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Libertaria in Cyberspace

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Several folks have commented recently about ocean-going libertarian havens, supertankers used as data havens, and so forth. In the 1970s, especially, there were several unsuccessful attempts to acquire islands in the Pacific for the site of what some called "Libertaria." (Some keywords: Vanuatu, Minerva, Mike Oliver, Tonga) Obtaining an entire island is problematic. Getting the consent of the residents is one issue (familiar to those on the this list who weathered the Hurrican Andrew diversion debate). Being _allowed_ to operate by the leading world powers is another....the U.S. has enforced trade embargoes and blockades against many nations in the past several decades, including Cuba, North Korea, Libya, Iran, Iraq, andothers. Further, the U.S. has invaded some countries---Panama- is a good example---whose government it disliked. How long would a supertanker "data haven" or libertarian regime last in such an environment? (Stephenson's fascinating Snow Crash didn't address tthe issue o

Libertaria in Cyberspace Back to activism.net/cypherpunk/ To: Extropians@gnu.ai.mit.edu From: tcmay@netcom.com ( Timothy C. May ) Subject: Libertaria in Cyberspace Date: Tue, 1 Sep 92 11:42:12 PDT Libertaria in Cyberspace or Cyberspace more hospitable to ideas of liberty and crypto anarchy Here are a few points about why "cyberspace," or a computer-mediated network, is more hospitable than physical locations for the kind of "crypto anarchy" libertarian system I've been describing. Several folks have commented recently about ocean-going libertarian havens, supertankers used as data havens, and

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