I first heard those insights from Lew Rockwell. 

Laughter is a bigger threat to tyrants than fighting because people like laughter and it's easier to undermine a regime than it is to overthrow one.

Also, one of his well known sayings is "The state is a boogeyman. If people would ignore it it would have no power."

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Insightful. I like the idea of inverting it as an approach to dealing with enemies/ detractors. 

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Discuss this Quote- Mahatma Gandhi

How do you know if you're the "they" in that quote?

I imagine it's meant to apply to the side with truth on their side.

The liberty movement broadly and the bitcoin movement narrowly have been progressing through that sequence, so I certainly hope it's true.

There's kind of an inverse to this statement, as well: Instead of fighting your enemy, laugh at them, and better yet just ignore them.