Terrible name! The Kalmar union was pure Dano-Swedish exploitation.
Otherwise, yeah, cool idea. But incompatible with NATO & the EU. How to navigate that?
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Hanseatic League 2.0 :D
Extends the functionality of an existing legal structure for a new purpose.
Not the first time this has been done.
Just extend it to every Northern European state with coastal waters. :D
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That said, the design spec is great. It could comfortably fit the necessary adjustments.
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The difference, though, is that Hanseatic League is essentially about making it safe to make money.
Which is fine, but not what Kalmar is about.
Kalmar is skunk-works for ordered freedom and modernity in case the shit hits the fan at particularly nasty angles
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If your customers are running for their lives, then it's hard to make a profit from them.
Call it "Seeding the Future Market" when you're talking with Capitalists.
Call it "Saving Lives" when you're talking with Humanist funders.
Pragmatic approach to dealing with funders.
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Or call it "Resilience Investments".
The name of the band isn't as important as the vision of what can be built.
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I'm from Shetland, and i've worked with a LOT of Scandinavians, and the overall vision is one that most of them would be proud to take part in. :D
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I may be from there, and i still think in with a rural-islander's mindset, but i LIVE in London...
I still miss it, but i'm having far too interesting a time down here... :D
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Oh for sure. I moved from Tromsø for similar reasons. Biggest city for 100s of km... and boring as anything.