One of the central drives of the Truth movement in the
2000's and early 2010's was the "Freeman on the Land" movement and
it's associated philosophies. It was embodied by its charismatic chief
theorist, John Harris, see background links below. I was very keen on its ideas
and the people proposing it. I was a member of TPUC, went on protests and
attended British Constitution Group meetings. FMOTL sounded like the perfect
solution. The very law of the land itself contained the means to undo the New
World Order and change our society into a just and free one. It even sounded
easy; certainly controlled and non-violent. Today I have completely abandoned
FMOTL. How I rejected its ideas is a long and complicated story, but I am not
alone. In fact most people I know who used to be Freemen are now as cynical
about it as I am. Several things have happened that made me realize that it is
wrong. The first was the fate of Carla Buckle. Carla is a friend of mine who
used to help run the group Oxfordshire and Berkshire Seeking Solutions. She
endured fifteen minutes of media infamy after she refused to pay her council
tax and was jailed. I remember talking to her about this before she started her
project. She had researched it thoroughly and examined every element of the
legal situation and was confident that the authorities could not wriggle out of
it... But it was not to be, see: https://hpanwo-radio.blogspot.com/2015/03/programme-131-podcast-carla-buckle.html.
The second lesson I learned is far more recent, the defeat of Richard D Hall at
the Royal Courts of Justice, see: https://hpanwo-voice.blogspot.com/2024/07/rdh-lawsuit-mini-portal.html.
I have not rejected FMOTL because I think it is fundamentally incorrect,
morally or lawfully; it is not. I've rejected FMOTL because it is impractical.
It is based on the assumption that our enemy has a sense of fair play and will
obey its own rules when those rules are wielded against them. It will not. In
both Richard and Carla's court cases, the defendants technically won. They were
both right, but they still "lost", meaning that the government just
replied with a "So what? Yah-boo sucks to you, we're still going to screw
you!"
I'm a big fan of the science fiction TV series Blakes 7; it is one of the most
interesting and meaningful TV shows ever made. I've even reviewed the entire
series, see: https://hpanwo.blogspot.com/2007/10/blakes-7.html.
There's an episode called "Voice from the Past" in which a group of
three rebels plan to overthrow the Federation by establishing a legal challenge
to its rule. The leader of the Federation, Servalan, responds simply by
cornering the three and killing them. In the classics this is called a
"Melian dialogue", a conversation in which only one side has the
power. It is from an incident in which Athens island of Melos
See here for background: https://hpanwo-voice.blogspot.com/2015/06/john-harris-dies.html.
And: https://hpanwo-voice.blogspot.com/2022/03/andy-barlow-in-oxon.html.
See here for background: https://hpanwo-voice.blogspot.com/2015/06/john-harris-dies.html.
And: https://hpanwo-voice.blogspot.com/2022/03/andy-barlow-in-oxon.html.
2 comments:
I like this article Ben, because it addresses the very heart of the matter and in essence I agree with it. There is no point using the system to overthrow the system. The judicial system in particular exists to defend power. It dispenses justice only to the extent that those with power are more secure when the bulk of the population feel they are treated fairly. They will gladly cast that consideration aside in favour of other objectives they consider more important at the time. That's how we end up with Hunter Biden being pardoned and with a judge making overtly political assumptions and statements in sentencing Richard D Hall.
Knowing the truth is hard, but knowing what to do about it is the really hard bit. As you say, there is no point running with ventures which are obviously not going to work and end up putting you in jail. The practicality is important. I think you are barking up the wrong tree in supporting Trump. He is of the oligarchic class and will always default to serving its interests. Since Trump sings the praises of Farage I would have to say the same about him. I think Reform UK is there to act as a back-stop in case the Conservatives implode, and to keep people locked into the electoral system. Ultra-woke parties like the Greens and the LibDems serve the same function on the left.
Hi GN. Thanks. I'm glad you enjoyed the article. As you know from our conversations on Rumble, I disagree with you about Trump. As for Hunter Biden, that's coming up in Monday's 3rd Rail. I personally don't know for sure where we go from here. I think we will know when the time is right if we just do the right thing now. It's one of those "walking the path- knowing the path" Matrix things.
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