Chas Jago
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Post by Chas Jago on Jun 7, 2009 7:42:35 GMT 10
Greetings My friends,
We as Micronational leaders seem to always refer to ourselves as being the bees knees when it comes to micronations, but I find that our little section of the World of Micronations, is only a small part in a larger arena.
I have come across Micronations that exist in many sectors of the world, with micronations that are from Europe, the US, canada, South America, Australia, even afew months back South Africa.
How big is the community?
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Post by commiczar on Jun 12, 2009 4:33:38 GMT 10
Greetings My friends, We as Micronational leaders seem to always refer to ourselves as being the bees knees when it comes to micronations, but I find that our little section of the World of Micronations, is only a small part in a larger arena. I have come across Micronations that exist in many sectors of the world, with micronations that are from Europe, the US, canada, South America, Australia, even afew months back South Africa. How big is the community?[/size][/quote] Greetings chasj !! Great question......and probably one without a means to answer or validate; since there are many micronations that exist without the need or desire for public exposure on the internet; and then there are also many micronations that exist behind their "macro" neighbor-nation's borders, which allow *little-to-no* world-wide-web access.....i.e. local linkage only ( internal net...not...international net / i.e. internet ). ( i.e. China, Russia, etc, etc....some limited and monitored access ) The MicroSphere is larger than one would think or even imagine; however, unfortunately the lives / existence of the good majority of micronations can be measured in days or weeks for the most-part; which is due to the fact that the priority-level of one's "macro" interest sometimes gets in the way of one's "micro" interest. ( older / seasoned micronationalist *usually* [ not always ] seem to survive / thrive / stay alive longer and stronger within the micro public-eye.....based upon statistics and history ) No "one-size-fits-all" answer to your great question. That's my "Dew-Cent$" worth....for what it's worth. Highest Regards !! _______________
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Post by indigo on Jun 12, 2009 7:00:18 GMT 10
Greetings My friends, We as Micronational leaders seem to always refer to ourselves as being the bees knees when it comes to micronations, but I find that our little section of the World of Micronations, is only a small part in a larger arena. I have come across Micronations that exist in many sectors of the world, with micronations that are from Europe, the US, canada, South America, Australia, even afew months back South Africa. How big is the community? Hi Chas. There is an Official World, the one we study in school, and then usually forget. The United States recognises 194 nations here (the 192 UN members plus Vatican City and Kosovo), and geographer Matt Rosenberg adds a 195th nation to the real countries list with Taiwan. There is also a Non-Official World, which can be subdivided into Fourth, Fifth, and Sixth Worlds. Lots of folks in the Fourth World look down on "micronations", which my research shows are taken to be quite a few more than can be properly classified as Fifth and Sixth World nations. Fourth Worlders look down on micronations like First Worlders/Whites look down and Third Worlders/Blacks. There are also many micronationalists that are intollerant of any nation larger than their aunt's backyard. Yet I find this prejudice largely unjustified. Even Fourth World nations with lots of recognition like Palestine and Taiwan really don't have any good reason to look down on micronations, especially the most serious ones, and there are also micronations like Seborga that look down on "Internet nations". They are all a bunch of hypocrites. There are hundreds of Fourth, Fifth, and Sixth World nations out there, and dozens of odd things like royal families in exile, which still exercise a great deal of power through the media, and non-states like SMOM. When you add other entities properly under the jurisdiction of International Law, such as international organisations, the field can become quite complex, almost worth a university faculty by itself, if only academics were less like the rest of us, and more like the genies that we owe most of our greatest thoughts, products and services to. HMRD Cesidio Tallini
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