Hello everyone,
I am a longtime lurker of these forums and numerous others devoted to a libertarian perspective/slant. I am originally from NYC…NYU, Chinatown, Spanish Harlem and Alphabet City before it was gentrified. I am now living in the foreclosure capital of the USA, Lee county southwest, Florida. Although I have lived in both the liberal, northeast "blue" state and now currently in a conservative "red state", my political ideologies and cultural inclination have consistently been out of the box from the status quo. I am pro self reliance, pro gun/self defense, pro self re-education compared to the mass indoctrination of the secular school system. I am a college graduate, two private schools and two public universities with a degree in Humanities/Liberal Arts & BA in Anthropology. I was even temporarily enrolled as a cadet in a southern police academy. Afterward I went to attend a University here in Florida looking at an AS in Forensics. I have a long time background in computer IT with several alphabet certifications…a "paper tiger"of sorts…In any case, I find the libertarian movement more inclined with my own personal stance on numerous issues, especially those related to individual personal freedom and the choices that are enabled when policies are in place to preserve that credo.
I am also a truth er and conspiracy "researcher" having discovered this Free Keene and the FSP through Alex Jones/Prison Planet forum. Aside from other outside the box historians such as Michael Tsarion, Jordan Maxwell, David Icke,Tarpley, Celente, Peter Schiff, Bob Chapman, William Cooper, Peter Joseph films…etc all having some incremental effect…the whole truther & freedom movement/cause enabled one to critically think and question "news" outside the confines of main stream media and the culture of mass manipulation. I am very much in tune with the individual sovereignty that The Valorian Society wrote about in their books on the culture of humans being dominated by mass manipulation (western & eastern) - I think NH in general might be one of the final bastions of fulfilling such an existence were individual freedoms can best be obtained compared to other areas. I know that is a distinction from Rawles, who considered the northern midwest the epicenter such as in his novel Patriots.
Regardless, I am hoping to move to NH very soon, possibly by this years end or Jan/Feb 2011 the latest. Living in such dismal economic times and in an area with constant physical reminders can be overwhelming. We have 13.2% reported unemployment in Lee county. Like many others I am in the liquidation mode to secure some funds but I will be actively looking at the rentals/employment sections and links posted. Eventually I will get there and I am looking forward to being a part of a growing movement, that actively pushes and encourages real change from the perspective of the people as opposed to artificially created government entities with backyard approval from their corporate surrogates.
If I am able, I plan to do a reconnaissance trip up from NYC area possibly this late Dec or first week of Jan. I will be of course driving up from NYC as I am in Florida now but will visit NY for the holidays. Very curious about the FK movement and the FSP overall…
Anyway,looking forward to meeting you all.
Welcome!
Hello, I am originally from Florida and I am glad to be in Keene! 8)
Howdy, I also have a BA in Anthropology. It would be neat to have another anthropology nerd around to discuss the interesting aspects of this new culture forming up here in New Hampshire.
Thanks guys I appreciate the welcome. Hopefully I can visit this coming Dec/Jan provided there isn't some massive unexpected snow storm. Living in the culture/weather clash of SWFL, then driving up from NYC in the winter can be a drastic change.
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Howdy, I also have a BA in Anthropology. It would be neat to have another anthropology nerd around to discuss the interesting aspects of this new culture forming up here in New Hampshire.
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Sounds good. I assume you went the "cultural anthropology" route as an undergrad? I actually went the biological anthro concentration.
Check out this mini-book concerning human culture as it relates to sovereign individuals. I think you will find it relevant as an anthro major:
http://www.filehat.com/en/file/16680/Valorian-pdf.html
Read it if you get a chance. We can discuss…
Bio anth was what I really wanted to study in school. The problem was that I started attending college while I was still in high school at a local community college and they didn't offer the biology and chemistry classes needed for that major. When I started at the university as a Junior with my AA I would have had to start all over again in order to have a Bio Anth Degree. So I took the easy route and finished cultural anth in two years. Thank you for the book. I will definitely get back to you about it.
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Bio anth was what I really wanted to study in school. The problem was that I started attending college while I was still in high school at a local community college and they didn't offer the biology and chemistry classes needed for that major. When I started at the university as a Junior with my AA I would have had to start all over again in order to have a Bio Anth Degree. So I took the easy route and finished cultural anth in two years. Thank you for the book. I will definitely get back to you about it.
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To be honest I wouldn't undermine your cultural anthro degree. I remember awhile back reading how even the CIA was recruiting cultural anthropology graduates to do covert ops since the specialization concentrates on interpreting group dynamics outside language barriers. Talk about training the ultimate secret human profiler, unfettered by a language differences. In any case, I don't know any undergrad with an Anthro ONLY degree who found gainful employment - it is a "soft science" after all…so it's not like we can open up the classifieds in the Washington Post or NY Times and see available jobs…still the bio angle was always interesting. If Archeology and Egyptology studies was your thing, you would have enjoyed many of the courses I took. You ever considered graduate school in the field?