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Does the state own us, or do we own the state?
Interesting discussion this morning.
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OK, by that definition, then no. None of my family are Chinese, nor do they live in any Chinese territory.
My question therefore is, if you own Tesla shares (for example), does that mean you are owned by America?
If your answer is yes, then, by your definition, my family is owned by China.
To be clear though, I don't agree with your definition.
If we were living in a dictatorship, perhaps you could consider yourselves owned by the state, but we don't (yet).
I do consider myself self sovereign, which means that the UK benefits from me being here, but doesn't own me.
Quite the opposite, I own them. I pay for the state to exist and it exists to serve me, as it does you.
But I am increasing my participation in the world by moving to the multi flag system.
https://www.schiffsovereign.com/lifestyle-design/multiple-flags-overview-1129/
I have been discussing it openly here and in my non dom 0xChat group.
This started out as a tax saving effort, but has since been replaced by a need to avoid the potential WW3, find a more Bitcoin friendly country, find warmer winter weather and lastly reduce my tax bill.
Perhaps your own Bitcoin self sovereignty will gradually align your views to mine, as your view of the world and government is very negative and enslaving.
I would not live a happy and fulfilling life if I thought as you do.
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I feel pretty owned. I can't remember the last I felt that I was an owner of our government.
In every other Country/Nation of The World, The State is Derived from the people's of that country.
It is a natural rule because it is a fellow citizen ruling over another citizen.
This is not the case in The United States due to clashes of different Nations vying for power, in The case of The United States, it is The State who rules over us, and in such that's why modern politics is so racially motivated, and extremely divisive because different groups of people are fighting for what in their best interest, not for the best of collective en masse.
The United States as it stands today Cannot fundamentally function without a drastic change in human behavior, or a unifying factor of All American Citizens.
Is that unique to the states or does that apply to other democratic / capitalist countries like the UK or perhaps France, Germany Australia for example?
My theory is the function of the state in other countries operates to serve the well being of its citizenry, as every member of That Nation is a relative to Its leaders.
This is not the case in The United States, Multiple Organizations, Interest Groups, Lobbyists, Institutions, & movements clash to wield The Appartus of The State.
In The Case of The United States there is no familial ties to those in charge thus The State has loyalty to The Well being of The Citizen, The Politician only seeks his own benefit.
