Suleiman
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Ah, the old platonic republic rears up from its dusty grave once more. You have the same problem with this "lifestyle island" that you would have with the Republic. Plato suggested that the learned - this is to say philosophers - should be in charge of government. Aside from the fact that ivory tower idealists rarely get anything of value done (an idea that would be shocking to the ancient greeks, who left all matters of a mundane sort to their slaves so that they might be free to fight and learn and play under the mediterranean sun), there was the simple question of how you deal with conflicting philosophies. Plato suggested, in his idealistic zeal, that each school be treated with equal reverence, as each had its own merits, whose strengths could come together through debate and forum, to create a powerful consensus. In theory this means that each philosopher-leader has the same degree of power and luxury, but how can that be, when hedonists and stoics rest under the same roof?
In an idealized scenario, why not have multiple states bound together as a single political entity? You can buy an offshore oil rig for fairly cheap once the well is tapped out, and several people have done so and declaired themselves independant nations. You can build up artificial reefs with some forms of landfill (I understand Japan has been doing this to build an airport. I don't know if it's true or not, however). You can set up a bunch of inter-connected areas as lifestyle ghettoes. Have a comitee of dominants making policy, balanced by a "slaves guild" labor party to watch out for the little guy (life must really suck when your submissives are on strike). You can even set up a tourist island for the folks who want to come and party, but aren't looking for a 24/7 tpe at the moment. We'd be a major tourist attraction - sin cities always are. Of course, we'd have to be seriously strict about the SSC rule, or face some hefty political and economic sanctions, but on the plus side, with the extra income, we could set up a fairly impressive health care policy (which would be nessesary for the general protection of the community, since some folks just can't say no, and some tops really enjoy sharing their property)
Hey - if jose cuervo tequila can declair themselves a nation and demand a seat in the UN, why not us? Perverts of the world, unite!
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