FORWARDOBSERVER END OF AN ERA: Redoubts, Regionalism & the Balkanization of America SUMMER 2014 FORWARDOBSERVER ISSUE 009 SUMMER 2014 Samuel Culper EXECUTIVE EDITOR
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[email protected] CONTRIBUTORS ROSS ELDER IAN HAWTHORNE JOHN JACOB SCHMIDT SPARKS31 ROBERT DAKAR SAMUEL CULPER No portion of this magazine may be reproduced without the written consent of the publisher. We do not necessar- ily agree with or advocate the beliefs, expressions, or opinions of the writers or advertisers. Mostly we do, though. FEATUREDCONTENT 08 STATE OF EMERGENCY 14 END OF AN ERA: THE BALKANIZATION Are more terrorist attacks coming to America? An open border and the desire of terrorists to conduct attacks OF AMERICA point to that possibility. BY ROSS ELDER 24 INTERVIEW: JAMES WESLEY RAWLES New York Times Bestselling author and editor of Survival Blog answers our questions on the American Redoubt, religion, and the future of America. BY IAN HAWTHORNE Will shifts in ideology, demographics, and fiscal solvency spell an end to the America era? BY SAMUEL CULPER 38 SECOND VERMONT REPUBLIC The Second Vermont Republic is the secession movement you’ve never heard of; BY IAN HAWTHORNE 20 40 TEXAS NATIONALIST MOVEMENT The Texas Nationalist Movement is fighting to restore their Republic. Here’s why they’re worth your time. BY SAMUEL CULPER 44 SECESSION & THE AMERICAN REDOUBT Secession in the American Redoubt will be a painful one. Here’s why secessionists should think twice. BY SAMUEL CULPER REDOUBTS: A GROWING AMERICAN TREND Redoubts are becoming popular in America.