How did people provide for themselves BEFORE government-supplied cradle-to-grave welfare? Two words: mutual aid.
In this time of thoughtcrime and hate speech laws, here’s a dangerous question: how did people provide for themselves BEFORE government-supplied cradle-to-grave welfare and “social security”? It’s one of those questions that is so obviously staring us in the face but no one thinks to ask. Why? Because the powers-that-shouldn’t-be are afraid of its two-word answer, of course: mutual aid.
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Mutual Aid: A factor of evolution by Peter Kropotkin
From Mutual Aid to the Welfare State: Fraternal Societies and Social Services, 1890-1967 by David T. Beito
Review of Beito’s book by C4SS
David Beito at Libertopia 2010
Wearables, Surveillance & the Medical Control Grid (And How to Opt Out) (Andy Schoonover on John Bush Live Free Now podcast)