Asgardia, the world's first space nation
Well, if you can't go Gault, you can go Asgardia..and hang out on earth for a few years or more. But an interesting idea, if just to spur the idea of getting off the rock..
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I don't need them to tear Dr. Ashurbeyli apart. Just don't start the article with "Coming soon: a nation in space for humans." It almost inviting us to laugh at the notion. It's almost saying, "of course there will always be nation states much like what we have today, but let's laugh at the kooks who dream of alternatives."
I actually think the nation state will go away and something like this will come true, but not any time soon. I imagine pioneers starting with free trade zones in developing countries, places where startups can get their international staff together without immigration issues and other governmental roadblocks. I imagine it happening next in inhospitable places on earth and then maybe seasteds. Space is really rough, trying to kill you in so many ways. I could imagine a nation starting under water (dreaming in the far future) before space.
The reason is the key to wealth is trade. Going to some distant place, like space, makes it hard to trade. You get rid of gov't impediments to trade, but you add the huge impediment of distance. The distance doesn't give you immunity from attack because you're much much more vulnerable in space.
The tenor of the article, though, invites me to laugh off the whole idea of a micronation. I laughing to myself that Asgardia could mean "you watch your ass" in Esperanto. I wish CNN took it more seriously.
Probably. But at least they are casting their eyes outward, not inward. A good sign.
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If you run into Odin, Thor, or Loki, say hi for me.
The Dorsai Irregulars, the Society for Creative Anachronism, and various micronations all come to mind. Their common thread is their disconnection from reality.
The fleeting appearance of the country of Abkhazia, recognized by almost nobody, is more real. At least they had the insight to create this postage stamp: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...
Compromise is just the moderation of two or more practical alternatives.
I.E. the lesser of two evils as seen by the people in charge.
Something that is "Politically Correct".
Perhaps the name would be changed to Mohammada should a worldwide caliphate be established.
Now me dangerous dino mind be thinking of a religion of peace chopping block on a space station with an orbit trailed by severed heads.
Yes, I have a warped mind.
By the way, a couple of my horror short stories were published in a creative writing publication at Troy State University way back during the 70s.
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