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How Do You Protect Yourself from The Federal Government?
originally posted by: chr0naut
a reply to: VulcanWerks
You could change who is in government by voting for someone else?
- Not just who is the figurehead, but a whole other party, dissociated with any that are part of the perceived corruption.
originally posted by: Gothmog
How Do You Protect Yourself from The Federal Government?
Why put oneself through a bunch of worthless trouble .
If the US Federal government wants one , they will have one .
originally posted by: sirlancelot
Slightly off topic but kind of scary. So I play this mindless silly game called Call of Duty. So there are cheaters on this game and they stream and so this girl gamer is accused by fans of being a cheater blah blah blah but she gets alot of attention.......... A non-fan got her address and called in a threat at her home and SWAT shows up! This is how sick people are. A video game turns into SWAT at your door. Ironically she was streaming when SWAT shows up and the SWAT dude was having a good time with it!
Pretty sure this kinda of toxic doxxing will increase on unlike in this case it will be one of the ABC agencies.
originally posted by: tamusan
a reply to: VulcanWerks
I think that obfuscating your political opinions that are viewable by the public will go a very long way towards protecting you from the government. and you can claim every cent that you earn on your taxes.
originally posted by: AngryCymraeg
How do you 'protect yourself' from the federal government?
Buy a hole in the ground or perhaps a cave. Then live there and don't use roads or railways or healthcare or anything that's federally funded. You might die, but hey, you're protected from the Feds! Who needs the police to protect you from the bad guys, you're protected from the Feds!
*Rolls eyes at yet another stupid thread and walks away*
Live a "boring" life that doesn't draw any attention.
originally posted by: VulcanWerks
originally posted by: chr0naut
a reply to: VulcanWerks
You could change who is in government by voting for someone else?
- Not just who is the figurehead, but a whole other party, dissociated with any that are part of the perceived corruption.
You could, but “you” can’t.
A movement of change requires many participants.
That movement would require you to be vocal, involved, etc. if you wanted your efforts for change to be effective.
Doing that would make you a target.
I think about it like Aikido vs Jujitsu. You need to work with the energies being thrown at you - not try and fight them. There’s too much inertia behind the current system to be derailed by any one person.
My OP obviously suggests I detect a threat to individuals and their lives via the federal government. If that’s true, don’t fight the tape until you have numbers on your side.
What’s kind of funny to me is that most of what I laid out in the OP applies to everyone, but doesn’t. If you’re on the dole, not financially successful, or one of the mindless masses then you need not worry about any of this.
These rules only apply if you’re trying to get ahead for yourself/family - then the rules (or a set of rules/strategies) matter.
originally posted by: VulcanWerks
Well... I agree 100% with everything, and was impressed at your comprehensive list and the rationality of it, right up until your one, single, ignorant/irrational recommendation...
...
So what do you do to protect yourself from these thugs who will shake you down, kill you, take your property, take your family, shame you, ruin you financially, and more?
No, I don’t mean guns and ammo for protection. Having defensive measures (key being defensive) isn’t a bad idea as it pertains to fending off other humans. But, that’s not what I’m talking about.
What I think you need is:
- A competent and conservative CPA
...
- Don’t eat meat
The aim of the above points is to approach the world with intention. Eyes open.