tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8304928500646903522.post5973322176456151376..comments2024-03-28T00:11:33.489-04:00Comments on bensozia: The Moorish Sovereign CitizensJohnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01037215533094998996noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8304928500646903522.post-17640726628866153182021-09-27T09:04:54.867-04:002021-09-27T09:04:54.867-04:00Based on the NYT article, I think the maritime law...Based on the NYT article, I think the maritime law reference may have something to do with early treaties between the United States and the sultan of Morocco. The persons in question seem to claim not so much to be independent sovereigns themselves as representatives of something they call the Al Moroccan Empire.<br /><br />In the same vein, I'm struck that this sovereign movement seems to reflect less a critique of state power than a desire on the part of these individuals to acquire some badass state-like power for themselves. Hence the tendency to gin up claims to other individuals' property. Maybe one could call a book or article about them "Swaggering Like a State."Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14456987412710878404noreply@blogger.com