Building A Community

[SkippyDazzo]

Have been wondering about building a community, and being able to live our true life, with people of like mind. Without giving anyway any of my info, I will say that I work in international law. So am very familiar with the legal workings and process.

Would be a private, members only community. What would be a good location for such a community? Would anyone be willing to join, and help build the community?

Building our own community is the best option for us MAP's. Being able to use our right of self determination, which is protected by international law. Examples of this can be found in United Nations Resolutions 2625 and 3166. As well as the United Nation Declaration of Human Right's.

[PorcelainLark]

I've often mentioned Marie Byrd Land in these sorts of discussions because it's unclaimed by any country (terra nullius). It's very remote, in Antarctica. No other MAPs ever seem to be that interested, but I often daydream about setting up a colony there.

[SkippyDazzo]

There are lot's of locations a community can be built. Lot's of uninhabited islands, lots of remote land, ect. For example, places like Clipperton Island, Henderson Island, ect. Building in remote area's means more freedom, and being left alone by others. But it also means less access to outside resources. We would need to be self sufficient, and would be governing ourselves.

Would also need to have a focus on our culture, and not just a focus on the MAP issue. Make the AoC and laws around AoC, a background thing, not center stage so to speak. That way, it's accepted as part of the culture. And would be more acceptable to the outside world that way.

Take a look at religions like Islam, that do practice polygamy and child marriage. Yet the main focus is on the religion as a whole, not so much the different aspects of it. So can do it as a religious community. Doing it as a religious community, will also provide alot more freedom and protection, due to religious law's around the world.

[White sea Snow Elf]

I've often mentioned Marie Byrd Land in these sorts of discussions because it's unclaimed by any country (terra nullius). It's very remote, in Antarctica. No other MAPs ever seem to be that interested, but I often daydream about setting up a colony there.

If we want to build a MAP community in Mary Byrd Land, should we do it in the name of a scientific expedition? Or can we live there as a civilian community?
If possible, how will the funds come from? How should we obtain income to maintain the community? What should we do if we encounter hostility? Do we need to arm ourselves?

[PorcelainLark]

If we want to build a MAP community in Mary Byrd Land, should we do it in the name of a scientific expedition? Or can we live there as are civilian community?

Maybe you could use the pretext of a private scientific study. If it was tied to a university, you wouldn't necessarily be able to pick people that are loyal to the cause.

If possible, how will the funds come from? How should we obtain income to maintain the community? What should we do if we encounter hostility? Do we need to arm ourselves?

This is why I think you would have to aim towards being self-sufficient. Self-defense would be a reasonable thing to consider, however, given how remote and lacking in resources it is, there isn't much point in anyone going there for any other reason.

I imagine you would start by identifying where would be best for a camp, preferably ice-free ground such as you might find in the Ford Ranges, or on the Siple or Ruppert Coasts.

[Outis]

I'd be open minded about it. I don't know where would be best though.
I think it would need to be somewhere good for connections and transport rather than a very remote community, but with a constitution that was supportive of different sexualities. Maybe Asia?