We tell ourselves that the contrived authoritarian monopoly on violence we call “government” is a necessary evil. When we feel victimized, used, and yet powerless to do anything about it, deluding ourselves into believing that government is necessary and ultimately beneficial may seem like a crucial relief valve. It’s already getting harder and harder to maintain that delusion.

Bush contributed to the awakening process for so many and Obama is quickly reaching almost everyone whom Bush missed. More importantly, Obama managed to generate ridiculously unreasonable expectations only to dash those hopes in such a short span. It was the perfect storm of events for showing more people the true nature of government. I’m not suggesting that all those people suddenly became anarchist, at least not in their minds and surface thoughts, but I think they feel something in their hearts akin to what anarchists feel about government. They’re prime for the message of hope that only a voluntary society can deliver.

The big question now is whether we can address that disconnect between what people feel and what they can understand intellectually. There are a lot of folks out there who are quickly realizing that there is something very wrong and we need to provide the language necessary for understanding exactly what that is. What makes the task all the more difficult is that we don’t have an easy answer for all of those problems. There is no one simple answer with actual basis in reality that compares to the delusional catch-all answer they’ve always depended on to relieve their worries– a violent authoritarian government.

To those of you who insist on wearing your rose-colored glasses, you’re only forestalling the inevitable. The sooner you abandon your comforting fantasies and start considering realistic answers, the better off you’ll be when the shit really starts to hit the fan.

Happy Tax Day!

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It seems some of the upcoming tea party tax protesters are being deterred by a government requirement for permits to protest. The fact that they’re even filing for permits to protest government abuses pretty much demonstrates why they completely failed to inspire me to participate and if we have to rely on folks like this to save us from an over-reaching government, we’re doomed. A few samples from the pathetic pussy list follow.

Rutland Vermont Board of Aldermen Denies Tax Day Tea Party Permit

“I was told several times that I might not even need a permit to organize the tea party,” Wallace said in an interview for Associated Content, “but I wanted to make sure and go through all the protocol to dot the I’s and cross the T’s.”

and then the permit was denied.

‘Tea Party’ Canceled For Fear Of Crowds

Another City Tries to Quash Tax Day Tea Party Gathering

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