scribblings from a deist transhumanist libertarian minarchist citizen soldier

Freedom of research, freedom of treatment

Posted by Trevor in Uncategorized on Mar 8th, 2006 | View Comments |

Many transhumanists worry that the United States is losing its technology edge due to increasingly onerous and counterproductive government regulations. Including these guys:

The first meeting of the World Congress for Freedom of Scientific Research took place in Rome earlier this month. Heart in the right place, but shackling freedom to the modern (increasingly socialist, increasingly bloated, unelected, anything but free) structures of “representative” democracy seems to be a losing proposition these days. When was the last time you voted on the destructive policies – or existence at all – of the FDA? You are most certainly not free when unelected, unaccountable government employees have veto rights over everything you do and own.

This all goes back to the basic question of who owns you. If the U.S. government believes it does, as it has shown through word and deed for decades now, then people will either circumvent government or move elsewhere. They’re doing both. Do a little research on how many Americans live in Costa Rica if you doubt me.

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Dale

Sorry to post twice but I needed to comment on the governmental confiscation of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. There is a movement for government to acquire more control over citizens and their decisions. The factions at play want to control you if you give your own life or take it away; they want to control the decisions you make in work and play; and they want to limit your choices,too. Most of us call it freedom when the government is out of our life and our homes. The govermental elite are increasing in size and scope. A friend of mine says governmental employees should be prevented from voting for politicians. As a voting bloc they are powerful. The tendency is to try and control society and its members thru legislation and regulation. I think that the best control is self control taught thru religion or moral teachings rather than thru legal manipulation.

Dale

As near as I can find there are between 30,000 and 40,000 Americans in Costa Rica. The population is about 3 million. I was appalled to learn that Americans can collect social security and live in foreign countries. That seems wrong to me.
My understanding from other readings a long time ago is that Costa Rica is run by the CIA and is the main reason why it does not have a standing army.