A new "kickstart"

While the previous posts written under the heading of "American-ated" are things I wanted to share with everyone,  I felt that it limited me in scope to other issues than the "independent" mentality and lifestyle in America.

So, to better express those ideas and notions, we have taken on (I say we because I am expecting to include some new contributors here shortly who share the same passion for being an independent person in America) a new title and expanded beyond politics only posts.

What does it mean to be American and Independent?   I like to say that
an independent is someone who thinks for themself, speaks for their community and votes for all of us.

Obviously, that very directly relates to the electoral process and politics. 


Beyond that though, being an independent means that you don't need, want or expect everyone else to do for you that which you can do for yourself.


You don't want a "nanny" government, be it local, state or federal.  The government should not be in the business of removing incentive and making people participate in bureaucratic hamster wheels in order to be productive and capable citizens.

You don't want corporations trying to sell you tools that you can only get the tool, the repair, the parts, the support, from one place.  This is called "vendor lock-in" and serves to make consumers utterly dependent on the vendor, manufacturer or service provider who is limiting access in this manner.
doesn't need or want to be coerced or forced into corners, don't want to walk a party line and do not 


An American who is independent doesn't need or want to be coerced or forced into corners, doesn't want to walk a party line and does not want to play juvenile games with matters of importance. 

We want open and free markets.  We believe in open and fair competition, not eliminating competition in the courtrooms playing anti-competitive games with a broken and abused patent/copyright law system. 


We believe in open and free speech.  We don't endorse trying to silence others simply because we don't like what they are saying.  No one is forcing us to listen, and if they are, that's another issue and there will be consequences for that.


We believe in having choices available to us.  We don't need or want any one person's or groups approval.  They are free to do as they choose and we expect the same in return.


In short, American independents want to live our lives, the way we choose to live them.  Not the way some power hungry, controlling groups want us to.


Welcome to American and Independent.