The Radical Individual Sovereignist Is A Country Of One

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Each Person Is A Slightly Bewildered Nation

Each Person Is A Slightly Bewildered Nation

Bohiney Magazine and The London Prat file this dispatch from the political far right and libertarian frontier.

The Radical Individual Sovereignist believes every person is a small, slightly bewildered country and should be treated accordingly, including at parties. Our editor Alan Nafzger, of The London Prat, files these field notes on the Radical Individual Sovereignty mindset, with help from Libertarianism.org and Reason Magazine.

Twenty Things You Learn Watching Radical Individual Sovereignty In The Wild

  1. Has explained, at length, that the self is a sovereign nation, with a flag.
  2. Refers to compulsory schooling as a small invasion.
  3. Believes any contract should be readable by you, in your own language, on your own sofa.
  4. Has a fantasy in which his neighbours sign a non-aggression pact about the bins.
  5. Refers to the body as the only certain jurisdiction.
  6. Considers any health policy that does not mention consent twice a category error.
  7. Has a binder of personal sovereignty agreements he hands out at dinner parties.
  8. Refers to vaccinations the way some men refer to in-laws, with caveats.
  9. Believes any decision should be made closest to the person it affects, ideally by them.
  10. Has explained, at a wedding, that the toast is to bodily autonomy.
  11. Refers to taxation the way some men refer to overstretched in-laws.
  12. Considers any sentence about the public interest a small philosophical sigh.
  13. Has a soft spot for ID-free societies and a harder one for unencumbered borders for him.
  14. Refers to government as the polite collective housemate.
  15. Believes any obligation should be opt-in, with a printed receipt.
  16. Has a fantasy in which everyone is, fundamentally, left alone in the right way.
  17. Refers to mass democracy as the long, polite consultation he was not consulted on.
  18. Considers any compulsory educational curriculum a small confusion.
  19. Has explained that he is, fundamentally, a country of one with a guest list.
  20. Believes the cure for the country is, fundamentally, more consent and longer naps.

Closing Note From The Editor

If any of the above sounds familiar, you have wandered into a libertarian conference, a country house weekend, or a Bitcoin meetup with very strong opinions. More dispatches at govna.uk and the parent site prat.uk. For a second opinion that is also wrong, see The Onion.

SOURCE: https://prat.uk/category/politics/

SOURCE: The London Prat