hi, i'm a new member and i'd like more info on getting involved in micronational affairs. a year ago i constructed a theoretical government, and now i'm...
Junius,<br><br>Best advice:<br><br>1) Don't begin by contacting a dozen nations, offering them to establish diplomatic relations. Start by finding one or two ...
I just read a fantastic book that involved micronations.<br>Snow Crash, by neil stephensen<br>the setting is maybe a few yrs in the future, except the govt...
Actually, a number of science-fiction novels have dealt with micronational or anarchist (anarchism not really being within the purview of micronationalism, ...
Greetings,<br>I am new to this club, may I ask a question? Is this club a place for Micronations to discuss things like Micronations.org, or is it a place for ...
Welcome to the club, Count Norwood.<br><br>As I understand it, micronations.org is a place for micronationalists to meet - it is not, regardless of the ...
Here's an idea. A world government, but an extremely limited world governent. Its responsibility is to make sure there are no large governments. There would be...
Problem I can see with it is that over time the world government might end up gaining power, if it does then we are doomed.<br><br>If you can find a way to ...
I suppose we could model it after the united State of America which had the Articles of Confederation. Federalists called for the Constitution which gave the...
Kraig, <br>Let me just ask: if your proposed minimalist world government were modelled on the American articles of confederation, is there any reason to assume...
I'm afraid I aggree, there is very little that can force a micronation to join the government, and also some people like to live in big micronations. Some...
Yes, it is modeled on the American articles of Confederation as I pointed out. Why would you be worried about the American Civil War? The American civil war...
Kraig, <br><br>On the contrary, I did understand you - I just happen believe that you are in error, albeit with the highest of motives.<br><br>It is my ...
What do you think I am in error about?<br>Oh, its not neccesarilly an "error" you're talking<br>about, but you think I'm naive. I'll admit, you may have a ...
Problem is that overtime it is likely to get more power.<br><br>The world gov would probably ask for more power so that they can enforce the size limit, they...
Given enough time the world government will corrupt, you wont keep the world free forever with that system, the only way is a method that is impossible to...
Make it so the weak central governt only gets a certain amount of power. This central government would have no military. Though, the individual states would. ...
The United Democracies Egroups will be a forum to discuss the possibilities of uniting democratic micronations. The vision is to combine as many stable and ...
I've NEVER argued for centralized power.<br>I'm for power starting at the bottom. In other words, a village will have the most power. If what you say is all ...
I sense irrational paranoia.<br>I was saying to define the roles of the central authority.Make the smaller parts so powerful and the center so weak that the ...
Thats what they did with the US a couple of hundread years ago.<br><br>Did the centre go out of its boundaries?<br><br>Back then no, now it sure has....
I think it did go out of bounds.<br>We had the articles of confederation, the united States was a loose confederation. The antifederalists liked this...
there are two parts to this argument that no one seems to have mentioned yet.<br>1. Would'nt a World Government with no central power be more trouble than it's...
Kraig, your propositions contradict each other.<br><br>On the one hand, you say:<br>"Let's create a world government to make certain that no individual nation...
terrible idea.<br>its impossible for anyone to accurately represent anyone else. thus the more centralized the govt, the less effectively representative it is....
I just noticed you actually said "How are you going to get all of the micronational world to join it?"<br><br>I'm just wondering, who said anyone was trying to...