A recent post by Fausty reminded me that I’d written this a while back, so… enjoy.
As many people have observed one of the best ways for an individual to very quietly combat the creeping power of the state is to “starve the beast”, don’t give it any money you don’t have to. Now this doesn’t need to mean doing anything illegal, in fact you could even say you’re just following their advice. Follow the example of those early radicals pictured at the top of this article and grow your own, and if you can’t do that just spend less ask yourself:
“Do I need that enough to give this government 20% of the price?“
If we buy less we reduce our carbon footprints, if we grow our own we reduce our food miles, if we do our own repairs and help each other out for free we’re taking part in the big society – see we’re just doing what the Government wants. We can kill it by just following it’s own advice. Though of course they already worrying about (though not yet for tax reasons) the radical actions of picking wild berries. Really annoy them and Brew your own not only do they not get their double hit of taxes but you screw up their statistics as well. By preparing more of your own food you might even be able to avoid the fat tax if it makes it over here.
No single huge act that raises any of us from the crowd or attracts unwelcome attention, just hundred of small acts of refusal, starving the Government by a thousand cuts.
“Say no to government in any way you can, in the workplace, among friends, on the internet. There are a hundred little soapboxes to climb onto. Don’t be quite so concerned that you think left-wing bloggers are chuckleheads or right-wing bloggers are evil Tories. If you are not an apparatchik, you’re little people and you’re all the same to the ruling class, who went from being public servants to being autocrats in a remarkably small space of time.”
Become part of a clever revolution, we only need to convince 10% of the people.
