Bucking the Status Quo

August 9, 2022
Ziad K. Abdelnour

Exploring Financial Strategies and Economic Insights

The blog "Bucking the Status Quo," published on August 9, 2022, by the Financial Policy Council and authored by an unnamed writer, serves as a clarion call for innovation and disruption in the face of societal complacency. It criticizes the inertia that often characterizes established institutions and economic systems, proposing a bold reevaluation of entrenched norms and practices. The writer champions the role of contrarian thinkers and entrepreneurs who dare to challenge the status quo, positing that true progress is driven by those who question and reimagine rather than conform. The piece is a persuasive argument for embracing change and fostering a culture that values critical thinking and pioneering spirit over conformity and mediocrity, aiming to inspire a movement towards more dynamic and inclusive economic policies and practices.

Somewhere around 100AD a Roman named Tacitus said, “If you would know who controls you see who you may not criticize.”

For thousands of years, “citizens” of the world have been brought up with the following messages deeply programmed into our minds:

Truth comes from authority.
Taxes are not extortion, it’s a social contract.
Intellectual and social conformity is rewarded.
Non-compliance is punished.

Why is this normal? And, why should it not be?

What does that mean? Well, kids come out of college today with knee pads on – ever ready to kneel before authority; with no intrinsic need or understanding of human beings being totally free in a free market system; and with a mindset that you can’t facilitate exchange without a central planner.

This is against the basic laws of Entrepreneurship, Libertarianism, and human nature.

So, what is my idea of what normal should look like? It’s simple:

People should not be slaves.
Everything people do should be voluntary.
Don’t use violence.

I have been writing blogs and making videos for many years, getting around 1 million views on some videos, until I was criticized from a number of social media outfits for upsetting the establishment by not agreeing with their coercive point of view.

I am not alone. There are a great many highly informed and experienced people who share my views to a greater or lesser degree.

We do not agree on everything and I believe if two people agree on everything one of them is not needed.

But, apparently, disagreeing with the status quo makes us all insurrectionists and trouble makers.

And, I guess being deleted from mainstream media for questioning forced compliance and extortion makes me “fringe”.

Then so be it.

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