π§© BND Motif Index Β· M494
Don't tread on me
Expressing a sense of rugged individualism against intrusive government.
βοΈ ValuesποΈ The Republic
- 1claim filed under it
β οΈ A story people tell, not a claim that it's true.
A motif is the shape of a story as its tellers tell it, named the way a folklorist names a tale type, so the same story told about other people, by the other side or in another year lands in the same place. Some of the claims below are true, many are false. Arguing against a story is often a story of its own, its answer (Voter fraud is answered by Voter suppression, Lawfare by No one is above the law), and we file it there; where no answer has a motif yet, the arguments against a story sit with its tellings.
πͺ Its family
what it rests on, what rests on it, and the motifs that answer it
πͺ rests on π§© Spirit of 1776
π goes with: π§© Checks and balances
π§Ά Its claims
what's been told in this shape, newest first, in our words, with where each was heard
- 2026-09-12 βVoters feel that the government's stance on surveillance contradicts their support for limited government.β π³οΈ voters in The Focus Group
M494 Β· first seen 2026-10-06 Β· last 2026-10-10 Β· what this is Β· how the index works