Guest Blog: “Come Home to the Free State”

November 3, 2010 by Ian
Filed under: Your Evolution

From FSP early mover Mike Ruff in Manchester:

To all my friends and acquaintances who are struggling for Freedom elsewhere, and see little progress:

As many of you may be aware, I have long since become disillusioned with the political process, and prefer to do my pro-Freedom activism in the social and economic realm. That being said, and while I encourage people to do the same, I don’t denigrate the efforts of those principled activists who remain in the political front of the battle–I have said for years that the correct strategy for winning this fight is to push on multiple fronts simultaneously. Our opponents are unskilled and incompetent (which is why they resort to Gooferment for their employment), and are severely unbalanced when attempting to focus on more than one line of attack.

So, in a blatant attempt to get you folks to move here to the Shire and actually see some more immediate and tangible results from your efforts, I am announcing the tactical victory of our “in-the-system” political folks: Before yesterday, there were 4 FSP Movers who had been elected to the NH State Legislature. Today, there are at least 12. Add to this the as yet undetermined number of for the most or at least some part fellow travelers who were endorsed by the NH Liberty Alliance–something on the order of 100 – 130 folks who were elected or re-elected. Sadly, our one mover State Rep who ran as a Democrat was not re-elected…But he is being replaced by a mover who ran as a Republican!

And, I can’t let the opportunity pass to issue official props and kudos (they’re official because they’re mine, and I said so, and I’ll take anyone in best 3 out of 5 who dares to say different) to the “outside-the-system” activists. We Agorists and similar folks have been steadily growing the free market economy here in The Shire, and succeeding in our economic and social activism. There are a number of new “Porcupine Clubs” which have been established around the state–and these are actual clubhouses and businesses, rather than just debate and discussion groups. There is at least one Porcupine Ice Cream maker (and their products are delicious, and reasonably-priced as well), and we have the beginnings of some Porcupine food suppliers (looks like eggs and some meats right now, but raw milk and other items are soon to come). I’ve been hearing that there may soon be a Porcupine-owned limited service restaurant/gaming cafe in Manchester. To get my personal plug in, I continue to provide Mediation and Education services to the Porcupine Community–and I hear rumors that up state there may be another individual providing some mediation services!

Oh–and there’s a soon-to-be-major supplier of adult education services: The Informal University! These folks are finishing out their first session providing extremely-reasonably-priced education in a number of subjects–check out their website at: http://informalu.org/

We’ve got a few “pirate” radio stations in operation, quite a number of regular podcasts, and of course, our own Nationally Syndicated Radio Show, Free Talk Live!

So get here now! I’m serious–drop that crap you’re doing where you are, pack up your shit, and move to The Free State! At least come visit, meet some of your over 1,000 comrades in the fight for Liberty who’ve already moved and started not just fighting, but actually winning! Come hang out with folks where your arguments will not be whether or not the government is evil, but over how fast we should be shutting it down and how we will do it!

Do it now!

Don’t make excuses!

Mike Ruff

http://www.thenorthwestreport.com/ Liberty

What about setting up a Free State in the west?
Bob Constantine

What he said.
iawai

Who's stopping you? There already is a (mostly defunct) Free State Wyoming site/forum. And there's always been decent support for Arizona.

The FSP chose NH a long time ago, and the goal was to focus the efforts of liberty lovers into one place – but no one is going to tell you you have to come to NH to live free – just that there is already a happening movement and support group there.

Personally, I think it would be ideal to have a FSP in each region of the globe. Part of my ideal vision for what Mike Ruff calls the "shire" is that each human devoted to freedom can live on the shire, no matter their geography.

disclaimer – I'm not in, nor have I ever been to NH
david

The shire. Hey where do I get those license plates for my car?
http://freetalklive.com/ Ian Freeman

http://www.licenseplates.tv/
http://deleted Bob Constantine

Qualifying my comment above…."what he said", what the author said. Carry on.
theKEENEofKING

COOL BEANS!…thnx for the license plate link, Ian!…~tKoK.
KDus

There is never an easy time to move. There will never be a good time to do it. What ever your reason is for waiting to move, it isn't a good one.

I waited 1 month too long and now I may never get out of CA.

There is nothing more important than a chance at freedom for you and your family. Where ever you are now, it will only get worse. NH is the only place with a chance.
tacticalchAos

As a newbie to voluntarism and the liberty movement, I have joined the FSP and am working to make my move. I read a lot from sites like this to learn and have made contact with a few people who are much further along on this journey and much more knowlegable than I am.

I have noticed this divide between "in-the-system" and "outside the system" people referred to by Mike Ruff. My own experience has been that the "outside the system" folks have little to no patience for those of us still "inside the system" as we try to educate ourselves and move towards the "outside the system" position. I have looked to these people to mentor me, educate me, but have in a couple of instances had them turn their backs on me because I am "inside the system." I find this short-sighted as it could turn people away from being involved.

I can't be discouraged. For one, I have taken it upon myself, here in North Carolina, to talk to at least 5 new people every day about the principles of liberty and voluntarism. Some days, I engage as many as 10-15, but always at least 5. I am not shy about approaching government workers, law enforcement and I have even debated jury nullification with a state court of appeals judge (two days ago) at a local restaurant/bar.

I am on my own educating myself through sites like this, so my appeal is to the "outside the system" folks. Please be more tolerant and open to us newcomers as we continue on our own journey. We are in this together and despite any personal differences, we must work together for the common goal of liberty.
Paul

Wow TC, 5 people a day, that's awesome!

And I for one appreciate the efforts of all kinds of liberty activists, both inside the system and outside the system. We have to be smart in the methods we use, to be effective, but I think a multipronged approach is best.
tacticalchAos

Paul, thanks for the encouragement. Everyday, I get more involved. I need to make a trip to Keene and get acquainted with people.

I have started donating to Free Talk Live, $25 per month and encourage everyone to do the same at whatever level they can. My next target for donation is the Free State Project – financial and to see if they are needing any kind of assistance organizationally, or whatever I can contribute remotely from North Carolina.
DEADLY RESISTANCE

…>tacticalchAos<….correct?…Paul, how difficult is *THAT*???…WTF???….why call them(him / her…) "TC"???…….."tacticalchAos" means SOMETHING, respect that, OK???…"""but I think a multipronged approach is best."""????…..WTF???….we don't need a "multipronged" approach! NO! We need a *MULTI- OMNI-POLY-PRONGED* approach….jus tryin to cover the bases, Babe.