although it may be exciting to entertained the thought for a little while, the more you think about it, realistically, the more you realize it is pipe dreams.
the first problem that arises, i've heard estimates of 10 million for an island.
that of course is to own as private property. not as an independent sovereign nation.
this in such results in two problems,
raising a minimum of $10,000,000 and then even after that you still wouldn't be recognized as a sovereign nation. [/QUOTE]
Raising 10 million is very viable; If we had 1,000 people who each payed 10,000 the figure would be raised. After all, Ron Paul raised that a few times over!
what eventually would happen, when you attempted to succeed from the mother country, they wouldn't send an army or navy, they would laugh. this is the case in all micro-nations. you wouldn't pose a threat to the mother nation.
your actual problem, would be pirates. yes, pirates. they still exist. they have no moral judgement or respect for freedom. protection against these men would be your biggest problem. protection would cost more money.
Yes they do exist, however with our volunteer militia, (a large part of who have weapon training, and some with military experience) would be capable of defending ourselves.
that is if you were able to set up a viable farm. (i use farm because anything else would distort this idea, out of proportion.) it could take years and countless millions of dollars to set up a greenhouse, the size i've heard thrown around. and even if a greenhouse was established, now you have the question of how to distribute the food. most likely resulting in a form of rations, like that of the early americans, bordering on socialism.
Farmland would be plentiful, and the technology available to create efficient farm space would also be doable. If we had 1,000 people to start out with, we could feed them on a single acre of land, with modern farming equipments and techniques.
but the thing is, it wouldn't be socialism because it wouldn't be a form of government. in the broad sense of the word. you'd merely be a community living on an island, that most likely won't have adequate farm land, protection, etc.
infrastructure takes years if not decades to step up. and another enormous amount of cash. at least equal to that of the island.
this just doesn't have the man power or the necessary funds to be viable. from what i can tell this idea will never leave these forums. the idea isn't revolutionary, micro-nations exist all throughout the world, but no one takes them seriously.
The only "communism" involved would be in purchasing the land, after that we would have minimal government, low (if any) taxes, and free trade.
this whole idea conflicts with the revolution. we can defeat the system from within.
instead of entertaining fantasies of lost or castaway, we should be educating ourselves, spreading the message of freedom, and using all our effort to realize our true goal. freedom.[/QUOTE]
This is part of the revolution, not in conflict with it.
