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What’s a “sovereign citizen “?
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this post was submitted on 03 Feb 2024
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People of inexplicably confident certainty that they alone have discovered legal loopholes enabling them to ignore laws they don’t like while benefitting from public services and infrastructure of a nation they assert they are not a citizen of. It’s delusional ignorance.
I kinda wish the government would recognize their sovereignty, and make them pass through customs every time they leave their property, cut off their public utilities, make them apply for a work visa…you know, give them the full experience.
Don't worry...they already get their public utilities cut when the stop paying for them, and they pulled over and charged when driving an unregistered vehicle. Plus many don't have a social security number, so can't apply for most jobs anyways. That's what gives them the opportunity to complain that they are being oppressed and they are fighting for a righteous cause. It also gives us entertainment when they post their latest attempt to say the secret words that will let them get away with all these things that inevitably fails.
The sad thing is that their kids usually don't have a social security number or birth certificate either, so the kids end up screwed over when they leave their parents and try to get a job or place to live. It's not an easy process to get those documents.
FTFY
You know, there are probably some in the mountains of West Virginia that might as well be sovereign citizens. They're living in the woods off the land, not using public infrastructure, trading with their neighbors, and being self sufficient.
Hell, I've got a buddy who has a little shack. He pays his taxes, has a registered vehicle, and obeys the laws. He'll work the oilfield or do odd jobs a few months of the year, pay what he needs to pay, then go live in the woods with his dog until he needs more money. He hunts, fishes, and forages. We check on his property while he's gone.
He owns almost nothing and is basically on the most hardcore camping trip you can imagine for half the year. I wish I had that mindset and skill set. He's one of the happiest guys I know.
The skill set to live like that is wild. I've got a couple of acres in the swamp where I hike and shoot and camp, generally act like a redneck. You could drop me off naked in January, I'd be fine in 20-minutes. But I wouldn't last more than 3-weeks!
Most people have no concept of living off the land like your buddy. Wish I could hang with him and learn!
Right?!? I go for a week and I'm done. I can't fathom what that takes.