Zera Yes, cultural clash is an issue. As I wrote: "As USVIers are...

January 31, 2025 at 8:03 PM  ·  Comment — Archer T. Ships replied to Boris Karpa's comment.  ·  View on Facebook  ·  Markdown source

Zera Yes, cultural clash is an issue. As I wrote: "As USVIers are mostly black Democrats, they're likely to be suspicious and fearful of a bunch of white libertarians proposing to make significant political changes to USVI. ... In order to assuage suspicion, and reduce the possibility of a violent crackdown by the existing political class while the project is in its infancy, I recommend a "friends first" strategy. Instead of immediately trying for large, scary political changes, I recommend that libertarian activists move to the island, and first demonstrate value to the existing citizens outside of the political realm. [long list of voluntary replacements for government institutions] In other words, libertarians should work to create the voluntary civil society that we hope to replace the existing authoritarian structures. That way, ideally, we'll be able to make changes without much resistance as people will already be benefiting from the non-coercive alternatives."