Freedom is not to be found in "politics". If you enjoy politics, then by all means play the game, but don't make the mistake of thinking that those who don't share your interests are "not doing anything" for freedom. The case may be that they are doing more by simply living free than all the activists combined will ever achieve. After all, "politics" doesn't have a very good track record of promoting freedom in any meaningful way.
You can be completely non-political while staying informed and increasing your own freedom. By your example, you can inspire others to increase their own freedom and give them an idea of how it can be done.
My own advice is to ignore the state and its ridiculous "laws" as much as possible; only paying attention to the tyranny in order to avoid becoming a statistic of state brutality. If you are a sociable sort, find like-minded people with whom you can share ideas. You could even join a secret society of free individuals. Do what makes you happy as long as it doesn't involve initiating force or deception.
What is probably the most powerful thing you can do for the future of freedom? Give your children a taste for freedom. It will stay with them for a lifetime. I was recently reading a friend's blog and she pointed out that letting your children experience freedom makes them remember it and want it. Looking back over my own childhood, I see how true that is.
As a child I wandered far from the watchful eyes of my parents. Taking chances. Exploring. It gave me a taste for freedom that will never fade. Even with, or possibly because of, the very real risks involved, there is probably no greater gift you can give your children. It teaches resourcefulness and responsibility. After all, if you get treed by a pack of angry feral dogs where no one can rescue you, you had better figure out a solution. More than anything else, my own childhood freedom probably had more influence on my current hunger for freedom than any other experience or teaching. I have tried to pass that along to my own children. I'm still trying. This is the road that will eventually lead to widespread freedom.
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I find dismissing 'politics' as an answer to a better 'freedom' road frustrating. I have lived as free a life as possible at times and see little difference between either approach. I think you have to play the game a little different when engaging in real politics, but the reward can be greater. I personally don't feel that freedom is coming any time soon and never harbor that illusion, so I'm different in that regard.
For instance, since my last reluctant campaign I have far more people approaching me randomly in the community acknowledging my message and attempt more so than any reference or regard for my writing about liberty. Either they heard me on the radio or saw me on TV. While I never claim to be able to win an election and create change via standard institutional or legal means, the effort doesn't go unnoticed.
I don't think it's necessary to eschew either approach. It's possible to do both and in the end, neither will work. The point is to keep trying.
Politics is a losing game for freedom. One party openly hates liberty, the other pretends to like it but secretly undermines it.
Your approach, to avoid politics and live in a paranoid fantasy, is no solution at all. I'm sorry to read that you have kids, and that you are doing your best to warp their minds. I feel sorry for them and for you. Your approach will achieve nothing. You remind me of the character Dale from King of the Hill, but in real life that is not funny. It is just sad. So, so sad.
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