About The Weapons of Meme Destruction Podcast
WMD has a humble yet powerful goal, to foster the creation of a better world by encouraging critical thinking about the prevailing narratives we are fed and told not to question. To accomplish this goal we analyze the memes of society and current events with a little logic and reason, and a lot of humor. We hope that the world makes a little more sense after each 30(ish) minute episode, and if it doesn’t, blame *insert current president*.
F.A.Q.
What Does it Mean to be libertarian?
Are the Hosts Body's Available for Purchase?
What Qualifies You Assholes as "Experts" on Anything; Why Should I Listen to You?
Why is Capitalism so Fantastic?
When resources are freely exchanged without artificial and arbitrary restraints placed on the exchanges, resources are more efficiently allocated, consumer preferences are better satisfied, and human prosperity is maximized. The evidence for this is legion and is discussed repeatedly on the show. If we value human life, we are capitalists. If we prioritize human suffering, or at minimum don’t care about the consequences of our actions, we are not. The choice is yours.
What is the Non-Aggression Principle ("NAP")?
Consider the implications of this if applied universally in a principled way to understand just how important the NAP is to build a peaceful and just society/culture. This means that who one loves, what they put in their bodies, who they choose to (or not to) exchange their property with, is no one else’s business. A society built on this foundation would result in a society everyone claims to want, but will only achieve when they realize that to preserve their own life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness they must extend the same respect to everyone else, even/especially those with whom they strongly disagree with.
What are Your Real Names?
What is a Meme?
For example, the meme that taxes are just because we all signed a “social contract” by living in a given jurisdictional area means that we are not justified in objecting to the morality of taxation. It gives the state a pass to operate by a different moral code from the rest of us (i.e. what would be considered theft if we did the same is A-ok if the state does it). To change the society, to move it toward peace and voluntaryism, and away from violence, force, fraud, and coercion, we must attack memes like this. We must think critically about what we are told about what is acceptable for people to do just because they dress nice and sit in offices endowed with almost supernatural state power/authority. These memes must be destroyed if we want to build a society that prioritizes peace and justice over force and arbitrariness.