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Case study: Japan Source: Googled "japan isolationism" and this was provided as an AI generated result. ============================================================================== Japan's isolationist period, known as Sakoku, lasted from 1639 to 1853. During this time, Japan was largely closed off from the rest of the world, with strict regulations on trade, travel, and information. The policy was intended to protect Japan's culture and stability, and to develop its own industries. Here are some of the effects of Japan's isolationist period: Cultural flourishing

May God look over his friends and family in their grief and suffering and ease their pain.

People talk about ending the Fed and how that would solve so many problems. Well, if the US was only allowed to collect taxes through tariffs, that would solve just as many problems, if not more.

It is a good start.

May God look over his friends and family in their grief and suffering and ease their pain.

It's an ignorant statement to point out that the realities of travel and transportation meant that most trade was done locally/regionally and that most people who lived in an area were born within that region? You've got nothing but insults today. Worm crawl up your butt? Tax man send you a letter? How about you provide some substance to your retorts instead of blanket insults about ignorance.

Oh please. I love ta like a brother man, but it’schard to take ignorant comments like this seriously. Read a frekin’ history book ffs.

Heh, if you say so. I'm sure they were shipping 300,000 metric tons of oil across the ocean on a single ship back in the 1600's

Your initial statement is patently false. I don’t know where you get these ideas but history clearly demonstrates quite thevreverse.

Every society was an isolationist society before roughly the 1950's, just by the physical restrictions of travel. The world did just fine without having everybody in the world co-mingle with each other. This idea of full global economic and cultural integration is an extremely new, extremely untested (hint: does not look great so far) state of affairs.

Joshua 1:9 Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the Lord thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest.

Let me know when you’ve shrunk government back down to that size. Then, maybe, we can talk.

Please spare me your bullshit straw manning. My commentscwere a direct counterpoint to TheTexan advocating actual isolationism, nothing more. And also please spare us the bullshit lie that tariffs are the causitive agent behind American prosperity, and that free trade destroyed it. Only people naive enough to belive that protectionist shill Ian Fletcher fall for that crap.

The revenues from tariffs could never pay for the size of your police state.

You sound like you’re arguing against US intervention in Iraq after 9/11… it’s not that simple. Unlike the US, Israel actually has missiles flying into their country on a semi-regular basis. What is simple is asking ChatGPT why they did it and what they targeted. Before you respond with "Ahh hah!! It says "PRE-EMPTIVE"!!" Again, not that simple.. it's not like it's pre-emptive, like they've never shot missiles at them before. More like a guy punches you, and then you punch him as he is winding up for his second punch.

Not to mention the fact that isolationist societies throughout history have almost always been backward, stagnant societies that usually suffered under some form of brutal, feudal dictatorships. It’s only been after they’ve abandoned their foolish isolationism that they were able to move in the direction of greater freedom and prosperity, although there are certainly no guarantees that the will/would.

I don’t see much turmoil between Italy and Aruba, or New Zealand and Costa Rica, or Mexico and China. I see all the turmoil caused by the USofA. Is there a way to isolate from the US government, without having it hunt you down to take your money?

Good :cool: For very similar reasons that I have isolated myself from other people as much as possible, I would want my nation to do the same :up: Fuck other people. Fuck other nations. They bring nothing but trouble. This world has become far too integrated with each other and it's brought nothing but harm to everyone from both an economic and liberty perspective. Bring on the isolationism.

That was back when people on the “right” actually had a decent, fundamental understanding of economics. Oh, and they actually opposed, you know, socialism.

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I do believe that the nationalist-communists finally found the Golden Key: Get some loud-mouthed billionaire who donated millions to Hillary, Chuck Rangel, Kamala Harris and other high profile democrats, who wanted to KICK Tom Massie out of the Republican Party BTW, who spent $8 Trillion in a single term, let a bullet whiz his ear, go back to destination, and Voilà - they got their selves some more convert voters. Pure awesome :up::tears: Just remember: make certain that you have that "R" after the name, otherwise it won't work :tears:

Gotcha. Yes, I agree.

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"As I was saying..." Sorry, that's bad ass and I do not give a fuck who says otherwise.

Repeal the 19th. As for My people, children are their oppressors, And women rule over them. O My people! Those who lead you cause you to err, And destroy the way of your paths.” Isaiah 3:12 KJV Picture tax:

Phil confirmed through text photos today that an overflowing truckload of supplies that he bought and we helped with, were delivered to a private aid station in Swannoa NC. He states that the story of some FEMA agents getting roughed by locals after they tried to stop relief efforts seems to be true. He says an army of "rednecks" loaded up his stuff and a bunch of other donated supplies into rental trucks and a secondary truck with a flatbed trailer with a whole fleet of side by side ATVs and headed out onto the rural roads and wash out rendezvous points to distribute directly to those in need. His exact quote was "Fucking awesome!" and "Fuck government!". I have pictures and will upload them as soon as I get a chance.

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Thanks for the info RJB Were you able to meet up with phill4paul /