shakilaiub Oh! You joined Liberland when they first started. You're a real freedom advocate! It turns out that you already had relevant ideas and similar experiences when you came to support Libernesia. No wonder you're in high spirits and seem supportive when you join. I'm guessing you're the first person with original nationality and Liberland identity to become a citizen of Libernesia. I'm proud that we can have a Liberlander here. Micronations and self-proclaimed sovereign states, as well as people acquiring citizenship and participating in the affairs of these countries, have always been intriguing subjects. They show people's growing sense of autonomy and redefinition of personal identity and are also the pursuit and embodiment of self-determination and self-governance. The authority or statism of the traditional nations (aka. macronations) is no longer unchallengeable, and with it comes individual sovereignty, which fits nicely with the libertarian approach of empowering individuals and minimizing government intervention.
Before coming to Libernesia, I already knew about micronationalism and Liberland. It's been a few years since I first came across the fascinating entity of micronations. At that time, I learned about the well-known (and impressive) Hutt River, Molossia, Liberland, Landonia, and Sealand as a starting point. I browsed their websites and quite a lot of internet information about them with an inquiring mind. I thought micronationalists were very courageous! They were seriously doing what others thought could not be accomplished by individuals or private entities - starting a country from scratch and making it work as it should. In the following months, I intermittently looked at online resources on micronationalism, like MicroWiki, to raise my awareness of it. But I didn't think I would be or intend to get involved, so I put it aside. It wasn't until about two years ago that I suddenly recalled this concept one day. I was curious about the development of micronationalism, so I resumed searching the internet and browsing MicroWiki in greater depth. I learned more about the old and new micronations... Then, I decided to enter micronationalism by looking for micronation(s) from that site that I was interested in, had positive feelings about, and was suitable to join and obtain citizenship. Finding a better option wasn't easy until I discovered Libernesia a week or two before joining. To this day, Libernesia is the only micronation I have citizenship in, and one is enough.
I remember my early introduction to libertarianism was through a link in an online encyclopedia article on Liberland, and its description left a good impression on me. When I first visited Libernesia's website, I identified with many of its beliefs, missions, and goals (mind you, the micronational community is very diverse). At the same time, I felt that Libernesia had received some inspiration from Liberland and some micronations on how they worked out some things. It is worth mentioning that, at first, I purely thought of Libernesia as a meaningful and visionary micronation and didn't consider myself a true libertarian (I didn't even want to affiliate myself with politics or ideologies). Perhaps I had a spark in my heart that supported people's inherent freedom.
While I don't want people to get too confused between Libernesia and Liberland, I sometimes think about our similarities, shared values, and what makes us unique. We are geographically close and have similar ideals and notions. We are liberty-oriented countries based primarily on libertarianism, which includes maximizing individual liberties, limiting government, letting people live as they see fit, and free trade and freedom to enterprise... as our policies. We are promoting and safeguarding people's deserved freedoms that have long suffered from various forms of totalitarianism in this turbid world. But we and Liberland were founded and are participated by different people with their aspirations and experiences. I think you will feel the same way that both have their characteristics, uniqueness, and own way of operating under similar principles. Personally, the sense of the presence of "government" or related departments in Libernesia is smaller than that in Liberland. I wonder if you have noticed that there is almost no government here (except for a president as a ceremonial position; a free society is believed to be capable of functioning without government), while private institutions are favored to solve problems. At least for now, Libernesia has positioned itself as "an interface for free individuals to effectively interact with the international world," which has been functioning for diplomacy from the beginning and building a community of free individuals.
In addition, I believe that a decentralized network state is the most significant feature of Libernesia. The country's name, Libernesia, means "Liberty Islands." Yes, Libernesia's members are distributed worldwide, its territories are also distributive, and I think that the activities in this country are like decentralized networks with individual-based connections. They are now mainly conducted through Libernesia's websites (although it also maintains some offline presence), with interactions and discussions between citizens in this forum, where everyone can participate according to their wishes. I assume that, ideally, anyone can put forward opinions, open for discussions, find solutions, or reach consensus on various matters as needed. In other words, people's degree of autonomy and opportunities for personal participation in social affairs will be improved instead of the traditional role played by the central government, the parliament, and so on. A free society that follows libertarian principles no longer seems to be a lofty ideal but is being created, put into action, and maintained here by Libernesians step by step. The distributed networking of this free community, coupled with the fact that freedom-loving individuals from all over the world are always welcome to join as members and experience the benefits of freedom, make changes, or whatever, I believe Libernesia will be more potent in spreading freedom globally.
But for what it's worth, both Liberland and Libernesia are committed to establishing a country with true freedom at their foundation and core on earth, where most governments do not bring much benefit to the interests of their people. This is rarely seen among other nations (including micronations). As the saying goes, "Unity is strength," Libernesia is an essential add-on force protecting fragile liberties from authoritarianism.
For me, a free society is about unleashing one's potential and, more importantly, letting people live peacefully. I've seen torches lit from different continents, including Europe, Asia, Africa, Oceania, and North America, on the Freedom Light Map. Welcome to Libernesia, and bring what I believe is your strong stance for individual liberty and a free society. Thank you for your ongoing support of freedom, a precious human value! I hope we can light up the freedom's torch together in the future Freedom Lights of Hope.
P.S. Sorry for writing this long in one go. 🤯 I am grateful that you took the time to read all these! 🙏
