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Now I have permission to make this page - Please do not add to this page unless you have a very good reason, it's a work in progress. Author: KadskiLast Updated: May 23rd 2009 TableAuthor's of ContentsForeword:
Forward Anarchy - Pre Government Government Establishment Capitalism Communism Fascism Negligible forms of government Kadski's Ideal World Running Your Government Distributing Jobs Military Trade/Diplomacy Chapter 1 - Forward
HelloFirstly, fellow ZSDW survivalists. Iit haveis noticedan thathonour weto have many short pages describing governments but nonebeen analyzingchosen them.as Thereforethe Imost havesuitable decidedcandidate to write an article on establishing, running, and deciding on a form ofabout government,government in an undead world. I would likethe topost pointzombie outapocalypse beforeworld. I go much further inhope that this is for an undead world, one form might be bad in our world, but greatguide in an undead one. Also to clear up any complaints or questions I will not be bashing any form of government. Also so I don't get asked, I am a right-wing capitalist republican, please don't ask about my political affiliations any more then that. When Z-Day comes we might not be establishing a governmentprovide inyou thewith firstsome day,insight week,into month,what year.sort Butof eventuallysituation weyou will have one.find We willyourself needin awith wayregard to establish some form of controlgovernment, and safety. By doingits this werelationship will haveto madehow the biggest steppost-Z (Nexthuman tosociety exterminatingorganises theitself Zeds)and backits towealth. humanity.

Throughout history many people have established governments and mostThe haveinformation fallen,contained butwithin someit haveis becomehighly powerfulspeculative and still remain there. We won't be establishing some world federation, or some massive nation. Our government would be more like the size of a city. Wehypothetical, would be establishing abut governmentis based on survival. We would not need all that land, our goal is to survive. Forknowledge most of the duration of the zombie war we would be in a fortress, that could be considered a government but I amgroup notdynamics, talkingcurrent aboutpopular apolitical fortress,thought, I'mand talkinghistoric aboutmodels aof government where we can walk beyond theduring wallstimes of ourcrisis. fortressSocieties forcould somesurprise timeus beforeand reachinguse theentirely outeruntried edgemodels of ourgovernment, land.but Thisthe most likely wouldn't be happening for at least the first 3-5 years of the zombie war. The zombiesforms will be too plentiful at that time to be able to venturederived out of thepractical fortressnecessity, and feel safe. This would be more towards the end of the war, this would be whenexisting humanitypolitical isculture makingand athought. comeback.

"A government that is big enough to giveThis youguide allwill youalso wantdeal isprimarily bigwith enoughEurope toand takeits itcultural alloffspring, away"meaning -the Barryentire Goldwater ChapterWestern 2world. -The Anarchy/Pre-GovernmentNowforms aof government is a stable body of peopleused involvedelsewhere in ruling the other people. Now anarchy on the otherworld handwould isbe the lacksubject of government. For this scenario to happen worldwide we will be imagining a class four outbreak (Total world infection). Anarchy may break out in an areaentirely thedifferent sizeset of a city, or the entireparameters, world.though Inthey thewould endshare almostcommon everywhereroots in a class 4 outbreak will be anarchy. This ispractical whenterms, raidersparticularly willeconomics. thrive,As pickingmost onof the weak, before they can move tomembers aof saferthis place.wiki Ironicallyare enoughfrom the raiders will be theWest, mostI organizedwill groupsconcentrate on the beginning since they need to maintain control or they will fall apart. This anarchy will continue worldwide for anywhere from 5-25 years mostmore likely endingscenarios aroundin 15that tohemisphere.

In 20.line Nowwith the first 5 yearstradition willset beby the worst, raiders will be plentiful, and there will still beprevious plentyauthor of weaponry and loot to be used and taken. After about 5 years most raider groups will have been either killed, fallen apart, or made a permanent dwelling. Anarchy is the time when we will not be attempting to make a government. We will beGovernment in our fortress safe,an secure,Undead andWorld hidden.article, WeI aremust notadmit consideringthat aI fortressam a government, itsocial isdemocrat/democratic temporarysocialist, and eventually needs to expand. We will need to acquire land to be able to make a comeback, but we must get people to leave anarchy behind andmember joinof withthe us.Irish ForLabour mostParty. peopleHowever, theyI will join without second thought (These people would feel secure in this new found safety,explore since they have been raided theythe arefull sickset of it). Then there are people who have been criminals or raiders, they won't belikely ablegovernments to accept the new found order andarise peace,out theyof willthe doashes, everythingso theyI canhope toyou resistwon’t anythinghold that makes them become "good people". The raidersagainst thrive in anarchy, for theme.

Lastly, sameI reasonhope that businesses thrive in capitalism, they have nothing to stop them from being what they are. We will thrive in anarchy since we will be away from it, and hopefully the anarchyall inhave the populated areascommon willsense keepif the raiders there, since we hope our fortress is away from people. Asproverbial suchdoes forhit the safety of all of us whenfan all hellto breaksremember lose,that peoplewe are being shot, corruption, raiding, and pillagingmembers of stores, wethe won'tsame evenspecies, know,and becauseone wethat will be soheavily farendangered awayif we wouldn'tdo getfind aourselves signal.in Aftersuch wea decidesituation.
 
 
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Example ConstitutionEstablished for aGovernment: DemocraticThe GovernmentCommunity
-Rights- All citizens are entitled to an equalThe shareestablishment of rations to people with the same job as them All citizens who are in good mental health have the right toformal carry a concealed/openly carried semi automatic or single shot weapon All citizensgovernment will be free to worship godoccur in his or her own way,groups asthat longmanage asto itsettle isdown, safesurvive for themselves and others-Laws- No attackinglong otherenough citizens Noon disclosingthe informationmove to foreigners No sexual abuse/assault No theftrequire from other citizens No zombie like motionsit, or sounds No leaving the country without a license from the head of state You must have a license fromif a Lieutenant orgroup abovechose to carrycreate a fullyone automaticfor weaponits ifown youreasons. areThe notfirst enlisted Noformal hoardinggovernments rations Noon breakingEarth curfew Aswere youestablished canswhen seefarming thewas lawsinvented and right are simple but fair,urban everyoneculture is tratedfirst equallyemerged. andSimilarly, everyoneformal isgovernment keptwill safe."Everyonly governmentbecome istruly adeveloped parliamentwhen ofsurvivor whores.groups Thehave troublesecure is,enough infood asupplies democracy,and theliving whoresspaces, areas us."well -as P.growing J.large O'Rourke Chapterenough 4to -require Capitalismgovernment.

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Communities thanwill commonly,use publicly,their orgovernment state-ownedto anddecide controlled.on Throughresource capitalism,management, theimmediate land,security labor,concerns and capitalissues areon owned,a operated,scale andthat tradedyou bycould privateconsider individualsas orsimilar corporations,to andwhat investments,we distribution,call income,local production,politics pricingtoday. andThis supplyform of goods, commodities and services are determined by voluntary private decision inestablished agovernment marketwas economy." Ahthe Capitalism,basis currentlyfor the most common formemergence of government, (Capitalism is technicallystates an economic systemhistorically, but weand arewill usingno itdoubt hereprove to be short for Capitalist Democracy). Many countriesthe suchbasis asfor the USA,post England, RussiaZ-Day (Debatable),political and Japan currently use Capitalism as their economy. Whydiplomatic you ask? Well take a look atsituation thesein Prosthe andlong Cons.term.

CapitalismRubicon: The ProsState:
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Once this as eitheroccurs, the result of governments springing back up out of hiding with all thecommunity militaryhas hardwaretwo youchoices: canremain imagine,sovereign or a society of benevolent people who just want the world to be normal again. I would say 1/50 countries after Z-Day for the first 30 years will be a true capitalist democracy. Capitalists often believe in a great amount of personal freedom, economic freedom, political freedom, and low taxes. Now I consider a Capitalist someone who trulymerge. believesIf in the Capitalist system. And average American todaydecision is a moderate, theytaken areto happyremain asindependent, longthen aswhat theirwe basiceffectively needshave are met, and therefore just an "Acceptably", someone who just takes things at face valuetwo andstates. isStates contentare mostdefined ofby the time, not involving themselvesrecognition inof worldlyother issuesstates and politics.defacto Capitalistscontrol. oftenDiplomatic areand attrade oddsrelations withwill Communistsbe becauseinitiated theyon believerequest inof the idea that some people deserve more then others, this hasstate causedor manyprivate warsinterests, and loss of jobs, but many consider this aso necessaryrelationships evil.built Withup thatbetween instates. mindAt the best way to topple a capitalist system issame bytime, havingstates thewith peopleconflicting revoltinterests andwill refusego to work/purchase goods,war, as everyone living off of themselves leads to the degrade in the economy, ultimately ruiningany thehistorical capitalisttime system.period.

"Laws too gentle are seldom obeyed; tooForms severe,of seldomGovernment:
Representative executed."Democracy: - Benjamen Franklin
ChapterFrankly, 5 - Communism"Communismthis is a socioeconomic structure and political ideology that promotes the establishment of an egalitarian, classless, stateless society based on common ownership and control ofmost thelikely meansform of production and property in general. Karl Marx posited that communism would be the final stage in human society, whichgovernment wouldto be achieved through a proletarian revolution. "Pure communism"used in the Marxian sense refers to a classless, stateless and oppression-freeUnited society where decisions on what toStates, produceCanada and what policies to pursue areWestern madeEurope, democratically,fringe allowinggroups everyaside. memberRepresentative ofdemocracy societyhas todeep participateroots in the decision-makingthese processareas, in both the political and economicvery spheresculture of life." Ahthe Communism,people personallywho Ilive disagreethere. withThe thisvast systemmajority of government in our current free-market systemgroups butwill inform a Post-Z Day I completely supportprimitive it. Essentially Communismform isof athis societyfairly whereearly everyoneon, hasunless the exact samegroups amounthave ofa materiallawyer belongings.or This,two whilespare. technicallyThis goodform can cause drastic problems. Let us look at this Pro/Con chart I have created.Communism Pros: Everybody is equalbe and therefore greed iswill abe negligableused issue Everyonealongside hasvarying food Everyoneeconomic hassystems, thefrom rightsocialism to vote Everyone has a job People work together, instead of competing for a raise capitalism.
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