The Seasteading Institute

Reply To: The culture of derfense and

The culture of defense and individual responsibility in Switzerland may help create peaceful interactions. The factors are probably related. Switzerland has been peaceful and sovereign and highly armed for many centuries. The different Swiss cantons have had language, religious and legal differences with other cantons for many centuries, but they found ways to get along internally and also to prevent external aggression: a minimal central government that respects differences between different cultures, languages, religions, and an agreement to collectively fight against invasions, relatively minimal taxes, etc. It's proven to be a good model, even if modern Swiss are unwisely starting to throw it away in the name of internationalism.

http://www.heritage.org/Index/country.cfm?id=Switzerland

Switzerland has a functionally universal militia with every adult male armed and trained with a fully-automatic rifle which they keep at home along with ammunition, artillery positions throughout the countryside aimed at major mountain passes, bridges, tunnels, etc., which invaders would use, a modern, highly-trained airforce, and a permanent professional officer corps. In short they have a credible defense which is provided by every individual (male). They are prepared to defend their country. As a result, they haven't been successfully invaded in centuries.

http://www.stephenhalbrook.com/ts-speech.html