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Discussion => Off topic => Topic started by: MrBenDover on July 06, 2013, 08:54 pm

Title: Freedom Island
Post by: MrBenDover on July 06, 2013, 08:54 pm
So I was daydreaming the other day, and I thought to myself, how great would it be if there was a country where you could just mind your own business, live self sufficient and grow/produce drugs for yourself just because working for The Man and general everyday life is pretty boring. Of course no country quite like this exists, so how could you make a new country? Well all the land discovered on earth is governed by someone or the other with a carrot up their ass.. so the obvious solution to my overactive imagination: Build a man made island in international waters 8)

Yeah it's far fetched and would cost billions but it doesn't hurt to dream right? And just case one of you is a future billionaire I thought I'd share my daydream with you  ;D

Of course I'm not exactly sure what international law has to say about man made islands in international waters, but I fuck it I want a country called (haven't thought of a really good name yet, suggestions?) where like minded people can just do what they wanna do, within reason.

Who seconds this idea  :D
Title: Re: Freedom Island
Post by: BruceCampbell on July 06, 2013, 09:21 pm
Lol. This idea has "floated" around for awhile in the Libertarian community.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seasteading
http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/lookout/silicon-valley-billionaire-funding-creation-artificial-libertarian-islands-140840896.html
Title: Re: Freedom Island
Post by: MrBenDover on July 06, 2013, 09:27 pm
Ahh, I suppose all the best ideas have been thought of already, story of my life reinventing the wheel on a day to day basis. Still an awesome idea:D
Title: Re: Freedom Island
Post by: Ballzinator on July 06, 2013, 09:41 pm
Wouldn't cost billions and could realistically be done. Ever heard of Sealand?
http://www.sealandgov.org/
Title: Re: Freedom Island
Post by: Davey Jones on July 08, 2013, 02:12 am
I think some Saudi sheik did that years ago and it did cost billions.