TinyTimmyTokyoCroatia shutters a libertarian paradise, orange site readers have a sad
selfDefine “scam”? Who is trying to scam who in this situation? The Liberlanders feel more like a LARP group than any sort of pyramid scheme, and it’s not like there was any serious risk of them actually receiving recognition and depriving the actual nations nearby of the (as you point out) worthless land.
whenever I see LARP in any context but literal live action roleplaying (nerds doing nerd shit in the woods, and even then it can be iffy) what follows is the worst fucking take I’ve ever seen. is LARPing just how libertarian fuckheads cover for their illegal militia shit these days?
geriksonAs if on cue:
PJ "Vote Green" CoffeyThe original article is actually a really nuanced take. I read the Lemmy(?) Thread first and the fascination with the secrecy point... goodness.
A lot of Larpers won't want someone just stood there watching because it breaks immersion (I.e. the point of the game). But if someone wants to whack on a tabard or other light costume to not look out of place then that's fine.
“If you were just LARPing, why did you need live explosives?” yeah, that's not a LARP!