The Atlas Shrugged Themepark?

[Nephew Twiddleton]

Pickle- its true that prior to the obama administration i had known libertarians- college aged men i might add or just fresh out- who did in fact consider themselves centrists. And perhaps they were. That kind of libertarian is gone. Theyre better known as independent voters. The libertarian label has been hijacked by the gop and closet racists. Id be interested what the actual libertarian party has to say about the tea party but you never hear anything from them.

[Mesozoic Mister Nigel]

It is probably worth reiterating that the group - although founded by a libertarian - does not want to just make libertarian islands.

What they actually want to do is develop the technology to the point where it is economically feasible to create floating, self-sufficient settlements. Then see what forms of governance work in those settlements.

I agree that 'the type that is shot by pirates and/or dies from horrific disasters' seems the most likely, but.

The most glorious moment I will ever have, EVER, is the moment when they determine that the best source of floating material upon which to found these cities is the already-existing resource of floating garbage in the sea.

And then Salazore is born.

[Anna Mae Bollocks]

Libertarians have been consumed by Randroids.

[Cainad (dec.)]

It is probably worth reiterating that the group - although founded by a libertarian - does not want to just make libertarian islands.

What they actually want to do is develop the technology to the point where it is economically feasible to create floating, self-sufficient settlements. Then see what forms of governance work in those settlements.

I agree that 'the type that is shot by pirates and/or dies from horrific disasters' seems the most likely, but.

The most glorious moment I will ever have, EVER, is the moment when they determine that the best source of floating material upon which to found these cities is the already-existing resource of floating garbage in the sea.

And then Salazore is born.

Oh my goodness yes.

[BabylonHoruv]

It is probably worth reiterating that the group - although founded by a libertarian - does not want to just make libertarian islands.

What they actually want to do is develop the technology to the point where it is economically feasible to create floating, self-sufficient settlements. Then see what forms of governance work in those settlements.

I agree that 'the type that is shot by pirates and/or dies from horrific disasters' seems the most likely, but.

The most glorious moment I will ever have, EVER, is the moment when they determine that the best source of floating material upon which to found these cities is the already-existing resource of floating garbage in the sea.

And then Salazore is born.

http://news.discovery.com/tech/recycled-island-to-be-built-from-ocean-garbage-patch-110331.html

[Precious Moments Zalgo]

This has been tried before, with lulzy results.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Micronation#New-country_projects

• Operation Atlantis, an early 1970s New York–based libertarian group that built a concrete-hulled ship called Freedom, which they sailed to the Caribbean, intending to anchor it permanently there as their "territory". The ship sank in a hurricane and the project foundered with it.
• Republic of Minerva, another libertarian project that succeeded in building a small man-made island on the Minerva Reefs south of Fiji in 1972 before being ejected by troops from Tonga, who later formally annexed it.
• Principality of Freedonia, a libertarian project that tried to lease territory from the Sultan of Awdal in Somaliland in 2001. Resulting public dissatisfaction led to rioting, and the reported death of a Somali.
• Oceania (also known as "The Atlantis Project", but unrelated to the 1970s project listed above), another libertarian artificial island project that raised US $400,000 before going bankrupt in 1994.

[Doktor Howl]

This has been tried before, with lulzy results.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Micronation#New-country_projects

• Operation Atlantis, an early 1970s New York–based libertarian group that built a concrete-hulled ship called Freedom, which they sailed to the Caribbean, intending to anchor it permanently there as their "territory". The ship sank in a hurricane and the project foundered with it.
• Republic of Minerva, another libertarian project that succeeded in building a small man-made island on the Minerva Reefs south of Fiji in 1972 before being ejected by troops from Tonga, who later formally annexed it.
• Principality of Freedonia, a libertarian project that tried to lease territory from the Sultan of Awdal in Somaliland in 2001. Resulting public dissatisfaction led to rioting, and the reported death of a Somali.
• Oceania (also known as "The Atlantis Project", but unrelated to the 1970s project listed above), another libertarian artificial island project that raised US $400,000 before going bankrupt in 1994.

I can't decide if Minerva or Oceania is lulzier.

ETA:  Did they know "Freedonia" is from a Marx Brother's movie?

[Chairman Risus]

This has been tried before, with lulzy results.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Micronation#New-country_projects

• Operation Atlantis, an early 1970s New York–based libertarian group that built a concrete-hulled ship called Freedom, which they sailed to the Caribbean, intending to anchor it permanently there as their "territory". The ship sank in a hurricane and the project foundered with it.
• Republic of Minerva, another libertarian project that succeeded in building a small man-made island on the Minerva Reefs south of Fiji in 1972 before being ejected by troops from Tonga, who later formally annexed it.
• Principality of Freedonia, a libertarian project that tried to lease territory from the Sultan of Awdal in Somaliland in 2001. Resulting public dissatisfaction led to rioting, and the reported death of a Somali.
• Oceania (also known as "The Atlantis Project", but unrelated to the 1970s project listed above), another libertarian artificial island project that raised US $400,000 before going bankrupt in 1994.

I can't decide if Minerva or Oceania is lulzier.

ETA:  Did they know "Freedonia" is from a Marx Brother's movie?

Those upstarts!

[Anna Mae Bollocks]

I always heard about half of Salem, Mass is built on a landfill. 

[Precious Moments Zalgo]

This has been tried before, with lulzy results.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Micronation#New-country_projects

• Operation Atlantis, an early 1970s New York–based libertarian group that built a concrete-hulled ship called Freedom, which they sailed to the Caribbean, intending to anchor it permanently there as their "territory". The ship sank in a hurricane and the project foundered with it.
• Republic of Minerva, another libertarian project that succeeded in building a small man-made island on the Minerva Reefs south of Fiji in 1972 before being ejected by troops from Tonga, who later formally annexed it.
• Principality of Freedonia, a libertarian project that tried to lease territory from the Sultan of Awdal in Somaliland in 2001. Resulting public dissatisfaction led to rioting, and the reported death of a Somali.
• Oceania (also known as "The Atlantis Project", but unrelated to the 1970s project listed above), another libertarian artificial island project that raised US $400,000 before going bankrupt in 1994.

I can't decide if Minerva or Oceania is lulzier.

Yeah, they are both lulzy, but for different reasons.

10 years after being ejected by Tongan troops, the founder led a group of people to reoccupy Minerva.  They were reejected three weeks later.

The founder of Oceania used the money he raised to start a web hosting company.  He is now fundraising for a new, even kookier project.

Based on that, I have to give the edge to Oceania.

ETA:  Did they know "Freedonia" is from a Marx Brother's movie?

I keep wanting to watch Duck Soup sometime, but I've yet to get around to it.

[Phox]

So, this has inspired me. I think I'm going to start a private security company that caters to rich morons. Maybe if they do build that island, they'll higher me as security. When this happens, I will happen to notice but it appears the money is better in espionage and piracy. 

[PopeTom]

I always heard about half of Salem, Mass is built on a landfill. 

The neighborhood of Boston, MA known as Back Bay is also all land fill. 

[Anna Mae Bollocks]

The rich side of town? Society column stuff like "Steven Tyler was spotted in the Back Bay shopping for scarves"?

[Bruno]

Just read title as "Atlas Themed Shrugpark".

Still awaiting visuals.

That is all.

[PopeTom]

The rich side of town? Society column stuff like "Steven Tyler was spotted in the Back Bay shopping for scarves"?

The rich people may shop in parts of Back Bay but they all live on Beacon Hill.  Beacon Hill is rock solid old Boston.

History:  Boston was first called Tremont because it consisted of three hills.  Pemberton Hill, Mount Vernon, and Beacon Hill.  What is now Back Bay was a marshy area that was also used as a garbage dump.  During high tide when the area was under water it wasn't too bad.    However low tide on a nice hot summer day the city would reek.  so like any 19th century human would do the people of Boston said 'fuck this shit'.  They tore down Pemberton Hill & Mount Vernon and filled in the Back Bay.   It was the biggest of Boston's many land reclamation projects during that time period.  About half of Beacon Hill was used to build up land in Boston's waterfront district.