**The Illusion of Sovereignty Without Government**

There's a growing narrative in some circles, particularly within the Sovereign Citizen Movement, that by renouncing U.S. citizenship and declaring oneself a “state citizen,” one can access hidden funds or evade certain legal obligations. These beliefs rest on the idea that using certain legalistic phrases will protect individuals from government overreach or entitle them to special privileges. This mindset seems to stem from a magical view of language—that somehow, the right words can shield someone from the coercive forces of the state.

In reality, the existence of a government is not solely to infringe upon individual freedoms but to reduce the amount of harm one must tolerate in everyday life. It’s a form of a protection racket, but with the crucial distinction that it offers certain freedoms and mechanisms—such as voting, free speech, and the ability to run for office—that give citizens some influence over the system. Even though government may be filled with nepotism, cronyism, and a power elite that largely serves its own interests, it still contains elements that restrain absolute chaos.

The presence of a government, flawed though it may be, is a bulwark against the full-fledged anarchy where no rule of law exists, only the law of the strongest. Absent government, organized crime and mob rule would likely fill the vacuum, where the only form of protection is through membership in a gang or syndicate. The theory behind centralizing authority, whether through government or other power structures, is that the larger the governing entity, the more stable life becomes because there’s less crime and unpredictability to endure.

The choice between government and no government is essentially a choice between *some* theft and *complete* theft. In a world with no government, the only limit to how much a mob can steal is how much they can take before the system collapses under its own weight. In a functioning democratic republic, however imperfect, the people theoretically have the ability to limit how much is taken from them, through checks, balances, and representation.

Thus, under a representative government, you endure a limited amount of coercion and theft. It’s far from perfect, but it’s a more stable and equitable alternative to the unlimited, unregulated theft that would result from the collapse of government altogether.

Except he only took the weekend off, stop rewarding fence sitting

Elon is correct in the ent in his Tweet.

Brazilians are under no obligation to obey foreign laws, just as Americans are not obligated to obey foreign laws. Andrew Torba is way ahead of Elon in this.

Elon is also at liberty to publish secret documents about Brazilian government corruption; that is his right.

Is Elon about to become the next Julian Assange? I doubt it.

Having said all of this, Elon doesn't seem to be able to make the connection between government censorship and Bitcoin.

Bitcoin is "Censorship Resistant Money". If you look at Bitcoin through this lens, it is obvious that adding Bitcoin to X would have been a genius move.

Not only would Bitcoin solve the problem of Starlink having its accounts frozen but would have many beneficial effects on a global scale.

The ability of any government anywhere to sanction or block payments to and from X and Starlink users would be eliminated.

Overnight, X would become the most important (and largest) financial institution the world has ever seen, and it would be a tremendous force for good.

The billions of unbanked people would suddenly be able to save, send and spend money; an unprecedented event with multiple order effects that no one can fully grasp.

In the long and short term, Bitcoin is good for Elon and good for everyone on Earth who believes in Democracy.

Why then, does Elon shun this manifestly obvious checkmate move?

Andrew Torba of Gab has partially embraced Bitcoin.

Jack Dorsey has gone 100% Bitcoin with Bitkey.

David Marcus has gone 100% Bitcoin.

How is it that Elon cannot see this? How is it that he thinks Bitcoin is a joke?

Your guess is as good as mine.