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wizardwatson
04-06-2018, 07:03 PM
"I want you to do me a favor. I want you to hit me, as hard as you can." - Tyler Durden

I believe in holding myself accountable. Published deadlines are a way to do that.

Official unveiling of my plan, well at least the beginning of the unveiling happens April 7th, 2018 1:00 AM. That's about 5 hours from now.

Would be great if you could join me. Until that point will be short and vague, but hopefully entertaining.

Hope you will join me.

P.S. There will be punch and pie.

wizardwatson
Sheriff of the Liberty Movement


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QZGgywh0ZRs

For the more cerebral...the plan is like Fight Club only non-violent and about building property instead of destroying. Other than that, it's pretty much exactly the same.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CfGIeNALguE

....later.

Ender
04-06-2018, 08:26 PM
"I want you to do me a favor. I want you to hit me, as hard as you can." - Tyler Durden

I believe in holding myself accountable. Published deadlines are a way to do that.

Official unveiling of my plan, well at least the beginning of the unveiling happens April 7th, 2018 1:00 AM. That's about 5 hours from now.

Would be great if you could join me. Until that point will be short and vague, but hopefully entertaining.

Hope you will join me.

P.S. There will be punch and pie.

wizardwatson
Sheriff of the Liberty Movement


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QZGgywh0ZRs

For the more cerebral...the plan is like Fight Club only non-violent and about building property instead of destroying. Other than that, it's pretty much exactly the same.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CfGIeNALguE

....later.

Shhhhhhhhhh..........

The first rule is never talk about it..... ;)


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zngeSzH3cFk

wizardwatson
04-06-2018, 08:36 PM
Shhhhhhhhhh..........

The first rule is never talk about it..... ;)


It todays time I see online anonymity as the mark of the alpha snowflake. The new underground-the basement of Lou's tavern-is being yourself, out in the open, even if you are just a regular guy or gal. Who has the courage for that? Fight Club is a metaphor for a lot of things. Seen 20 years later, its theme hits home now as much as ever. So what does it mean to destroy our false selves in this current culture predicament we find ourselves in?

r3volution 3.0
04-06-2018, 08:54 PM
The radicals in Athens insist that Salamis won the war: their squadron in particular.

Also, small matter, they'd like you to pay them for "protection."

Something about Delos; they also are armed.

phill4paul
04-06-2018, 09:21 PM
I'll probably be sleeping at that time. Could you record and post it?

wizardwatson
04-06-2018, 09:31 PM
I'll probably be sleeping at that time. Could you record and post it?

I'm sure there'll be something for you to wake up to.

Besides what you normally wake up to, obviously.

phill4paul
04-06-2018, 09:47 PM
I'm sure there'll be something for you to wake up to.

Besides what you normally wake up to, obviously.

I look forward to it. As of now there is nothing keeping me from having a leisurely morning. I have no weekend work and since it will be raining nothing to do on the lawn, garden or flower bed. A cup a Joe, scratch made bisquits and red eye gravy and you.

Ender
04-06-2018, 11:01 PM
It todays time I see online anonymity as the mark of the alpha snowflake. The new underground-the basement of Lou's tavern-is being yourself, out in the open, even if you are just a regular guy or gal. Who has the courage for that? Fight Club is a metaphor for a lot of things. Seen 20 years later, its theme hits home now as much as ever. So what does it mean to destroy our false selves in this current culture predicament we find ourselves in?

I see anonymity as being the smart grey man in these times and being ready for anything.

wizardwatson
04-07-2018, 12:00 AM
Well, I'm here.

wizardwatson
04-07-2018, 12:10 AM
To start off... the boring stuff is I started a company, solved a whole bunch of issues with the organizing, and the liberty and the banking and the taxes and the government. You know, all that activist stuff. No way you want to read this late at night, but if you do knock yourself out:

www.1topeka.com

I did create a Patreon account (www.patreon.com/1topeka), as that's how we're going to collect membership fees (preferred anyway, you can mail if you'd like). Would like to emphasize, there is no paywall. You can see everything and get the service without paying.

Fun stuff, is I'm answering posts (maybe limited to one per person, we'll see) in video. So ask me anything, and I'll respond in video. That's the fun stuff I'm deciding to do at my company launch party (that may 'possibly' be seen by the 8 or so people online). I will also sing a song (badly, and like one verse/chorus) if you pick something cliche which any douchebag with a guitar can play. Might not be that long of a response, as uploading takes a while.

Here's my hastily put together special message to all you RPF'ers.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EWxYTOJWZA8

wizardwatson
04-07-2018, 01:04 AM
Well, gonna sign off for the night. 20 hour day for me, but accomplished what I wanted at least. Got the major components I needed launched. I may renew my offer for video responses tomorrow in some form for those of you reading this when the sun comes up, though I have some stuff to do and may not be back on till late afternoon sometime.

I did finally get the first video I actually recorded uploaded, if you wanna check it out:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=056GqvbzUdY&t=1s

VIDEODROME
04-07-2018, 02:43 AM
Okay I just finished splicing frames of porn into films and returned them to video rental store.

wizardwatson
04-07-2018, 08:37 AM
Okay I just finished splicing frames of porn into films and returned them to video rental store.

Not really as risque' as it was in the 90's. You need new homework.

wizardwatson
04-07-2018, 10:02 AM
Just posted a video about the Metric Reserve explanation document I've written up. This isn't the main focus right now of the company, but it is a major planned component. Metric, if you haven't heard, is my community banking application based on the classic Ripple payment chain protocol. Would be interesting if you're into altnerative currencies and all that.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gct3YtOFZYc

The link to the document that videos is introducing:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1_PFO2pKHuzkCTMRn3nBd1AUN9oGRIIR02ex5mNPxGsE/edit#heading=h.35ll7tbk04wl

Not trying to really start a discussion on that topic in this thread, but including for completeness.

wizardwatson
04-07-2018, 03:33 PM
I see anonymity as being the smart grey man in these times and being ready for anything.

What's that famous Assange quote?

"People should have privacy. Governments should have transparency." Julian Assange

So if we aim to be the builders of a new society based on a just government, shouldn't we embrace transparency since it obviously isn't currently being embraced by the current leadership?

An advocate for a just government and society (me) has to be an advocate for transparency, no?

Raginfridus
04-07-2018, 04:43 PM
Is 1Topeka an investment company?

wizardwatson
04-07-2018, 05:01 PM
Is 1Topeka an investment company?

No. An investment company is an entity that takes people's money for investment in order to generate a return. You would "get an account" rather than buying stock. If our first assets end up being real estate, which is the plan, we'd be closer to a real estate investment "club" in a sense, but really what we do is less important that how we are attached to a specific location.

Our primary "service" is simply compiling information. Not a lot compiled yet, literally the first day I'm technically live. I've started mapping some properties which you can view if (all the files are public) but to really get going need to start surveying some local businesses and residences.

Right now it's about education. We are operating with minimal overhead, not paying anyone. I'm pushing it online, because I believe this is a viable strategy for liberty activism. Shawnee Solari Inc. is a pilot program. It's limited to one county. If you for instance were to "get it", and want to start in your own town, you'd have a blueprint. You could incorporate and do the exact same model.

Would you like me to play a song. Any folk songs you're fond of? I feel since you are first to ask a question, I owe it to you.

Raginfridus
04-07-2018, 05:05 PM
El Paso - Marty Robins?

wizardwatson
04-07-2018, 06:05 PM
El Paso - Marty Robins?

Your request is uploading. It'll be about 20 minutes.

wizardwatson
04-07-2018, 06:25 PM
El Paso - Marty Robins?

Here you go, chief. "El Paso" by Marty Robbins as requested.

Now you are special.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j-657ESgRV4

Raginfridus
04-07-2018, 07:14 PM
Ranfridoos

https://i.imgur.com/0uG0c01.gif

wizardwatson
04-08-2018, 09:20 AM
Ask a question about thread topic, get a cover song dedicated to you. Sweet deal while it lasts. Any takers? If you ask a question don't forget to include a song that can sound reasonably decent when played on an acoustic guitar.

wizardwatson
04-09-2018, 12:09 PM
So was your business sprung with the initiative to further liberty locally, on a scale you can actually measure?

Raginfridus and everyone else...

Pretty much, yes.

“Measuring” progress. In addition, it’s about being able to focus external efforts into a well-defined area (“The Hot Gates”).

The New Hampshire “Free State Project” (http://www.fsp.org) has a similar idea. They say, “Hey, let’s all the liberty people move to New Hampshire, then we’ll dominate the precincts and we can elect our leaders.” But what’s the metric for success? The only thing on their site I see is the number of people who’ve moved there which is between 4,000 and 5,000. How long did this take? Well, it started in 2001, NH was chosen in 2003, they finally had their goal of 20,000 signers in February 2016, at which time 1,909 were classified as early movers, so since then about 3,000 more have moved.

I’m not trying to downplay. This effort is supported by Ron Paul and Walter Block even said of the project, “You are doing the Lord’s work.” I’m simply trying to point out that the project strategy doesn’t really extend beyond “move here”. And by that metric, when you look at time spent and numbers achieved, what did this success gain for the liberty movement?

Shawnee Solari Inc. is very much along these lines, only it’s even more laser-focused. We define our area of operations not as a state, but as an individual county within a state, and we define our success not by how many people who have moved, but by how much economic value the solari has invested in that area (and our membership statistics). Our maps (which are barely started but posted) are at the precinct level.

Unlike the FSP, you can participate without moving here (or wherever else a solari exists in the future). Unlike the FSP you don’t have to be libertarian to participate. Whereas political action requires unity of political ideals, the solari concept unites on economic grounds. This removes the cyclical aspect of political action (you can do this work every day or whenever you have time and inclination) and makes any activist with goals related to improving living/working conditions a potential partner.

I’m aware this will take time, literally just kicked off two days ago. Patience and persistence I’m well stocked in.

The plan though, is to market this pilot program on both the local and online front. I think this project has great potential to be an asymmetric strategy for liberty that when understood by enough people, can become the “Hot Gates”.

That is the communication goal for me, getting people to understand the “Hot Gates” strategy. “Our movement is small”, says everyone. “What can we do?”

Well, we have to find a strategy that when you look at the game board, our side has an advantage compared to the others. How do we do that? Well, we develop a strategy where the oppositions greater numbers are cancelled out. That is what local economic action does. If we could get even 3,000 people not in Shawnee County, Kansas to support Shawnee Solari Inc., it would create serious attention, and it would be a catalyst for local people in Shawnee County to take notice.

The benefit for non-locals is that this is the prototype. What we are doing we are doing transparently. We are learning how to make this model work. What we learn here, every step of the way, makes it that much easier when it grows into other counties, and other states.

That isn’t the only potential benefit. Our initial stock offer plans (none at the moment) are to offer to Kansas residents, mainly because the red tape is nearly non-existent for doing that at the state level (“Invest Kansas Exemption” is like a one-page form which I could fill out tomorrow if I wanted). But beyond that, when the $1 million cap is reached on that exemption, I plan to register for probably the Regulation A Tier 2 or maybe the SCOR exemption to offer to out of state people, though the SCOR exemption limits us to 11 midwestern states. Anyway, there is a plan in place. However, the barrier to this working isn’t even money in my opinion, it’s getting people educated and interested. There is no time constraint with how this model could grow. We aren’t limited by election cycles or “setting things up”. I’ve already set everything up in the legal sense. We are currently operational, just operating as one-man lemonade stand at the moment. I just happen to be the guy who knows how the operation works from top to bottom so I can keep the thing running without help while it’s incubating. It’s also part-time for me. So I can operate it losing money indefinitely as long as it’s minor expenses like website and annual report filing fees.

And THAT is just the solari model, which is 1 of 3 of my main objectives. Objective two is reforming the banking system with Metric Reserve, and objective three is fixing the tax system with a very simple land tax based initiative. 2 and 3 are back-burner though and need additional planning. The solari piece, however, is live right now. These are 3 concrete defined objectives that anyone can educate themselves and understand the steps necessary to achieve them. These are not “bullet points about more bullet points”, as in “Step 1: come up with a plan”. The plan is there.

The real challenge is pulling people out of their propaganda-induced trance of staring at screens and following news cycles “exclusively”. If a gun story is in the news, “Oh, we need to march for gun rights!” If a middle-eastern conflagration is in the news, “Oh, we need to march for anti-war” We tread water and then once the MSM is following politics during an election cycle we’re stuck in that again. I’m not even saying “don’t watch the news.” Just don’t make the news cycle your strategy. Be a watcher AND a builder. But be a builder in something that isn’t based on what’s popular on TV and on the internet. This, to me, is a very tough problem. All these supposedly “woke” people are asleep when it comes to action. You could hand the liberty movement a staff, a plan, and a million dollars, and 90% of them don’t have enough spare attention to even recognize the opportunity.

Anyway, enough for now.

So just like the movie 300, which is where I draw the “Hot Gates” reference, yes, it’s about focusing in a small area so that we can not only measure our progress in achieving real objectives, but it’s EASY to win, and if there’s push back from those who oppose the efforts, their numbers won’t help them.
Hope this answers your question.

- David

wizardwatson
04-09-2018, 12:10 PM
Renewing my offer today:

Ask a question about thread topic, get a cover song dedicated to you. Sweet deal while it lasts. Any takers? If you ask a question don't forget to include a song that can sound reasonably decent when played on an acoustic guitar.