[tjalfi]

> That's why Uncle Sam is nice to have on your side. A libertarian utopia or corporate controlled trading zone doesn't stand a chance without the backing of a sovereign with a military.

The Republic of Minerva[0] is a good example of this. Some libertarians built an artificial island on a reef and the neighboring country of Tonga annexed it.

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republic_of_Minerva

[andriesm]

Thank you Minerva was really fascinating.

The movie "Rose Island" about a hippie ancap seasteading micronation that ends up being taken out by the Italian government.

It seems there's a long history of these ancapistans' being terminated by nearby governments' militaries.