Warning, this episode contains discussion of murder and suicide some may find disturbing. Join Jess and Cristina for Part II of Dissecting a Porcupine, The Free State Project. Their discussion with former member, Amanda Bouldin, picks up where they left off, bringing to light the "Gold Standard" voting within the Free State Project. They also explore the tactics and strategies used by the Free Staters, and talk about how the alignment with the Republican party came about, and the sociopolitical dynamics within the movement. The discussion touches on the victimization of the Free State Project's own members, some of the more recent (troubling) headlines coming out of the party, and the importance of informed voting and humanizing individuals within the movement. They end by calling out the individuals running for office in Manchester this year as Democrats, who are actually members of the Free State Project.

Takeaways

• Free State Party's history and impact
• Gold Standard voting
• Free Staters weren't always this conservative
• GOP money backed Free Staters, causing a shift
• Free State Project members have been victimized and exploited by their own party
• The importance of informed voting
• Humanizing individuals within the Free State Project movement is the only way to get them out of the cult

Chapters

• 00:00 The Birth of the Free State Party
• 01:29 The Free State Project and Its Goals
• 03:27 The Free State Party's Influence on New Hampshire Politics
• 05:21 The Experience of a Former Free State Party Member
• 17:40 The Misalignment of Values and Political Affiliation
• 33:12 The Gold Standard and Party Politics
• 37:04 The Free State Project and New Hampshire Politics
• 44:33 Autism, Free State Project, and Sociopolitical Dynamics
• 58:33 Humanizing Individuals within the Free State Project Movement

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