Ep 8: The Boetie Option: The Peaceful Underthrow Of The State

January 12, 2023
Reformed Libertarians Podcast

The Boetie Option: The Peaceful Underthrow Of The State

A discussion of Murray Rothbard‘s Introduction to Etienne de la Boetie’s “The Discourse of Voluntary Servitude”. The connection of La Boetie’s essay to the French Reformed is explained. Also highlighted is the main idea of the Discourse, that state tyranny relies on popular compliance, and when such compliance is withdrawn, the tyranny ends.

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Main Points of Discussion

00:00	Intro
00:32	Episode description Rothbard’s introduction La Boetie’s essay, The Discourse of Voluntary Servitude Audiobook
01:24	About Murray Rothbard audio
01:44	Summary of Rothbard’s introduction
04:55	Flashes Of Liberty on La Boetie
05:06	Summary of La Boetie’s bio and the French Reformed (Huguenot) connection About Huguenots A 3 part presentation from Bill Edgar on Huguenots: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3
08:48	The question of the consent of the governed
12:32	Episode 2 on Romans 13
13:45	The peaceful underthrow of the state by withdraw of popular compliance
15:41	Larken Rose’s videos The Tiny Dot The Jones Plantation Film
16:27	Working together to spread the message The First Follower video
18:12	The Velvet Revolution
18:43	The crucial educational task of de-bamboozling

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