The Last Man of Mahana
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- Опубліковано 29 вер 2024
- Hidden at the very top of New Zealand’s Coromandel Peninsula and accessible only by off-road track is the Mahana commune. Founded in 1978, for nearly 40 years its inhabitants have been elusive.
Their story has gone largely unreported. But now, parts of the utopian dream are turning sour. We visit Arthur, one of the remaining members of Mahana, to learn about his reclusive life, his battles with other residents, and his hopes of seeing the valley returned to its past glory.
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Vice is back boys! Great documentary, really reminds me of what vice used to be
evs251 TRUE. I wish Vice would read people's comments..they'd see how often people yearn for the old vice.
it's called evolution.
name Its called selling out (quite literally) and being compelled to make content that makes the most money versus quality content.
+Ned Gold oh fucking Boohoo that's how the world works. who the fuck wants to work for a community that has trashed them every video that came out, I remember "vice is becoming shit" "what the fuck they uploading now". now they sold out the same people are complaining vice is selling out. Get fucked
Heil DARKSEID You work for them or something? And there are plenty of people or originizations that sell out to media conglomerates and keep their integrity. It's just ironic (but beautifully fitting) that a publication that started out as counter cultural and anti corporate would sell out so spectacularly, but I guess that's true for ALL of generation X.
"A real lonely person is lonely in a crowd" now that is some wisdom...
Agreed :)
neither do i .....be in the world but not form the world .
I prefer to be alone, people confuse me. i like people but hate interacting with them.. Being alone dont have to be a negative thing if you have the right mindset :)
So true.....
haha I love this :D
Arthur is a real good old man...his got a good humble heart...your awesome Arthur..👍never mind what people say about you.....you still doing great hats off to u oldman..👍😔
i don’t understand how people could neglect such a place. it is a paradise. you work for the good of the community, not for money and for yourself. if you could build it up again it would be a thriving community. hopefully it’s still intact by the time i’m old enough to move there. you’re doing great arthur. i respect him
Yes thats well and good but without a leading figure it will just end up crumbling down and it shows in this video.
@@xXFartGarfUncleXx well Arthur is the leading elder with the best intentions. Apparently there's a Facebook page for support. A gofundme would be better. At least 100 people have said they'd love to go and help him get it working again
Paradise is an utopia that involves a selflessness that humans lack
Such an interesting accent. I hear Germsm, Australian, New Zealand, Scottish and British. And ribbons of Irish and Welsh.
I hear Dutch. And the name sounds Dutch as well.
Laura van der Zee That’s because New Zealand is named after Zeland in The Netherlands. Dutch explorer (Abel Tasman) was the first European to discover New Zealand, but he didn’t go ashore. 100 years later English Explorer (James Cook) went ashore and became the first European to step foot on New Zealand and here we are now. That’s why we speak English and not Dutch. Nothing Dutch about this country apart from our name. The Maori (indigenous people) however were the first to discover and settle down in New Zealand (Aotearoa is the Maori name for NZ) and came here in about 1300. Tasman discovered in 1600 then Cook came in 1700.
O I just read that he's originally from Belgium. Close. And thanks for the info.
Laura van der Zee Tasman from Belgium? I don’t know what you’re talking about. You’re talking to someone who is from this country and that knows about this country’s history and the people that made it today. I’ve never learnt or heard anything about Tasman being born or having any ties to Belgium.
My intentions are friendly haha, I'm not trying to win an argument. Do I really come across like that? If so, I'm sorry. It's great to know so much about your country. I meant Arthur. From this video. I read somewhere that he's originally from Belgium. Then again, I don't know the guy but the accent makes sense.
Maybe living in an anarchist community isn't for you David? Because that's the whole point of a community like that and if you can't deal with it you'd be better off living on a local housing estate. I hope Arthur finds some proper people to move in and protect the place. It's very sad that there are so many Davids in the world and so few Arthurs so that every anarchist community at some point has to fight the Davids.
@Jesse Campbell it's not my nature! .... maybe I'm not human. Boy I'd be proud if that were true
VICE , WATCHING U LIVE FROM GHANA WEST AFRICA ... I LOVE YOUR DOCUMENTARY ,MY WISH ONE DAY I WILL STAY IN MAHANA
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Let's get a team of people to help re build this place before a developer comes and ruins it
Jake Kolberg I'd help out 👍
Jake Kolberg id go n help!!!
I have always thought about starting a community like this in America.
👍🏽 from Auckland
Robert Bruce watch the video again Robert, to the end, all of your questions are addressed.
Let´s go there! Seems like the only place left on earth where people could actually live peacefully together. Hope Arthur makes it a few more years, i want to go and live. Live for the first time. Really live in peace.
LaLaLand same and i made a hideout with my friends near to my house and we used stuff and its secrect
I wish a community like mahana was here in America such a peaceful/calm way of life I wish the best for tht old man!
I need this❤✨ "11:45 arthur is quite lonely" -NOPe sir he's not! He's fully( awake )living the best days of he's life tuning in with nature, how every man suppose to be and feel! (Blessed are those who see what they see)
In the name of God, the Gracious, the Merciful.
1. Everything in the heavens and the earth praises God. To Him belongs the Kingdom, and to Him all praise is due, and He is Able to do all things.
2. It is He who created you. Some of you are unbelievers, and some of you are believers. And God perceives what you do.
3. He created the heavens and the earth with truth, and He designed you, and designed you well, and to Him is the final return.
4. He knows everything in the heavens and the earth, and He knows what you conceal and what you reveal. And God knows what is within the hearts.
5. Has the news not reached you, of those who disbelieved before? They tasted the ill consequences of their conduct, and a painful torment awaits them.
6. That is because their messengers came to them with clear explanations, but they said, “Are human beings going to guide us?” So they disbelieved and turned away. But God is in no need. God is Independent and Praiseworthy.
7. Those who disbelieve claim that they will not be resurrected. Say, “Yes indeed, by my Lord, you will be resurrected; then you will be informed of everything you did; and that is easy for God.”
8. So believe in God and His Messenger, and the Light which We sent down. God is Aware of everything you do.
9. The Day when He gathers you for the Day of Gathering-that is the Day of Mutual Exchange. Whoever believes in God and acts with integrity, He will remit his misdeeds, and will admit him into gardens beneath which rivers flow, to dwell therein forever. That is the supreme achievement.
10. But as for those who disbelieve and denounce Our revelations-these are the inmates of the Fire, dwelling therein forever; and what a miserable fate!
11. No disaster occurs except by God’s leave. Whoever believes in God, He guides his heart. God is Aware of everything.
12. So obey God, and obey the Messenger. But if you turn away-it is only incumbent on Our Messenger to deliver the clear message.
13. God, there is no god but He; and in God let the believers put their trust.
Chapter 64, The Gathering
12:52 ♥ "loneliness i something i've never experienced in my life, my own company is satisfacts me, i don't need anybody"
Beautiful place wish i could pack up and go there and stay lol love this guy hes so awesome :)
So this is where Gandalf sailed to.
Wonder where Frodo is?
I just wanna live there so badly
I love that guy hope he still ok.xx
YOU SHALL NOT PASS!!!!
Can we agree he reminds us of Gandalf?
A real lonely person is lonely in a crowd! He might not speak the kids’ language but he clearly speaks the language of the universe x
Gabba Gandalf
Jabbadahat
I feel like it's hippie trailer park boys
Mixed Jesus R.i.p Lahey
Did the actor who played him die, or just the character?
I would love to live there. I sounds and looks like a piece of parricide.
This guys house is awesome
this is the only person who knows how to use ironic shirts...
Perfection haha
^Not a bad looking guy for his age.
"They are so poor all they have is money"
this man is clearly rich in his heart
@@fengkorberfer I find him very attractive in many different ways. If I was single and living in NZ I would love to go find him and end my days with him
@@DavidLee-fo6gd one of my favourite sayings!
I love how friendly and peaceful this guy is. I hope the community problems can get resolved, because I'm genuinely sad that his beautiful home is being disrupted (especially with him being elderly) in such a way that seems to be clearly depressing him, and no wonder.
I couldn't believe how rude the guy was to him at around 9:45. And his response was so measured and polite! I haven't finished watching the video yet, but I felt the need to comment. I'm fascinated and depressed by this at the same time. I hope he's doing okay today, man.
effluviah ,you said exactly what I was thinking and feeling. I wish him all the best and continued blissfully long long happy life 💝
"He hasn't tried to reach out... we don't want him around our kids."
Why? Because he's fine with having neighbors and you're afraid that will rub off on them?
Nick Butler he was running the half marathon here in Wellington yesterday
@Nick Butler and @james daly Nice to know his okay. His apart of an old generation that founded those ideals for the right reasons, nowadays some younger generations like the way things were but they don't want to change certain fulcral aspects in there life. Would be nice if you guys keep us updated. Cheers!
I agree, I think that rude guy has a very toxic additude and I think he and his friends run people out by making all these excuses that people are stealing. When it's really them causing problems. Vandalism on a house is probably not all they do. I like Arthur. He seems like a kind gentleman. 🙂
So it sounds like Arthur is the last free and true person and on the right path
Exactly
False
It’s insane that most people think like you.
נח not insane at all it id what it is!
Pacify Soothing Vibe And what is that supposed to mean...
It's called the last man of Mahana because he (Arthur) is the only one to live by its values anymore.
TheMoustachedMiner thanks I didn't know what the fuck was going on.
Shaggy Korronikov Hahahaha. *Insert John Travolta looking around meme*
*Minecraft avatar*
Hex Tafuq you have against the *BEST GAME EVER MADE?*
Diego Silva Roblox 4 life.
It's bizarre that I clicked on this vid. I had no idea it was based in NZ and didn't at all recognize the word mahana, but as soon as the video started playing I realized I'd met this man earlier in the year. I was at a family party thing wearing a tye die shirt that I did myself and he was beyond impressed. my father lived at mahana as a rebellious teenager. I really can't believe I accidentally clicked on this.
Awesome 'coincidence', thanks for sharing ^-^
Your dad went from The Netherlands to NZ to live a rebellious life?
This place is awesome❤
r/quityourbullshit
Even I live in NZ and have never heard of Mahana
Great documentary Vice.
"A real lonely person is lonely in a crowd". Thats a nice closing statement.
If he were me in that situation, he'd already have pulled the trigger, or jumped-off the chair....
That's what he says at the end. He's not lonely just cuz he lives alone. & if he really were lonely, not even a crowd of ppl would change that.
You can be happy alone, but never happy lonely. You can be happy in a crowd, but never happy lonely in a crowd.
Self happiness in the key
Except, only lonely people have yet to find that key. TheJumpingJake
Ya
A house in New Zealand cost $1500 to $3000 per square meter to build and there's a housing shortage, destroying those houses is such a crime.
well that is the world, a big crime scene
His voice needs to be in video games
Joryah X Far Cry.
He's old and has ZERO regrets. Goals
He's old and has zero, period. Productive years squandered on hippie bullshit, now scratching in the dirt at a centuries-stale standard of living.
He has zero? He is happy, thats what money cant buy you. Like it would matter what you have after death.
I find this thinking funny, It's always a race with humans. Who can live the longest, who can have the most shit, who can be the most fit, funny, smart... ect. The day humans live to not impress others, but impress themselves is the day we begin making progress as a collective.
White Boy what's tumblr? Like a rock tumbler? That's a wierd place to put words, do I like print off the words, or just stick my phone in there with this thread pulled up?
theb1rd that man has zero? lol he prolly has a lot more than you will ever have with that way of thinking
Gandalf is real😱
big fan
LOTR was also shot in NZ
more like radagast
Even though he has come to terms with it, I can't imagine how it must feel to watch such a close knit community gradually fade. I'd like to think that even though it's all gone, the base of the ideal upon which it was built on still lives on, in him.
Fuck, I think I finally got the title
Kyle Le Roux You indeed did! :)
It’s not all gone if he brought people into it.
@@jesus4602 there's a Facebook support group. Gofundme would be better.
What a legend.
proper ledge
"He hasn't established relationships with us....We don't want him around our families." Don't you think THAT MIGHT BE THE REASON why he hasn't established a relationship with you in any tangible way? Because you just tell him to go away all the time? Arthur seems like a genuinely nice guy. The other guy seems like some jackass who wants to live by himself in the woods and not pay taxes.
amen
hobo fosho the dude does has a point. If it's as easy as David says to get residency in mahana we all know people with shady backgrounds or overall shitty people would chomp at the bits to get in this kind of community.
But I think this documentary isn't to show who is bad or good, just that mahana has changed. The community is no longer vibrant and now it has become a few families who live in a commune. Just a somber documentary really.
Rather than create some sort of gate and whatnot you just have to live with the shitty and shady people and let the good ones influence everyone into either being good or you systematically weed out the bad ones. While Slab City is mostly shady people, the honest worst of them all get weeded out and shunned by the rest eventually. Shit works out.
You're so on point. I feel that Mahana and this documentary is poignant reminder that humans have evolved over time - perhaps with the force of technology, perhaps just urbanization and globalization.
The community started because they were people with the same ideology. But today, this information spreads faster and invites visitors that are not necessarily people with the same ideology. I could imagine tourists who just want a taste of adventure with little regard of the culture here and of course punks that would tear down the place overnight.
Arthur's wish for for the community to return to its initial form is a reflection of our wish for humanity to return to a time we are starting to forget.
Hypocrisy at its best...
The people burning down houses should be tried as criminals. They are destroying free property, and the environment around that property by releasing toxic fumes and waste. Bring back mahana 2017.
Nobody owned the house or owns the property it is located on. I mean it's not nice, but I doubt it can be considered illegal.
Joe Black so many places have open laws about starting any type of fire not being overseen by firefighters
it's still illegal to burn down structures lol
That was symbolic.
Burning houses was a way to stop people going there and living in a lie.
That just sounds retarded. living a "lie" lmao
imagine all the acid trips that were had there from the 70s through to the 90s
implying the trips are still not going on
OHHHHH BOY
😂😂😂 first thing I thought when I seen them all together in that photo
You know it lol
In order to see how calm and beautiful it is 💧😋
I wouldn't mind living out in a community like that! If there is ever an apocalypse communities like that will be the ones to thrive and survive
I love how David Prisk goes on about how Arthur is lonely and hasn't established relationships with people in Mahana and then immediately follows that up with " we don't want him around our families".
which one is it fucker. those are two very different things.
Was wondering how this guy supports himself...as soon as he lit up that joint at the end I had my answer.
self righteous is a bit strong to explain a man who knows how to enjoy himself
You are saying it like it's a bad thing.
Lmao
it was probably tobacco jack ass
matthew warke or it could've been weed jackass
Why can't I be rich instead of being good looking?
Shame rich people are so poor because all they have is money
Patchouli Penny shut the fuck up just cuzz my grandparents worked hard for oil and bussines and you live a sad life don’t be taking it out on us cuzz ya poor
Lil kandy Did you watch the video? He’s referencing the shirt he’s wearing. Dumbass.
@@lilkandy7042 bruhh
@@lilkandy7042 dumbass
I love how homeboy had his smoke and wine room lol
When did they say that it tore the community apart?
+fakeaccount8888 he knows the herb is the truth
What? You're grasping at straws. How did weed have anything to do with it?
None of these comments make sense
Happy to see Gandalf is now living in Mahana...
Philippe Trotier that movie was filmed in New Zealand sooooo
Yes he was one cast in that film
Wouldn't it be sick if he started to whistle, and a giant white horse comes crashing through the bushes?!
Philippe Trotier Gandalf let himself go 😭
In terms of the kids leaving, People have to understand this. The only reason that community is there is because a group of like minded people came together, said X, Y and Z is what is wrong with the world and created that community. The kids grew up in that community but didn't share the world grow their parents had adopted. They saw the life and opportunity that the outside world held and rightly left. They're their own people and they hadn't been through the life exspereinces that had shaped their parents. They had to shape their own philosophy and their parents had no right to force theirs on their children.
The only way the community would have survived is if their parents went with a cult like approach and isolated themselves fully and kept their children ignorant, in which case they would have failed as parents.
Yup kids always think they know better than their parents until they become parents themselves. Then even some still think it until their very last breath and then they say.....ohhhh, now I understand!
@@PatchouliPenny its the pervasive rebellious attitude. its not just between kids and parents.. but its also between current and older generations, i am speaking of ancient and modern time.
we think we are right and we throw away "ancient traditions" because we deem them vile, repulsive or simply wrong.
turns out, they are right... well, most people live their lives never finding out, those who deal with the problems the current status quo poses, figure it out...
@@tankofunI'm fascinated and enjoy learning about ancient traditions
@@PatchouliPenny good for you...
This dude is my grandad and my dad loved living there when he lived there
This video reminded me why I subbed to this bullshit channel in the first place
абвгдђежзијклљмнњопрстћуфхцчџш lol
абвгдђежзијклљмнњопрстћуфхцчџш exactly!
LMFAO. :'( same
thinking that myself!!
"this bullsh** channel" 😂😂
Real life Gandalf clone!
Yashi 🖱🖱🖱🖱🖱
You mean Ganjalf right?
It is the real Gandalf. Retired that is.. )
more like Radagast (the brown wizard)
Lord Zephyros why do he have to be brown
Lived at Mahana for a few years on & off as a teenager in the 90's was a great place but factionalism & paranoia brought out the worst in a lot of people went to a reunion some years later & was absolutly shocked at the state of how people there had grown into enemies it was never all peace & love hippi dippi but at least there was respect & some bounderies now it looks like a totaly different less pleasent place to be for the sake of residents former & current i hope it finds a way to pull out of feuding snake syndrome (i remember when Rose Arthurs granddaughter was born he would sit with her in his shirtless arms singing out front of cookhouse glad to see he wore clothes for interview)
kinda like true communism can never work because of human nature.
Exactly, like Terrence Mckenna once said: "The people that invented the concepts of democracy or marxism clearly haven't met a human before" ;)
Borders and boundaries seem to be one of the problems
Hey Karl, i am in New Zealand right now, and i would love to go to Mahana and meet Arthur... but i cant really find the exact location anywhere.. could you maybe give me a road name or something that i could find it? Would be greatly appreciated!
@@pfupftheman go to coleville top of corro peninsula & ask at general store that's how I found the place hitching around NZ
"We don't see eye to eye."
What, not even your third eye?
illdemoteu no one implied that it was funny.. obviously apart of you thought it was though
***** clearly 60+ people thought it was a bit funny. Maybe grow a sense of humour?
7EvilAdams
4th eye
They look at each other with their browneyes.
Anuk Eye
Yo fuk yo uso
Homie got his 3rd eye tatted woke af
he kinda woke!
Its the third eye mate. Don't see how that relates to satan and the deciever... It's time to wake up and open all your eyes!!
Ross Lelliott Tf u squawkin?
Nigga always got one eye open even when he schleep
Lol just talking high shit tbh XD XD
He looks more like Gandalf than Gandalf himself
Im pretty sure that he is the villan from the last airbender that shoots things out of his forehead.
BlackNekoChan He's Gandalf
BlackNekoChan You mean Combustion Man/Sparky Sparky Book Man
ohh shit!😂😂 you made me laugh so loud lmao coworkers looking at me weird now
BlackNekoChan YESSSS
"Why once,with my trusty boomerang, i fought a man who firebended with his mind" - Sokka
talha tariq Hahahahha yash
must admit this is the first vice videos i've enjoyed in years
If you haven't enjoyed any of their videos for years why were you stil subscribed? Just saying.
For me if a channel starts uploading shit i dont like i will unsubscribe after a 1 or 2 weeks.
cool bro
yeah but I bet you still watch all their videos.
You do know if someone is not subscribe they can still watch their videos right?
Wesley Dunphy I would guess not since there's been plenty of good shit, although not nearly as much as before the HBO show.
On the other hand he's probably just another one of the thousands of triggered edgelords voting and commenting on all these videos they claim to hate.
He says he's not lonely, but I can feel his pain through the camera.
Sadly, a community without rules doesn't quite work. It always collapses in the end.
LetoZeth the are rules.
I don't think his pain is bc of loneliness. I think he's just sad bc the place he loves isn't full of life and love anymore. And that's a reflection of the world. Unfortunately a sad refection.
Because people are shit heads if only we could help and love another. No one is saying you have to be perfect but look back in the glory days people would just cook for Each-other but no one was obligated
It has rules lmao
s community without rules aye... that is earth (they are not kept by those in power)
David: "[Arthur] hasn't really established relationships with a lot of us. We don't want him around our families."
The perfect example of the backwards mind of a land monopolist. How do you expect people to establish a relationship with you if you won't give them a chance?
Frank Howell these ppl make angry
David is a fucking scumbag
I mean, my family and I are super cool with our neighboring families
One of the reasons why we all chose NOT to make fences (unless you have a large dog that likes to spend much of its time in the yard then there needs to be a fence since there are many kids around
This is all until we got someone like David that was trying to force all of us to build fences, make curfew rules around the neighborhood (uhh what?!), have all of us do our neighboring "duties" (i.e. neighborhood watch even though we all think it's unnecessary, clean the street which I am fine with, etc). only problem is, he and his family doesn't want to do those duties themselves because they are "busy". I don't even...
Frank your such a genuis lol😅😂 lol I love that joke bro hahhahahhahahhahahahhahahahahahahahaahahahaahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahaahhahahahahahaahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhah
Frank Howell as why he's moved away from people like yourself ignorant & arrogants along with materialism as you a judgmental man would never know his position.Meet the man before you judge a man is a saying my wise grandfather's & there father's alway lived & taught us by there.As for living in Mahana the new people living there are trying to do change what mahana stands for & made for free living for all whom decide to stay.You have these new residents paranoid from the outside world for what ....what have they to hide hmm. MAYBE you need to move Arthur is part of the land you arogant the persons.
man fuck them if they kept that going for too long with me I'd write the hell out of their house
I'd love to move to Mahana, live off the grid, fuck this society.
Brad Jones mee too
Anyone else glad that this was in their recommended?
Hell yeah!!!!🧙🏾♂️
Mahana is a vanilla Minecraft server and David is the griefer
fuck David, man
i was thinking more like rust lol
Bruni omg yes
Gandalf got himself some badass tattoos
That's Dumbledore though.
whos tryna move here with me?
I would love to move anywhere w/ you beautiful Ophelia.......Such a beautiful name.....this looks perfect, if the pricks like david would bail. clearly they are ruining the essence of that serene oasis. Let's go there & make it better.....we can work on that lack of kid problem they have straight away :0) it would be fun.
@@joeywantstoplay Cough (thirsty) cough
@@kpopandchill9603 (she is bomb AF) damn right! thirst like a moss spore in the middle of the sahara, for that.....yup. I own it.
TheForeskinVampire,Slayer! Simp
@@kpopandchill9603 scary lol
That is Robin Williams living there in Mahana.
Gunner looks like Tom Hanks from Castaway
he does look like hin
Unfortunately not...
what if thats true. another robin williams in a different dimension. i wonder if we all have reincarnations of ourselves.
+Beto Martinez watching too much Rick and Morty?
That Dave guy isn't a wanker, He just isn't respecting the Mahana way of life, It's clear that he prefers to be isolated and private which is the exact opposite of why this land was freed. His reaction with Arthur is very revealing as he tells him he'll do the interview as long as Arthur isn't present, This man wants to govern the community and choose who can and can't live there, this goes against all the Mahana stood for.
Then you resolve that as a community.
David was right in one thing: There needs to be precedent for how the community deals with newcomers and handles disputes like that. Communities can self-organize without the huge burden of modern laws and society but shrugging all of those off for "Total Freedom" is only the first steps. The new foundations of their small society need to be laid out in clear and lasting ways.
But becoming an isolationist and purging "undesirable" elements by burning down and vandalizing property isn't the proper way to do anything. A community like this can only exist if it is that--a community. It needs communication between all its members, interdependence, and transparency.
dave seems like the guy to just move there because land was cheap or pretty much free
i think you just proved he is a wanker, coming into the Mahana and disrupting all the stood for
Well thats not the spirit when it was founded.
He's a freeloader
The guy and his wife didn't want Authur around. Then he goes on to say they think he is lonely and doesn't communicate with others. If you and all the others say :We don't want him around our families etc. How is he suppose to get to know everyone? They keep treating him like dirt. God Bless Aurthur and those who like him. Then bless everyone else who doesnt.
ERose Gumbs Maybe, you do not know all story. Maybe , he are not so friendly like it seems.
UAB Nero statyba lmao well considering the guy who is talking shit on the man is an arson who despises him and everyone else living near him, sounds safe to say he's the one with the moral high ground
We never see Arthur really interact with non camera people aside from the kid and the guy, I agree that ""Without You Present" is pretty harsh... but... There is alot of context here we don't have.
In the beginning you kinda feel bad for this man. He is longing for the past, daydreaming of what happened and isolating himself in the hope that maybe one day it will come back. So it makes you feel bad to see him like that - with the dream of what was there. But then I heard his ending lines, and I understood what he said; he's exactly where he wants to be...
I fucking love this man
Fantastic documentary. Such a shame. *Long live King Arthur!! King of Mahana* 👑
This guy looks like the ice king
Who knows, who knows
alfie harris lol
Where's Gunter?
Holy shit he does lol
Wow I was thinking the same thing (x
This man's philosophy really resonated with me. I hope Mahana gains the success and proper, willing residents it deserves! :)
Move there f*ing hippy, you would be happy we would be happy.
Let's all go! Who's down? I honestly am!!!
I am...as long as I can bring my records!
Communism will never succeed, therefore Mahana will never succeed.
Fyodor Dostoyevsky not on a global scale but with small off the grid communities it really isnt impossible. Of course the best possible way is a healthy mix of capitalism and socialism!
i think the greed of people destroyed this, you can't do this with everyone, some people just don't get the concept
David,move and leave Arthur in peace so he can bring Mahana back to it's former glory.
Lmao so it can be another socialist dump like skid row with human shit everywhere. You suck.
Arthur is the purest human we must protect him at all costs
Just the way Arthur looks at people, and talks, you can tell he's the reasonable mind in the matter (and that he's certainly a wonderful person). And the other guy is garbage - the way he looks around, stressed, unable to look in the eye, bringing forth the excuses he uses to exorcize his guilt. Arthur is wiser and the second guy is just weak - free communities, in fact, end up attracting lazy people, and wiseguys, who just stick around to suck the community dry. For the moment, the cicle of Evil has planted it's roots in Mahana (in the same way good triumphed for many years). Another cycle will one day come. Five star documentary.
The first guy is a hippie lunatic, the second is a resposible father. Life is not a children story, some people are lazy and violent. If you had a child living there you definitelely would change your mind, this is the crucial difference between the two guys. One's family left to live their own life so the only person in danger is he himself. He can afford being an open-minded guy with open heart to anyone willing to live in Mahana. The second one has to think about his family too. Imagine living next to a bunch of vandals destroying property for fun and now imagine your daughter playing next to them. That's the problem of all those idealistic communes of "flower generation". In order to work all people must be willing to sacrifice for a group. All people living there must be decent people without flaws. And that's an utopy
M. Dud the second guy decided to live in Mahana and attain Mahana rules. If he was so worried about safety he wouldn't have gone to live there in the first place. He's just a bad guy, preventing others from joining, disrupting the whole idea that the place was founded on.
M. Dud where would you get the idea that his lifestyle is dangerous? He built his own home, and raised his children on principles of love and kindness. Let me guess, it's just because he smokes weed that he's a "hippie lunatic"...
Arthur is an idealist, clearly. The other guy is a bit more pragmatic. The conflict is created because there are few laws or law enforcement. Meaning, there was no reasonable way in which to deal with accusations of theft. So, a kind of anarchic vigilantism filled the gap.
On top of that, natural tribalism has taken place.
I find it very telling that the other people on the land, the ones who reacted by destroying the house, they have kids. Children are very commonly victimized in situations like this by drifters who come through to take advantage of the lawless conditions. There is evil in the world beyond land ownership. Simply giving up ownership doesn't purge the evil in men's souls. Theft, abuse, pederasty, etc, those things do not hinge on land ownership.
Signing a book isn't enough of a test.
I think it's a key point to remember, Arthur DID raise kids there when there was an actual community that held values. Isolationists have since decided to move onto the freehold and decide to only protect what's "theirs". I am more inclined to not want to live there because of him than some vague fear of thieves. The decline of the cook house is the most telling sign.
There are humble & Grateful people commenting here. PEACE to you all.POSITIVE ENERGY ' Thank you & Arthur may the laws of attraction be in your favour.
All I know is ever since entheogenic became banned society has become egotistic for materialism and competition. Showing off has become an activity for people. When LSD and psychedelic got discovered society behave d different..
Can we try legalizing LSD and other great psychedelic plant and advertise it?. I'm sure communities will become a thing again.
more stuff like this please vice
This concept has been around since recorded history. The problem with Mahana is that they had no elected leaders or elders. Every Indian tribe had a chief and the elders had positions of authority due to their age and wisdom. If this process of authority is not established then you start to get manipulation by those that do not pull their weight. You end up with just a few that take care of many and no one has the authority to settle conflicts which will always arise.
Pilgrim777 Fundamentally you need hierarchy and leadership, but it is not necessary to have tyranny unless your society becomes too large.
Pilgrim777 bro the feminist don’t need no elders
The concept of anarchism is there are no leaders. The problem here is that David wants to be the authority and authority always leads to abuse of power. When you have elected leaders you have government, then you have tyranny and that then is not an anarchist community.
@@helenalford2831 what's the point of having an anarchist community if it can't even function properly?
@@Lazurath101 It stopped functioning when it stopped being an anarchist community, because a few individuals sought power.
Is it possible to speak to Arthur.Any contact details VICE ?
in mahana ;)
facebook.com/arthur.v.resseghem?fref=ufi
You pay me later hon'. Hope is what you are looking for.
Dead link
it's not dead. you can message him directly on his page.
Exactly, you can send him a message without adding him as a friend on Facebook. People can find anyone on Facebook. I knew his daughter name and there location, was easy to find the man knowing his first name was Arthur.
People might live isolated, might live in a fucking sewer somewhere, but as long as they have mobile connection they have internet, and as long as they have internet they in most cases have a facebook page, and if they have a facebook page you can contact them.
Many people blame Mark Zukiberg for selling information, but he made the world shorter by creating a single website.
I often times find myself wishing for a life of simplicity such as this, derived of the dogmas and media propaganda and lust for nice shiny new things. The people that are bashing this man, what good does it do you to have such a closed mind about another man's happiness? Some people truly love life more by owning less. I don't know about anyone else, but i believe owning nothing and being absolutely happy with it is worth so much more than having it all and not giving a shit about others. You rock, dude! One of these days i too will live that lifestyle, truly happy and away from all of this modern bs. by the way, to those thinking im some 50 year old wannabe hippie, im 20 years old and have a nice job. It just seems as though modern life isn't where my happiness is. Peace and love
Hey Logan,
I'm with ya. You should check this out theworldwalk.com/
My life
I feel you
If this man was born with a billion dollars he wouldn't be here, he was born poor and went there, his shirt reads "Why can't I be rich" for gods sake lol. There is a reason nobody lives there anymore.
Bee Gee how do you know? Many people that where very wealthy went for a life like this, also i would pay much attention to what his t-shirt says.. Because probable its the only one he has.... Also because its meant to be a joke...
poor arthur, seems like a nice guy to me...
Beautiful old soul 💙🧙♂️💜🧙♂️💙
Yes
Should I go live there
I feel like now more then ever these sorts of communities could thrive gain, especially with things like solar panels and battery backups becoming cheaper and easier to DIY. Could have an off-grid and self sufficient community going. It's kind of always been my dream to have that kind of life.
A friend/acquaintance just bought land in NZ too, im rather jealous of him for it
smith wesson Me too!
yeah
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Well you can't it seems because what the guy was saying in the video is that there is another person living there keeping new people from moving in by burning their settlements down. There's always that one guy to ruin everything.
i want to go there are some in america. i want to live like that
I don’t think David’s that bad of a guy, what if he was open to the idea of new people coming in but saw that they started getting greedy. I think he saw what society became and did not wanna be apart of it!
This is what retirement should look like.
lmao true
Yes
I wanna move there who is coming
Avionic bring me
Avionic
I want two for like a month or two, no joke. Just to see what it is like lol
Lets move there, fuck that David guy up - lets "DECONSTRUCT" his fucking face - and smoke a joint with our main man Arthur.
I honestly would wanna go their for a month or 2 just to disconnect from society and just have time to focus on myself. And enjoy freedom 🙌🏽
Yeah let's go!
OMG this is a dream to me!!! I would literally sell everything I own and get on a plane if I knew where this place was exactly and that they would allow me to! Ugh!!!! When the camera panned out his window and drifted further away i just thought OMG what a dream!!! I could almost cry I long for that type of freedom and seclusion. Free from all the chains and limitations of the so called "free world"
I'll come with you 😊 i love to be secluded
Go chase your dream with no regrets - none of us know how what time is allotted to us - live with a passion, allow God to direct you to fulfill his goal for you.
Me too, in an instant. But I can't afford the plane ticket, all the travel. Plus I have duties here in the UK I can't just drop. It's my dream though since I was a little girl. Log cabin in the boondocks and animals for company
The human condition.
They talk about their things getting stolen and being raided but I think the people who live in Mahana completely forgot about the sole purpose of it. Mahana was created because they wanted to have free people to live on free land. Away from society, law, and societal regulations. I think Mahana would've worked if people left their connection with tangle goods and disconnected themselves from ownership of things. If people entered the community with an understanding of "what's mine if yours", to not hurt/ harm one another, and to hold strong communication, I think Mahana would be still flourishing today.
Janine McQueen ok you spend an entire 3 seasons planting growing and harvesting the food youll need to live for the year i come by your house and take it all becuase you said yourself you dont belive in owning the food. i take this and hoard it all and and dont let you have it back.
thats the problem with mohana
Chris
I think you got it twisted. That's not the problem with Mahana, that's the problem with people. Mahana tries to discourage such traits by having members of the community freely give away what they worked for voluntarily, and by such merit every other person in the community will follow suit. But if one new member is disagreeable and disrupts that kind of connection then the community has the right to disavow that somebody.
I think that's why mahana did not flourish, is because they were too forgiving, and the new people were too cruel.
The leviathan took over.
MrBruceLee
I acknowledge your points and should be considered factual. But Mohana did not fail, it's a good ideal, but the people in it ultimately failed. It stands on the premise that everybody who joins should work for the betterment of their community, and whatever they work for should go to that. And that includes lending a hand to the people who needs it. The keyword their is everything should work, and therefore already eliminating the leeches expecting those "handouts". So by having people voluntarily not working is failing the community, and by having the people not freely giving/helping community members who legitimately needs it is failing the community.
Poor old Arthur is being isolated and psychologically abused there ...(listen to his neighbour.)..terrorised....(the burnings..) They are so isolated it means no police presence
thats quite stupid
there is no isolation within him, tho u probably can't understand _thinking on these paths_ :)
Dont talk about things you havent done mr.modern life
good 1
So this is in New Zealand. This guy looks like Gandalf the Grey.
You cant fool me, vice!
And he lives in Bilbo Baggins' house
I knew it , he is a dutch new zealander.
I could hear his accent a bit.
nope, belgian
Bram Van Echelpoel how do you know?
Hustt Ler a quick google search and i found an article about him and his family
yes heard it too, dutch guy... woke real sane.
I was thinking old Afrikaans. Dutch makes more sense.
Quite a few free spirited Dutch and Germans end up in New Zealand, trying to escape the stultifying rules of their old homelands.
Plot twist ; He's rich af but decides that's the perfect way to live.
Id rather have this, way less stress. More money, more problems.
Ryan Bronson, that's true
Exactly.
He's rich in non-monetary ways :D
That's like the blanket man of Wellington
I want him as my teacher.. this guy knows things about life that none of the people I've ever encountered will ever know. He has a perfect structure for the society. He is not lonely. Only if he was listened.I could talk to him for ever.
I like this guy a lot he seems really nice and kind and he deserves more respect from other people
-lives in hobbit hole check ✓
-looks like Gandalf check✓
-New Zealand check ✓
I am now 100% sure this guy is from Game of Thrones.
Game of Thrones 😂😂😂
My OCD hates you so bad right now..
Joseph Martin Shut up, your question infuriates me.
Snow Lizard Are you trying to speak English creature? Go back to your hole please.
When u make a minecraft server and you're the last one on it
The bearded Man is righteous and has been vilified because elitist always think they know what is best and good but do the most harm. Balance and wholeness
Sad. Every year i lower my expectations of people and every year i get dissapointed.
You and me both.
Disappointed.
Connor Phebus u
I just never put any expectations on people and every day I’m impressed
Turn off internet...Live withing the surounding community.
Arthur's a legend. Honour. I am still trying find a community like this. Would love to live in it for the rest of my days.
so sad that greedy people ruin everything :( that guy seems so lovely and what a shame sociopaths have invaded his place :((
Should they be evicted or allowed to live there?
@@jacksonthemurican5634 sociopaths should be in a place where they can be monitored for the safety of others. They have no place in a free of boundaries and borders place because they'll constantly cause problems, manipulating people to turn on each other, lying, stealing. I know first hand because my son is a sociopath
@@PatchouliPenny this is against the point people should just move and build houses the more people there the less control he can have
that was rude when he said '' without you present ''
actually, that was impolite
He ought to have his ass whopped, you don't have to like someone to treat them with respect.
He's a right prick
I thought it was proper. That way he could get both sides of the story of living there. 😂😂😂 And he did. 👍💯
rude.. maybe. but totally justified when you listen to what he said.
Anybody want to move here with me?
Isaiah Josh no
Isaiah Josh id go!!!!!!!! Seriously
Staci B I know it won't show it. But just letting you know, I thumbs down your comment.
Daniel Udovenko why?? Id love to rebuild n live off grid.
Nop ..my grandma lives in the mountains in Colombia. Far away from everything .I hated it ,,