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The governing ideology of the far right has become a monstrous, supremacist survivalism. Our task is to build a movement strong enough to stop them The movement for corporate city states cannot believe its good luck. For years, it has been pushing the extreme notion that wealthy, tax-averse people should up and start their own high-tech fiefdoms, whether new countries on artificial islands in international waters (“seasteading”) or pro-business “freedom cities” such as Próspera, a glorified gated community combined with a wild west med spa on a Honduran island. Yet despite backing from the heavy-hitter venture capitalists Peter Thiel and Marc Andreessen, their extreme libertarian dreams kept bogging down: it turns out most self-respecting rich people don’t actually want to live on floating oil rigs, even if it means lower taxes, and while Próspera might be nice for a holiday and some body “upgrades”, its extra-national status is currently being challenged in court. Now, all of a sudden

The featured essay Far right (US) This article is more than 1 year old The rise of end times fascism This article is more than 1 year old The governing ideology of the far right has become a monstrous, supremacist survivalism. Our task is to build a movement strong enough to stop them Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor Sun 13 Apr 2025 07.00 EDT Last modified on Tue 5 May 2026 20.04 EDT Share View image in fullscreen The movement for corporate city states cannot believe its good luck. For years, it has been pushing the extreme notion that wealthy, tax-averse people should up and start their own high-

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