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<p>68.61.159.183: /* References */</p> <hr /> <div>{{advert}}<br /> <br /> '''Gulching''' refers to the act of seeking freedom by physically retreating from mainstream society in company with other freedom-seekers. The term comes from Galt's Gulch, the fictional village of economic outlaws in [[Ayn Rand]]'s novel, ''[[Atlas Shrugged]]''. Galt's Gulch was hidden in the [[Rocky Mountains]] and protected by a holographic shield. Modern gulching does not require a physical gulch, merely a remote place. These underground communities are called ''gulches'', even when they are not actually in gulches, and the inhabitants thereof are called ''gulchers''.<br /> <br /> [[Claire Wolfe]]'s ''The Gulcher's Guide'' recommends that gulches be located at least 100 miles from any major city, in the event that a national catastrophe causes refugees to spill out of the city in search of food, loot, and refuge[http://www.libertymls.com/gulch/location.html]. Each possible location involves certain tradeoffs that affect suitability for gulching. For instance, while the intermountain west is perceived as relatively freedom-friendly, it also suffers from lack of water, harsh climates and poor agricultural conditions.<br /> <br /> Since gulchers must sacrifice many conveniences associated with government-regulated life, Wolfe considers the most crucial characteristic of a potential gulcher to be adaptability[http://www.libertymls.com/gulch/recruit.html]. Gulchers typically eschew government-licensed banks, preferring to barter or use gold as a currency. Wolfe notes that gulchers may have to rely on anonymous advertisements to find customers and services, e.g.:<br /> *&quot;Chiropractor needed for individual in Coos County, New Hampshire.&quot;<br /> *&quot;Internist and full range of clinic services available to gold-paying customers in Pocatello, Idaho.&quot;<br /> <br /> Exact statistics on gulching's prevalence are unavailable. However, it is unlikely that they exist on any large scale.<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> *Piper, Michael Collins: [http://www.americanfreepress.net/Censored/28_FBI_Secretly_Controlled_Comm.htm FBI Secretly Controlled Communist Party USA], American Free Press.<br /> *Wolfe, Claire: [http://www.loompanics.com/cgi-local/SoftCart.exe/Articles/communitiescats.html?E+scstore Communities for Cats].<br /> *Wolfe, Claire: [http://www.libertymls.com/gulch/intro.html The Gulcher's Guide].<br /> <br /> [[Category:Libertarianism]]</div>

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