Crazed Libertarian Billionaire plans real-life Bioshock-Rapture

[V]

A crazed Libertarian-Objectivist billionaire is planning to build cities based on oil rigs in international waters.

"free from the laws, regulations, and moral codes of any existing place...a kind of floating petri dish for implementing policies that libertarians, stymied by indifference at the voting booths, have been unable to advance: no welfare, looser building codes, no minimum wage, and few restrictions on weapons."

http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/lookout...artificial-libertarian-islands-140840896.html

Is this....a prank, or something?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qbI7gxxbYpo

.

 

[Temis the Vorta]

I'm thinking...reality TV.

A bunch of heavily armed loons trapped together on a floating island? Ratings bonanza! Everyone hates the rich anyway, why wouldn't we love to watch them kill and eat each other?

 

[1001001]

I am also formng my own country in international waters.

So far, it's just an inflatable raft with one of those Kevin Costner turning-pee-into-drinking-water machines, but I expect others will join once they hear of it.

It will not be built on libertarian philosophy however. We will endeavor to create a Utopian society based on the collected works of that "Rent is Too High!" fellow.

 

[Yminale]

It's obvious this moron didn't get the memo that rich people already control everything.

 

[OdoWanKenobi]

Yes, because this worked out so well for Andrew Ryan.

 

[Yminale]

Yes, because this worked out so well for Andrew Ryan.

I don't know if you can apply the lessons of a video game to the real world.

It's not like they are going to do illegal gene splicing experiments and ....

 

[OdoWanKenobi]

Yes, because this worked out so well for Andrew Ryan.

I don't know if you can apply the lessons of a video game to the real world.

It's not like they are going to do illegal gene splicing experiments and ....

Why not? It shows pretty well that there's an inherent problem with people being completely unrestrained.

 

[Hound of UIster]

A crazed Libertarian-Objectivist billionaire is planning to build cities based on oil rigs in international waters.

"free from the laws, regulations, and moral codes of any existing place...a kind of floating petri dish for implementing policies that libertarians, stymied by indifference at the voting booths, have been unable to advance: no welfare, looser building codes, no minimum wage, and few restrictions on weapons."

http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/lookout...artificial-libertarian-islands-140840896.html

Is this....a prank, or something?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qbI7gxxbYpo

.

Essentially a mobile Somalia.

Some of the rich probably got tired of stealing through legal means and decided to try real piracy for a change.

More power to them.

 

[Yevetha]

Thiels plans predate the game.

It could turn out in many ways well see.

 

[EyalM]

I'd like them to do it, just for the fun of seeing what happens (not expecting splicers, though)...

 

[Yevetha]

If it would be succesfull the government would try ro sut it down or ban it or whatnot.

It can certainly become a tourist atraction.

 

[Yminale]

If it would be succesfull the government would try ro sut it down or ban it or whatnot.
.

Being in international waters means no nation has jurisdiction. Only the law of the sea would apply.

 

[Yevetha]

I know thats the idea, but laws can be changed.

 

[IndyJones]

A crazed Libertarian-Objectivist billionaire is planning to build cities based on oil rigs in international waters.
...

looser building codes...."

Yeah, because if I'm going to move to an artificial island, the first thing I want to ensure is that there aren't any of those pesky build codes getting in the way during construction.

Yeesh. Do these people even listen to themselves?

 

[Ar-Pharazon]

^ Many building codes (mainly in big cities ) are more about collecting fees & taxes than making people safe.

 

[Yminale]

I know thats the idea, but laws can be changed.

Yeah good luck trying to get a consensus from the US, China and the EU.

Actually If this stupid plan gets rich people to renounce their citizenship then it's worth it since they can no longer donate money to political campaigns.

Later terrorists can blow them up and kill them all

 

[Yevetha]

I dont thi nk Thiel ever donated for political campaings.

I seriously doubt that Buffet or Murddoch would join him.

Actually If this stupid plan gets rich people to renounce their citizenship then it's worth it since they can no longer donate money to political campaigns.

Wasnt there a circus about foreign money in 2010?

 

[Yminale]

I dont thi nk Thiel ever donated for political campaings.

I seriously doubt that Buffet or Murddoch would join him.

Buffet is nominally a liberal, so I hope he stays. Murddoch is going to jail (hopefully he'll be shived while taking a shower)

Wasnt there a circus about foreign money in 2010?

Yest it's illegal for foreign nationals to donate money but there are ways around it.

 

[Yevetha]

Buffet is nominally a liberal, so I hope he stays. Murddoch is going to jail (hopefully he'll be shived while taking a shower)

Murdoch has no ideology he just likes power.

Buffet is a crony capitalist who likes to pretend he is a liberal.

If he is such a liberal why does not he decide i dont know he is goinf to support antiestablishment dems who are not in bed with Wall Street.

 

[Yminale]

If he is such a liberal why does not he decide i dont know he is goinf to support antiestablishment dems who are not in bed with Wall Street.

Buffet seems political naive and they all can't be George Soros. Buffet is personally conservative and that's fine with me since he doesn't add to the problem. At least he's not the Koch brothers.