Sovereigns say they have no need of government. They seem to be the Amish of centralized societal engagement. And yet they use roads paid for by taxation; they use public water systems, and sewage treatment; they use public utilities and, indeed, they endlessly utilize the very court system they say is without validity. Few turn down Social Security if it is offered, or emergency services. If their house is on fire, they’re likely to call the tax-supported fire department. Sovereigns and other “freemen” radicals casually shrug off this innate contradiction with a chuckling “If it’s there, Hell, I’ll use it.” In their minds, when they use public streets and traffic lights and ambulances, they’re like undercover agents, spies for sovereign citizenry behind enemy lines. Still, you’d think they’d feel the cognitive dissonance, on some level. But any possibility of self-knowledge seems driven out by the relentless spur of fear, and its endless reinforcement in extremist websites and gatherings. Over and over the voices intone, The government is going to take away what’s yours; the government is a tool in a gigantic conspiracy…
Posted on: Tue, 26 Aug 2014 16:59:38 +0000
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