Molon Labe!
by Boston T. Party, Kenneth W. Royce
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Author: Boston T. Party, Kenneth W. RoyceEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2004-01-30
ISBN: 1888766077
Number of pages: 454
Publisher: Javelin Press
Book Reviews of Molon Labe!
Book Review: Novel's purpose is proselytization, not perfect prose
Summary: 4 Stars
This book is a call to action masquerading as a novel. Nothing wrong with that, of course, but set your expectations accordingly.
Thus, if you are on board with the basic premise - that the twin doctrines of popular sovereignty and individual liberties (aka natural rights) upon which America was based (according to the conventional wisdom) are vanishing quickly and being replaced by proto-police state policies - you will probably enjoy the book.
As pure entertainment, it leaves a lot to be desired. The characters are 2 dimensional at best - in almost every single case, the bad guys are pure bad, the good guys are pure good - there is little in the way of the actual nuances or internal conflicts which are characteristic of human beings in the real world. Not surprising, considering this is a first time fiction author who is self published. Bearing that in mind, I think he did one helluva job - whatever its flaws, it managed to be readable.
But the author's goal is not to entertain you - it is to educate and inform you, and further, to persuade you, and the book does a good job of that, while holding together a just-sufficiently engaging cast of characters and plotline to keep it from feeling like a study session.
The education piece is well done - the author's knowledge of the central issues of liberty (gun control or lack thereof being, obviously, the pre-eminent one, but also numerous others discussed throughout) is expert and on target (I think I may even have caught a reference to Albert Jay Nock in there somewhere!), and his using historical events in conjunction with current events and then spinning these into vital contemporary lessons is also very good. Preston's second Playboy interview, as an example.
Another criticism: the picture he paints in an attempt to persuade is too-perfect. It struck me as sort of a 'best case scenario' for the FSP Wyoming. As though this libertarian vision would inevitably fall into place without any rough patches or hiccups. Puh-lease! Human beings, with all of their flaws (fatal and non), are at the crux of the action, after all, and things would not go anywhere nearly that smoothly. In other words, the author has completely ignored the Law of Unintendend Consequences here, and portrayed a vastly oversimplified and thus not particularly realistic portrait.
But again, this is not surprising given the goal of the book, which is not to perform an in-depth analysis. You can't blame him for making his case appear as attractive as possible.
Overall, the book is well worth reading for the educational piece alone, as it can serve as a basis for a comprehensive discussion of the difficulties of rediscovering liberty in a world seemingly bent on discarding that particular legacy, and the merits of the Free State Project approach.
In fact, I wish everybody in America would read this book so at least there could be some public debate about the issues it raises. As it stands, those of us who agree with the author are all too easily dismissed as paranoiacs. But remember: it ain't paranoia if they really are out to get you. And, sorry to say, but...they really are out to get you.
Summary of Molon Labe!
After a decade of retaking their stolen freedoms, the people of Wyoming (many of them newcomers) are forced to finally confront their jealous masters in the U.S. Government. Can a lone, courageous state successfully resist federal tyranny, or has the Bill of Rights been reduced to a myth? Can an allegedly free people act free, or is our liberty just a 4th of July farce?These issues weigh heavily on the shoulders of Governor James Wayne Preston, a decorated Desert Storm Marine helo pilot. Elected in 2014 on the Laissez-Faire Party ticket, he enjoys nearly full support of the legislature to return Wyoming to a long-lost era of liberty. But how far can he and the people of his state go before Washington, D.C. feels compelled to act? Will Wyoming's free and independent course reach actual secession? Will President Melvin Connor suppress the maverick Western state with federal troops? Will anybody come to Wyoming's aid?
Molon Labe! is a fictional account of a real-world blueprint for a free state initiative focused on Wyoming. If enough freedom-loving individuals will relocate there under a useful pattern, they can "liberate" the Cowboy State on many levels. In Wyoming we could truly enjoy our rights of gun ownership, privacy, schooling, health and diet, unrestricted travel, and property. Boston shows us how it actually can be done!
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