Yes, it's been a while since we've had an update on this site. That's because rationalhardcore.blogspot.com has a new print and online magazine: RATIONALHARDCORE TIMES !
http://www.angelfire.com/indie/phoenixheart/rationalhardcoretimes.html
We have also been busy putting together the beginnings of THE RATIONALHARDCORE & LIBERTARIAN MUSIC ARCHIVE at http://www.angelfire.com/indie/phoenixheart/rationalhardcorearchive.html . This is a great resource for bands who want to cover libertarian songs, and it is also a place to get ideas for libertarian mix CDs. Each artist's libertarian songs are posted under the band name, and lyrics are posted as we find them. We will start linking to band websites and other music sources in time. Please submit libertarian songs and artists as you find them... You can email PhoenixHeart, or you can post them in PhoenixHeart Records' forums. http://www.PhoenixHeartRecords.com
It is also worth noting THE YELLOW DAY BRIGADE has released a great new 23-track rationalhardcore album called 'Taxation is Theft'. Check out some of the songs at http://www.angelfire.com/indie/phoenixheart/theyellowdaybrigade.html .
ROCK FOR NON-AGGRESSION! (Yes, this libertarian compilation CD is still in progress! We encourage you to submit your songs to the ARCHIVE linked above, and you can cover some of the songs already listed if you're having writer's block!)
-rationalhardcore times & rationalhardcore.blogspot.com Staff
Sunday, December 03, 2006
Friday, February 24, 2006
Foundations of Rationalhardcore
FOUNDATIONS OF RATIONALHARDCORE
What do you have to be mad about?
- by Cecil Cameron -
Rationalhardcore Is…
Rationalhardcore is a music and a “culture” based on the Non-Aggression Axiom (or an approximation thereof) and influenced/inspired by punk & hardcore music/”culture”. Rationalhardcore is actually hardcore (punk) in its truest form. The Non-Aggression Axiom, which is the foundation of Justice (not concerning Morality), states “It shall be legal for an individual human being to do whatever he chooses, so long as he does not aggress (initiate violence or the threat of violence) against another human being’s life, property, or person”. The logical extensions of this rule do not contradict each other, and are the basis of True Justice.
Private property, including self-ownership, is central to rationalhardcore and the freedom it promotes/protects. One cannot initiate force, but may act in self-defense.
So what do you have to be mad about? Consider your concerns within the frame of the Non-Aggression Axiom, and this will become clear. You cannot justly force others to do things, but you may encourage them to voluntarily do things. Individuals exist, and “groups” are only abbreviations of several people with one or more similar trait(s). All actions must be understood in terms of individual voluntary human actions. In cases where voluntary actions were not allowed (involuntary actions were forced), crime has been done. The ability to persuade becomes key, as force is not a legitimate choice.
That much of punk was anti-culture is directly related to the imperfection of human beings and the cultures they create. Rationalhardcore seeks to understand and present this truth as it is. Relativism is wrong, and only serves as a temporary excuse for those who are confused. Whatever culture or situation one is born into, Right is Right and Wrong is Wrong. Those that appear to be “Grey Areas” require discriminating minds to dissect and analyze from a truly principled (Just and Moral) point of view.
With all of the above given, it should be clear that the only things for which one can work are those respecting the principles outlined above. Things like forced monetary redistribution, forced employment/benefits, imaginary “rights” not tied to the Non-Aggression Axiom, et cetera cannot be tolerated because they amount to a mockery of Justice. Morally right/wrong actions can be encouraged/discouraged by voluntary action(s). Persuasive communication with respect for the Non-Aggression Axiom allows individuals to decide for themselves what individual human actions they will exercise.
Media and culture steeped in leftist/socialist/statist thought do not deserve to exist. Their worth is small or negative, as they cause people to stray from the Truth. Violence/Force is their mantra. They essentially encourage guns to be put to the heads of individuals, with the purpose of forcing those individuals to involuntarily do what others want. It is a system of duress. Music and art that have some qualities outside of “political” relevance can be appreciated for those properties, but it must be understood their negative political properties cancel out any worth they would have had in sum. They usually reinforce some form of institutional theft, which is injustice in itself. Other injustices and immoralities are encouraged when institutional theft is reinforced. If excellence is a goal of art, then such attempts have failed. Their preservation causes others to fail, and the cycle continues. A healthy alternative to such “art” and media must be maintained.
The real hardcore alternative to the leftist/socialist/statist “art” described above is rationalhardcore with strong fidelity to the Non-Aggression Axiom. Music/Art/Media inspired by such rationalhardcore can likewise be seen as an excellent alternative. Musical tastes, methods, and combinations are like many streams running from the rationalhardcore spring. While the rationalhardcore spring is clean, the filth of the leftist/socialist/statist/(mainstream) source pollutes all that runs from it. Punk and Hardcore are regularly (mis)understood to be based in the leftist/socialist/statist traditions, but any artists who believed or preached such things were confused (like many in society) and not representative of the Excellence or Purity for which Hardcore truly strives. Therefore, such a person is not representative of hardcore (in its purest form).
- by Cecil Cameron -
Rationalhardcore Is…
Rationalhardcore is a music and a “culture” based on the Non-Aggression Axiom (or an approximation thereof) and influenced/inspired by punk & hardcore music/”culture”. Rationalhardcore is actually hardcore (punk) in its truest form. The Non-Aggression Axiom, which is the foundation of Justice (not concerning Morality), states “It shall be legal for an individual human being to do whatever he chooses, so long as he does not aggress (initiate violence or the threat of violence) against another human being’s life, property, or person”. The logical extensions of this rule do not contradict each other, and are the basis of True Justice.
Private property, including self-ownership, is central to rationalhardcore and the freedom it promotes/protects. One cannot initiate force, but may act in self-defense.
So what do you have to be mad about? Consider your concerns within the frame of the Non-Aggression Axiom, and this will become clear. You cannot justly force others to do things, but you may encourage them to voluntarily do things. Individuals exist, and “groups” are only abbreviations of several people with one or more similar trait(s). All actions must be understood in terms of individual voluntary human actions. In cases where voluntary actions were not allowed (involuntary actions were forced), crime has been done. The ability to persuade becomes key, as force is not a legitimate choice.
That much of punk was anti-culture is directly related to the imperfection of human beings and the cultures they create. Rationalhardcore seeks to understand and present this truth as it is. Relativism is wrong, and only serves as a temporary excuse for those who are confused. Whatever culture or situation one is born into, Right is Right and Wrong is Wrong. Those that appear to be “Grey Areas” require discriminating minds to dissect and analyze from a truly principled (Just and Moral) point of view.
With all of the above given, it should be clear that the only things for which one can work are those respecting the principles outlined above. Things like forced monetary redistribution, forced employment/benefits, imaginary “rights” not tied to the Non-Aggression Axiom, et cetera cannot be tolerated because they amount to a mockery of Justice. Morally right/wrong actions can be encouraged/discouraged by voluntary action(s). Persuasive communication with respect for the Non-Aggression Axiom allows individuals to decide for themselves what individual human actions they will exercise.
Media and culture steeped in leftist/socialist/statist thought do not deserve to exist. Their worth is small or negative, as they cause people to stray from the Truth. Violence/Force is their mantra. They essentially encourage guns to be put to the heads of individuals, with the purpose of forcing those individuals to involuntarily do what others want. It is a system of duress. Music and art that have some qualities outside of “political” relevance can be appreciated for those properties, but it must be understood their negative political properties cancel out any worth they would have had in sum. They usually reinforce some form of institutional theft, which is injustice in itself. Other injustices and immoralities are encouraged when institutional theft is reinforced. If excellence is a goal of art, then such attempts have failed. Their preservation causes others to fail, and the cycle continues. A healthy alternative to such “art” and media must be maintained.
The real hardcore alternative to the leftist/socialist/statist “art” described above is rationalhardcore with strong fidelity to the Non-Aggression Axiom. Music/Art/Media inspired by such rationalhardcore can likewise be seen as an excellent alternative. Musical tastes, methods, and combinations are like many streams running from the rationalhardcore spring. While the rationalhardcore spring is clean, the filth of the leftist/socialist/statist/(mainstream) source pollutes all that runs from it. Punk and Hardcore are regularly (mis)understood to be based in the leftist/socialist/statist traditions, but any artists who believed or preached such things were confused (like many in society) and not representative of the Excellence or Purity for which Hardcore truly strives. Therefore, such a person is not representative of hardcore (in its purest form).
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