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I'd argue that there's a fourth, even lower tier: the roleplay micronation, whose "borders" are typically the walls of its creator's apartment, which engages in
by duskwuff 3y ago
I'd argue that there's a fourth, even lower tier: the roleplay micronation, whose "borders" are typically the walls of its creator's apartment, which engages in "foreign relations" by arguing on online forums, and whose "foreign imports" are typically from the supermarket.
These are clearly of even less significance than the performative micronations in your classification. But at least their creators typically recognize this, and don't make claims which get them noticed by the real nations which they inhabit.
- 3np 3y agoI guess Network States span the range between 3 and 4 for now. https://thenetworkstate.com/ https://thenetworkstate.com/ https://cocohub.io/manifesto https://cocohub.io/manifesto https://www.protocol.com/policy/srinivasan-network-state https://www.protocol.com/policy/srinivasan-network-state
- arlcode 3y agoThere are fringe groups in Germany that distribute "passports", "ID cards" and give themselves fancy titles under the hilariously wrong assumption that the current German State (aka the FDR) is not identical with/a successor of the former German State (aka the Reich). Consequently they like to style themselves as royalty. The most well known even had a crowning ceremony, later bought an abandoned hospital (with accompanying scam), tried to declare independence and got swiftly removed by the very real German Police.
- duskwuff 3y agoReichsbürgers, yes. They're a bit more akin to US "sovereign citizen" movements than micronationalists, though.
- birdyrooster 3y agoSovereignty of a single individual is as definitionally micronationalist as is possible.