One very important distinction needs to be made here, and it is this: actual self defense is not war, and war is never self-defense. This is always so, whether an individual or a collective is involved. To not understand this is to be a brainwashed fool, for self-defense is only meant to stop an aggressor from harming innocents, and when that active aggression is eliminated, all force should cease immediately. Any continuance of the initial force necessary to stop any real threat, cannot be justified once that threat is squelched, and no harm to innocents by the defenders can ever be sanctioned. War is nothing more than a continuous onslaught of people living in a state or country, all based on pure aggression, always at the hands of a political state or government.
So who are those who are actually anti-state and anti-war? One thing is for certain, they are the very, very few, those who actually believe in the freedom of the individual, and abhor the State; any State. They are true men of freedom, therefore they are legitimate non-aggressive anarchists. In my mind, that leaves all others as pretenders; those who can find an excuse suitable to their cause in order to promulgate support of the State and war.
There are the obvious murderers and supporters of war, such as the neo-cons, Republicans, Democrats, Independents, all politicians, and all who applaud the flag, and support the nation-state and its military. This includes those more hidden pretenders, the ‘Libertarians.’ Yes, those who call themselves, and label their organizations as anti-state and anti-war, but still support the state, its politics and politicians, and worship its constitutions which allow war and carnage so long as a handful of liars and cheats called ‘representatives’ vote to declare wars. But then, they do not attempt to even do that anymore. Obviously, the people accept all war, and demand nothing in the face of brutal tyranny and warmongering, other than holidays for time off and barbecues, a cell phone, and a welfare check each month.
Ah, the libertarians; those freedom-loving types who cling to the State as god, so long as it polices itself, self-restricts all its power, and does only good for the lowly serfs, protecting them from any threat to their freedom. Yes, they do claim this ridiculous position, and fully believe that a government (State) can be limited by the very whores who sold out to the State in order to gain power over the proletariat. They are there at every election, they are running in these elections, jumping on board with the politician of the day, whether Trump, DeSantis, Gabbard, Ramaswamy, RFK, Jr., or any number of other political trimmers seeking official king status; and all of whom support war. The recent genocide by Zionist Israel, brought out the truth about these pretenders, as taking sides was instant. The Israeli lobby obviously won the day, and solidified solid political support for its ethnic cleansing campaign.
Anti-state means one is against the State, any State, and against all government. Anti-war means that one is against war, period. There is no middle ground, there can be no compromise if integrity is to be present and sustained. “Anti” means against or absolutely opposite. It does not mean acceptance sometimes or when convenient. Those who say they are anti-state, anti-government, or anti-war, cannot contradict their position without becoming blatant hypocrites by participating in the promotion of any politician, state, government, or war. That is complete and total heresy, but is practiced by most all claiming to be ‘libertarian.’ I guess logic is lost for those who cannot understand that they are lying when they claim to be against something and for it simultaneously. At least the left and right accept that they are partisan, (sometimes) and openly lie, cheat, contradict, and are hypocritical without apology. Isn’t honesty refreshing?
It is time to expose and negate all anti-state and anti-war pretenders. There is no such thing as ‘good’ government. There is no such thing as a ‘good ‘State. There are good and bad individuals, but there is absolutely nothing of value in any act of rule.
There are no just governments. There are no just wars. There are no friends of freedom in any State or government. There are no friends of freedom who prosecute any war. As I have said concerning war over and over again:
“There is no such thing as a just war, there is no such thing as a good war, and no war can bring peace. All wars are evil manifestations of power and control conjured in the minds of the abhorrent psychopaths who rule over nations, and their fascist partners in government, who by proxy, fill the minds of the mindless with fear, so that constant atrocities meant to solidify domination can survive all moral objection and sanity. War is good for nothing other than grief, terror, sorrow, torture, maiming, and death; it is the single most evil curse of mankind.”
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