• @cosmicrookie
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    2311 months ago

    I, as a non US user, don’t get this. What’s up with the ugly business cards with way too much info, that look like fake ID cards?

    • Demographics (She/Her)
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      2911 months ago

      We call these sovereign citizens. They are a loosely connected group of conspiracy theorists who believe by invoking the correct legal terms, they can be covered by, but not behold to, the laws and regulations of the USA.

      Sometimes it’s just someone who doesn’t want to pay taxes. Other times you get this, occasionally they do weird ass communes.

    • @[email protected]
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      1511 months ago

      Germany has these nutjobs too. They sometimes turn violent and kill or harm state agents. They are called Reichsbürger, because they claim the German Reich, which ceased to exist in 1945, actually still exists and by invoking their magic spells you won’t have to pay parking tickets or taxes. They are often very close to Nazis and are all idiots and assholes.

      • @Skullgrid
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        611 months ago

        because they claim the German Reich, which ceased to exist in 1945, actually still exists

        They are often very close to Nazis and are all idiots and assholes.

        I’m acting astonished

      • @cosmicrookie
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        211 months ago

        I expect they just get fines for not paying parking tickets and taxes though right?

        • @[email protected]
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          411 months ago

          State agencies are somehow not susceptible to their magic, so yes. They are treated as a fringe group that is becoming more dangerous, though.

    • @sleepmode
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      1011 months ago

      See a lot from Australia too. They like to quote the US Constitution. The jokes write themselves.