Could "ritual behavior" boost liberty movement in New Hampshire?

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[Gilla1ness]

It seems to me that rituals can't be so intentional. They come about in natural ways. One difference between a ritual, and a fad is the amount of meaning derived. Fads come, and go, but rituals withstand eons! For example Disco is dead, but the dance is eternal! If you want to create a symbol for the movement, try to create one with as much meaning, cultural significance, and universal recognition as possible! 1ness!!!!

[FlailingJunk]

Shrine of government victims?

[mottoncouthUSA]

I'm in favor of what I term "The Prisoner's Salute." I've been doing this to say good-bye to people for about a year (nearly without fail). It has gotten me a lot of attention, and now a few people are even doing it on their own, independent of me.

For an explanation of where this gesture originates, see Gardner Goldsmith's analysis of the Prisoner series, which he did after Patrick McGoohan died.

[redmolotail]

Thumb out, ring and pinky down: looks like a gun, only if you're pointing it at someone. Otherwise it's just an inanimate object.

Also, be sure to find out if the minions of drug cartels aren't already using it!

[txballoonman]

From The Prisoner, "I...be seeing you!" accompanied by salute from the right eye, with the thumb and fore-finger touching and other fingers extended...

or Spock's "Live long and Prosper"

LOL, I already know people who do both.

[Andrew300082]

What about a holiday? Holidays are awesome reinforcers of human behavior. MLK day was started only in the 1980s and a few years ago I got a day off from class and they served fried chicken in the cafeteria. Certainly liberty types could create something.

Please not Guy Fawkes Day. Guy Fawkes wasn't an anarchist-he was a religious lunatic that wanted to replace the current state with theocracy.

[anonymous84321]

I'll even say "RON PAUL!" to a stranger if I see that they have a Ron Paul bumper sticker or something like that, and they always raise their fist and chant it back.

It feels very unifying, which is why gangs and the military does it, and that's why I think it's a good idea for the Free State Project.

I think that, "Live Free or Die!" would be the easyist phrase to agree on, and if that's too long, than "L-F-O-D!" or "Free or Die" or "F-O-D" could be used.

[anonymous84321]

I like the porcupine "gang symbol" as well.

Gangs usually also have slogans or short phrases that they say a lot. For example, the marines often say "hoo-rah!" as an expression of enthusiasm. The navy seals say "hoo-yah!", and the Hell's Angles say "TCB" which stands for taking care of business.

During the Ron Paul campaign one of my friends or I would sometimes exclaim "Ron Paul!" and everyone else in the group would echo it back, "RON PAUL!" It was similar to how marines say "hoo-rah!"

[VeohBlows]

How about a 3 stooges slap for a fellow member?

[mrethrift]

Doesn't bother me though. I'd roast marshmallows on your funeral pyre.

[p00lman]

All human life is sacred, unless they're libertarians.

[p00lman]

Which is why it's perfect for these guys.