Comments on: All at sea – libertarians and the market for governance http://futurismic.com/2008/05/20/all-at-sea-libertarians-and-the-market-for-governance/ Presenting the fact and fiction of tomorrow since 2001 Fri, 10 Feb 2012 22:03:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: PASKOM http://futurismic.com/2008/05/20/all-at-sea-libertarians-and-the-market-for-governance/comment-page-1/#comment-17788 PASKOM Mon, 19 Jan 2009 06:06:39 +0000 http://futurismic.com/?p=3310#comment-17788 ... the Rough Tower Sealand is since 17th January 2009 a U.N registered sovereign state territory of the Monarchystate - State Kingdom of Marduk - this is juridical irrevocable reality. The bristish government and government of Essex / Suffolk is juridical informed. The 3 + 12 n.m. sea zone araound Rough Tower Sealand is state territory of Kingdom of Marduk as the Sea "Pirate Bay" proclaim. More information in next time under http://www.king-marduk.de or http://www.kingmarduk.de … the Rough Tower Sealand is since 17th January 2009 a U.N registered sovereign state territory of the Monarchystate – State Kingdom of Marduk – this is juridical irrevocable reality. The bristish government and government of Essex / Suffolk is juridical informed. The 3 + 12 n.m. sea zone araound Rough Tower Sealand is state territory of Kingdom of Marduk as the Sea “Pirate Bay” proclaim. More information in next time under http://www.king-marduk.de or http://www.kingmarduk.de

]]> By: jon http://futurismic.com/2008/05/20/all-at-sea-libertarians-and-the-market-for-governance/comment-page-1/#comment-14734 jon Thu, 29 May 2008 04:44:18 +0000 http://futurismic.com/?p=3310#comment-14734 I think these structures would only work as hermit hideaways, not as libertarian paradises. As soon as you upset any powerful country (or group of them) enough they'll deal with you soon enough, either with torpedos or isolation. If you want to be a serious haven of any kind (not necessarily just tax) you'll have to be well defended. Even a decent radar setup and a nuke might not be enough. I think these structures would only work as hermit hideaways, not as libertarian paradises. As soon as you upset any powerful country (or group of them) enough they’ll deal with you soon enough, either with torpedos or isolation. If you want to be a serious haven of any kind (not necessarily just tax) you’ll have to be well defended. Even a decent radar setup and a nuke might not be enough.

]]> By: Paul Raven http://futurismic.com/2008/05/20/all-at-sea-libertarians-and-the-market-for-governance/comment-page-1/#comment-14631 Paul Raven Fri, 23 May 2008 08:27:35 +0000 http://futurismic.com/?p=3310#comment-14631 Rest assured, Patrick, this is not a site that would condone any dissing of the output of Captain Sterling. Hell, I'd have to turn in my official fanboy card and dismantle my shrine! :) Rest assured, Patrick, this is not a site that would condone any dissing of the output of Captain Sterling. Hell, I’d have to turn in my official fanboy card and dismantle my shrine! :)

]]> By: JustinP http://futurismic.com/2008/05/20/all-at-sea-libertarians-and-the-market-for-governance/comment-page-1/#comment-14614 JustinP Thu, 22 May 2008 12:02:21 +0000 http://futurismic.com/?p=3310#comment-14614 @Patrick - not shorthand for "genre novel", so much as shorthand for "second-hand paperback I have on my bedside table right now". Perhaps I should have made that more explicit. @Patrick – not shorthand for “genre novel”, so much as shorthand for “second-hand paperback I have on my bedside table right now”. Perhaps I should have made that more explicit.

]]> By: Patrick Nielsen Hayden http://futurismic.com/2008/05/20/all-at-sea-libertarians-and-the-market-for-governance/comment-page-1/#comment-14613 Patrick Nielsen Hayden Thu, 22 May 2008 11:49:49 +0000 http://futurismic.com/?p=3310#comment-14613 "a certain late-80s paperback" What, is "paperback" a shorthand term for "genre novel" now? ISLANDS IN THE NET was first published in hardcover. Indeed, the Wikipedia page you link to says so, in the caption to the illustration on top. “a certain late-80s paperback”

What, is “paperback” a shorthand term for “genre novel” now? ISLANDS IN THE NET was first published in hardcover. Indeed, the Wikipedia page you link to says so, in the caption to the illustration on top.

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