Declaration of Independence from the State

[wdmw]

Anarchy doesn't seem to fit in the paradigm of a large migration or conquest; the idea of moving somewhere and 'starting an anarchy'.  I would postulate that it would be borne from individuals declaring their independence from the State, across the world.

I was pondering on what such a thing would say, if one already existed.  Has anyone run across one?

[myrkul]

Anarchy doesn't seem to fit in the paradigm of a large migration or conquest; the idea of moving somewhere and 'starting an anarchy'.  I would postulate that it would be borne from individuals declaring their independence from the State, across the world.

I was pondering on what such a thing would say, if one already existed.  Has anyone run across one?

The Shire Society Declaration:

Shire Society Declaration

WE, THE UNDERSIGNED witnesses to the lesson of history — that no form of political governance may be relied upon to secure the individual rights of life, liberty, or property — now therefore establish and provide certain fundamental precepts measuring our conduct toward one another, and toward others:

FIRST, each individual is the exclusive proprietor of his or her own existence and all products thereof, holding no obligations except those created by consent;

SECOND, no individual or association of individuals, however constituted, has the right to initiate force against any other individual;

THIRD, each individual has the inalienable right of self-defense against the initiation of force;

FOURTH, explicit voluntary association is the only means by which binding obligations may be created, and claims based on association or relationships to which any party did not consent are empty and invalid;

FIFTH, rights are neither collective nor additive in character, and no group can possess rights in excess of those belonging to its individual members;

We hereby declare our commitment to peace, individual sovereignty, and independence, and join the Shire Society.

http://shiresociety.com/

[mprep]

Seems like a nice idea that might end up like communism went in the USSR.

[wdmw]

Anarchy doesn't seem to fit in the paradigm of a large migration or conquest; the idea of moving somewhere and 'starting an anarchy'.  I would postulate that it would be borne from individuals declaring their independence from the State, across the world.

I was pondering on what such a thing would say, if one already existed.  Has anyone run across one?

The Shire Society Declaration:

Shire Society Declaration

WE, THE UNDERSIGNED witnesses to the lesson of history — that no form of political governance may be relied upon to secure the individual rights of life, liberty, or property — now therefore establish and provide certain fundamental precepts measuring our conduct toward one another, and toward others:

FIRST, each individual is the exclusive proprietor of his or her own existence and all products thereof, holding no obligations except those created by consent;

SECOND, no individual or association of individuals, however constituted, has the right to initiate force against any other individual;

THIRD, each individual has the inalienable right of self-defense against the initiation of force;

FOURTH, explicit voluntary association is the only means by which binding obligations may be created, and claims based on association or relationships to which any party did not consent are empty and invalid;

FIFTH, rights are neither collective nor additive in character, and no group can possess rights in excess of those belonging to its individual members;

We hereby declare our commitment to peace, individual sovereignty, and independence, and join the Shire Society.

http://shiresociety.com/

That's almost exactly what I was envisioning.

• List of grievances
• Renunciation of the state
• Affirmation of self-ownership
• Confirmation of NAP

Thanks!

[wdmw]

Amanda Billyrock posted this one today.  Happy Independence Day.

http://amandabillyrock.com/the-united-state-of-one-my-declaration-of-independence/1234/

When in the Course of my Life, it becomes necessary for me to dissolve the political bands which have connected me with those who would oppress me, and to assume the powers inherent to my Nature, a decent respect for my opinion of myself requires that I declare the causes which impel my separation.

I hold these truths to be self-evident, that it is the Birthright of the Individual to live free, that the rule of one person over another is unnatural and illegitimate, and that Voluntary interaction is the only way by which humanity can rise above poverty and savagery.

That to promote this condition in the past, some men instituted Governments over others without their unanimous consent, which has demonstrated to the world that Government by its very nature must violate Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness to maintain its existence. In addition, the Right of the People to acquire, maintain, and defend Property has been demonstrated to be the key tenet of Liberty; the alteration or abolition of one Government for another has been demonstrated to be an exercise in futility.

The history of the State is a history of repeated injuries and usurpations, all having in direct object the establishment of an absolute Tyranny over my sisters, my brothers, and myself. To prove this, let Facts be submitted to a candid world.

It has demanded our property through direct threat and enactment of violence.

It has assaulted, tortured, imprisoned, and murdered innocents at home and abroad.

It has forced us to use its monopoly currency so that it may steal from us with and without taxation.

It has conscripted our brothers to fight and die in its wars of profit-seeking and domination.

It has forbidden us to own weaponry which it itself uses, purposely and gradually disarming us in every way it can manage.

It has demanded that we gain its permission to buy, sell, and trade one with another.

It has demanded that tribute be paid to itself on all forms of property and in all acts of exchange.

It has kidnapped and caged us for possession of plants.

It has forbidden various consensual interactions.

It has forbidden our communication and trade with certain of our brothers and sisters around the world.

It has claimed ownership of our children through forced indoctrination and public debt.

It has spied upon the communications, both digital and personal, of ourselves and our brothers and sisters around the world.

It has demanded that we acquire, keep, and produce identifying documents upon demand.

It has polluted the skies, land, and water with impunity.

It has branded us with nine-digit tracking numbers.

It has abolished the rule of law, perverted justice, and utterly abolished its own constitution, giving impunity to its police, its military, and its corporate benefactors.

It has lied, deceived, and covered-up its secret deeds and has hunted down as enemies those who dare to reveal them.

In short, it has committed every act which would be considered unspeakably abhorrent if committed by an individual, establishing a state of utter Lawlessness and Terror.

I, therefore, representing myself, appealing to the Reason of every Individual who longs to live as his Nature disposes him – in Freedom – solemnly publish and declare that I have the Right to be Free and Independent, that I am Absolved from Allegiance to any State, and that all political connection between myself and any State is and ought to be totally dissolved; and that as a Free and Independent person, I have the Right to resist all forms of aggression upon myself and my property. For the support of this Declaration, I invoke the solemn sanctity of my existence as an Individual, justified by the fact that I am alive.