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[–] Rhynoplaz 111 points 9 months ago (4 children)

So, I can understand wanting to live alone in the middle of nowhere and not being bothered by anyone else. I got no problem with off-the-grid mountain men, but signing up for multiple credit cards, and spending that money with NO intention of paying any of it back, is just straight up theft.

How can these goons expect to take whatever they want without contributing anything at all?

[–] homesweethomeMrL 50 points 9 months ago

Yes, the mind of the sovcit is well-nigh impenetrable to those of us who suffer from reasonableness.

TL;DR: they cray

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago
[–] MrJameGumb 49 points 9 months ago (3 children)

Is this person claiming that "sovereign citizens" are not required to pay their credit card bills? Wtf is a "coupon payment"?

[–] DudeDudenson 42 points 9 months ago (1 children)

The whole sovereign citizen thing is just a con for narcisists

[–] MrJameGumb 11 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Oh, I'm well aware of that lol I've just never heard one say outright that they're entitled to free credit cards they can use but not pay for. I read some of the other posts OP made about it and apparently this person thinks they're entitled to free power from the power company too lol

[–] homesweethomeMrL 35 points 9 months ago

First, abaondon logic.

Okay now that you've done that here's how it works: Because the world operates without our explicit say-so, we get everything for free. we do this by reminding them that we are not "account numbers" but human beings, and if they want account numbers they can have this one we just scribbled down on the back of a cigarette carton and it's probably good for whatever the balance of the card is. That's up to them to figure out.

And if this sounds like absolute insanity, I would remind everyone that people are still supporting a demented rapist and failed insurrectionist for President. Write to your local news and tell them to cut the shit.

[–] DharkStare 23 points 9 months ago

That's their term for money. They believe money stopped being money and turned into coupons when we dropped the gold standard. Due to this, they believe they can just send out an IOU and have it treated like valid currency.

[–] jj4211 11 points 9 months ago

Not only that, but if they don't get their way, they think maybe using the court system of the government they don't think applies to them is an option. Seems either you would be sovereign and outside the jurisdiction and therefore the courts can't help you, or the courts can help you and all the sovereign nonsense is wrong. So they try to have it the best of both ways, all the privilege, none of the accountability.

[–] Buddahriffic 18 points 9 months ago (3 children)

I will grant one thing: the whole "the card agreement says that using the card counts as accepting the agreement" is circular logic like "the Bible is true because it says it's true". There should be an obligation to get that agreement before any card is issued. Using a card shouldn't cancel out any requirement of informed consent. These people clearly don't have a good understanding about how any of this works, even if they are trying to abuse these things in the way they understand them.

Like there were aspects of my credit cards, that I was using in good faith, that I didn't really understand until years after I'd been using them.

[–] [email protected] 23 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I'm not sure if it's different in the states, but in the UK it's definitely like that.
You sign the agreement, the card is dispatched.
The card arrives with more literature, and it is made very clear that by using the card you accept the terms.
If you decide that you don't like the terms, you can return it un-used, or even I believe within 14 days you can cancel everything and just pay off any money you've spent with it.

[–] [email protected] 23 points 9 months ago (1 children)

It's the same in the US. Most people don't bother reading any of the terms, so they're surprised when they exist.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 9 months ago (1 children)

There's often things that beneficial to the user in those terms too. Buyer protections, terms with specific vendor types, etc.

[–] Blooper 2 points 9 months ago

Correct. As well as literature and mandatory language detailing how to report fraud, or complain to a specific governing agency if you believe the card issuer is treating you unfairly or not complying with applicable laws. In the US, that would likely be the CFPB (Consumer Financial Protection Bureau).

[–] [email protected] 8 points 9 months ago

You do get a copy of the card agreement before a card is issued. Banks are pretty tightly regulated in this area.

Note that is not always the case, which is why car makers can surveil you simply for riding in the car. Being in the car constitutes acceptance.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago

It is not circular logic. It's closer to "you've agreed to the terms of the Bible because you used the Bible for your benefit." Still not quite the same as the credit card agreement, but closer. Clearly not circular.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 9 months ago (1 children)

This is what happened with the internet came to all. Yea, we have more information at our fingertips than ever, but we also have more retards at our fingertips than ever before. More clown car types who believe they are right if they yell loudly enough.

In the past we all had one of those crazies in our friends group and we kind of kept them sort of grounded, now the clowns are running the mad house

[–] BonesOfTheMoon 4 points 9 months ago

Yes, and Mark Zuckerberg should be hung by his thumbs for creating this nightmare. All he had to do was have mods for fake content. He's Satan.

[–] voracitude 16 points 9 months ago (2 children)

Perhaps unsurprisingly, this sovcit is so bad at MS Paint they doxxed themselves with their original post. I'd say you won't believe their political affiliation, but you would.

OP, it might be an idea to remove this. I'm sure there's an argument to be made for letting them bring down hell upon their own heads by being idiots, but nobody actually deserves the internet knowing who they are and where they live. Or at least, this person certainly doesn't. They've got enough problems, like a mountain of credit card debt.

[–] BonesOfTheMoon 25 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Well they posted it on a group with over 20K people so I think he doesn't care lol.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 9 months ago

Yeah absolutely fuck that guy, he fafo'd.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 9 months ago

The only people who are interested in where this clown lives have already reported him to the credit bureau.

[–] MagnusRobotFighter 14 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I need to see one these coupons they keep talking about

[–] BonesOfTheMoon 20 points 9 months ago

OP is here for you!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago

What kind of advice did they get? I imagine it’s just rambling nonsense