If there is no honesty, there is no relationship. The only degree to which there is a relationship is the degree to which you are honest. Expressing your clear desires does not make you a dictator and you telling what you think, feel, and what you want or donโt want, is just called being honest. It doesn't control him at all. Youโre trying to control others by withholding information by not getting involved and by not being honest. Withholding information is a form of manipulation. It is dishonest and itโs destructive to a relationship.
Stefan MolyneuxThe idea that the State is capable of solving social problems is now viewed with great skepticism - which foretells a coming change. As soon as skepticism is applied to the State, the State falls, since it fails at everything except increasing its power, and so can only survive on propaganda, which relies on unquestioning faith.
Stefan MolyneuxAnybody who tries to change society without examining the family is trying to push a shadow without moving a statue.
Stefan MolyneuxSpiritual means religion without any rules. It's all the comfort of fictitious friends with none of their demands.
Stefan MolyneuxThe acknowledgement of having suffered evil is the greatest step forward in mental health.
Stefan MolyneuxWhen poverty declines, the need for government declines, which is why expecting government to solve poverty is like expecting a tobacco company to mount an aggressive anti-smoking campaign.
Stefan MolyneuxThe least Anararchic person in that conversation is the person saying 'you can't be an anarchist if you believe in god.' Because that's not an argument, it's just a statement. Why would somebody accept that? Because they either bow to your authority or they are afraid of your aggression. That's threatening to be another kind of ruler. Does that make any sense?
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