Law post SHTF

[Tibbs735]

One idea I've heard is that after the collapse, something rather lovely will arise from the ashes, a new positive stage for humanity, (Dark ages followed by Renaissance, enlightenment etc.) But then again maybe the scale of this societal collapse we are facing will be different.

I would want to be part of semi-democratic group, where leaders are elected, and most things can be changed via voting. There would then be a very short set of rules that can never be changed that are required in any free society (Free speech, right to bear arms, self defense, freedom of assembly etc) except these are all underlined with no room for misinterpretation. The remainder of the rules on the list would flexible and could be re-written to suite the generation living under them. There would also be some clear rules to try and prevent the mistakes of today occurring again.

In a post collapse world, lots of groups of scattered people would inevitably arise. Some would be scraping by, with no time to worry about philosophy or politics. Others would be well established, and with resources and manpower to create a new way of living. Since there would be no general consensus between the groups, I think that we should all try to live by the non-aggression principle. That is, each group is free to follow their own ideas as long as you leave others alone. If someone interferes or tries to force themselves upon your life, you crush them with overwhelming force. Under this system you would be free to live with like-minded people in a society of your own creation. Think of the Roman empire. It was united under one rule-set, then it collapsed. The same area of land is now several independent countries, doing there own thing (aside from the EU )