Mark

Anyone come across any strange political bodies, or historical events that made you laugh or wince?

Post them here.

I found some:

Cascadia



A body to promote cross-border co-operation between (and maybe independence for) British Columbia and Washington and Oregon.

Weird, no?

Or the Libertarian National Socialist Green Party? It's flag is a Nazi flag but with a green background instead of red.

Or the Global State of Waveland



In 1997 Greenpeace invaded Rockall (an island under British rule in the Atlantic) and made it into waveland until the british retook it.

Or The Principality of Sealand



Sealand is an abandoned World War II anti-aircraft platform in the Thames Estuary. It just outside the UK's 3-mile territorial water limit. In the mid 1960s it was occupied by a British businessman, Roy Bates, and his family. He proclaimed himself Prince Roy and the platform to be the Principality of Sealand. They have had a chequered history: at one point some associates of Prince Roy made an armed occupation of the platform and he had to make an armed counter-coup. The invaders were overwhelmed, tried and sentenced to death for treason. However, the Sealanders decided it would be prudent to commute the sentences to exile and the invaders were released.

Recently the British Home Office (Interior Ministry) issued a statement saying that in the British government's view Sealand remains British territory and that if there are grounds to suspect that its occupants have broken British law action will be taken.

Anyone got anything else?