Dignity & Decency Quotes

“Statism” is the ideological disorder that claims an abstract entity known as the nation-state must exist and that it bestows upon some humans the right to rule others and punish them for transgressions against authority.”
― Sterlin Lujan, Dignity & Decency: Rhapsodic Musings of a Modern Anarchist

“Authority has been the ideological disease of humankind. And finally, a mass of anarchists has been injected into the artery of society as antibodies geared to combat this illness.”
― Sterlin Lujan, Dignity & Decency: Rhapsodic Musings of a Modern Anarchist

“Anarchism, in a sense, is an evolution in thinking. It is an evolution in feeling. It is the final phase in the metamorphosis from barbarian to fully civilized being.”
― Sterlin Lujan, Dignity & Decency: Rhapsodic Musings of a Modern Anarchist

“Don’t fear, for we are the harbingers of truth. We are the voices of the future. It is our utterances of abolition that will bring this decadent society out of its stupor and into the light of liberty.”
― Sterlin Lujan, Dignity & Decency: Rhapsodic Musings of a Modern Anarchist

“One of the most tragic things about the world is that authority is expected to exist. People are expected to fall in line. There is an expectation there should be rulers and serfs.”
― Sterlin Lujan, Dignity & Decency: Rhapsodic Musings of a Modern Anarchist

“Here is why I focus on anarchism, first principles, and freedom: I want to heal society and free myself, not get lost in the mental masturbatory hallucination of intellectual snobbery and pomposity.”
― Sterlin Lujan, Dignity & Decency: Rhapsodic Musings of a Modern Anarchist

“Freedom is serious business, but to fight for freedom, people first must see the cage and realize they are slaves. The problem is that waking up is traumatizing and disorienting. It takes time and courage.”
― Sterlin Lujan, Dignity & Decency: Rhapsodic Musings of a Modern Anarchist

“To say something politically incorrect is one thing, but to live a politically incorrect life is satisfyingly dangerous.”
― Sterlin Lujan, Dignity & Decency: Rhapsodic Musings of a Modern Anarchist

“To understand what’s going on in the world, people must pursue economic literacy. I am not talking about the bastardized economics disseminated by ivory tower pseudo-intellectuals. I am talking about Austrian praxeology; I am talking about human action. It’s through this conduit of knowledge that people internalize the vile and evil nature of governments.”
― Sterlin Lujan, Dignity & Decency: Rhapsodic Musings of a Modern Anarchist

“As anarchists, we know democracy is garbage. We know the system is built upon corruption and misdeeds. We have a thorough understanding of how the game of thrones functions, the psychology of the players involved, and the outcome of engaging in political rituals.”
― Sterlin Lujan, Dignity & Decency: Rhapsodic Musings of a Modern Anarchist

“I love bitcoin not just for its efficiency as a currency but also for its sheer beauty and elegance. There’s a deep iconoclastic core to bitcoin that shuns all master-slave relationships through its decentralized and cryptographic nature. Bitcoin has risen out of humanity’s desire for total freedom and pseudo-anonymity in trade, and nothing can stop it.”
― Sterlin Lujan, Dignity & Decency: Rhapsodic Musings of a Modern Anarchist

“The Federal Reserve central banking system of the United States is a destructive organization. Freethinkers and anarchists seek to abolish it. In their minds, the Fed has maintained a death grip on society for far too long. It has led to myriad economic calamities. Luckily, technology now exists to push humanity into the next epoch by upending the current state of monetary despotism. The tools to propel an economic reformation have arisen from underground capitalism, online shadow markets, and the fringes of society. This new tool, or technology, is referred to as cryptocurrency.”
― Sterlin Lujan, Dignity & Decency: Rhapsodic Musings of a Modern Anarchist

“You know why “hard” drugs like LSD, mushrooms, and MDMA are banned, right? What if I told you it is not because they are bad for you? They are banned because they cause inner awakening. They instill a sense of freedom and incite you to rebel against the State apparatus, and the politicians cannot have that.”
― Sterlin Lujan, Dignity & Decency: Rhapsodic Musings of a Modern Anarchist

“The presence of governments and the existence of politicians have dashed many hopes. Think about how their violence, arbitrary rules, and red tape have dissuaded people from going after their passions in life.”
― Sterlin Lujan, Dignity & Decency: Rhapsodic Musings of a Modern Anarchist

“Sadly, we are in a situation where the most good will likely come from abolishing government rather than building new technologies or gaining more insight into the human brain.”
― Sterlin Lujan, Dignity & Decency: Rhapsodic Musings of a Modern Anarchist

“Reading is such a pleasant, intoxicating joy. I cannot imagine living life without being able to know other minds, ideas, expressions, desires, and imaginations intimately and cathartically through the lens of their letters.”
― Sterlin Lujan, Dignity & Decency: Rhapsodic Musings of a Modern Anarchist

“It is difficult to talk to people about freedom. Most of them have not considered it. They have not thought beyond what public education has taught them, so they regurgitate the same claptrap they have been spoon-fed their whole lives. Thus, it takes a lot of patience to explain and express the precepts of liberty and to respectfully challenge dangerous and distorted worldviews.”
― Sterlin Lujan, Dignity & Decency: Rhapsodic Musings of a Modern Anarchist

“My fear of air travel does not lie in a fear of heights, fear of crashing, or fear of terrorists. My fear of flying hinges on dealing with the invasive TSA.”
― Sterlin Lujan, Dignity & Decency: Rhapsodic Musings of a Modern Anarchist

“November 10, 2016 How many elections is it going to take to convince people that freedom is better than a ruling elite?”
― Sterlin Lujan, Dignity & Decency: Rhapsodic Musings of a Modern Anarchist

“If we’re really free, why isn’t there a vote for no government and absolute freedom? Wouldn’t a free country give you the ability to make it a free country?”
― Sterlin Lujan, Dignity & Decency: Rhapsodic Musings of a Modern Anarchist

“Respect for authority is one of the most detrimental problems in society. It is this unthinkable drive to respect figures in positions of power that has led to the nastiest and bloodiest events in history.”
― Sterlin Lujan, Dignity & Decency: Rhapsodic Musings of a Modern Anarchist

“In reality, taxation is barbarism. It is the rhetorical method that rulers use to trick their serfs into servitude. Taxation is not civilized. Taxation is widespread violence. It is the antithesis of civilization. It is predatory. It is utilitarian philosophy taken to its logical end. To destroy the very idea of taxation is to start civilizing society.”
― Sterlin Lujan, Dignity & Decency: Rhapsodic Musings of a Modern Anarchist

“Many people believe if someone “follows orders” they are exonerated from committing morally repugnant acts. If they wear a badge or don battle gear, they can carry out orders to assault and murder people with impunity. This fallacious line of thinking is the sole reason why so many people have viewed different kinds of killing as acceptable and sometimes even noble. It is because of this contaminated view of morality—with its exceptions and caveats—that soldiers and cops have murdered people and rarely faced any consequences.”
― Sterlin Lujan, Dignity & Decency: Rhapsodic Musings of a Modern Anarchist

“How can an individual say with a straight face that they want to keep monopolies at bay while advocating for the world’s most destructive and heinous monopoly—government—to control and regulate monopolies?”
― Sterlin Lujan, Dignity & Decency: Rhapsodic Musings of a Modern Anarchist

“Maintain the simple life. Nothing is wrong. Stay safe and secure in bliss-filled ignorance. Shush now. Obey the State. Stay dialed into American Idol and show tunes. ZzZz. Our voices are hollow, short-lived, and inviolate to the powers that be. “What matters is our simple life. The anarchists are nonexistent. This security is what matters. The bombs are mythological. The bureaucrats are wise. ZzZz. They know me. We are friends. ZzZz. “Everything is good. “What do you want for Christmas?”
― Sterlin Lujan, Dignity & Decency: Rhapsodic Musings of a Modern Anarchist

“The fact that people are willing to cross vast seas and mountainous terrain to murder people they know nothing about because they are following orders from people they know nothing about is the height of social absurdity, cultural violence, and incivility.”
― Sterlin Lujan, Dignity & Decency: Rhapsodic Musings of a Modern Anarchist

“It turns out that what Westerners call a terrorist attack is the same as what they call a military strike. Terrorism and military action are identical species, except the language is based on different perceptions of who is good and bad.”
― Sterlin Lujan, Dignity & Decency: Rhapsodic Musings of a Modern Anarchist

“I am constantly surprised and disturbed at how frequently people worship the police. I browsed the NYPD’s Facebook page just to get a glimpse of the insanity, and there are hundreds if not thousands of comments with people giving thanks and licking the boot.”
― Sterlin Lujan, Dignity & Decency: Rhapsodic Musings of a Modern Anarchist

“What is the best way to create a society full of people who are incentivized to harass, assault, extort, and murder others? Allow that society to be run by an organization called government, which specializes in all of the above.”
― Sterlin Lujan, Dignity & Decency: Rhapsodic Musings of a Modern Anarchist

“The phrase “war crimes” is misleading, as if to suggest war is generally valid but that there are crimes within warfare. In reality, war is a crime. War is mass murder cloaked in uniforms and rhetoric.”
― Sterlin Lujan, Dignity & Decency: Rhapsodic Musings of a Modern Anarchist