An infamous hotbed of separatism and sectarian violence, this region in the Indian Subcontinent has plagued peacemakers for over 70 years. One side decries the military occupation of their nation, while the other maintains that it is necessary as a defense against islamic terror. Today we’re going to look into which side, if any, is …
Springtime of Nations: Ambazonia
In the Jungles of West Africa, a conflict spawned by colonial land grabs has spiraled into an all-out war. Cameroon, a mid sized oil rich country, gained independence from France in 1960 with the rest of French Equatorial Africa. A community of English speakers however seeks to break free from their union, using crypto-currency to …
Springtime of Nations: Taiwan
The Chinese Communist State has in the last few years begun ramping up their decades-old threat to invade and annex the island nation of Taiwan, which they claim is not a nation at all, but simply the rowdy 23rd province of the Chinese Nation, that needs to be reminded who is really in charge. This …
Springtime of Nations: The Lakota
In 1988 Texas Congressman Ron Paul ran for President on the Libertarian Party Ticket. The man he narrowly defeated for the nomination, Russell Means, was a Lakota Native American rights activist who had been involved in the symbolic occupation of Alcatraz island in 1969 as a protest against the treatment of Native Americans in the …
Springtime of Nations: Corsica
In July 2020, members of a separatist movement on the French controlled island of Corsica announced the revival of the National Liberation Front of Corsica or the FLNC. This group had conducted violent attacks for the cause of Corsican nationalism for decades until their ceasefire was announced in 2014. With their return, Springtime of Nations …
Springtime of Nations: The Boers
Having covered the Free State Project in a previous episode, a political migration undertaken by American libertarians, we will continue this theme by looking at the town of Orania in South Africa, which is a project of Boer Nationalists. This settlement is controversial both in South Africa and in the world, and like our video …
Springtime of Nations: New England
The Libertarian Party of New Hampshire has started openly advocating for secession from the United States, part of its radical tilt after the LP Mises Caucus took over the state committee. New Hampshire is considered the beating heart of Libertarianism in America, being the site of the political migration plan called the Free State Project. …
Springtime of Nations: Quebec
The current third largest party in Canada is the Bloc Quebecois, a federal successor to the Quebec Nationalist parties of the last century. Quebec came close to independence in 1995 through a referendum but narrowly voted against it. Quebec Nationalism has stagnated since then, but as secession movements increase in support in the Western Provinces, …
Springtime of Nations: Israel
In the news what has become a perennial geopolitical issue has once again reared its head. Though the latest fighting ended in a ceasefire on May 21, 2021, the Arab-Israeli conflict has in some form or another been raging for over 100 years, with no discernible end in sight. Many libertarians have spoken on the …