I don't think citizens of Hong Kong have lost their rights. Under China's administration, Hong Kong is ruled as an autonomous zone with some restrictions. Essentially, it is just like an independent country for all practical purposes. The tax rates are low. The legal system is strong.

North Dakota... The Western Half somewhat due to the Oil Boom and the "rancher" mentality.
The Eastern Half is the Urban and "Farmer" mentality that goes back to the 1930's Democrat/Populist/Progressive Depression Era Government is the solution. That's over-simplifying it, but true.

Find where it is on the map. IF natural global warming occurs, or nuclear warfare breaks out, that is the place I want to be. It appears beautiful in the summer time and it has a natural dome of snow covering it in the winter, making it almost undetectable.

I'm from Erie, PA and this is definitely not "The Gulch".
My school board just voted (against overwhelming discent) to tear down the high school in good condition to build a brand new one with a price tag of $100M!!! We don't have $100M so they are borrowing some of it and seeking out the State to subsidize it. The idiots don't realize where the State gets its money from...THE TAX PAYERS!

Why Dutch Harbor?

I am going with Dutch Harbor, Alaska.

Sadly, I don't think there is a gultch today.

The people of our nation were fooled and they veered off track over 100 years ago. Today, bad ideas pretty well permeate every level of government everywhere.

I live in Idaho. It should be a bastion for freedom, but I am constantly dumbfounded by how ignorant people are, how arrogant and entitled the city governments are, and how blind everyone is to the whole situation.