Posts by Sterlin Lujan
Tale of an Orwellian Nightmare: The TSA Touched me and Fondled my Stuff
I finally returned from the Crypto Finance conference in Switzerland. I had the most intense, degrading, and unnecessary experience with the TSA. When I arrived in Dallas, and went through customs, the TSA apprehended me at the security checkpoint and pulled me aside. They tagged me for an additional search either because they know who…
Read MoreUndermining Government Through Communicative Anarchism
At its heart, anarchism is a philosophy. It is about asserting that installing rulers and initiating violence are wholly immoral. Anarchism is a synonym for absolute liberty. The philosophy is a conclusion one arrives at through deductive reasoning — through understanding slavery is unacceptable in any form and government is just another form of it.…
Read MoreBeyond Government: Embracing Self-Governance and Rejecting Mainstream Erotica
There are many new entrants in the crypto ecosystem yearning for regulations and praising government. More folks with these notions emerge regularly. They believe regulatory oversight is necessary to provide crypto with a sense of “respectability.” Also read: Latest Release of Badger Wallet Supports SLP and Wormhole Tokens For these individuals, political involvement in crypto is…
Read MorePablo Escobar: How People Fall in Love with Evil
One can learn a lot about how people view government and tyrants by studying the life and psychology of drug baron Pablo Escobar. Escobar was a duplicitous character brimming with contradictions. On one hand he saw himself as the noble, benevolent savior of Columbia and protector of the downtrodden. He wanted to become a leader…
Read MoreThe Anti-Authoritarian Architecture of Dance and Rave
Dancing invokes a heightened emotional state characterized by positive feelings and infectious enthusiasm. Rarely does the urge to hurt or threaten another human result from harmoniously moving, swaying, and stepping to the rhythm and thump of a beat. Dance will therefore always be loathed by those that dwell in the chambers of power. The elite…
Read MoreCuring the Disease of Control with Taoism and Crypto-Anarchy
Originally Published on Bitcoin.com Many people lust for control. They need to control objects, animals, and people. This need for domination leads some to use violence to sate their urges. Their blind obedience to control unlocks a pathology that destroys their thinking faculties. It turns them into animals, driven by a fetish for control. In…
Read MoreCultivating Self-Awareness and Evolving into a Relational Anarchist
Communication in any area of life is vital. In the anarchist and libertarian space it is indispensable. If we cannot communicate ideas effectively, we lose ground and fail to convince people of the inherent truth in liberty. Tragically, I notice a lot of poor communication in the anarchist and libertarian ecosystem. It’s not just that…
Read MoreRoss Ulbricht’s Murder-For-Hire Charges were Fake News used to Assassinate his Character
Ross Ulbricht submitted a Petition of Certiorari to the US Supreme Court. It was denied on June 28. The petition was intended to highlight Constitutional violations perpetrated against Ross Ulbricht by the U.S. government. These violations included rampant corruption, fourth amendment trespasses, and blocked cross-examination by the judge. Several uncharged murder-for-hire allegations also tainted the courtroom…
Read MoreWhy I Refocused and Put All My Energy into Anarchism
When I was younger, my intellectual curiosity developed rapidly and it quickly became boundless. I explored and considered every subject I came across. Philosophy. Science. Religion. Literature. Gardening. Economics. Technology. Everything.
Read MoreCreating Anarchist Communities Through Relational Interaction
Want to know what one of the biggest obstacles people have for joining the ranks of Anarchism? It’s not brainwashing. It’s not propaganda. It’s not philosophical differences. The biggest problem is anarchists. Many anarchists struggle with communication. Most of them come from the logical side of things. It is where I came from, and dignified communication…
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