On The Need for Legitimacy
In any power vacuum, whether it’s caused by a catastrophic event or some other collapse scenario, we may end up being locked into a battle over who our communities look to for guidance.
A just government derives its power from the consent of the governed. Without that consent, especially on a local or regional level, the government becomes illegitimate in the eyes of the people. (This is why withdrawing consent is such a powerful tool in our non-violent arsenal.)
And once a government becomes illegitimate, there will be powers who seek to fill that gap. One of the greatest threats to our communities and regions, then, is that the good guys fail to shore up support for Rightful Liberty and you end up trading one tyranny for another.
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