Enjoying this Peter McCormack (PM) PM arc. Keep up the good work.

America is great

I think it would be fair to say the current state of the UK has been 20+ years in the making, and unfortunately any fix is probably going to be equally of the same duration. No quick fixes. 😔

why not in fountain?

failed state. Mandibles.

nostr:npub14mcddvsjsflnhgw7vxykz0ndfqj0rq04v7cjq5nnc95ftld0pv3shcfrlx Your son Conor was spot on to keep pushing you for what you mean in practice by not consenting, rather than just declaring as such. Is he on here by the way?

You mentioned not breaking the law. But we should be prepared that if their power is threatened, then they would most likely be willing to change the law to make whatever you are doing illegal, even if moral.

You briefly mentioned at the end about the need for separation of money and state. I think this needs to be front and foremost. I think you are trying to lead people to the solution, but in reality I think it just needs to be spelt out. Maybe that’s just the format of a show to weave a story, but I think it detracts from giving clarity when not spelt out clearly. Without knowing what it means clearly in practice to not consent, people aren’t going to declare “I do not consent” (in the sense of a statement of a movement) without knowing ultimately the aims of that movement are.

I know we’re Bitcoiners, but I think the movement simply being “I remove my consent BY not using your money” gives a clear movement that can be followed in practice. Let the people decide what the best form of money is, whether gold, silver, or shells. Then it is up to us to lay out the argument of why we think Bitcoin is the best form of money, but it can compete.

With regards to a constitution, I agree we should craft our own. We can use the model of open source. I actually started what the rough workings (see below) for a Charter of Rights and Responsibilities. In summary, it was the concept of minimal government (keeping their responsibilities to a minimum), and rather than just a “bill of rights” but a bill of rights AND responsibilities (the latter for both citizens and the government).

https://github.com/BenGWeeks/Pactum

What about taking our economic energy out of the system? Still working but not storing wealth in bank accounts or other financial instruments on fiat rails. This is a form of non-violent economic protest that will eventually put pressure on gov and send a signal to other people (as will the rich leaving). Can be bitcoin or gold, but needs to be outside money. Support the value for value economy and businesses that transact on non-fiat rails or pay in cash. Use all legal methods to reduce tax (especially inheritance). Money printing, heavy taxation and regulation are killing this country - we can’t afford to take risks and innovate & time preference is being compressed towards the present. We need a gov bonfire (which I don’t think is going to happen - look at Doge) or it’s gonna be some sort of reset in the medium term (whether it’s mandibles decline, revolution or digital IDs/CBDCs). My personal bugbear is the money printer and taxation are destroying the ability for people to create intergenerational wealth and prosperity - each generation is effectively starting from scratch and fighting to reach the bottom of Maslow’s hierarchy of needs their whole life (shelter). At the end of our lives any significant excess is taken and our children and children’s children are having to waste their lives on this same ridiculous treadmill, rather than having the ability to focus on other more productive enterprises/businesses. The whole system is a collective madness. I don’t know what the long term solution is - rules written on paper can always be bent or broken over a long enough time period and governments will always use the leverage available to them resulting in a slow creep towards centralisation of power. I think the separation of money & state is the lynchpin for a more prosperous future with more balanced government - control of the money is their ultimate source of power.