I like her connecting lawyers to the problems with the State. It's the entire Bar Association that's the problem. It's just another branch of the State.
Law emerges from what is commonly expected by others and is reciprocal. Bruce L. Benson 'The Enterprise of Law: Justice without the State'. Great speach, thanks.
🎯 Key points for quick navigation: 00:00:05 *🎙️ Wanjiru Njoya opens her talk titled "Our Enemy the State," emphasizing how lawyers often enable, rather than counter, state encroachments on individual liberties.* 00:00:54 *📖 The talk references Lou Rockwell’s "Against the State," focusing on state-driven assaults on liberties, and aims to update its arguments with contemporary examples.* 00:02:01 *🚨 Njoya highlights that state interventions are backed by force, noting how this fact is often overlooked when advocating for government action.* 00:02:44 *💼 An example of the state’s impact on liberties is the prolonged litigation faced by a Chicago baker, pressured into near bankruptcy due to civil rights claims.* 00:03:13 *🔑 The difference between considering something "good" and demanding state enforcement is underscored, using lockdown debates as a recent example.* 00:04:06 *🛑 Referencing Rothbard, Njoya defines "genuine law" as rooted in private property rights and the non-aggression principle.* 00:05:00 *❌ Njoya argues that not everything deemed "good" should be legally mandated, referencing economist Walter Williams’s stance on the limits of legality.* 00:05:55 *⚖️ The rise of anti-hate legislation is criticized for creating "phony" civil rights, described as subjective and malleable, often leading to double standards.* 00:07:20 *🧑⚖️ Examples of "hate" laws, like a proposed ban on the word "field" due to its association with slavery, are cited to illustrate the double standards in hate legislation.* 00:09:18 *🪙 Financial penalties for perceived discriminatory acts are becoming common, with a notable example of a school district’s payout for misgendering a student.* 00:11:00 *🔄 Anti-discrimination terminology continually evolves, with concepts like "diversity, equity, and inclusion" being rebranded as "community opportunity and belonging."* 00:12:00 *🏛️ Njoya discusses the state’s enforcement tactics, with officials like Kamala Harris aiming to expand civil rights enforcement under the banner of "real justice."* 00:13:30 *🔍 Njoya critiques California’s restrictions on citizenship questions in voting contexts, arguing they render legal practices illegal and subvert the rule of law.* 00:15:01 *📜 New laws against "hate littering" in California are introduced, targeting pamphlets with "threatening speech" as forms of hate crime.* 00:16:09 *🏴 The New York Department of Hate enforces symbols deemed offensive, such as the Confederate Battle Flag, illustrating government control over expression.* 00:19:26 *🔫 Njoya argues that the solution to conflicts over legal mandates is not more laws, but fewer laws, criticizing political weaponization of legal systems.* 00:20:08 *🤝 Lou Rockwell suggests that social cooperation flourishes with freedom, urging reduced government intervention in favor of voluntary, mutual exchanges.* 00:21:31 *📜 Rothbard advocates for a fixed libertarian legal code centered on non-aggression, private property, and interpreted by competitive private courts.* Made with HARPA AI
While I agree with the outer framework of Wanijiru Njoya, she misses on some of her analytical points - leaving her vulnerable to dismissal. It is not accurate to say "The DoJ Civil Rights Division' is seeking 'Black Power'. The doctrine of "Disparate Impact" is the agenda. With D.I. there can be no 'letter of the law'. It is an interpretive legal analysis, that can be targeted into an 'enemy stronghold'. It would be better for 'Black Conservatives' like you - to focus on how these narratives, while attractive to activists, leave the outcomes of 'political takeover' in cities like Chicago and Detroit - 'disparate and desperate' as the professional managerial class that captured political power - also were able to move out of the political district, evading direct impact upon their families. The right and left are not going to 'defeat' each other. The people caught in the crossfire lose if they don't wrest control of governance and keep the political operatives in check
