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Suppose a popular tyrant and his party take over congress, backed with many supporters. This is spurred by a major disaster, perhaps natural or economic. This disaster causes food and water shortages. Said tyrant with his own private army comes for your land and resources.
For whatever reason the constitution as you know it is abolished in the interest of the people's need for food and employment.
Would you defend your land and risk a somewhat certain death?
Or would you retreat and reorganize and give liberty a fighting chance?
if history teaches us anything, it will be like when Mao took over China.
He got support from the people. All educated people and wealthy (except political connected) are shot and killed. No one have enough to eat and no one is productive for the next 30 years or so.
Why would I need to defend my land ? I'm far enough out in ag land that they'll probably leave me alone.
I'm already retired and went Galt so there's not much they can bleed me for in taxes.
If Pinky and the Brain take over the US all I'm going to do is say "I told ya so" if I'm allowed to post on the internet anymore.
Why would I need to defend my land ? I'm far enough out in ag land that they'll probably leave me alone.
I'm already retired and went Galt so there's not much they can bleed me for in taxes.
If Pinky and the Brain take over the US all I'm going to do is say "I told ya so" if I'm allowed to post on the internet anymore.
That's the thing about agriculture lands. First to be seized next to factories and resources.
That's the thing about agriculture lands. First to be seized next to factories and resources.
I still have a lot of cactus to clear out before the land is really productive.
They'll probably let me stay until it starts to look good and then kick me off the land
And it's ranch land, not farm land. It's usually productive farm land they want first.
I still have a lot of cactus to clear out before the land is really productive.
They'll probably let me stay until it starts to look good and then kick me off the land
And it's ranch land, not farm land. It's usually productive farm land they want first.
Well there are benefits to being in a low density environment out in the desert.
A bunch of teenage angst-filled fantasies here. It's nice to live in one of the most politically free countries in the world where you can fantasize about your president secretly being Stalin, eh?
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