The rise of a ‘dangerous’ ideology among parents is causing havoc in custody disputes (www.theguardian.com)

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Self-declared sovereign citizens, who believe Australia’s laws do not apply to them, are having a serious impact on the family court, experts say

Kind of odd to me becase even if you do believe this, the judicial institutions have armed police and jails on their side and you have your thumbprint, (unkess your name is Train I guess, which was a whole other thing) seems a losing battle from the get go? Whats the upside ?

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[-] eureka@aussie.zone 3 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

In a way, they're closer, but in another way they're further - they are so trusting in the law that it's their chosen weapon of resisting laws they consider unjust. It's an individualist ultraliberalism, doubling down on the delusion when they notice contradictions, but perhaps it provides a potential moment of radicalization when their faith in the law is shaken by bad experiences with police. And I hope (blindly) that ends up driving some of them towards the left than towards neo-Nazism, who have intentionally targeted the anti-vaxx movement for recruitment with very mixed results.

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