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Feature article on me, and a plea for help

Dear Friends,

My renunciation of citizenship is the subject of a feature article at Global Post:

http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/news/regions/europe/111205/stateless-slovakia–renounce-us-citizenship-mike-gogulski

Many have burned their passports as a form of political protest. But Gogulski is one of only two Americans known to be ballsy enough to have filed the paperwork needed to officially become stateless. And he’s hoping to inspire others to do it, too.

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Gogulski says it’s all been worth it. It’s all about proving a point, he says — that the system can’t control him and that citizenship is a silly, anachronistic construct.

He could apply for Slovak citizenship but he likes being stateless. For one thing, it certainly is quite the conversation starter.

Gogulski’s ultimate goal: To start a revolution of sorts in which Americans begin giving up their citizenship and become stateless en masse. Maybe, he says, he can be the symbolic beginning of this movement.

“I know the chances of that are about this small though,” he says, holding his index finger and thumb together in the air.

With that, the bleg. Folks, I could use your help — financial help. With my Bitcoin mining operation blowing up in my face in early August, I’m only now pulling myself out of what has been a long, dark bout of severe depression. A depression awful enough that I haven’t been able to work until just recently.

Needless to say, that leaves a massive hole in my budget. Many things are past due, and I’m not certain how I’m going to make rent this month, just before Christmas.

If you have a bit to spare, please visit my support page, with my gratitude.

Peace,
Mike

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