I read about this too, it's not really a voluntary society in a libertarian sense. https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2018-07-02/mexican-town-overthrew-their-local...

From here is linked to a Vice article (and video) about this place:

https://news.vice.com/en_us/article/gykaq9/a-town-in-mexico-overthrew-their-... If you watch the vid, one guy works as a professor at a technical university, and he gets nominated by his peers and elected to be one of the 12 "councilmen" or whatever they call it. It's notable that he doesn't have a choice in the matter and has to quit his university job for 25% salary as one of the councilmen. If your neighbours decide you're standing for election, it doesn't seem you have a choice. If they then elect you, you don't have a choice either. On 3 July 2018 at 18:44, Steven Schear wrote:

Though some residents complain they are almost required to pay for this protection.

On Tue, Jul 3, 2018, 9:42 AM Zenaan Harkness wrote:

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A Mexican Town Overthrew Their Local Government And Things Are Going Great https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2018-07-02/mexican-town- overthrew-their-local-government-and-things-are-going-great

The town of Cherán, Mexico was once plagued… Cherán is now run by autonomous groups of armed individuals… members of an autonomous militia — guard every entrance to the town, looking for strangers with contraband…

“Contraband” would be considered political propaganda posters of those who claim the right to rule other human beings.

…Cherán has achieved something unthinkable in Michoacán: a dramatic drop in murder rates, with rates for other serious crimes hovering at nearly zero. For those in Mexico, especially in an election year marred by wanton political murders, Cherán stands as proof that, in the country’s entrenched cycle of violence, the key ingredient to that violence is the state.

In other news: Nevada Traffic Deaths Plunge 10% Following Marijuana Legalization https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2018-07-02/nevada- traffic-deaths-plunge-10-following-marijuana-legalization

Who should rule? In most cases round here, one should rule oneself only and back the hell away from others. A friend reminds me of Morris' candidacy in Mexico City, and in Alaska, Stubbs was Mayor of Talkeeta for 15 years. Purrfect solutions to political evil? Subject: Mexico City election (2013), and town of Talkeeta The 2013 election in Mexico City had Morris as a candidate: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/jun/19/cat-stands-election-mexican-ci... https://www.mnn.com/family/pets/stories/morris-the-cat-runs-for-mayor-in-mex... Morris didn’t win that election, but he got around 12,000 votes. But then there was Stubbs. Stubbs was mayor of Talkeeta for 15 years: (until he died at age 20 years) https://allthatsinteresting.com/mayor-stubbs-the-cat https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stubbs_(cat) “He doesn’t raise our taxes — we have no sales tax. He doesn’t interfere with business. He’s honest.” On Sun, Jan 13, 2019 at 10:09:48AM +1100, Zenaan Harkness wrote:

Lee Camp reminds folks of the incredible and ongoing success of the very peaceful Mexican town of Cheran: https://www.rt.com/news/448656-lee-camp-russiagate-facebook/

Most folks hear "anarchy" and only hear "chaos".

Perhaps s/anarchy/cheran/g ¿? :)

On Tue, Jul 03, 2018 at 09:28:43PM +1000, Zenaan Harkness wrote:

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A Mexican Town Overthrew Their Local Government And Things Are Going Great https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2018-07-02/mexican-town-overthrew-their-local...

The town of Cherán, Mexico was once plagued… Cherán is now run by autonomous groups of armed individuals… members of an autonomous militia — guard every entrance to the town, looking for strangers with contraband…

“Contraband” would be considered political propaganda posters of those who claim the right to rule other human beings.

…Cherán has achieved something unthinkable in Michoacán: a dramatic drop in murder rates, with rates for other serious crimes hovering at nearly zero. For those in Mexico, especially in an election year marred by wanton political murders, Cherán stands as proof that, in the country’s entrenched cycle of violence, the key ingredient to that violence is the state.

In other news: Nevada Traffic Deaths Plunge 10% Following Marijuana Legalization https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2018-07-02/nevada-traffic-deaths-plunge-10-fo...