The organization "Free State Project" aside, the migration project to NH is the best idea out there that is feasible today. I think that once people think it through to an end, they will see that, once they disregard arguments about goals, timelines, perceived progress/failures. Perhaps I am not as creative as some of you, but I see the FSP, and the private space race as the only chance free people might have. Obviously, the world is going to change, and maybe there will be a better option at some point in the future. I think the political migration concept makes sense. I personally agree with the FSP voters choice in selecting NH. As it is today, and can be soon, it's unlike anything that's ever been tried before.
I know of three people who have moved to NH without announcement. They pledged to move with the FSP, but after a while believed it would be beneficial to the effort, and preferable to them personally, to not be associated with the FSP, and any social groups that have formed around it so far. I know two others that have not pledged, who plan on moving at some yet to be determined time, to partake in the efforts of the FSP, but without pledging.
A couple of points..
1, The effort to start the project has begun, but if you understand the strategy the FSP was inspired by, you'd know that the project doesn't start until possibly 5 years after the 20,000th person pledges to move with everyone else. Anything the current residents, or early movers, do before then is just icing, and hopefully lessons, for the pledgers to expand on.
2, I don't care much for politics. I hear many anarchists, or voluntaryists (or whatever they choose to be called), speak as though pursuing politics is a waste of time. I would agree with this, outside of NH. The idea behind the political migration is to change the rules that normally apply, and not be in the vast, easily ignored, minority. Those who believe they know that politics is universally futile aren't taking into consideration that this is something new, and they really don't have anything to compare it to (if you disagree, make sure you include things like cell phones, and the internet, in your consideration.). It may not be apparent today (nhliberty.org/), but again, the idea is that things can be different if 20,000 people of like mind move into a low population area.... Let it begin first before giving up on it. At least let it begin before claiming it didn't work.
3, FSP doesn't have sole dibs on NH. If you think you have a better plan for a migration project aimed at liberty, please start it! I for one, will support it. If you do, please also target NH. I consider the "First 1,000" a different migration project, and I think it would have helped keep confusion to a minimum if it were treated as such. If you're a fellow anarchist, and can't stand having to explain things to the ridiculous minarchists all the time, please start a "Free Terra Project", and target NH. I'll support the effort! If you're a statist, and you want to shrink government to some level where it magically becomes legit somehow... well, the enemy of my enemy is my friend, I guess, as long as you're not the larger enemy... Start the Libertarian? State Project, and I'd support it.
If tomorrow there was an announcement of some oddly familiar looking effort to move people who are looking for a region with the best potential for freedom, from say Siberia, and they voted that it will be the White Mountains, the better for all of us it would be. It wouldn't weaken the FSP. I would think it would only appear to validate the FSP's selection of NH, and probably credit FTL, NHLA, Ridley, OTN, etc.. Bring on the Free Keene/Grafton/Town/County/State Projects.
I wanted to mention that the reason I opened this thread is because I was curious to see if, like a couple people I know, this was someone who was no longer affiliated with the FSP, but still an activist (or, at least a "Small Government Pledge" type), and still moving to NH for liberty. I'm not claiming that the missing 276 have all made this choice, but I do know three of them that have.