Let them have Communism

People are stupid. That's the big lesson we've learned over the past two years. Even smart people are stupid. They go along with almost anything, especially if there's some call to the common good and the welfare of the disadvantaged.

Facts and logic are second to feelings, so people will go along with stupidity even after reality hits them in their faces. Instead of admitting to the stupidity of our immediate past, people double down on whatever delusion they're in. Case in point being people getting ill from the vaccine, yet lining up to get the booster.

Another idiotic trend we're seeing is the reaction most people have to the inflation created by lockdowns and money printing. Everyone is suddenly a communist, blaming the free market for what's demonstrably the work of politicians and their corporate cronies. Instead of a call for liberty, we're hearing calls for market regulations and more free stuff paid for by the rich.

In Norway, people call for more regulation of the electricity market, and there's a petition to make dentistry a part of the national health plan. Electricity is after all an essential good and teeth are part of the human body. Hence, it should all be regulated by the good guys in government and not let loose to the whims of market forces.

Not surprisingly, the ones in the crosshairs for paying these bills are leaving Norway in increasing numbers. I found the situation intolerable ten years ago, so I can only imagine how bad things are today. However, I'm past the anger stage. I've been through the five stages of grief, and I've come to accept the situation as an inescapable part of the human condition. There's no point in fighting against this. The only rational thing to do is to navigate as best we can. If they want communism, let them have communism, because the sooner they hit rock bottom the sooner we'll have this over with.

Key to survival in a world gone mad with collectivist thinking is to declare ourselves sovereign; not publically but privately. We don't want to let the enemy know that we're no longer considering ourselves one of them. At most, we let our nearest and dearest in on our secret.

Once the idea of sovereignty is firmly internalized, things become clearer. We see that we're up against a formidable enemy, but that we have the advantage in that they cannot know what we're doing privately, while their thinking is widely known, and their internal machinery is full of inefficiencies caused by the personal ambitions and opinions of bureaucrats entrenched in their petty kingdoms.

Most statutory laws are unenforceable, at least in the way they were intended to work. Creativity used towards finding loopholes and identifying the weaknesses of the system is therefore well advised. I found a way to reduce my tax burden to zero. Others will find similar ways to avoid being the tax donkey charged with paying for all the free stuff.

Leaving a country is a radical but effective way to save on taxes, and my thesis is that the best places to live are civilized countries with little crime, a history of tolerance, and with a relatively small tax base. When the state is poor, there's little room for stupidity, no matter what their rhetoric may be.

Portugal is a socialist country with a socialist government. But it is a poor country. It's also a civilized place with little crime and no tolerance for violence and fraud. It's a good place to live, and I expect it to remain so for a long while still.

Norway, on the other hand, is one of the world's richest states, and it's becoming unbearable to live there. The riches of the state are being used for social engineering, climate projects and foreign aid, all to the detriment of liberties at home.

Offering to Molech

By Charles Foster - Illustrators of the 1897 Bible Pictures and What They Teach Us http://associate.com/photos/Bible-Pictures--1897-W-A-Foster/page-0074-1.jpg, Public Domain, Link