Michael Wiebe

I'm an anarchist, atheist, Austrian, agorist autodidact.

Wage Slavery and Wage Injustice

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Nov 212008
 

Among the libertarian movement, it is a given that the Marxist idea of wage slavery is a sophism. In a truly free society, individuals would only enter into wage employment because they perceive benefit from it. That is, the employee and the employer only exchange if, ex ante, they expect to gain. Otherwise the exchange would simply not occur. So, all voluntary exchanges in a free (stateless) society are mutually beneficial.

However, in 2008 we do not live in a free society. There are governments that murder, steal, and enslave innocent people. They prevent voluntary interaction and impose coercive relationships. Suffice to say, the present conditions are not at all close to those of a free society. Then, given that we live in an unfree society, are employees the victims of wage slavery? Keep reading...

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Anarchism: Utopian vs. Practical

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Nov 072008
 

Many people accuse market anarchists of being Utopians; of assuming that everyone will become angels once the government is abolished. However, this is simply not true. Criminals will likely always exist. Market anarchy is the best way to punish criminality and reward voluntary, cooperative behavior. Keep reading...

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Don’t vote, Secede!

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Nov 042008
 

Today is election day. Many people will be heading to the polls to select the next tyrant to rule over their lives. Even liberty-oriented people feel that “participating in democracy” is a good strategy for reducing the size of government. They believe that if we can just get the right people in government, then everything will be all right.

This view is all wrong. Voting is not an effective strategy for liberty. To the contrary, the cause of liberty can be even better promoted by not voting. There are three strong reasons that warrant staying home on election day: First, the probability of your vote actually affecting the outcome is negligible. Second, renouncing democracy and its hallowed trappings is a big step toward developing a fully anarchist mindset. Third, and most important, not voting sends a stronger message than voting pro-liberty, or lesser-of-two-evils: low voter turnout delegitimizes the entire statist system. Finally, if we all become non-voters, what strategy should we pursue? The answer is secession – exercising our right to free association. Keep reading...

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