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caseydurfee on Sept 7, 2012 | parent | context | favorite | on: Former “Seasteaders” Come Ashore To Start Libertar...

Hey, it worked just fine in The Mosquito Coast, Fitzcarraldo, Into The Wild and Apocalypse Now!

danneu on Sept 7, 2012 [–]

And The Beach.

I'm a supporter, though. The difficulty of gathering like-minded people and starting a new sovereignty without having to modify entrenched, monolithic, slow-moving institutions is tragic.

erichocean on Sept 7, 2012 | [–]

Thankfully, military governments have a near flawless record.

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