Hi, I'm Zee, a curious fellow from California who happened to stumble upon the FSP. I am 24 years young and a college student studying up in Journalism and English. I became, "aware" of the many injustices of our state through the JFK assassination and researching into it after watching JFK, one of the best movies out there in my opinion. I was relatively alone among my peers in immediately casting a critical eye on the events of 9/11. That's not to say I believe in the conspiracy aspect, I just don't believe that our state didn't at least have advanced knowledge and failed to act, such was the case with Pearl Harbor. When it comes to advocating libertarian ideas and values, I'm not so sure I am on board. I am with you all in the case of doing away with the state in it's current form, but I strongly believe in the tenant of having something better to replace it with. When I look out into the vast wilderness that is our internet and the ideas that have sprang forth over the last decade or more, I find many many ideas that have some merit to them. To me, there are huge flaws that exist in all of them, and the liberty movement is among them. I recognize no system is perfect, no system is without flaw, and undoubtedly, a society revolving around liberty would be superior to our current "republic". That's why I am so interested in the Free Keene Movement and the Free State Project. I want to see if I am wrong and I want to be proven wrong. No rational person would object to being wrong if it means society as a whole benefits for it, and that includes Zeitgeist, FSP, whatever. So, my apologies if my intro was too long, and I look forward to many good discussions on this forum, and maybe, a move to NH :), who knows?
Cool. Welcome. Where are you at school now?
I'm at a JC in my town and I'll be at Humboldt State University this fall.
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I was relatively alone among my peers in immediately casting a critical eye on the events of 9/11. That's not to say I believe in the conspiracy aspect, I just don't believe that our state didn't at least have advanced knowledge and failed to act, such was the case with Pearl Harbor.
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According to one of the people interviewed in "The Spy Factory: Nova" you'd be correct.
As for liberty, just make sure you sign it away when someone flips out a contract in front of you, contracts are going to rule the world!
MTV knows:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xYCV2zybQoI
Say, anyone take up that offer to interview?