Comments by "Marvin De Bot" (@marvindebot3264) on "Q&A 40: Ian Sabotages the Elbonian Army and Throws Shade on the Taurus Judge" video.

  1.  @pteppig  It may within territorial waters now but HM Government still is hesitant to challenge the sovereignty of the place. It doesn't pay taxes, vessels and aircraft come and go at will from both sides of the channel subject to only Sealand customs controls. They are getting away with it because they are playing the game and taking a responsible outlook on customs. On the UK end HM Customs will vary between none and a full on international arrival procedure whether by sea or by air. The fact that happens every now and again keeps everyone honest and also helps reinforce the fact that the UK takes it's (Sealand's) sovereignty seriously. They have lost far to many court cases to be game to take them on again, every time they do it adds more to the case that it is indeed a nation of its own. For the same reason they should never have removed all the 37s, even if dismounted they should have remained on the platform and thus "in country". It's a lot easier to keep a liberty than it is to regain one surrendered and for that reason they should have remained. Me? I would have added a few reproduction muzzle loading cannon to gunports cut into one of the higher levels of the towers. What's the point of having your very own sea fort/micronation if you can't yell "run out the cannon!" now and again? Scrap iron is cheap, you could cast your own shot in house and have a load of fun shooting at a 44 (55 to you Yanks) gallon drum raft. Even more fun with hollow projectiles and some binary :) I also doubt that the one gun rack seen on the most recent footage is all they currently have , it's very much sporting (trap/skeet guns) and vermin control pieces (.22s and .410s) buy what country plays its entire hand arsenal wise? As an old friend of mine once said "you can buy anything and I do mean ANYTHING dockside in Antwerp, Hamberg or Rotterdam and being dockside already and being dockside already you can then have it sent almost anywhere with a seaport" so whatever Sealand wants Sealand can get. As long as what happens on Sealand stays on Sealand the UK looks to be ahppy to let it be because it can't risk losing an appeal to the World Court or the UN which given the amount of time their independence has not been seriously challenged they may well win. That would be a huge loss of face to the UK. For a similar instance google "Principality of Hutt River" for the Aussie version.
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  2. Before it was just a fashion statement.
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