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10 sats \ 10 replies \ @Bitcoinisawesome 31 Oct \ on: Which is your most important human right? Politics_And_Law
For me, it's freedom of movement. I think bitcoin does a wonderful job at keeping governments in check. Now that capital flight control is severely weakened by bitcoin, I don't really care that A. governments exist or B. what type of governments there are. If I continue to earn (in any currency) and only save in bitcoin, I'll be prepared to simply leave if my circumstances diminish because of a nefarious government. This is a great feeling! Bitcoin makes the world much smaller, for everyone.
freedom of movement
Do you use a pass-port? Is not pass-port a LICENSE TO TRAVEL? A license means permission, privilege, not a right.
The real right of freedom of movement is when you do not use ANY of the system instruments: govID, pass-port, SSI etc
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I don't see anything wrong with subjecting yourself to which ever government you're living at any given time but I do see something terribly wrong with governments removing the ability to remove yourself from them. That's why I bitcoin. I can play their game, and will, to keep myself and my family fed and nourished, but if I get to a point of feeling personally oppressed, I will leave it all behind and take my capital with me. Because I can. I used to be a bit of an anarchist but through the study and use of bitcoin I have actually become a little more in favor of every type of government. They should exist for the people who want to use them and live that way. But there should always be choice, and bitcoin provides that to us all.
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This is fine, but it begs the question of where you would go.
Especially with this rampant globalism going on.
I realize that there are special privileges in foreign countries as a foreigner.
Are those privileges (not rights) great enough?
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Well, I'm fully aware that I would have to lower my standard of living a LOT right now, but I would go to one of the many small bitcoin circular economies and I would plug myself in. I am speculating that the size and amount of these economies will continue to grow. The Bitcoin Network benefits from every user and so does the bitcoin social network so I think we will see an increase of places that will welcome you with open arms if you're willing to spend/earn sats. I have no qualms with living under a palm tree.
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Isn’t El Salvador the place for this right now?
I haven’t heard of others.
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I once crossed and international frontier without “proper authorization” and got caught by that county’s border patrol.
There is no freedom of movement when they are pointing their rifles at you and demanding identification.
I spent too much time locked up with about 45 people in a 3Mx3M cell.
Next, I was moved to a 2m x 2m cell with 7 people in a secret police setting.
I was just lucky they did not put me in the place where they feed you only water and very hot peppers.
I can attest to there being no, absolutely no, freedom of movement under the current international regime.
I understand in the past, before WWI, you could travel anywhere, with out ID.
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During Covid, some people had to travel, but they didn't let them cross the border with their passports.
A friend made them a paper, one sheet A4 with words on it ( I saw it, had it in my hands, heard testimonies and the friend recorded their phone talk to have evidence)
Just showed the paper on the border, they let them pass, no questions asked, three borders in a row.
And it's not even the only way to do it.
Believe it or not
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Wow!! Exactly, what did that paper say?
It sounds very potent.
Why do you say “nefarious government” that looks like repetition to me.
They are one and the same.
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