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I don't think I'm right. I don't even necessarily have a position on some of these things, but I think it's helpful to ask questions and to really consider the value of arguments from all sides, even if we don't agree with them.

I'd be happy to see a single-payer system in the US. I'm fine with having a military for the purpose of national defense and even intervention in very specific instances (e.g. the Rwandan genocide). I used to consider myself a Libertarian, through and through, but not anymore. I guess Libertarian-socialist is more fitting at this point (yes, it's a thing). I think that the Austrian economists are generally right, especially when it comes to things like the unintended and unforeseen negative consequences of government intervention in markets and economies. And I think it's very likely that Peter Schiff will be right, again, and this whole thing will come tumbling down at some point.

I think most people don't really understand the Libertarian philosophy behind deregulation, which is basically that people are capable enough to figure things out for themselves and will form more organic and effective means of regulation than can be devised by government. It doesn't mean no regulation. Most people look at the world and think deregulation is a crazy idea because they see it as giving corporations more leeway to fuck people over and do whatever they want. But if you move in the direction of reducing the scope of government, you also move in the direction of reducing the scope of corporate influence and power. But in order for this to work, people have to start taking more responsibility for themselves and for the world around them. And to move in that direction requires a certain degree of trust in humanity and the capability of people, which is something that has been eroded by our society/government. A Paradise Built in Hell, a book that Chris has mentioned many times, touches on this quite a bit.

I'm fine with having a social safety net; there's no reason for anyone to have to worry about keeping a roof over their heads or feeding their children if they get laid off, especially in this country. But again, we can't ignore the unintended consequences of having such a system. Some people are going to exploit the system and be worse off because of it. Politicians will feed off of and exploit these people to stay in office. But maybe the worst thing about it is that it makes it very easy for people to stop taking responsibility for the world around them. It makes it easier to look at the suffering around you and say, "I don't care; it's the government's job to take care of the poor, homeless, hungry, etc."

I have no idea whether or not Peter Schiff really gives a shit about the homeless, or people who can't afford to pay their medical bills, or kids growing up in places like Flint or Baltimore. But there are Libertarians who really do care and really do believe that these ideas have merit and can make the world a better place. There are people who really do believe that we would be better off without a social safety net, and that the poor, displaced, homeless, and hungry would be better served by people and communities rather than government. But it's so hard for most people to imagine that world that they quickly dismiss the ideas and the people who support them. Maybe the best thing that Libertarians can do is to start moving in that direction no matter what.

I don't remember the specific papers I read. It was long ago. But this book seems to cover the same material: https://www.amazon.com/Trauma-Myth-Sexual-Children-Aftermath/dp/0465022111/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1540070380&sr=8-1&keywords=The+Trauma+Myth

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Hope that helps.

I'll have to check out The Master and His Emissary some time. It was mentioned in 79 - Professor Andrew Gurevich. They also discussed The Alphabet Versus the Goddess which I've read and enjoyed. It relates neurology and linguistics.

Read Demonic Males

this is a good short book that goes into exactly what your talking about in great depth. Bonobos and chimps are very different but Bonobos aren't immune to violence.

In the spirit of Chris Ryan I'll recommend the book Vagabonding: An Uncommon Guide to the Art of Long-Term World Travel, if you're in the mood for non-fiction.

I was listening to an interview with the author of this book, who is ex-military himself, and he said something like "If you know anyone who is thinking about joining the military because they're looking for purpose, excitement, like being seen as tough, etc, etc, tell them to join the coastguard instead. You are still cool and in uniform and have a sense of brotherhood everything, and the training is intense, but instead of shooting Afghanistan's version of rednecks and participating in America's fucked up foreign policy, you're saving people's lives."

I thought it was good advice to pass on

There are many who deny the CO2 based climate theory and that it's just because of the high level of political noise and a few documentaries that we all bought into the greenhouse gas theory of climate change.

I am definitely no expert in these things, however there is another side of the story that I think is plausible because as we all know, the "official story" is rarely ever the actual truth and is usually the complete opposite, used to create fear, guilt, confusion and ultimately control the population.

Here are a couple things linked below that I dug up that may be of interest.

Cheers!

https://principia-scientific.org/man-made-global-warming-fiction/

https://www.amazon.com/Slaying-Sky-Dragon-Greenhouse-Theory-ebook/dp/B004DNWJN6

Squatty Potty = no feet on seat

according to notes at the end of the book, the source is this book: https://www.amazon.com/Street-Children-Growing-Urban-Tragedy/dp/0297790129 . "Street Children: A growing urban tragedy"

> Do you think people can control their own emotions? Of course. We do it every day.

I strongly disagree. If we could I predict we would probably end up dead. Occasionally there are kids born without the ability to feel pain and they tend to die at young age from self-inflicted wounds they don't know about.

In the event of trauma body can shutdown feelings but it also results in situations which I consider unhealthy (e.g. violent criminals - source, video).

Now, we can control how we express emotions but that's a totally different story. However, I think that in the interview they didn't really meant "emotions". Maybe "desires"? I find the interview vague and I don't know what they're talking about.