[ExI] "new communities out of the reach of governments"

[painlord2k at libero.it]

Il 06/02/2009 19.45, Damien Broderick ha scritto:
> At 07:28 PM 2/6/2009 +0100, Mirco wrote:
>
>> I always say that, if and when will be possible to have new
>> communities out of the reach of governments, will be possible to
>> explore and try these approaches and many others. Then, we will see
>> what communities will be able to prosper and who will not. And what
>> system really work and what not.
>
> I always say that people of this opinion should read Greg Egan's
> fictional but very convincing picture of what will probably happen, in
> his novel DISTRESS. The artificial island Stateless is not *permitted*
> to remain "out of the reach of governments".

This is because I'm a strong supporter of "Space Islands".

A community can become and remain free if it is strong enough to 
dissuade others from interfering with them and don't give them reasons 
strong enough to combat a war against them.
Then, there is nothing that prevent a community of free people to win a 
war against a government. It is matter only of resources, will and 
intelligence.

Mirco