i want to live here/why is this such a bad idea

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denmarks governments apparently hates this, but i'd imagine it would be a good place for someone whos aspergers to live. who says governemts get the right to govern people exclusively? thats nasty!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freetown_Christiania

It might have once started off as a good thing, but nevertheless, it is today little more than a delusional hippy commune.

The Danish government could take them over without breaking a sweat. There lies the problem.

I mean theyr not even fully recognized as a nation or anything yet, and theyr not just a self appointed regional government working in co-operation with the Danish feds or anything.

But if you wanna go there, go for it though dude.

I like Denmark. I had four Danish aupairs consecutively when I was growing up. They were cool. From what I experienced, their personalities/sense of humour is very British.

Oh!

I thought you meant live HERE, as in Wrong Planet.

At first I was going to say... becaue it's too crowded.
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But then I realized that not everyone is here at the same time.



You could live here if you wanted to... I don't think anyone would stop you... except maybe the Danish Government.

I would rather live in some place like Solheimar - sorry the English page from this link does not seem to be working - I always get an 'access denied error.'

Solheimar is a therapeutic community composed of "so-called abled and disabled"' people with various conditions - many down's syndrome as I remember but not limited to that. They produce much of their own food, and have several businesses to be economically self-reliant (although they may get some support from the government, I think). They produce a variety of crafts which are well regarded in Iceland, and are often bought or given as gifts. They have greenhouses and a coffee shop open to the public. They are part of the international ecovillage network.

Solheimar is probably boring in comparison with Christiania. The land they are on is not in dispute - it was not occupied by squatters, but established legally in 1930. Solheimar is not known for the sales or promotion of illegal drugs - whether we agree or disagree with the current laws, there is no question that if you want lots of special attention from the police then one good way to do that is to openly glorify something like illegal drugs. Solheimar doesn't care to be a country - they are trying to be a good community.

Solheimar is based on the philosophy of Rudolph Steiner and stresses organic agriculture. They have their own ideas about education, which is not so regimented as in the average school. Like Christiania, there is much in the way of theatre and the arts - this is not so over-professionalized, but is based on participation.

OK, here is a link to a different description of Solheimar in English.

Well...sign me up for the delusional hippy commune! Never knew about it...pulled up some photos on google...interesting .

And all that without a 2nd amendment and people carrying guns. Amazing. Denmark sounds wonderful. Mmmmmm safety.... how much better can it get.

Go for it, Richard.

Yeah, I'm doing okay here in New Hampshire.