I don't know if the United States remembers how they were founded. I think the general American culture has long forgotten that they are descendants of dissidents, defiant rebels who rebelled against a swollen empire that ruled the world for a hundred years with an iron fist. We used to be the people who told the King to shove his taxes where the sun doesn't shine. Now? We’re the ones begging for the leash.
These days, Americans feel like they love the big bloated government currently spearheaded by the Orange Menace, the underling of his donors (primarily Israel). They sit on their couches and cheer for "lethal kinetic strikes"—a sanitized term for the unlawful use of deadly force in international waters—in the Caribbean under the guise of "stopping the fentanyl coming in." Let’s be real: it’s mostly cocaine being transported and typically destined for Europe. But facts don't matter to the bloodthirsty. They needed a new enemy, so they redefined drug dealers as "terrorists" to justify military murder.
It’s a clown show, and the audience is begging for more. They cheer for Palantir in the White House, they cheer for more surveillance, more restrictions, and they actually cheer for Schedule III like it’s a gift from God. This is no longer the ethos of the United States. The spirit of '76 has been replaced by the spirit of subservience.
I firmly believe the Last True American was John McAfee, and they killed him in a prison in Spain. He saw the cage for what it was, and he refused to sit quietly in it. With him gone, the torch feels heavy. But it’s not extinguished yet.
The Great Divorce from the Narrative
So, how do we reclaim our life, liberty, and rise above the meaningless noise that is being shoved down our throats by billion-dollar entities that control all the resources and own virtually all the governments of the world?
Well, firstly, we remove our gaze from their game. We stop biting into the bait. We have to realize that they win only as long as we participate. Step one is to divorce yourself from all narratives. Nationality, race, sex, political party—it doesn't matter. We must recognize that the "individual" is a unique, complex, and nuanced being that makes up the whole. When we clump ourselves within generalities, we create anchor points that politicians can use to divide and conquer.
Think about it. If you identify primarily as a "Democrat" or a "Republican," they own you. If you identify primarily by your skin color or who you sleep with, they have a lever to pull. These are just labels on a jar. The contents are what matter.
This doesn't mean giving up your love for your country or your pride in your skin color. Rather, it means that these things are what you hold dear, and they don't necessarily need acceptance or confirmation from others. As the individual, you own all autonomy over your own thoughts, feelings, likes, and dislikes. But your freedom ends where another begins. And that is the golden rule.
It’s about realizing that you are a sovereign entity. You are not a statistic. You are not a demographic. You are not a consumer. The system wants to reduce you to a data point because data points are easy to manage. Individuals are dangerous. Individuals are unpredictable. So, be unpredictable. Stop trying to fit into their boxes. Define your own reality. When you stop seeking validation from the collective and start validating your own existence, you become a lot harder to manipulate.
Unplugging: The Art of Digital and Physical Disobedience
Second, you unplug from the system. Look at the cannabis industry as the canary in the coal mine. The people fought for cannabis for over 50 years, and when we finally won, the government took it and placed it in a Scheduling that benefits big corporations and pharmaceutical companies. It still isn't legal. This is only a sign that unless you take action to force their hand, nothing will change.
As someone who doesn't necessarily believe violence is the first answer to any problem—I recommend simply "unplugging."
It starts with the basics. Grow your own food. Create a corporation with a group of people you trust. Use their own corporate laws against them. Buy land out in the middle of nowhere and begin developing. Use the corporate system to create privately owned neighborhoods and connect via an independent communications network. Create "off the grid" solutions and connect with other "off the grid" communities. The technology is there—mesh networks, solar power, cryptocurrency—use it. Build a world inside their world that they cannot touch.
And most importantly, grow your own medicine. Don't tell anyone about it, don't sell it to others for profit. Rather, unplug by growing your own medicine. Cannabis, psilocybin, poppies—whatever Mother Nature provides. Use Mother Nature's farmacy and use Big Pharma as little as possible.
The system relies on your addiction to their conveniences and their chemicals. When you grow your own food and your own medicine, you starve the beast. You stop funding their wars and their surveillance state. It’s not just about getting high; it’s about getting free. When you don't need their grocery stores, their banks, or their pills, their power over you evaporates. It’s a quiet rebellion, but it’s the most dangerous kind because it works.
The Evolution of the Outlaw
And finally, work on your spiritual and mental evolutions. As an individual, your greatest responsibility is to grow and better yourself. Knowing that we are a collective of individuals, the quality of the collective is directly correlated with the quality of the individual's development. Therefore, meditate, exercise, read, learn, study, expand. Do the internal work. Do the external work. Be the best version of You you can be.
You might say, how will this work? Over time, this type of thinking will once more spawn the True American—the outlaw. Because at some point, the government will see what's happening, and they will try to oppress again. And at that point, it will turn many of those who are blind into resisters. The True American Spirit and Ideals will revive again, not in the halls of Congress, but in the hearts of the people they tried to crush.
May 2026 and beyond serve you well, fellow stoners. Dive deep and dive long.
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