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RE: The High Church of Scam-Archy: A Warning to Voluntaryists (YouTube version)
Watching this right now. Thanks for the Lolberts shout out! :)
I've been going off about this very topic for awhile now. So many people in the libertarian/voluntaryist/anarchist communities talk a big game about how ostracization will be a major component in constructing a free society. Most of those same people, though, refuse to use the same tool in the present. Plenty of well documented scammers and beggartarians are still inside the community because they get white-knighted or the critics get drowned out by all the sycophants. It's almost as if these sort of people don't actually want others to be free...
For sure! Throroughly enjoyed the podcast. You guys have a good rapport, and of course the subject matter piqued my interest.
I agree. It’s ironic. People want to be individualists until it means being separate from the crowd/bandwagon. I get it, and I’m not immune, but this idea is antithetical to voluntaryism itself.
Glad you found the vid!
Glad you enjoyed it. As people who have been trying to point out the shadiness of certain individuals, we just wanted to compile as much of the evidence of that one case as we could in one place. The results were as expected. Those who would view it objectively thanked us for our service. Those who would turn a blind eye because he was "one of us" attacked us, called us shills, and clearly didn't even listen to the podcast (much less examine the links we provided).
And I get it, too. I'm not immune , either, but I do strive to be more consistent each day. I think a lot of it has to do with some people, despite coming towards anarchism/voluntaryism, have not let go of the Great Man Fallacy. They just want that charismatic leader, perhaps because they feel incapable of leading themselves. Whatever the reason, such people are not doing the cause of freedom any favors. I'm glad that there are others trying to point these things, and these people, out. It needs to be done.