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Silicon Valley billionaire funding creation of artificial libertarian islands
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| Aug, 16 2011
| Liz Goodwin
Posted on 08/16/2011 11:28:05 AM PDT by Freeport
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Interesting...
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posted on
08/16/2011 11:28:08 AM PDT
by
Freeport
To: Freeport
I don’t think $1.25 million is going to get you much of a “floating island”. Maybe just enough for a big boat.
To: Freeport
Will it be called Utopia? Truly, history repeats itself. The 19th century commune is reborn.
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posted on
08/16/2011 11:31:01 AM PDT
by
americanophile
("this absurd theology of an immoral Bedouin, is a rotting corpse which poisons our lives" - Ataturk)
To: Freeport
It’s possible, but even the Costa Rican navy would be sufficient to seize such a structure...what makes this investor think the rapacious IRS backed by the USMC would ever allow such havens to exist?
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posted on
08/16/2011 11:31:53 AM PDT
by
Mr. Jeeves
( "The right to offend is far more important than any right not to be offended." - Rowan Atkinson)
To: Freeport
If you think your homeowners association is run by nazis. . .
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posted on
08/16/2011 11:32:22 AM PDT
by
Jacquerie
To: Freeport
The difference between men and boys......the price of their toys.
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posted on
08/16/2011 11:32:31 AM PDT
by
Churchillspirit
(9/11/01...NEVER FORGET.)
To: Freeport
Those Disaster movies come to mind
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posted on
08/16/2011 11:32:31 AM PDT
by
molson209
To: Freeport
Hopefully those Somali pirates won’t stop by for a visit.
To: molson209
Waterworld was a disastrous movie. Lost million$...
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posted on
08/16/2011 11:34:54 AM PDT
by
RitchieAprile
(How about a nice tofu baguette?)
To: Freeport
He forgot one of the Liberaltarians primary goals.
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posted on
08/16/2011 11:35:18 AM PDT
by
ASA Vet
(Natural-born citizens, are those born in the country, of parents who are citizens. De Vattel)
To: the_devils_advocate_666
Enough for a garbage barge maybe.
“Free from moral codes” is a moral code itself.
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posted on
08/16/2011 11:35:57 AM PDT
by
madameguinot
(Our Father's God to Thee, Author of Liberty)
To: Freeport
heh. Joining the forgotten Sealand and others like it.
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/36/Map_of_Sealand_with_territorial_waters.svg)
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posted on
08/16/2011 11:36:41 AM PDT
by
Palter
(Celebrate diversity .22, .223, .25, 9mm, .32 .357, 10mm, .44, .45, .500)
To: Freeport
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posted on
08/16/2011 11:37:46 AM PDT
by
donna
(This is what happens when America is no longer a Christian nation.)
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posted on
08/16/2011 11:38:11 AM PDT
by
DJ MacWoW
(America! The wolves are here! What will you do?)
To: bobwoodard
Somali Pirates over there, Doper Libertarians there, me in the middle?
Crazy bell-ringer was right. There's money to be made in these parts.
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posted on
08/16/2011 11:40:01 AM PDT
by
ArrogantBustard
(Western Civilization is Aborting, Buggering, and Contracepting itself out of existence.)
To: bobwoodard
Reminds me of “The Man Without a Country.” Sad, in its own way.
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posted on
08/16/2011 11:40:28 AM PDT
by
Pecos
(Constitutionalist. Liberty and Honor will not die on my watch.)
To: Freeport
Been following this for a while.
Patri Friedman is Milton Friedman's grandson.
To: Freeport
I kind of like the idea of just being left alone. The constant harrassment of government is a bit wearing to say the least. Imagine no gov’t—not a bad idea. The only down side is no moral code—this leads to many problems that will ultimately infringe on the rest of the colony. There must be some kind of enforcement group to prevent others from infringing on individuals. The other big concern is public health—the activities of a few people can affect the health of the entire colony—homos and iv druggies come to mind when spreading infectious diseases become issues for all others.
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posted on
08/16/2011 11:42:39 AM PDT
by
Neoliberalnot
((Read "The Grey Book" for an alternative to corruption in DC))
To: Freeport
I’m holding out for Galt’s Gulch.
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posted on
08/16/2011 11:48:43 AM PDT
by
Night Hides Not
(My dream ticket for 2012 is John Galt & Dagny Taggart!)
To: americanophile
And how big of an army are they going to have to defend the island? Sitting ducks more like it.
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posted on
08/16/2011 11:49:18 AM PDT
by
Bitsy
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