Harmonious thriving communities

[Mike26]

I'm fully on board with the plan to eliminate government and live freely with the people in my communities. Can anyone cite an existing harmonious thriving community or one that has existed under self governance? And if so, please provide specifics or links for more info.

[FreedomIsOurDestiny]

I think that it is going to be up to us to provide these tangible examples.  In fact, I think it will be part of a natural progression as we accept the responsibility to start living these principles and not just talking about them.  It will be much safer to live according to these principles in close proximity to others doing the same as opposed to being an island in the middle of statists.

I have been watching the development of a forming community called "One Community Ranch".  They are organizing as a sovereign community which is owned by the whole and requiring unanimous votes for issues and requiring 40 hours of labor in which the member signs up for what they want to work on each week.  While they don't specifically address the NAP, I do think they are creating a lot of good ideas on how to live and everything they are doing is going to be open source. 

All that being said, they have yet to officially move onto the site so it is still just theory, but they have been collaborating together for quite a while. 

[AndrewG]

I've been wondering the same thing for years. I'm assuming when the time is right, one of these will drop into my lap. 

[apocaloptimisto]

I've been searching for years and visited many communities.  Where there is permanent settlement, there is constant drama and exploitation of humans and Nature.  The only times in my life that have been truly harmonious have been when I'm off grid, living in, or out of, a vehicle that carries everything I need to meet my own needs directly and sustainably.  I had and to some degree still have a dream of forming an organization called Prototribal that links up green, free, nomads so they can form little mobile tribes.  Since everyone will be mobile and independent, the typical things that cause disharmonious conditions in settled communities can be avoided.  Tribes can form and reform at will, allowing everyone to be free but also to have community.

Feralculture.com is probably the closest thing to settlements that have the potential for freedom and harmony right now.