My Declaration of Independence

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I hearby declare myself to be an independent nation unto myself!

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Well, ok, maybe not, but what if I did? What if I actually, formally declared myself–me, this here local body in spacetime–to literally be an independent nation? Could I do that? Would that make sense?

I mean, it kinda gives a whole new meaning to the term “nation within a nation”–and it’s a mobile nation! It goes where ever I go! I mean, I hope there isn’t any ambiguity here about what’s being declared an independent nation–me, my body, not the space I happen to occupy at the time of my declaration (although, that could still work–I could appeal to Einsteinian relativism and say that this space just follows me around since who’s to say where the center of that space ultimately is?).

Although, come to think of it, I might want to claim a bit of space around me as part of Gibia–maybe a radius of, oh, a meter and a half around me–I mean, that gives me a more comforting sense–the idea of the borders of Gibia coinciding with my skin feels “icky” to me.

I’d be the only civilian, of course. I’d also be it’s president (or king? Dictator?). I’d pretty much do it all. I don’t know if I’d have any laws. I mean it’s not that hard getting along with myself, so I don’t know if laws would be needed. Now what would I do for food, shelter, those sorts of things? I don’t know, probably just work, get money, by food and pay rent? I mean, just because I’m now an independent nation doesn’t mean I have to find a different way of engaging in my prior nation of Canada. There’s no reason I can’t continue to work for my boss, be married to my wife, raise my kids, have the same friends, etc.–these just now become foreign affairs and international trade. What kind of currency should I have… I’m thinking the Canadian dollar. I mean, it’s what I’ve used all along up until now, and it seems to be working, so why not?

Anyway, I think I’ll make a trip to the Revenue Canada building in my home town of Calgary one of these days and see if they have any Independence Declaration forms I can take home and fill out… maybe.

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You probably won’t be the first to try. :slight_smile:

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 Gib:  The part about the revenue department is a very god idea, if procedures regarding witholding the paymets of taxes are similar to here.  Everything else for the most part are , to be honest, are unrealistic.  Now i do not know whether in Canada they have tax loopholes to enable religious institutions to avoid taxation, and if they do, i suggest, You find ways to beome certified as a religious pastor. After that, it may be qyuite easy to start preaching, with a minumum investiture, by literally placing a pulpit into Your livig room, and to start with, give Sunday services in there.  Your believers do not need to be qunatified, You may simply begin with Your wife and kids. Here in the states there wre myraid scams associated with this kind of practice, but only after years of misuse of this loophole. You may void this to happen to You, simply by ever so slowly expanding Your parish numbers to include neighbors and friends, (if You have an), and then their neighbors, andso on. Finally, with word getting around, the neighberhood my come around by word of mouth.  After that the sky is the limit, and You may experience and u texable buiness, with miney flowig in.  By this time associate with a 'real' church of Your choosing, and become absolutely liegit.  Buy lots of wine, to get the disbelievers, along with everyone else quite senseless, and use Your children as altar boys and girls. Wit this kind of business, You do not need to become a nation unto Yourslef, You may buy Yourself the financial security to buy Your own unincorporated place, perhaps and island, where to You may fly at Your leisure, in Your own gulfstream, and ut up a don't traspass sign to prevent anyone but the faithful to enter.  Of course You have to have the brakes on to prevent this enterprise not to turn into anoher Jamestown.  Sorry- Jonestown. Or You may just use it as Your own personal Shangrila, if You have any doubt aas to Your tendancy to overcome man's laws, with Gods, which at this juncture may result in setting up Your own, using other man's wifes as Your own personal hareem, fo instance.
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:laughing: Did you mean to say “god”? This could lead to such an ego inflation that I end up believing I am a god of sorts. Hmm… I wonder if they have any God Declaration forms.

Anyway, I’ve come to a resolve. I think I’m going to hold regular elections. That way, I won’t have to be a dictatorship (that could have been a disaster). There will be one vote cast by me for me every term. Not that I would rig the elections, but 1) there’s nobody else to vote for and 2) I honestly think I’d make a good leader. So I’m going to have a president.

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The word Nomad springs to mind here Gib, in regard to your thread… so you have a taste for goats milk mixed with blood for breakfast? :slight_smile:

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:confused:

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That’s about what you gotta be to claim independence without people laughing at you, let’s face it.

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I’ve come up with the perfect term for my form of government: solipsarchy!