You have been sentenced to life in a micronation of your choosing (Sealand, Molossia, etc.) The micronation must have actual land and you may never leave that land. What micronation do you choose?

Edit: clarification of the rules. A micronation is by definition not recognized internationally. As a result, small sovereign states like the Vatican are not allowed.

Also you can’t just make your own micronation wherever you want. It has to already exist.

  • PrinceWith999Enemies@lemmy.world
    15·
    11 months ago

    I’d have a couple of options:

    Most Serene Federal Republic of Montmartre

    This republic, retroactively dated to 1636, encompasses the Theater District in the borough of Manhattan, in New York City. In the late 1970s, a dispute between Montmartre’s founder and New York Telephone, over whether the micronation could be listed in the government pages of the phone book, ended up in front of the New York Public Service Commission. The commission vacillated, alternately issuing rulings in favour of each party, and listings for the republic did appear in at least a few editions of the New York Telephone book.

    All of life is basically a series of interlocking musicals, and I’d aim for some ministerial position. I’d like to work for the Idina Menzel administration.

    Nation of Pacifica/Cascadia

    This one isn’t on the Wikipedia page for some reason, but it’s a pretty active concept.

    It’s basically the west coast states and territories, ranging from British Columbia to Baja California, with the idea of being some contiguous subset of those areas. I’d just want to make sure it includes the Bay Area and LA.

    • davidgro@lemmy.world
      3·
      11 months ago

      Cascadia/Pacifica would be my choice, I’m already in the borders of either one, and economically either would be a powerful nation, with decent politics