Key West Declared a Faux War on the United States in 1982
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Re: Key West Declared a Faux War on the United States in 1982
#2I remember this; it's because the Federal gov't treats The Keys like the proverbial red-headed stepchild.
Re: Key West Declared a Faux War on the United States in 1982
#3The Wikipedia article links to a few sources. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conch_Republic
Re: Key West Declared a Faux War on the United States in 1982
#4As a small-"l" libertarian, these kinds of stories make me feel warm and fuzzy inside. In all seriousness, people willing to stand up against bureaucratic mistreatment is one of the signs of a healthy republic. I'm not sure we still have that.
Re: Key West Declared a Faux War on the United States in 1982
#5"The Mouse that Roared"
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mouse_That_Roared
Re: Key West Declared a Faux War on the United States in 1982
#6No one declares a false war. All wars that have been declared, have never ended...
Re: Key West Declared a Faux War on the United States in 1982
#7It wasn't fake. Key West is subverting the US with margaritas and t-shirts.
Re: Key West Declared a Faux War on the United States in 1982
#8As a small-"l" libertarian, these kinds of stories make me feel warm and fuzzy inside. In all seriousness, people willing to stand up against bureaucratic mistreatment is one of the signs of a healthy republic. I'm not sure we still have that.
I recall reading the same story on reddit in a TIL - but it was paraphrased as a looney mayor who simply declared war on the US as a joke. However this story depicts it much more accurately by giving attention to the cause which was the grievance of having tourists blocked and the offense at the explanation offered of "non of your business".
I do think that spirit is still there though. They handled their bureaucratic mistreatment very very well. I'm not sure its a repeatable solution.
Re: Key West Declared a Faux War on the United States in 1982
#9As a small-"l" libertarian, these kinds of stories make me feel warm and fuzzy inside. In all seriousness, people willing to stand up against bureaucratic mistreatment is one of the signs of a healthy republic. I'm not sure we still have that.
I recall reading the same story on reddit in a TIL - but it was paraphrased as a looney mayor who simply declared war on the US as a joke. However this story depicts it much more accurately by giving attention to the cause which was the grievance of having tourists blocked and the offense at the explanation offered of "non of your business". I do think that spirit is still there though. They handled their bureaucrati…
The Federal reaction to the Mariel boatlift was heavy-handed and didn't return to normal after. That made the residents furious at being treated like prisoners in Siberia (from their viewpint).
Re: Key West Declared a Faux War on the United States in 1982
#10Did anybody else initially read this as "Kanye West Declared..." and then get really confused when they got to "...in 1982"?