It’s most likely great
to think of yourself as being a sovereign citizen of the world, having no
allegiance to any one government. You’ve got to follow common sense ‘laws’ but
you have no convictions when it comes to certain ‘duties’ or patriotism, your only
conviction is being free. Of course, the drawback is getting other people to
recognize your independence. It can be a rocky road. I remember a scene from
the movie ‘The Sand Pebbles’ where one of the characters claimed to be a
sovereign citizen of the world and claimed that he did not have to follow
directions from the U.S. military when they tried to evacuate him from a China
fraught with strife. The military let him stay but when he tried to explain his
sovereignty to a Chinese militia, well, he was shot to death before he could
make them understand if they wanted to understand at all. Well, it was a movie,
but…not everyone evidently believes in that concept.
