On Wed, Aug 31, 2016 at 07:39:35AM -0700, Razer wrote:

You HAVE TO CREATE, from SCRATCH, a society of people who do that and adhere to others who self-regulate... because the tide's been going the other way for hundreds and hundreds of years now.

Perhaps https://freestateproject.org/ might be a good place to start, but: The mistake some have made in the past is to hit the highlands, up a converted forst track to avoid the happy go yippee hippies who turned into hip go yippee yuppies in their BMWs and their Labradoodles, but fundamentally, to do so as a small group of perhaps 1, perhaps 5 or 10. Although the FreeStateProject may be too big for some, and the desired result of the project too far away in the future, it is perhaps the best state to start in for smaller project: In Australia, we have national/federal, then state (so far similar to USA), then "local council" - perhaps this corresponds to "county"? I'm not sure sorry. Anyway, at the local county/ local council / "parish" level, enough folks targetting a specific area (say 25000 acres of rocky highlands), could create their own county, their own council to run it, and write whatever dang bylaws you choose! For example: - no sealed roads - no blocks/ land titles smaller than 100 acres - compulsory rifle/ gun training for all citizens over 14yrs old This is the roughest of rough drafts. Be creative. Gather with those you could possibly unite with, get to know folks who are inspired by such concepts as you imagine and communicate with others. Make it happen. Live your dream! Raise issues privately or publicly, learn how to assess "cold water bucket" types, "energy sink" types, "much promise but never any action" types and avoid them all - boot their arses to kindom come, and have a party afterwards! Take no prisoners in this regard - you cannot afford to put your life energy, your inspiration, your love and care, into deadweights. Know that you face setbacks, fears, all human frailties. Know that the universe will come to support, synchronicity may lift you in times of need, but always do your bit, exercise your own due diligence and walk your own talk. The world desperately needs those who can hold the long thought, sit calmly in the confidence of your end goal, with the strength of character and faith to weather the storms and setbacks. It is not someone else, neither the government (specially not the government :), nor your not-so-humble author, not "them" and not any one else at all, that can hold, nurture, and live, your dream! It is you, and you alone! Live you dream, fellow souls, live your dream! https://freestateproject.org/