Posted on 01/12/2013 5:15:00 PM PST by bimboeruption
A group of like-minded patriots, bound together by pride in American exceptionalism, plan on building an armed community to protect their liberty.
The group, named Citadel, intends to purchase 2,000 to 3,000 acres for the project in western Idaho. The community will comprise of 3,500 to 7,000 families of patriotic Americans who "voluntarily choose to live together in accordance with Thomas Jefferson's ideal of Rightful Liberty."
According to the Citadel website, Rightful Liberty means that "neighbors keep their noses out of other neighbors' business, that neighbors live and let live."
Citadel explains that residents in the community will be bound by the following:
Patriotism Pride in American Exceptionalism Our proud history of Liberty as defined by our Founding Fathers, and Physical preparedness to survive and prevail in the face of natural catastrophes --such as Hurricanes Sandy or Katrina -- or man-made catastrophes such as a power grid failure or economic collapse. Residents should also agree that being "prepared for the emergencies of life and being proficient with the American icon of Liberty -- the Rifle -- are prudent measures."
Some of the benefits of the Citadel community include a safe, well-prepared, patriotic community where children will be educated in school, not indoctrinated.
The community will be protected by a perimeter wall that will be inaccessible to "tourists." Each neighborhood within the community will have lower walls, dividing the town into defensible sections.
The website has a link to applications where prospective residents can sign up. According to Citadel, more than 200 families have completed applications, even before any land has been purchased.
While Citadel may sound wonderful to many who are reading this, the community has posted a warning on their home page:
"Marxists, Socialists, Liberals and Establishment Republicans will likely find that life in our community is incompatible with their existing ideology and preferred lifestyles."
Citadel says that every patriot selected to live within the community "will voluntarily agree to follow the footsteps of our Founding Fathers by swearing to one another our lives, our fortunes and our Sacred Honor to defend one another and Liberty against all enemies, foreign and domestic."
A “Firearms Museum/Reflecting Pool” and no churches?
What kind of citadel is this?
Don’t get me wrong; I agree completely. There is a definite limit to the threat level such a structure could withstand, and that is far below any modern army. It would at best withstand armed rioters until authorities could arrive in force.
"Mr. Ellison did not respond to requests for comment. He told CNBC in October that he wants to turn the island into a "little laboratory" for sustainable living."
I haven’t watched any of them yet, but apparently, there are vids on You Tube
(here I am, in this conversation again :worryworryworry: )
Fixed fortifications are big targets. Defensibility lies in mobility or invisibility, such as underground centers.
Being nomadic independent of govt controlled highways is a way to go. Conservative communities at sea or travelling the mountain chain from Alaska to Mexico with pack animals and hi tech collapsible shelters. That is, if you want the maximum independence from society.
I remember a hippie type commune in the PNW that lives in a wandering fashion using tipi technology. Some hold down jobs, others try to live off the land or make a few $ goldpanning or growing forbidden herbs. They pack up and move the whole shebang several times a year to another forest area marginally accessible by logging roads.
I went the sailboat route, myself.
No bar either.
Post of the day. Starting to remind me of DU when they show their entire knowledge of guns and the military from whatever game de'jour they are playing.
Those ignorant idiots that do not learn history are doomed to repeat it. There is no fortress that cannot and has not been defeated. Mobile targets are much more difficult to hit. Having communications between fighters and the agility to move and strike an enemy far outweigh any initial, and only an initial, defense a wall provides.
“I’m assuming they’re low & slow”
A drone flies 13,000 to 23,000 feet on average. That’s 2.5 to 5 miles away. Good luck hitting anything flying 100-300mph at that distance, not to mention shooting upwards.
That answers my question, CodeToad. Thanks.
LOL They need to look around before they get gamed.
The place looks like a Scam.
http://sipseystreetirregulars.blogspot.com/2013/01/citadel-questions-for-potential.html
Here is some more.
The guy is an ex-con and known con artist.
http://sipseystreetirregulars.blogspot.com/2013/01/citadel-convicted-extortionists-latest.html
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