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"Almost all my friends are cultural mutts — people with hybrid backgrounds, for whom nationality isn't the most important part of their identity." I do identif

"Almost all my friends are cultural mutts — people with hybrid backgrounds, for whom nationality isn't the most important part of their identity." I do identify with my birth country to an extent, but definitely no more or no less than any of the other places I've lived in since I left. I'm afraid this might upset some people, but the piece of paper in my pocket has value only insofar as I can't get a better deal somewhere else. I've grown pretty tired of "ownership through urination" and I know my multi-cultural friends all feel the same. I know this is mostly down to historical baggage but I really, really wish we could do something about it. I'm genuinely curious, are there any recognized countries without actual land/borders?

tricolon 12y ago
> I'm genuinely curious, are there any recognized countries without actual land/borders? I think the closest you can get is SMOM: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sovereign_Military_Order_of_Malta http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sovereign_Military_Order_of_Mal...
kissickas 12y ago
Depending on how adventurous you are, you could look at "The World Passport." You can get a passport that has been accepted at 160 nations, supposedly, although based on my research a few years ago it's pretty hit-or-miss. Some great gems on their website like: >Does this mean I don't have to pay my national tax? >No, you must pay that proportion of your national tax officially allocated to peaceful pursuits. I wouldn't dare travel without another passport as a backup, but I would love to live in a world where I could. And as an American, cutting out the 40% or whatever of my taxes that goes to MiniPax would make me ecstatic. http://www.worldservice.org/docpass.html http://www.worldservice.org/docpass.html Edit: Here's the list of countries that have accepted it. Part of me wonders if a substantial number of these are legitimate, or if they're just from very tired border agents. http://www.worldservice.org/visas.html http://www.worldservice.org/visas.html

tricolon 12y ago

> I'm genuinely curious, are there any recognized countries without actual land/borders? I think the closest you can get is SMOM: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sovereign_Military_Order_of_Malta http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sovereign_Military_Order_of_Mal...

kissickas 12y ago

Depending on how adventurous you are, you could look at "The World Passport." You can get a passport that has been accepted at 160 nations, supposedly, although based on my research a few years ago it's pretty hit-or-miss. Some great gems on their website like: >Does this mean I don't have to pay my national tax? >No, you must pay that proportion of your national tax officially allocated to peaceful pursuits. I wouldn't dare travel without another passport as a backup, but I would love to live in a world where I could. And as an American, cutting out the 40% or whatever of my taxes that goes to MiniPax would make me ecstatic. http://www.worldservice.org/docpass.html http://www.worldservice.org/docpass.html Edit: Here's the list of countries that have accepted it. Part of me wonders if a substantial number of these are legitimate, or if they're just from very tired border agents. http://www.worldservice.org/visas.html http://www.worldservice.org/visas.html