Is the Liberland Experiment Viable?

Subject: Is the Liberland Experiment Viable? Wed May 20, 2015 9:44 pm

It’s easy enough to dismiss the idea of Liberland as a far-flung libertarian scheme. We’ve been here before, as the history of the Phoenix Foundation shows.

Is the Liberland Experiment Viable? Liberland_vlajka

Is the Liberland Experiment Viable? Liberland_vlajka

Anyone can come up with dozens of reasons why it cannot and will not succeed. But all of this misses the point. The importance of Liberland might be entirely symbolic, but symbols are hugely important to our future of liberty. For the world to imagine the possibility of a truly free country is the beginning step of making it a reality.

Liberland came about in April 2015, when Czech political activist Vít Jedlička proclaimed its existence in a disputed territory between Croatia and Serbia. A three-mile area of land on the Danube river, uninhabited, was not under the control of any nation when Jedlička put up a flag, announced a constitution, and laid out the terms for a truly free society. He and his colleagues have sought international recognition, and the international press has been curious and generous.

Within 30 days following this announcement, governments adjacent to the property blocked access, Jedlička has been detained, and the prospects of a new nation coming into being suddenly look grim. Perhaps this was inevitable, and it is not impossible to see this as a temporary setback. Implausible things can happen in a time when many people in the world are rethinking the traditional model of the nation state.

Absent outside political intervention, is it possible that Liberland can actually be a viable nation with a thriving economy? Absolutely. There is no doubt about it. With true free trade with the world, such a place could operate as a kind of tax and regulatory haven, attracting massive capital from around the world, not to mention residents who are escaping despotic states from all over the world.

http://tucker.liberty.me/2015/05/17/is-the-liberland-experiment-viable/

Is the Liberland Experiment Viable?

Is the Liberland Experiment Viable?

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