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In other words, don’t go down the same path as ancient Rome.  Rome, which lasted roughly 1000 years, spent the first 500 as a republic of small landholders, who also took time off from their farms and shops to defend the country.  They had a strong aversion to kings and other sorts of authoritarian rulers and governments, and pioneered the form of republicanism.  

This republic was a very efficient and effective government, and one which nourished freedom of speech and the individual.  Free men are much better as wariors, since they are fighting for themselves, and their own country; and not as mercenaries or hired guns with nothing at stake for themselves.  Freedom also results in a free, working capitalism, in which the citizens provide for themselves, and get to keep what they produce for the most part.  Taxes are minimal, and all are expected to provide for themselves and their families.  Minimal government is ideal for freedom in all aspects: free speech in encouraged, small direct representatives (like the ancient Senate) represent what those they represent want, not what a huge bureaucracy and its king desire for themselves.  

When Rome was a republic, it was unbeatable, and was an exclusive, nationalistic country with happy and productive citizens!  

But, after it became a centralized, monarchistic Caesar-led government after the time of Julius Caesar, it became what we would now term a globalist empire.  Now, enough was never enough!  The elites- the higher ups, the celebrities, the governmental big wigs and generals- they needed endless expansion.  The Italian peninsula was not enough- now they wanted the whole world!

And so, with endless warfare for the slaves and treasure it brought to the upper class, those small holding farmers and shopkeepers were bought out of their own homes and lands, and slaves were brought in from foreign places to work the Roman citizen’s former lands with the slaves of the elite.  The citizens were left with nothing, and went to Rome, where they were given bread and circuses (WELFARE) to keep them mollified as an increasingly diverse army of military mercenaries were brought in from Germania, primarily.  

Meanwhile, those hardy early Roman citizens degenerated into what most weak city dwellers turn into- welfare dependents, who live for the moment, since the future is not theirs to determine, but is decided by the government and the elites.  And those German soldiers were thinking ‘we are here, and we will displace and replace these degenerates.’  

Remember, Jesus would not worship Caesar as a god, since he was just another man.  But Caesar and his governors could not have that, freedom of speech had long since been eradicated.  Like all big, central governments, eventually the only solution to those who don’t conform- is death.

And so, my paleo point, my ancestral theory is that: 

Centralized government, no matter what you call it, is ultimately a KINGSHIP.  King, queen, lords and ladies; all with different names perhaps, but the same for all that!  Socialism or its near twin, Communism, always devolves into a Kingship, where those at the top take all of everything, and then dole it out as they see fit to everyone else.  To those who produce it, who do the work.

Now, who is going to work as hard as they can- if what they produce is simply taken away by force?  

No one.  Why should they?  Especially as people from far countries are brought in to also take what they produce for free?

Welfare is Socialism, and is a magnet for those who will not work, produce, learn or contribute.  And if you have open borders, you will attract an endless parade of the worst, ill-intentioned, and idle people in the world.  

Rome found this out, and died in droves, eventually.  Their King/Socialist leaders destroyed their society, while living themselves in decadent luxury and sloth, living ‘in the moment’ like human animals.  

So there you go: our goals, as paleo tribespeople, are to oppose this king/socialism at every chance we get!  To go back to the impulses that led the Founding Fathers and the early Yankees to rebel from the King and Nobles back in England.

Get out of big cities, like Rome!  Nowadays, cities like New York, San Francisco, Chicago, London, Paris and Detroit are as debauched, dangerous, and evil as Rome ever was, and becoming ever worse.  Get out into the uncontaminated countryside, and find a group of people that look, and think like yourself and your family.  Keep as separate from big government (kings) as you can, and ideally keep your children away from negative indoctrination ala the “Hitler Youth” as you can- like the governmentally controlled indoctrination centers we now call Public Schools!

Don’t listen to Big Government, big medicine, or big pharma- they are all kings, and not your friend at all.  Big media as well- almost everything they tell you in propaganda to make you believe LIES that they spread.

And live local!  Get locally grown food and other products, have good neighbors provide services, and reciprocate with your own contributions.  Live on your own land, not in a prison/apartment, and fight tooth and nail to not allow any kind of ‘integration’ (forced social unwanted mixing), section 8 housing (cancer cells being built in the middle of nice areas).  Also, insist on STRICT LAW ENFORCEMENT, while ultimately relying on that of your own, and your neighbors.  

Own a gun, or several, and become practiced in its use.  This is mandatory for individual freedom and autonomy.  All of this is part of the Paleo Prescription, although being as politically incorrect as it is, this is probably the only place where you will hear it!  

And remember: even Jesus ignored the Kinglike Rules of Rome!

Paleo Quick Tip of the Day #125 WHERE to live is a Paleo Decision!

This may sound kind of strange, but truly- WHERE you live is crucially important! To your health, to your psyche, and to the health and wellness of your entire family. It really is that important.
Nowadays, if you live in a big city, you are virtually guaranteed that your air is polluted, you are unsafe from criminal predators, and you are isolated from the fields and forests, the prairies and savannas that we are evolved to live within. You are instantly non-paleo!
You might fix your diet, many big city folks do, eating lots of leafy greens, full fat pastured dairy and meats, real oils made from coconut and olive and no horrid vegetable oils like canola or soy…
You might work out ata-out curtains that eliminate the constant artificial light that disturbs your circadian rhythms…
Congratulations! You are doing as well as you can, within that unnatural, unpaleo environment!
But, it’s a “good-better-best” scenario- you are merely “good”. You are still subject to a terrible crime epidemic that has taken over our large, and even some not-so-large cities. You still have an awful public school system in virtually ALL large cities, one that subjects children to violence and bullying, and offers pitiful instruction on subjects largely dealing with political correctness, and little else.
The very air you breathe is toxic, as is the public water system water, which is increasingly loaded with chlorine, fluoride, and a plethora of bad things that will kill your gut microbes, and damage your health in a huge way.
“Oh, but I live in a suburb, outside of the big city!” you retort. Well, this is not much better, my friend…
Although the school system will be vastly better, (and the police protection and government), it comes with a huge price. NOW, you need money-money-money in ever increasing amounts, because to live in the suburbs has become incredibly expensive. Incredibly expensive!
And why is this? Because people will pay any amount to keep themselves and their families safe from the predators that have taken over our inner cities. Anything. And this has led to suburbs that are like, if not literally “gated communities”, are pretty much in actuality the same thing.
And, in the suburbs, you have to do everything “by the rules”, which means having a perfect, carpet-like lawn, which is nowadays drenched in glyphosate via Roundup, leaving a toxic mess for your children to play on! And the pressure to compete, even in grade school- dance classes, gymnastic classes, soccer and tennis and swimming and- the list goes on and on. There is no way for kids to just hang out, be kids on their own, playing with sticks and balls, running around in nature- especially because, for kids in the city or the suburbs- there is no nature anymore! It’s all paved, or organized fields with adult coaches, or concrete. And the suburbs have the same rotten treated water, the same congestion only a little less, but a huge, endless demand for money to live there! This is the worst- everything in life starts to look like a dollar sign. “I need more money, more more more!” Enough is never enough, because you always need more. This stress alone is enough to disqualify the suburbs as a paleo place!

“But PaleoJay, PaleoJay,” you say. “What shall I do?”
I shall tell thee, grasshopper- get thee to a small community! Rural is best, and actually just outside a small, well-chosen community lies the most wholesome environment for you and your family. There you can have well water, which will be free of chemical treatments. Wonderful, uncontaminated air to breathe, and a lack of congestion and crime!
If you can, buy an acre or more, so you have the room to walk about barefoot on your land, knowing it is free of chemical treatments. Now you can grow a garden, with healthful, organic vegetables! Another bonus!
In more rural areas, your taxes and living expenses will be much lower. This reduces stress dramatically, often allowing one spouse to stay home and actually raise the children, without the necessity for both to work.
One usually has to work to support the family, the other has to work to pay the taxes that support our current welfare state! This is what it has come down to, unfortunately.
So, for your health, and for the health of your family, and ultimately of the nation- go small!
Don’t live in Detroit, or the future Detroits that are developing around the nation. (There are a bunch! Chicago springs to mind!)
Move to a place, a small town or rural area around a small, vital city, where people actually go daily to work for a living. Get a small homestead, a few acres if you can, and work the land to raise a garden, chickens, whatever. Your kids will benefit just from the experience, and will develop into people you will be proud of, clean-cut and self sufficient; kids that won’t need to follow the latest fad, or get tattoos and piercings and listen to Rap Crap to be “cool”.
There really are many places in our country, mainly in the Midwest, but all over, that are conducive to a natural, paleo, ancestral, wonderful healthful lifestyle! You just need to “make the move”, which is difficult, but oh so worthwhile!
Just choose your place, and make the move!

Check out this episode!