ECHOES FOR THE PAST

Let me introduce myself, because the Esperanto language is one of my creations. I am Ludwik Lejzer Zamenhof, and I frequently appear in print media such as L. L. Zamenhof. I was born in the Polish city of Białystok, then occupied by the Russian Empire, on December 15, 1859. As a young man I spoke without difficulty in Russian, Polish, German and Yiddish. Later I learned Latin, Hebrew, French, Greek and English. I also had some basic knowledge of Spanish, Italian and other languages.

I lived my childhood in my native Białystok, a city inhabited by Poles, Jews, Russians, Germans and Lithuanians, where I saw among these communities a lack of harmony and communication due to the diversity of languages. This led me to seek a solution to the problem, and so I invented Esperanto, a medium that served as an AUXILIARY language.

I studied in Białystok, Warsaw, Moscow and Vienna, having qualified as a doctor and ophthalmologist. During those years I developed Esperanto, although at age 17 I had already made known to my family my first work on the grammatical foundations of this language. In 1887, with the help of my father-in-law, I published a pamphlet which presented the foundations of the new language, "Lingvo Internacia. Antaŭparolo kaj plena lernolibro" - International Language. Preface and full textbook - I used the pseudonym of Doktoro Esperanto - the doctor who has hope. Esperanto became the term to name the new International Language. This my first work later received the name of Unua Libro, or First Book.

My last day in the world was in Warsaw on April 14, 1917. I sadly knew that Esperantists because they were Esperantists were persecuted and executed in the gas chambers by the dictator Adolf Hitler's police. Another dictator, Joseph Stalin, sent other Esperantists to die in the Siberian snows. The Soviet monster thought that Esperanto was a bourgeois language. A contemporary of the latter, radical anti-communist American Senator Joseph McCarthy called Esperanto "something pro-communist" and harassed Esperantic citizens. It's funny how a language can make people with such different ideologies see it as something abnormal.

I have also seen with satisfaction how the International Language is better known and employed thanks to the existence of new resources such as the Internet. By placing the word esperanto in search engines, it gives you a result of more than 40 000 000 sites, of course, not all the names have to do with this language, sometimes they are of commerce or private entities, I suppose that its owners had to choose Another name for your business.

How many Esperantists are there in the world? Interesting question, and very difficult to answer. It's something equivalent to asking you: How many people like to use a bicycle in the world? There is no answer. But some dare to say that there are between 100 000 and 2 000 000 Esperantists. Can be. It is even said that there are also between 1000 and 10 000 people who have Esperanto as their mother tongue, because their parents speak Esperanto. It is also possible. I invite you to make a calculation. Suppose that the chess players hold a World Congress of Chess Players. How many chess players who take this hobby seriously would be present in that Congress? Give me one clue: let one of every 100 chess players attend, or one in 500, or one in every 1000, or one in 10,000. Well, the most recent international congresses of Esperantists have gathered between 2000 and 4000 people, each paying their own expenses ...

Un físico se forma estudiando sistemas ideales, y aunque tales jamás serán observados por la simple razón de ser inexistentes, su función es establecer una referencia para estudiar a los reales, que sí bien pueden presentar un cóctel de perturbaciones de toda clase, correctamente planteados, se mantienen cercanos a los ideales.

Como la formación de un científico, los ideales de una nación en órbita pueden verse perturbados por una serie de impredecibles (o predecibles) condiciones, desde condicionantes genéticas insalvables, como de factores tan externos como ¿ya dije impredecibles?

Los ideales sirven como línea de trabajo, que aunque si bien no se cumplirán al pié de la letra, servirán como referencia para trabajar en estar tan cerca de ellos como sea posible. Los ideales no son un fin, son un vector que nos guía y cuya fuerza nos reúne a pesar de lo agreste del terreno. El logro en los ideales no está en lograrlos, está en acercarnos.

To start a colony may be hard. As many have found out, to actually defend the idea, once others find out, is harder. What are the challenges on the way to a new micronation, or at least an independent existence? What are the ways?

• Allodial Title - gain property held (at least in theory) without further encumbrances or taxes
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• Being ignored - a fine way towards freedom when there are so few other options; the authorities likely to challenge the fledgling state don't bother to do so. If this persists for long enough, a case may be made the settlers are the real, de facto owners, which is a start.
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• Exploiting the rules - several micronations were created in places where international agreements or laws were unclear or in conflict… those glitches tend to be corrected over time. See also the Northwest Angle . Just don't pick a place where conflict is for a good reason, like for the Spratly Islands . For an actual example of someone trying it, see the Forvik Island
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• Establish an embassy - according to international diplomatic tradition, the land on which the embassy sits and the buildings on it are considered to be your nation's sovereign territory ^{( source )} . This still requires some recognition, which may be also gained by…

• Buying it - simply amass a sufficient amount of cash, and politicians are much more likely to cooperate. But it will cost some. (Note: corrupt dictators and politicians in general may be an easier target, but make any arrangements a bit uncertain.)
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• Keep 'em busy - derail detrimental efforts of others by bureaucracy and other evil means; this may entail providing massive evidence of a claim, and let them try to sort it out in a few decades. The "work the system" option.
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• Limited term contract - to persuade any country to give up a part of its lands would be… hard. A limited time period is more imaginable.
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• Limited freedom contract - in exchange for, say, a certain fee, plus maybe a few general agreements, the people are left to do as they please. The main challenge is to keep the contract in effect and withstand all pressures to expand it. Word is several tropical states like Indonesia may offer up to a 99-year lease on their land with a fairly extensive sovereignty (link needed).
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• Start legal - become a settlement officially under the control of some state, create the infrastructure and basic industries, amass the funds, install the defenses… and declare independence. May not be as easy once one entangles himself into the global networks.
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• Hidden - as in the book/movie The Beach , where a small community has hidden itself away from the civilization. This would be a hard one to pull for a long period of time.
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• Social project - as in the Freetown Christiania , where a group of idealists gained a semi-legal status and a measure of official acceptance. The emphasis seems to be on a distinct culture and lifestyle. It may be possible to try it elsewhere.
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• Penal colony - in India, there are now prisons, where the prisoners are basically left for themselves, free to pursue their crafts and earn a living, merely not allowed to escape. There are also many movie examples (though mostly not pleasant). Still, it might be in theory possible to create a colony housing prisoners of a certain country, in exchange for non-intervention.
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• Buffer zone - where there is conflict between two without end, a third party could claim control of a sensitive area - with the agreement of both. Required would be a great reputation, mastery of diplomacy, and it still may not work. But it is a theoretical option.
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• Join the Commonwealth of Nations - the basic, today a bit looser precondition is to be a former British colony. There are other conditions, but easier to fulfill than the conditions for the UN, and it would offer much prestige and actual international recognition. Note also that it does not exercise or claim to have any sort of power over its members. See also a research society for that topic.
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• Take over - there are quite a few internationally accepted small states out there. A group of enthusiasts could move into one, and essentially take it over, dictating or at least strongly influencing its politics.
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• Ask for it - simply, ask for a piece of land for exactly this purpose. Pitch it as a great PR stunt, a social experiment/political model or something. It is of course extremely hard to convince modern governments to give up their land, so additional motivation is necessary. It could be care for desolate lands , claiming new or disputed territory for the 'sponsoring' country, or simply provoking their enemies (let's say a country allows 'American fugitives' the escape from that evil imperialism, etc, etc, etc).
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• Settle into a country with low standards, and slowly work your way through a civil war up to declaring independence. Very risky, and taking possibly decades, but some may try it.
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• An alternative route some people choose is to be a ' perpetual traveller ', that arranges his or her paperwork in such a way that all governments consider him a tourist, paying little to no taxes, and living mostly unhindered. As an individual strategy, this is way outside of the topic of this website, but provides inspiration, and even possible
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• investment/supporters. There could be entire groups living this life. They may also have valuable information on registration, citizenship, and other interesting questions. Note also a website from an expert on disappearing .
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• Research station - access is limited to many exotic places. But if one were to, say, form into an alternative ecological movement, then one could probably easily move into such a place, researching while creating a viable settlement. Especially for those with strict ecological preferences, the challenge to keep up the nature-oriented face may be easy.
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• Foundation -some states don't tax foundations/non-profit organizations, and may be more lax in their treatment, if some noble purpose is proven (may go with the previous option, and provide a springboard to many others).
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• Get a valley - recent history shows that remote rocky, close to an international border areas can be held by a handful of people. Usually they benefit from clear water (from which you can draw electricity) and you can grow goats or even sheep for food. A simpler way could be to buy some land in a remote area no one is interested in. There are numerous little valleys, even in the Alps or the Pyrenees, which are not suitable for ski resorts and are used only for pasture. ^{( Source .)}
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• Incorporate: having all the rights of a corporation, it could raise the funds by selling stock or supplying other services to its 'citizens' and others. With enough money, it could realize the dream of an own island or other area as an amusement park or exotic holiday resort. The company might profit from being registered in some exotic location. ^{( source )}
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• Dependent nation status - enjoyed by Sovereign Indian Nations in the US, with important marks of sovereignty… though it could be extremely hard to achieve this status nowadays. Good luck.
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• WSLEs, or Weakly State-Like Entities, introduced here , are parastate entities intended to be temporary, not out for a direct military confrontation. They still intend to have their sovereignty.
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• Fight - yes, wait for your challenge, and win the battle(s). While straightforward, there are obvious problems with this approach. On the other hand, it may be necessary with other options, too. See also Right of Conquest .
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Marks of a nation

What are the necessary criteria to be internationally recognized as a country? (See source .)

• a defined territory
• a permanent population
• a government
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• government must be capable of interacting with other states (standards are somewhat unclear on this, but it is necessary by all accounts)
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• declare independence - is reported to have certain benefits, even if not recognized by anyone get recognized - possibly the hardest of them all, most countries won't recognize a small wannabee nation, unless there is something in it for them
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• join the club - should you actually want to join the United Nations. The application is trivial, but the General Assembly must determine by a two-thirds majority that you are a “peace-loving state” that can carry out the duties of the U.N. Charter. This requires serious work in the previous step.
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To live free, you don't need all these things. Real independence may be far from the declared one. Choose what goals you will aim for.

The good news is coming!

First off, I want to thank everyone for their support of the project. If all goes well, the first broadcast could be made available as early as later today (although I advise that this week is the goal in general and to be patient).

Secondly, the station will be called "The Galactic News-E Network" or "News-E" for short. The broadcasts will be made on the Tumblr page I have set up for it: http://galacticnewsenetwork.tumblr.com/

Now, the page isn't quite finished yet, so please bear with me. There will be an announcement when the blog page and the first broadcast is made. The page can be best viewed in desktop mode, for those curious about the setup. I also want to thank Valéry Grancher for providing the dashboard banner art for the blog. I hope to speak to you all soon. Have a good day.

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