They bought a Caribbean island to start their own country

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10 pointsbmmayer14 comments

I don't get why people think buying an island as property gives them any more right to declare themselves an independent nation than claiming your backyard as sovereign territory.

You own the island by virtue of your host nation, since they've given you property rights under their laws. Since you claim their laws don't apply those property rights have no bearing on your ability to declare it as an independent nation.

> Mayer sees it as more of a quirky marketing tool. Mayer emphasizes that the micronation should be seen as "tongue in cheek," and that while they might bring in their own rules when they are on the island (such as no single-use plastics, he said as an example), Coffee Caye still falls squarely within the laws and borders of Belize.

Petoria: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UMYIMw6qcBw

This is more a utopian HOA than a country, under the rule of a sketchy real country.

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