Just to add to your comments, the Pacific Northwest tribes (my tribe, the Tlingit, included) are credited with having one of the most developed art forms in the world in addition to a highly complex, sedentary society. We had artisans who held a special position in our society, a decentralized clan and legal system, extensive trade networks throughout modern day Alaska, Canada, and Washington, etc. My mother's people, the northern Pueblos, were the trade conduit between north and central America, built cities, and staged the first struggle for independence in the Americas versus a European power (and won!)

All peoples have a rich, proud history. I am particularly impressed by the European decentralized clan systems which were very similar in their organization to the Tlingit. Its an interesting example of how people can organize themselves outside of the current paradigm. In some cases, it is a demonstration of how two very different groups of people can live side by side peacefully.

Double indeed! Genetics/race/ethnicity is just one common denominator by which we may organize. I, for instance, might identify a non-coercive libertarian community as a tribe, while they may consider themselves a city-state of capitalist free men. My family, conveniently, just so happens to remember how to be a tribe.

I probably have a biased perspective, but I believe we humans are tribal by nature and seek it out in whatever form we can find. Thanks for the welcome!

It would be interesting to issue a silver or gold plated brass token pegged to the value of bitcoin. Pegged value is explained here:

New World Economics

Basically, the issuer would make the market for the tokens he issues, maintaining the market value at or sufficiently near the face value of bitcoins. In this way you could actually expand the money supply if demand warrants it. This strays from 100% backing, which I imagine many here would advocate for. Still, it is a more flexible way to operate a bitcoin backed token. A way to build trust in such a system would be to operate it as some sort of a non profit with a board of trustees comprised of trusted members of the community. Someone operating this for profit may not be as easily trusted.

You're completely right. What's making them look bad is their foaming at the mouth reaction. I've heard "assassination" being thrown around with regards to Julian Assange. If that is an effective counter tactic, then the government should be shitting their pants that one person is capable of doing so much damage (which is mostly self inflicted.) My guess is that it won't be an effective counter tactic. Getting rid of the public face of Wikileaks will just make it more secretive and more decentralized, which is exactly the direction they should be going right now.

Down the road, all the encryption in the world isn't going to stop those with access to the information from releasing it.

Thanks for the welcome! Most of the people I know are probably not willing to be early adopters but will jump on board like everyone else once critical mass is achieved. I'll let people know, though!

I'm in Portland, OR, and would love to attend/organize a meetup.

Anarchy allows you to build whatever community you choose. I'd prefer a tribal community where people are organized by clan and sub clan with a mixture of commonly held clan property and private property along with very rigid social norms instead of laws. Why I prefer this is none of your business. Go build your own community which may include seat belt laws, no public smoking, etc. etc.

Things get interesting when the interests of two communities conflict. The cheapest and most civilized way to deal with this is through compromise. A network of alliances with neighboring communities raises the incentive to compromise for both parties. If one alliance gets too big and powerful, then 4th generation warfare is a tried and true tactic for tacking down global superpowers.

You can contract out the design and production of the die with your local mint (Northwest Territorial, of instance.) There's a pretty hefty up front cost for that, plus you want them produced in bulk, again, by the minting company. Just being able to buy any gold or silver with bitcoins would be great.

I'm very excited about this service! I first found out about it via your Tor site. A list of stores where these can be used without verifying name, address, etc. would be very useful.

Hi! I'm Vince (or Vinnie.)

I've been interested in digital currencies for a while now. I have no business to add to the bitcoin economy, nor do I know anything about coding. But I'm still an enthusiastic supporter!

A little about myself:

I used to be a libertarian of the market anarchist variety, but am now more of an anarchist without adjectives. I'd like to see authority broken down to the smallest level possible (neighborhood, block?) so that if the people who tell you what to do start pissing you off you can just move to the other side of town where you are free to do as you please. I kind of have this ability as I can always move back to the Reservation, where the sort of laws I hate are nonexistent. Side projects include building resilient economies among my tribes (I'm Native American, of two different tribes,) building fixed gear bicycles from old street bike frames, raising my daughter, loving my wife, building my clan, delving into my culture, etc. I'm 30. I work a very abstract job from home + travel which I would rather not go into. I live in Portland, OR which is roughly half way in between my respective tribes (the Tlingit of SE Alaska and the Taos Pueblo of northern New Mexico.)

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Thanks for reading!