- 11 Jun 2015 14:14
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Well, what is happening there is hardly the fault of liberteraniasm. It just shows that established nations are willing to use their police force to a stop a fledgeling nation to be formed. If the nation fails, then this only shows that that a few idealists are no match for the Czech police. This conclusion will not surprise anyone. Imagine 500 years ago some idealists would attempt to build a small democratic nation and they get stomped by the French king. Would that tell you anything about whether or not democracy is a viable idea? Of course not.
It would be a much more interesting experiment if, instead of working against the new nation, the Czechs would actually assist in the startup of liberland. If it still fails (I believe the probability of that to be rather high) then we can learn something about the viability of starting a libertarian nation from scratch.
Bulaba Jones wrote:From Wiki:
Croatia has blocked access to Liberland in the beginning of May 2015. Vít Jedlička was twice detained for less than a day by Croatian authorities in the same month.
And what happens when you try to enter this lolbertarian utopia?
Croatia has deployed police units to prevent attempts to reach the uninhabited area.
A Bosnian group of journalists from Dnevni Avaz who attempted to visit Liberland were told by Croatian police that Croatia enforces a fine of HRK2,500 for those that enter the zone near the border with a car. They borrowed bicycles from a local, but as they attempted to reach Liberland again, they met another patrol, and they couldn't continue past the border gate.
A few days after his detention, six other people (from the Czech Republic, Ireland, Germany, Denmark, and the USA) were detained and fined. A complaint to the Danish Embassy in Zagreb was made because they allege they were prevented from contacting anyone during the apprehension and detention. Their goal, under the auspices of the Swiss non-profit organization Liberland Settlement Association, was to settle Liberland.
Well, what is happening there is hardly the fault of liberteraniasm. It just shows that established nations are willing to use their police force to a stop a fledgeling nation to be formed. If the nation fails, then this only shows that that a few idealists are no match for the Czech police. This conclusion will not surprise anyone. Imagine 500 years ago some idealists would attempt to build a small democratic nation and they get stomped by the French king. Would that tell you anything about whether or not democracy is a viable idea? Of course not.
It would be a much more interesting experiment if, instead of working against the new nation, the Czechs would actually assist in the startup of liberland. If it still fails (I believe the probability of that to be rather high) then we can learn something about the viability of starting a libertarian nation from scratch.