Cryptolinia

## Free Land of Cryptolinia

The official flag of the Free Land of Cryptolinia.

The **Free Land of Cryptolinia** (**FLC**) was a libertarian commune in North Africa on the coast of the Mediterranean Sea founded by libertarian international terrorist Rip Gale. The community was founded after Gale landed on the coast of the subdivision now known as North Gale with a group of 57 following the Free Voluntary Committee's exile from the Commonwealth of Ecoris. The small, efficient nation, was renowned for its smutty television, pith helmet sales, and absence of drug laws. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 40 million crypto users held their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tended to be viewed with suspicion.

## Economy

The strong Cryptolinian economy, worth 2.22 trillion bitcoins a year, was fairly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Retail, Furniture Restoration, and Soda Sales. Average income was 55,571 bitcoins, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.7 times as much as the poorest.

## Government and Politics

Cryptolinia was a libertarian commune made up of 3 autonomous subdivisions, only one of which, Port Daren had a functioning government. The only overarching government that the community had was the Free Voluntary Committee, a delegation headed by Rip Gale in which representatives of the community could voluntarily come to decide policy for the entire community.

#### Law Enforcement and Crime

The Free Voluntary Committee had stated that Cryptolinia, in lieu of a national government and court system, issued punishments to wrongdoers in 'civilian trials' conducted before the Free Voluntary Committee, in which members of the public decided the guilt of an accused wrongdoer. In dealing out punishments to those found guilty in a civilian trial, Cryptolinia used the ancient "Eye for an Eye" system where an injured party can see justice by their injurer receiving the same. This led to much public debate as several Cryptolinians were executed for murder, houses burned down for arson, and litterers made to live in trashcans.

Despite the laid-back role that the Free Voluntary Committee played in the lives of Cryptolinians, the Committee made several decisions that had been criticized as being too heavy-handed, including raising a civilian military to aid in the defense of Cryptolinia, which was said to be unnecessary.

The unprecedented freedoms members of Cryptolinia had would lead to controversy over certain policies and actions taken within the community, including the free speech of extremist groups and the allowance of gambling for children. Intense debate about firearm ownership began in the community after a gunman killed three people in a terrorist attack in South Gale on 7 February, 2022, but the Free Voluntary Committee and the civilian government of Port Daren reaffirmed the community's commitment to not become as a nation, but remain a voluntary commune.

## Culture

Cryptolinia was made up of a variety of peoples due to the community's policy of open doors to immigration, though a majority of the population is socially and fiscally conservative and as a result, tensions between the ethnic groups of Cryptolinia were a frequent issue. The mostly socially conservative populace was made up of a variety of different political ideologies, and frequently publicly defended the right to free speech to critics and the international community.

## References

1. ↑ Winder, D. (2022, March 7). *Cryptolinian Founding*. Discord. Retrieved from https://discord.com/channels/909842931643457556/909842933304401981/950457687265660998.
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Barry, M. (2022, March 7). *Cryptolinia*. NationStates. Retrieved from https://www.nationstates.net/nation=cryptolinia.
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8. ↑ Barry, M. (2002, November 13). *Gunman Kills Three*. NationStates. Retrieved March 7, 2022, from https://nsindex.net/wiki/NationStates\_Issue\_No.\_20.
9. ↑ Citizens of Port Daren v. Free Voluntary Committee (Free Voluntary Committee March 7, 2022).
10. ↑ Baggieland. (2018, October 12). *Fun in the Sun*. NationStates. Retrieved March 7, 2022, from https://nsindex.net/wiki/NationStates\_Issue\_No.\_1086.