{"id":7747,"date":"2024-02-12T10:50:10","date_gmt":"2024-02-12T15:50:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zeroaggressionproject.org\/?p=7480"},"modified":"2024-03-15T09:38:49","modified_gmt":"2024-03-15T13:38:49","slug":"giving-secession-bad-name-gracearchy-83","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zeroaggressionproject.org\/gracearchy\/giving-secession-bad-name-gracearchy-83\/","title":{"rendered":"Secession in the pursuit of anti-immigrant policy is no virtue"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Are you disheartened by the misuse of liberty-preserving strategies like nullification and secession?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>You&#8217;re in good company because I too am disheartened. I don&#8217;t like to see these tools twisted to protect malicious acts. In fact, I wrote the following note to radio host Gary Nolan (I appear on this radio show most Thursdays)&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><em>I support nullification and secession when they&#8217;re done to preserve the liberty of human beings, but I am dismayed when I see these strategies being used for anti-humane reasons. When nullification and secession are used to protect malicious acts, in a given state, it gives these tools of liberty a bad name. And the establishment has been quick to tie these ideas to bigotry.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>In our latest episode of <em>Gracearchy with Jim Babka<\/em>, titled &#8220;Giving Secession a Bad Name,&#8221; we confront these pressing questions head-on.<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #080808; font-family: Roboto, RobotoDraft, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;\" align=\"center\"><strong style=\"font-size: 18px;\"><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, geneva, sans-serif;\"><a style=\"color: #080808; background-color: #6cdd20; border: 1px solid #6cdd20; border-radius: 6px; display: inline-block; font-size: 1.2em; line-height: 1.25em; text-decoration-line: none; width: 350px;\" href=\"https:\/\/rumble.com\/v4cvljc-ep83-giving-secession-a-bad-name-gracearchy-with-jim-babka.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Watch on Rumble<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>OR&#8230;<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Hp9RimcXpMQ\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2>Nullification and secession should uphold human liberty<\/h2>\n<p>First, we play a recent appearance on <a href=\"https:\/\/939theeagle.com\/the-gary-nolan-show\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Gary Nolan Show<\/a>. Gary quickly took us to Texas the border dispute with the federal government. As the host, he skillfully played the role of &#8220;devil&#8217;s advocate.&#8221; He debated me. He challenged me with &#8220;rapid fire&#8221; questions based on anti-immigrant arguments. I responded with powerful answers.<\/p>\n<p>Then, in this installment of the podcast, Bill and I occasionally &#8220;stop the tape&#8221; to slide in helpful commentary.<\/p>\n<p>Along the way, we delve into&#8230;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The morality of anti-immigrant acts and arguments.<\/li>\n<li>Examples of liberal and conservative nullification.<\/li>\n<li>The impact of immigration on border security and welfare benefits.<\/li>\n<li>The role of prohibition and the war on drugs on immigration.<\/li>\n<li>Addressing concerns about Texas secession and its impact on immigration issues.<\/li>\n<li>The importance of personhood and the Image of God.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This podcast challenges people to rethink their perspectives on nullification and secession in the context of immigration policy.<\/p>\n<p>You can listen while you work or drive on these podcasting platforms: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pandora.com\/podcast\/gracearchy-with-jim-babka\/PC:1001041306\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pandora<\/a> * <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iheart.com\/podcast\/269-gracearchy-with-jim-babka-104993243\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">iHeart<\/a> * <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/38qo6q3PwdCUfxjgcrD3Ff\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Spotify<\/a><\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;re featuring today&#8217;s episode on&#8230;<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Roboto, RobotoDraft, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;\" align=\"center\"><strong style=\"font-size: 18px;\"><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, geneva, sans-serif;\"><a style=\"color: #ffffff; background-color: #b90f10; border: 1px solid #b90f10; border-radius: 6px; display: inline-block; font-size: 1.2em; line-height: 1.25em; text-decoration-line: none; width: 350px;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pandora.com\/podcast\/gracearchy-with-jim-babka\/ep83-giving-secession-a-bad-name-gracerachy-with-jim-babka\/PE:1311266231\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pandora<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Zero Aggression Project sponsors and promotes this podcast. In March, we intend to announce big, new plans for this program. So, we&#8217;re asking for your financial support &#8212; please, <a href=\"https:\/\/zeroaggressionproject.org\/contribute\/\">start a monthly pledge<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/zeroaggressionproject.org\/contribute\/\">make a\u00a0one-time contribution<\/a>. Contributions to our parent organization, Downsize DC Foundation, are tax deductible if you itemize.<\/p>\n<p><em>ZAP The State and have a nice day,<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Jim Babka<br \/>\nHost, <em>Gracearchy with Jim Babka<\/em><br \/>\nCo-creator, Zero Aggression Project<\/p>\n<p>Gracearchy is hosted by Zero Aggression Project&#8217;s co-founder, Jim Babka, but the views expressed in the show\u00a0are not necessarily those of the board, staff, or supporters of the Zero Aggression Project (Downsize DC Foundation).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Should Texas secede?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":7791,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[760],"tags":[1283,758,902,1284,759,761,1285,709,1286,863,25,1287,339,1288,1289,1290,66,1291,380,1282],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Secession in the pursuit of anti-immigrant policy is no virtue - 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