Kogw Aki

[Russell Kanning]

Evan and I are interested in buying a inexpensive piece of land in Grafton (our Louisiana Purchase) and turn it into a new country (or countries as Evan says). He has written a blog post for FreeGrafton about it, but we might have to just post it here and in our newspaper.
The most probable scenario would be a smaller lot that we could split enough ways to cut the cost down to a few thousand each lot.

We are looking for others who would like to invest in our venture or buy a chunk of it and use it for themselves.

Evan is looking at it as a  place to build his home and run a small business from.

I would like to build a couple of different porc manors ( strips of individual apartments) on the land next year and run that as a business.

This land would be on the leading edge of liberty activism in our area. We would be making the rest of the group here look moderate.

[Free libertarian]

Just curious...what is Kogw Aki ?   ...and would you like to buy a vowel?

[Russell Kanning]

we were looking up names for this new venture and came across Abenaki terms.

"aki" means something like "land"
kogw is porcupine

maybe the next plot could have a derivative name like porcupine meadow or woods or pond

we liked the way they were a loose affiliation of people not so much central planning as the US or even NH

how about we establish the first abenaki casino here in the Grafton area?

[Evan]

The native americans that inhabited the northern two-thirds of New Hampshire were called the Abenaki. The Abenaki word for porcupine is Kogw. And the word for land or earth is Ki or Aki. Hence, Kogw Aki is translated as Porcupine Land.

Kogw Aki is a property tax resistance enclave in Grafton.

Property tax is the most insidious and difficult-to-avoid systematic thievery we porcupines face in our struggle to live free. For that reason, I see organized and effectively orchestrated property tax resistance as a necessary and logical step forward. I understand that not everyone is willing to resist the property tax, and if you see doing so as premature, foolhardy, etc., then feel free to not participate.

As for those who are interested in the ideas of immediate personal secession, self-sufficient living, and building a house/business in Grafton without paying the government to put people in cages, indoctrinate children, and commit other atrocities, Kogw Aki might be for you.

Kogw Aki is not part of the UN, the US, the State of New Hampshire, or even the town of Grafton. It is, however, part of the Shire. Kogw Aki is not just one seceded country, but many, (as many countries as there are individual property owners.) Kogw Aki, at the moment, is an idea, an idea waiting for radical libertarians to implement it.

The government doesn't allow people to subdivide land into parcels below a certain arbitrary number of acres, which creates artificial scarcity and restricts the number of land-owners. The Kogw Aki project aims to civilly disobey this restriction and give people the opportunity to own a small plot of land outright, (without paying "rent" to the state,) while reducing the risk involved in such an endeavor by cooperating with other small land-owners within a contiguous area.

Imagine a piece of undeveloped land, somewhere between 2-10 acres. A trust, specifying you and several of your allies as the beneficiaries, purchases this land. You've agreed beforehand to an equitable division of this single property into lots of smaller... umm... lots, and paid a percentage of the total cost of the land corresponding to the size of your individual lot. You now own land. You are the legitimate government of your own quarter acre. So, start acting like it.

[Russell Kanning]

I am thinking that a decent business to start in our new country would be a barber shop.
I would also like to build a series of small apartments to rent out.
And finally I am interested in having a gaming hall where Shire folk can play while enjoying food and beverages sold by the host. Until the casino opens

[Terror Australis]

The native americans that inhabited the northern two-thirds of New Hampshire were called the Abenaki. The Abenaki word for porcupine is Kogw. And the word for land or earth is Ki or Aki. Hence, Kogw Aki is translated as Porcupine Land.

Kogw Aki is a property tax resistance enclave in Grafton.

Property tax is the most insidious and difficult-to-avoid systematic thievery we porcupines face in our struggle to live free. For that reason, I see organized and effectively orchestrated property tax resistance as a necessary and logical step forward. I understand that not everyone is willing to resist the property tax, and if you see doing so as premature, foolhardy, etc., then feel free to not participate.

As for those who are interested in the ideas of immediate personal secession, self-sufficient living, and building a house/business in Grafton without paying the government to put people in cages, indoctrinate children, and commit other atrocities, Kogw Aki might be for you.

Kogw Aki is not part of the UN, the US, the State of New Hampshire, or even the town of Grafton. It is, however, part of the Shire. Kogw Aki is not just one seceded country, but many, (as many countries as there are individual property owners.) Kogw Aki, at the moment, is an idea, an idea waiting for radical libertarians to implement it.

The government doesn't allow people to subdivide land into parcels below a certain arbitrary number of acres, which creates artificial scarcity and restricts the number of land-owners. The Kogw Aki project aims to civilly disobey this restriction and give people the opportunity to own a small plot of land outright, (without paying "rent" to the state,) while reducing the risk involved in such an endeavor by cooperating with other small land-owners within a contiguous area.

Imagine a piece of undeveloped land, somewhere between 2-10 acres. A trust, specifying you and several of your allies as the beneficiaries, purchases this land. You've agreed beforehand to an equitable division of this single property into lots of smaller... umm... lots, and paid a percentage of the total cost of the land corresponding to the size of your individual lot. You now own land. You are the legitimate government of your own quarter acre. So, start acting like it.

I agree with this statement. I just wish there were direct flights from Australia lol.

[Evan]

The Kogw Aki project is trudging steadily forward. We're still looking for investors, or even better, participants, but we've discovered a very nice 2-acre plot for only $10,000. It is ideally situated just off of Main St. and has a right-of-way road running through it which will give owners the opportunity to easily put in multiple driveways. Regardless of whether or not other people get involved, I intend to start making payments on the land and begin construction of my house/business next spring.

[Russell Kanning]

i like the spot
I think building some porcupine apartments would work out well.
I will need to have other people invest in my project and I can build the first one next summer.

[Evan]

The location is still undecided.

But I made a flag. It's shiny.



Symbology:

The black diagonal is classic anarchist symbolism. The seafoam-green-ish background color hearkens back to the Levellers, (arguably some of the first libertarians,) and is a color I would like to see associated with individualism, (being directly opposite red on the color wheel.) I prefer it to the yellow or gold associated with capitalism because I don't consider myself a capitalist, (I'm agnostic on what forms of economic organization will prevail in a voluntary society.)

The porcupine should be obvious. The A3 inside of it stands for Agorism, (Agora Anarchy Action,) and is in the shape of a heart to symbolize both Free Grafton and free love. "...as if love could be anything but free..."

Liberty in Our Lifetime is vague and conservative. I want Liberty Now.

And the changing colored flowers represent the beautiful and healthy diversity that will grow out of freedom. Also, as flags have historically been meant to mesmerize and hypnotize, I decided to take that to its logical conclusion and make it near-hallucinatory.

[dalebert]

I prefer it to the yellow or gold associated with capitalism because I don't consider myself a capitalist, (I'm agnostic on what forms of economic organization will prevail in a voluntary society.)

I like that.  I may use it the next time the subject comes up.

[Sam A. Robrin]

How is "Kogw Aki" pronounced?
If being a kog in the machine is driving someone waki, this sounds like the place to be!

[Ron Helwig]

Also, as flags have historically been meant to mesmerize and hypnotize, I decided to take that to its logical conclusion and make it near-hallucinatory.

Awesome!

[Kat Kanning]

Can't....stop...looking...at ... flag....

[Russell Kanning]

I like it

[Evan]

How is "Kogw Aki" pronounced?
If being a kog in the machine is driving someone waki, this sounds like the place to be!

How is Agorism pronounced? However people want to pronounce it, I suppose. I'm certain there will be differing pronunciations for this crazy word as well.

I pronounce Kogw Aki in four syllables, like KO-gw A-ki. "Ko-" as in "coat" but slightly more gutturally because of the crazy little arrow thing above the "o", "-gw" just about like it looks, "A-" like "ahhh..." and "-ki" like "key." You should probably research Abenaki language and try to figure it out though. I'm likely doing it wrong.