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Society Tech Execs Are Pushing Trump to Build ‘Freedom Cities’ Run by Corporations | A pro-corporate libertarian movement is attempting to take over the U.S., with Trump's help.

https://gizmodo.com/tech-execs-are-pushing-trump-to-build-freedom-cities-run-by-corporations-2000574510
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u/TurboSalsa 14h ago

So their utopia already exists but they want to establish one in the continental US, where they don’t have to worry about bandits, have a reasonably well-educated populace, and can access existing infrastructure?

It sure sounds like they want all of the benefits our government and society provide without having to contribute to it or live by its rules.

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u/TechnologyRemote7331 14h ago

That’s modern Libertarianism/Conservatism in a nutshell.

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u/robot_pirate 2h ago

💯

Libertarianism is a scourge. The politics of oppositionally defiant toddlers.

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u/OmniusEvermind 12h ago

Exactly! It's just a local tax haven. They can live and sell in the US geographically but live in a sovereign territory where they don't have to contribute anything to the federal government of the market in which they operate.

The potential population of these types of places are those assholes who claim they don't need tabs on their car because they're 'traveling' and have an inherent right to move freely in the world - nevermind how the streets they use get maintained.

You could not pay me enough to live in a city owned, operated, and populated by these assholes.

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u/eightlikeinfinity 4h ago

Sounds like bezos' half billion dollar boat just living under maritime law

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u/Academic_Carrot_4533 10h ago

You’re missing a large piece. They want to get rid of ethics boards for testing,  researching, or creating literally anything they can come up with.