MODERN LIBERTARIAN MANIFESTO BENK m-l-m MANIFESTO LIBERTARIAN MODERN BENK 2 BENK The author of this manifesto is a silent presence, shaped since childhood by instincts of freedom, restlessness, and an unrelenting quest for the profound meaning of existence and autonomy. Long before the rise of major networks, they already saw in electronic communication the seeds of a new world—where each bit represents not just information, but the living possibility of choice and reinvention. They grew up with the first light of Web 1.0, watched virtual communities emerge, witnessed the promises and dilemmas of Web 2.0, lived through the decentralizing revolutions of blockchain and artificial intelligence, and pressed on, sensing the (still unspoken) horizons of Web 5.0 and beyond—an ever denser, more ethical, and more accessible fabric. They bear scars from battles fought online, yet keep a free spirit, alert to the subversive murmur pulsing behind every innovation. They remain anonymous by choice, believing ideas truly flourish only when untethered from ego and the charisma of a name. Their legacy is abstract yet tangible: it lives in the manifesto's lines, the echoing voices, the codes and networks that connect. They are every reader who discovers themselves as an author, every mind awakening beyond shadows, every new chapter of history woven by invisible hands. "This manifesto belongs neither to the left nor the right: it is a call for all to walk together, with free hands, toward a new direction where freedom, respect, and justice unite people above any label or division, honoring and valuing all religions and beliefs as essential parts of this collective journey." @benk nostr: npub1c39mdej0pm0825v4hjwuxlvewkdwfpn7t9tl38t0e39afu93t68qu29r8w 3 This work is dedicated to the giants who walked before us— visionaries who defied their time and blazed trails of autonomy and courage. To Lysander Spooner, who dared to disobey legal idols and whispered that rights exist before laws; to Murray Rothbard, master of arguments who mapped ethical landscapes where liberty is both principle and practice; to Ayn Rand, who honed the music of strong, responsible individuality on every page; and to Hans- Hermann Hoppe, who dismantled the castles of power with relentless logic. We also remember those who keep these flames alive in the 21st century, leveraging technology as a tool for viable and comprehensive freedom. To the pioneers of the decentralized internet, the creators of Bitcoin and free networks, the educators who teach by example rather than script, the builders of experimental cities and alternative systems—each step they take is a brick in the grand architecture of a free future. This manifesto honors all who dared to break consensus, question dogmas, and stand against the weight of the crowd. To the nameless ones planting alternatives in backyards and streets, to authors, hackers, and activists who never bow, to every young person asking “why?”, to every elder answering with lived experience. Libertarianism flourishes because of those who persist without expecting applause. And finally, we dedicate this to those yet to come: new voices, new ideas, new movements—who settle for nothing less than a free world. May this guide be a torch to light countless journeys. May every reader write their own chapter, multiplying the seeds of freedom, never forgetting that “utopia” is merely the name the old world gives to what it never truly tried to change. https:// m-l-m.site mlmw72e5mx3pxlry7thxd7oh7i2nvyoxid7oxsbv65vo2raalskcqiyd.onion 4 CALL TO PUBLISHERS AND SUPPORTERS This manifesto is not just a book: it is a tool for global transformation, an urgent invitation to rewrite humanity’s future with freedom, respect, and justice as its foundations. Traditional publishers who haven’t sold out, ebook platforms, and audiobook producers are invited—and authorized—to distribute this work worldwide, in print or digital form, without bureaucratic barriers or exclusive territories. We suggest a 10% royalty on all sales, paid directly in Bitcoin, Ethereum, or Monero to the movement’s official wallets, ensuring absolute transparency, speed, and the elimination of unnecessary intermediaries. This content is registered on the blockchain, guaranteeing authenticity and protection. By joining this movement, your publisher not only profits fairly—but positions itself at the forefront of the greatest editorial and philosophical revolution of the 21st century, carrying the banner of a world where freedom is not utopia, but a viable and necessary project. To supporters, free citizens, visionaries, and builders of tomorrow: your contributions in Bitcoin, Ethereum, or Monero to the movement’s official wallets will be directed entirely to decentralized working groups dedicated to expanding the Modern Libertarian Movement—funding translations, events, decentralized education, open technology, and the creation of model communities worldwide. This is not charity, but a direct investment in your freedom, your children’s freedom, and that of future generations. This is the moment. Global chaos demands bold answers, and technology finally allows us to build real, viable, and just alternatives. Publishers: publish. Supporters: contribute. Together, let’s write—and live—the story of a truly free world. The manifesto already exists. Now, it’s up to each of us to make it inevitable. 5 PUBLIC RELEASE DECLARATION - BOOK WITH CREATIVE COMMONS Paragraph 1 - For all users: This work is registered on blockchain and made available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International license (CC BY-SA 4.0). Anyone can copy, publish, sell commercially, distribute, and create derivative works without prior authorization or payment. The only obligation is to credit the original author and make derivatives available under the same terms. No one can claim exclusive rights to this work. Paragraph 2 - For publishers and ISBN agencies (Bowker, International ISBN, national agencies): Publishers can register this work and any edition or derivative with global ISBN agencies. ISBN is a neutral identifier recognized in more than 200 countries by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO 2108). Each publication receives a unique ISBN unrelated to exclusive rights. 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Modifications by third parties do not reflect the original author's endorsement. 6 MOVEMENT WALLETS Bitcoin: bc1py3s485lsv3prv9u3u2m9jv5d9eu5ws4xh7rusxgmejqzg4mafxlquryq39 Ethereum: 0xE1dA2440A1917f750151d695F6Ced5e3F9292a7B Monero: 85ezPMyHrXviHw5ZDD3NSzEAyAYK8LAVYHEgW4kxRrssA2CEgPkGkQABA2Vp2i79P FAmmwkWpsW5JXsiWXtuJp2aMHt5x7E 7 ⚠ WARNING TO THE READER ⚠ Before You Begin, You Need to Know This WHAT THEY'LL SAY ABOUT THIS MANIFESTO If this manifesto falls into the wrong hands — or worse, the right ones — brace yourself to hear: From the corporate media (funded by state-owned companies and state-protected oligopolies): "Extremist. Radical. Dangerous. Utopian. Naive. Selfish. Conspiracy theory. Irresponsible anarchist. Threat to democracy. Hate speech. Libertarian fake news." From politicians (who live off your taxes): "Undermines public order. Subversive. Unpatriotic. Against the common good. Wild individualism. Extreme neoliberalism. Social Darwinism." From statist academics (whose salaries you’re forced to fund): "Scientifically unfounded. Oversimplified. Ignores social complexity. Debunked by history. Economically unviable. Socially regressive." From sellout influencers (who receive state 'cultural incentive' funding): "Billionaire nonsense. A recipe for exploitation. It'll crush the poor. Fascism in disguise. Elitist rhetoric. Anti-people. Against workers." From institutionalized religious groups (who rely on state exemptions and privileges): "Materialistic. Valueless. Selfishness masquerading as philosophy. Against solidarity. Community-destroying individualism." From crony-capitalist corporations (who profit from regulations that eliminate competitors): 8 "A threat to economic stability. Will create legal uncertainty. Harmful to the business environment. Irresponsible." WHY SO MUCH HATE? Because this manifesto threatens the system that feeds them all. Every word here challenges the monopoly that guarantees: • Politicians' salaries extracted from your labor. • Overpriced contracts for politically connected companies. • State advertising funds that buy media influence. • Research grants for academics who advocate for bigger government. • Cultural subsidies for artists who promote state narratives. • Regulations that shield large corporations from competition. • Tax exemptions for institutionalized religions. • Appointed positions for parasitic bureaucrats. You're reading the manifesto they wish didn't exist. HOW TO SPOT HYPOCRISY When you hear criticism, ask these questions: 1. Who's speaking? • Do they live off public money (taxes)? Conflict of interest. • Do they receive government benefits? Conflict of interest. 9 • Do they work for a company protected by regulations? Conflict of interest. 2. What's the argument? • Attacking the person/manifesto without refuting ideas? Ad hominem fallacy. • Using emotional appeal ("think of the children!")? Emotional fallacy. • Creating a strawman (distorting an argument to attack it)? Intellectual dishonesty. • Appealing to authority ("experts say")? Fallacious argument. • Comparing to Nazism/fascism without basis? Godwin's Law / Dishonesty. 3. What do they propose as an alternative? • More government? That's exactly what doesn't work • More taxes? More institutionalized theft • More regulation? More protectionism and corruption • "Trust us, the government"? The joke writes itself 4. Do they practice what they preach? • Advocate for taxes but have offshore accounts? Hypocrites • Preach equality but live like kings? Hypocrites • Criticize wealth but are rich? Hypocrites • They defend the State but use private services (healthcare, education, security)? Hypocrites. HOW TO DEFEND YOURSELF INTELLECTUALLY Golden Rule: When an argument can't refute ideas, it attacks the messenger. 10 • When they say "it's utopian": → Bitcoin exists. P r i v a t e c i t i e s e x i s t . C r y p t o c u r r e n c i e s m o v e trillions. DeFi works. Private arbitration is legal. Homeschooling is growing. The real utopia is believing more government will solve problems created by government. • When they say "it will hurt the poor": → Government has kept the poor in poverty for decades. Taxes steal 6 0 - 7 0 % o f i n c o m e . R e g u l a t i o n s s t i f l e entrepreneurship. Inflation destroys savings. Free markets + cryptocurrencies + decentralized education are NOW lifting millions out of poverty. • When they say "it's selfish": → Voluntary charity works better than state welfare. Communities take care of their members. Mutual insurance has existed for centuries. Stealing via taxes to "help" isn't altruism—it's institutionalized violence. • When they say "it needs regulation": → Reputation regulates better (Amazon reviews > government inspections). Private certifications have worked for 100+ years. Private arbitration resolves disputes faster. Government regulation protects incumbents, not consumers. • When they say "it's extremist": → Extremism is stealing half of others' income. Extremism is jailing people for growing plants. Extremism is waging wars with stolen money. Extremism is surveilling citizens 24/7. Defending non-aggression is common sense, not extremism. • When they say "it will cause chaos": → Most of life ALREADY functions without government (family, f r i e n d s h i p s , 9 9 % o f v o l u n t a r y e x c h a n g e s ) . Economically freer countries are more prosperous and peaceful. Chaos is what authoritarian governments create: wars, genocides, misery. 11 WHAT YOU GAIN BY READING THIS MANIFESTO Forbidden knowledge: You'll learn concepts the education system never teaches. Why? Because citizens educated in freedom question authority. Practical tools: Cryptocurrencies, agorism, private arbitration, decentralized education, peaceful secession— all working NOW. You can use them TODAY. Mental freedom: You'll see that "there is no alternative" is a lie. Alternatives exist. They're superior. And they're within your reach. Global community: You'll discover that millions are building a free world in parallel. You're not alone. You never were. Real future: You won't have to settle for the "lesser evil" anymore. You can BUILD true good. For yourself, your family, your community. Self-ownership: You'll understand that YOU own yourself. Your body, time, labor, choices. No one—not the majority, not the government, not the "common good"—has any right over you without your consent. Pragmatic hope: Not based on politicians' promises. But on decentralized technology, voluntary communities, real working examples. Personal power: You won't need permission to live free. You'll learn to become independent of the system. And to help others do the same. THE TRUTH THEY HIDE This manifesto doesn't need their approval. It doesn't need: • ❌ Academic endorsement • ❌ Media support • ❌ Political validation • ❌ "Expert" approval 12 • ❌ State license All it takes is you. Reading. Understanding. Questioning. Taking action. And they know it. That's why they're afraid. That's why they hate. That's why the smear campaign. AN INVITATION AND A CHALLENGE If you: • Wonder why you work ~6 months/year just to pay taxes. • Questions why you need a license to work. • Finds it odd that politicians get rich while the people grow poorer. • Doesn’t understand why money loses value every year. • Is tired of endless bureaucracy. • Distrusts bought-and-paid-for media. • Wants to start a business but hits regulatory roadblocks. • Dreams of a world where choice is real. Then this manifesto was written for you. If you: • Blindly believe everything authorities say. • Thinks the State solves problems (that the State created). • Trusts politicians. • Wants others to pay their bills. 13 • Doesn't question official narratives. • Prefers (false) security over freedom. Then this manifesto will deeply unsettle you. And perhaps that’s exactly why you should read it. THE CHOICE IS YOURS You can close this document now. Go back to regular programming. Believe what the paid media tells you. Obey. Pay. Conform. Or you can keep turning the pages. And discover that: • Freedom isn't utopia. It's technology. • Alternatives aren't theory. They're practice. • Change isn't impossible. It's inevitable. • You're not powerless. You're sovereign. FINAL WARNING This manifesto contains dangerous ideas. Dangerous for: • Politicians who live off your labor. • Bureaucrats who profit from your obedience. • Corporations that thrive on regulations. • Media that depends on state funding. • Academics who justify more control. But liberating for: • YOU. They'll try to discredit every word. They'll mobilize the entire apparatus. 14 They'll lie, distort, attack. Because when we shed the chains that bound us, we realize they were the real prisons. And a free humanity is the nightmare of those who live to control it. YOU WERE WARNED Now, if you're still here, turn the page. And discover the world they don't want you to see. The free world. YOUR world. "Truth fears no investigation. Only lies need protection.” — Read. Question. Decide. But never accept censorship. 15 ACT I THE AWAKENING We live in a unique moment in human history. For the first time, we hold in our hands the technological tools capable of turning an ancient dream into tangible reality. This is no longer just the utopian rhetoric of philosophers isolated in ivory towers. It's an urgent call to all who feel the weight of the invisible chains binding us to obsolete, unjust, and unsustainable systems. The world stands on the brink of collapse. We see democracies transforming into theaters of corporate interests, economies shattered by the unrestrained printing of unbacked currency, entire populations trapped in endless cycles of poverty while bureaucrats live in gilded palaces. State violence grows under the guise of "public safety". Civil liberties evaporate in the name of the "common good". And the question echoing in every corner of the planet is: does it have to be this way? The answer is no. And this manifesto exists to show the way. Modern Libertarianism is not some idealistic fantasy. It's a concrete, viable, and urgently needed proposal—grounded i n u n i v e r s a l e t h i c a l p r i n c i p l e s a n d e n a b l e d b y revolutionary technologies that already exist today: blockchain, smart contracts, decentralized finance, digital education, transparent governance systems, and free digital currencies. These tools finally allow us to build societies based on voluntary consent, legitimate private property, and absolute individual freedom. This first act serves as a collective awakening. It's the moment we remove the blindfold and see reality in its raw, unfiltered form: we've been conditioned to accept servitude as normal. But knowledge is liberation, and the journey begins here. 16 CHAPTER 1 — THE AWAKENING "For centuries, a shadow has rested upon the shoulders of men. Many mistake it for shelter. Others have forgotten the sun ever existed. If you're reading this, you still feel its weight. The first step isn't to fight—it's to see." For millennia, humanity has lived under the shadow of kings, emperors, dictators, and more recently, the democratic illusion where the majority decides the fate of the minority. They call this 'civilizational progress,' but the truth is darker: we've traded feudal lords for elected bureaucrats, iron chains for endless regulations, whips for fines and imprisonment. The first step toward freedom isn't violent revolt—that only perpetuates the cycle of oppression. The first step is to see. To see that the cage exists. To see that its bars are built with our own complacency. Think for a moment: how many times in your life have you needed government permission to do something that harms no one? Start a business. Build on your own land. Hire someone. Travel to another country. Educate your children as you see fit. Even plant certain seeds in your backyard. Now ask yourself: who gave you the right to decide over my life? When did you sign this social contract? At what point did you consciously consent to having half the fruits of your labor confiscated to fund wars, government palaces, and projects you vehemently oppose? The answer is: you never consented. Nobody asked. They simply said 'this is how it works,' and you, like all of us, accepted it because you were born into this structure. But acceptance doesn't mean agreement. And today, for the first time in history, we have the technological and intellectual capacity to build something different. 17 The Hidden Cost of Obedience Blind obedience to unjust systems comes at a price. And that price is paid daily by millions of people worldwide. It's paid by the entrepreneur with a brilliant idea who gives up because the cost and bureaucracy of legalizing their business are prohibitive. It's paid by the mother who would rather homeschool her children but is forced to send them to factory-like schools where they learn to obey, not to think. It's paid by the worker who watches half their salary be devoured by taxes to fund projects they don't even know exist. Even worse: it's paid in human lives. In wars waged by politicians who will never set foot on a battlefield. In overcrowded prisons filled with people who committed 'victimless crimes' — selling products without a license, consuming substances the state has banned, or simply questioning authority. Technology as a Catalyst for Freedom But there's hope. And that hope comes packaged in c r y p t o g r a p h i c c o d e s , p e e r - t o - p e e r n e t w o r k s , a n d decentralized systems that no government can fully control. In 2008, an individual or group under the pseudonym Satoshi Nakamoto launched Bitcoin — the first truly decentralized currency in history. It wasn't just a new form of money. It was a declaration of financial independence. For the first time, ordinary people could transact value without intermediaries, without banks, without governments. But Bitcoin was just the beginning. The blockchain technology that powers it has proven revolutionary far beyond finance. Today we can create: • Smart contracts that execute automatically when conditions are met, eliminating the need for judges or lawyers. • Decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs) where decisions are made transparently and democratically, without corruptible hierarchies. 18 • Digital identity systems that protect privacy while allowing credential verification. • Decentralized educational platforms where knowledge flows freely, without censorship or imposed curricula. • Peer-to-peer markets that directly connect buyers and sellers, without abusive middleman fees. These technologies aren't futuristic. They exist now. And they're being refined every day. The Collective Awakening Awakening doesn't happen all at once. It's a gradual process, both individual and collective. It begins when you question: "Why must I pay taxes for services I don't use or support?" It continues when you ask: "Why should politicians elected with 51% of votes have the right to impose laws on the other 49%?" And it culminates when you realize there's an alternative A modern libertarian society doesn't mean chaos or anarchy in the destructive sense. It means voluntary order It means all human interactions are based on mutual consent, not coercion. It means you have absolute rights over your body, your property, and the fruits of your labor. And before you think "that's impossible," remember: 30 years ago, the idea that we could have all human knowledge instantly accessible in the palm of our hand was science fiction. Today, you carry it in your pocket. Change is possible. Freedom is possible. This is the awakening. 19 CHAPTER 2 — THE MIRROR OF PERMISSION "They told you that you need stamps to live. Signatures to breathe. Forms to dream. The perfect prison is one where the prisoner asks the jailer for the key." You need permission to live. Don’t believe it? Try selling lemonade on the corner without a license. Try building a house on your land without city approval. Try educating your children without following the state curriculum. Try importing a product without paying customs fees and bureaucracy. Try simply existing without a CPF, an ID card, or a voter registration. Welcome to the invisible prison—the one you don’t even notice anymore because you were born inside it. The Architecture of Dependence The modern system is ingeniously designed to create dependence. From birth, we are conditioned to believe we need the State for everything: health, education, security, justice, even to decide what we can consume or who we can trade with. But be honest with yourself: who really benefits from this dependency? It’s not you, who pays half your salary in direct and indirect taxes. It’s not the millions living in poverty despite decades of "social programs." It’s those who control the permission machine—the bureaucrats, the politicians, the appointed "experts" who decide who can do what. 20