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| | In the [[Antebellum]] period, a '''free state''' was a state where [[slavery]] was outlawed. | | In the [[Antebellum]] period, a '''free state''' was a state where [[slavery]] was outlawed. |
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| | + | ==Modern "Free States" in the USA== |
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| | + | A modern '''Free state''' in the USA can be defined by what it is not, more than what it is. |
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| | + | A free state is not: |
| | + | * [[Gun control]] |
| | + | * [[Welfare state]] - [[Nanny state]] |
| | + | * [[Mass surveillance]] and [[Big government]] of the [[Police state]] |
| | + | * [[Deficit spending]] |
| | + | * High [[taxation]] |
| | + | * [[Liberal values]] |
| | + | * [[Blue state]] |
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| | + | ===List of "Free" States== |
| | + | * American Redoubt |
| | + | * [[Idaho]] |
| | + | * [[Wyoming]] |
| | + | * [[Montana]] |
| | + | * [[Arizona]] |
| | + | * [[Kentucky]] |
| | + | * [[Louisiana]] |
| | + | * [[Alaska]] |
| | + | * [[Mississippi]] |
| | + | * [[Texas]] |
| | + | * [[Utah]] |
| | + | * [[Kansas]] |
| | + | * [[New Hampshire]] |
| | + | * [[North Carolina]] |
| | + | * [[Georgia]] |
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| | + | ===List of "Naughty" States== |
| | + | * [[California]] |
| | + | * [[Illinois]] |
| | + | * [[New York]] |
| | + | * [[Blue state]]s |
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| | + | ===Qualities of the Free States=== |
| | + | A free state suggests: |
| | + | * Respect for the [[unalienable rights]] of the [[Bill of Rights]], especially the right to [[self-defense]]/[[Gun rights]] of the [[Second Amendment]] |
| | + | * [[Libertarianism|Libertarian values]] |
| | + | * [[Conservative values]] |
| | + | * [[Ludwig von Mises]]' [[conservative]] [[libertarian]] [[Austrian economics]] and [[Fiscal conservatism]] -[[Capitalist]] [[Conservative economic policies]] of [[Ron Paul]] |
| | + | * [[Essay:Modern Survivalism]]: "[[Essay:if times get tough, or even if then don't]]", [[Essay:Debt is financial cancer]], [[Essay:Tax is theft]], [[Renewable energy]], [[Financial security]], [[Essay:You are in control of your life]] |
| | + | ** [[Essay:Invest in tangibles]] - [[Precious Metals]], [[Copper-jacketed lead]] and [[Firearms]] |
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| | + | ==See Also== |
| | + | ** [[Vote with your feet]] - [[Strategic relocation]]: [[Essay:Owning land is true wealth]] and [[Personal-Localized-Regional-State-National-Global]] - Move to a [[Free state]] with [[Firearms freedom]] and [[free market]]s |
| | + | * [[American Redoubt]] - [[Idaho]], [[Montana]], [[Wyoming]], [[Utah]] |
| | + | * [[Free State Wyoming]] - [[Molon Labe!]] by [[Boston T. Party]] and [[Free State Project]] - [[New Hampshire]] |
| | + | * [[Strategic Relocation-North American Guide to Safe Places]] by [[Joel Skousen]] |
| | + | * [[Rawles on Retreats and Relocation]] by [[James Wesley Rawles]] |
| | + | * [[Cumberland|Cumberland Redoubt]] - [[Tennessee]] and [[Kentucky]] - [[M.D. Creekmore]] |
| | + | * [[Essay:If I wanted to save America]] |
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| | + | ==References== |
| | + | {{reflist|2}} |
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| | [[Category:United States History]] | | [[Category:United States History]] |
| | [[Category:American Civil War]] | | [[Category:American Civil War]] |
| | + | [[Category:American Redoubt]] |
| | + | [[Category:Politics]] |
| | + | [[Category:Conservatism]] |
| | + | [[Category:Conservative]] |
| | + | [[Category:Conservatives]] |
| | + | [[Category:Libertarian]] |
| | + | [[Category:Libertarians]] |
| | + | [[Category:American Redoubt]] |
| | + | [[Category:Idaho]] |
| | + | [[Category:Wyoming]] |
| | + | [[Category:Montana]] |
| | + | [[Category:Arizona]] |
| | + | [[Category:Kentucky]] |
| | + | [[Category:Louisiana]] |
| | + | [[Category:Alaska]] |
| | + | [[Category:Mississippi]] |
| | + | [[Category:Texas]] |
| | + | [[Category:Utah]] |
| | + | [[Category:Kansas]] |
| | + | [[Category:New Hampshire]] |
| | + | [[Category:North Carolina]] |
| | + | [[Category:Georgia]] |