The Genesis of the Shire Society

[MuslimAgorist]

On June 26th 2010 the seeds of a voluntary society were sown in Lancaster New Hampshire. Participants in the annual Porcupine Freedom Festival held a signing ceremony to inaugurate their founding document, The Shire Society Declaration, which some have called a new declaration of independence.

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[blastoff]

Huh? "...measuring our conduct toward one another, and toward others." Wouldn't the "others" be included in "toward one another"?

 

[MuslimAgorist]

Huh? "...measuring our conduct toward one another, and toward others." Wouldn't the "others" be included in "toward one another"?

I don't think so. Because this is a declaration from signatories to non signatories. So others means non signatories. Members of the Shire Society are announcing how they intend to treat each other and members of other societies.

 

[bodecea]

Is this like one of those Chastity Vows....worth the paper it's written on?

 

[MuslimAgorist]

Is this like one of those Chastity Vows....worth the paper it's written on?

Yes... like all constitutions and declarations it is only a statement of intent.