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> Micronations that allow for easy migrations would probably work As would large countries governed by benevolent aliens or gods. Both are a fantasy. The Liber
by asciilifeform 17y ago
> Micronations that allow for easy migrations would probably work
As would large countries governed by benevolent aliens or gods. Both are a fantasy. The Libertarian fantasy of a plethora of micronations ignores the fact that military power is the ultimate determinant of sovereignty and strictly follows economies of scale.
To put it shortly: if you can't defeat the U.S. militarily, you aren't sovereign. And you need a heavy industrial base and probably a huge population to parasitise in order to manufacture nukes, ICBMs, warplanes, etc.
- ivankirigin 17y agoThe US doesn't invade countries without strategic interest. I think that you mainly need to defend against neighbors and pirates. Dozens of countries don't need to defend against the US to have their sovereignty because they are on "mutual" defense.