These People Started Their Own Countries, and So Can You

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  • @dylandubeau
    @dylandubeau  4 года назад +589

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    • @Slattery777
      @Slattery777 4 года назад +4

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    • @Jaxie32
      @Jaxie32 4 года назад +3

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    • @darrinwebber4077
      @darrinwebber4077 3 года назад +4

      It with the deepest regret that I cannot subscribe to citizenship of your realm.
      As God Emperor of the Universal See, I am .. by definition .. the First Citizen of the Empire.
      But be assured...milord...within the year, I shall send documentation from the Universal See in which shall be full diplomatic recognition of your nation.
      Conditional only in as much as it needs be reciprocal. IE: the recognition be mutual.
      Sincerely,
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      God Emperor of the Universal See
      The Reverend Lord Darrin

    • @agestatsega
      @agestatsega 3 года назад +1

      Okay Cool

    • @orvqz4152
      @orvqz4152 2 года назад +1

      All white people

  • @higate_col
    @higate_col 4 года назад +7741

    Starts a Micronation
    *This video is not available in your country

    • @cindybusch4404
      @cindybusch4404 4 года назад +51

      nice too need you in love singer cindy busch from germany nettetal

    • @sasukeuchiha2566
      @sasukeuchiha2566 4 года назад +20

      Hahaha

    • @animeneweablet
      @animeneweablet 4 года назад +31

      One of the problems needed to solve.

    • @LOCKSHADES
      @LOCKSHADES 4 года назад +30

      VPN can legally fix that till you fix the issue

    • @hypernova7552
      @hypernova7552 3 года назад +9

      Lol

  • @El_Presidente_5337
    @El_Presidente_5337 3 года назад +5687

    Imagine if the UN just start recognising one of them as a real nation

    • @brothdian
      @brothdian 3 года назад +335

      Someday... Just someday

    • @brothdian
      @brothdian 3 года назад +123

      @Cowden Brothers Studio 12 no like the REAL micronations

    • @brothdian
      @brothdian 3 года назад +90

      @Cowden Brothers Studio 12 ex Sealand, and Conch Republic

    • @tsgames6083
      @tsgames6083 3 года назад +61

      It's called Australia

    • @brothdian
      @brothdian 3 года назад +17

      @@tsgames6083 WHAT

  • @AntithesisDCLXVI
    @AntithesisDCLXVI 2 года назад +356

    16:22 "the congress are my stuffed animals because they're always there." This kid knows how to pick more qualified politicians than the average voter!

  • @ianmoriarty2199
    @ianmoriarty2199 2 года назад +178

    This is honestly kind of wholesome. Mostly harmless, pretty interesting, fun, and it doesn't seem harmfully crazy - just a bit eccentric.

    • @davis5030
      @davis5030 11 месяцев назад +1

      Yeah thought I would be cringe

    • @shadowfury694
      @shadowfury694 11 месяцев назад

      I even run my own country.

  • @DiscountSeanConnery
    @DiscountSeanConnery 4 года назад +5772

    I love the little kid referring to his parents as an international committee

    • @benjaminpickles2642
      @benjaminpickles2642 4 года назад +166

      Thank you!

    • @stephaniesummer2663
      @stephaniesummer2663 4 года назад +106

      Benjamin Pickles The legend himself

    • @cindybusch4404
      @cindybusch4404 4 года назад +20

      nice too need you in love singer cindy busch from nettetal germany

    • @ashdsf_
      @ashdsf_ 3 года назад +12

      That's gonna be my own life I'm taking the island of ailsa Craig it will be called Alasalan and might be The Federation of Alasalan

    • @dralexisrosenberg7378
      @dralexisrosenberg7378 3 года назад +10

      Benjamin Pickles I am a prince of Denmark & Belgium 🇧🇪. Come and see us sometime 🤴🏻💯🤝🤴🏻

  • @radking9854
    @radking9854 4 года назад +2503

    That kid was so funny. "The international community also known as my parents" XD

    • @TheMrpeejoe
      @TheMrpeejoe 3 года назад +37

      The kid was Benjamin Pickles

    • @calciumwithmagic7057
      @calciumwithmagic7057 3 года назад +29

      But still its amazing that he started a country on his own bedroom

    • @jasonwonderstruck5167
      @jasonwonderstruck5167 2 года назад +8

      "I think I can do it better than the country I live in" you probably will kid you probably will

    • @calciumwithmagic7057
      @calciumwithmagic7057 2 года назад +4

      @@jasonwonderstruck5167 i mean like, hes litteraly the president
      At that age

    • @valgoyt912
      @valgoyt912 2 года назад +1

      He’s Self aware yet humorous :D

  • @brie3679
    @brie3679 3 года назад +525

    16:34 this kid is a legend. Wise beyond his years. His humor... woah.

    • @bodkimalone
      @bodkimalone 2 года назад +5

      Is that....sarcasm I hear? It was funny but not beyond his years.

    • @brie3679
      @brie3679 2 года назад +48

      bodki malone His comedic timing and his self awareness are genuinely beyond the typical humor field of a child his age. It’s not sarcasm at all. And what I said is absolutely true. Most children his age aren’t as impeccable on their own with such comedic timing and jokes. The kid has a lot going for him.

    • @33sosa85
      @33sosa85 2 года назад +8

      @@bodkimalone the jokes are beyond his years. Word choices, understanding the hierchy of the international community, and awareness of himself and the situation

    • @NomoStilta
      @NomoStilta 2 года назад +4

      He is so young, but he is Dictator with marionette government already.

  • @ktt7027
    @ktt7027 2 года назад +115

    This is SO cute. I love seeing adults like this retaining their imagination and creativity. It seems super wholesome and fun.

    • @devin8811
      @devin8811 2 года назад +5

      Even though they're not legal countries it's still pretty cool

    • @Jamer77
      @Jamer77 Год назад +2

      Adults.... Benjastan has declared war on you

  • @askhowiknow5527
    @askhowiknow5527 4 года назад +1955

    The Antarctic Treaty only prevents you from claiming Antarctica if you sign the treaty...

  • @mollypenderson2851
    @mollypenderson2851 3 года назад +943

    I turned my bedroom into a country. My parents are a threat when it’s 7am and tell me to goto school and invade my country by opening the door!

    • @luigiisbetterthanmario6916
      @luigiisbetterthanmario6916 3 года назад +8

      Same here

    • @thenotsofriendlybird957
      @thenotsofriendlybird957 3 года назад +43

      Sounds like a neighbouring aggresion to me!
      Attack them durring the night when they are the weakest.

    • @carltonbanks8251
      @carltonbanks8251 3 года назад +31

      @@thenotsofriendlybird957 Night raids prove to be effective, but better take a sibling as a political hostage just in case. Otherwise you'll end up as a Govt-in-exile at the adoption centre.

    • @thenotsofriendlybird957
      @thenotsofriendlybird957 3 года назад +10

      @@carltonbanks8251 I have to strongly agree on this one. The thing is what if he is an only kid?

    • @sergeantskrtskrt9594
      @sergeantskrtskrt9594 3 года назад +7

      @@thenotsofriendlybird957 Choose friend. Morals. Or the continuation of your nation.

  • @PhilipIIofMacadamia
    @PhilipIIofMacadamia 2 года назад +319

    "Do you have a transit system?"
    * *cuts to man playing with a toy train* *
    "Uhhh... well..."

    • @FlowUrbanFlow
      @FlowUrbanFlow 2 года назад +8

      The dude is a god

    • @MACROPARTICLE
      @MACROPARTICLE 2 года назад +4

      Why would a micronation even need a transit system? For God's sake, every two points within a micronation would be within walking distance from each other.

    • @PhilipIIofMacadamia
      @PhilipIIofMacadamia 2 года назад +3

      @@MACROPARTICLE if I had a micronation I'd definitely have a small electro rail that goes around my house. Gotta find something to do on hot days

    • @MACROPARTICLE
      @MACROPARTICLE 2 года назад

      @@PhilipIIofMacadamia Fair enough, but are you going to power it from another nation's power grid?

    • @PhilipIIofMacadamia
      @PhilipIIofMacadamia 2 года назад

      @@MACROPARTICLE how do I get American power as a Canadian?

  • @Slippin_Jimmy_
    @Slippin_Jimmy_ 2 года назад +63

    As my political science teacher put it: "Anybody can create their own country, but as soon as they stop paying taxes they're going to have problems."

  • @schmutza5690
    @schmutza5690 3 года назад +1232

    It doesn't surprise me that the guy who founded Micronations was a Brit

    • @icurnvs776
      @icurnvs776 2 года назад +62

      It’s reverse colonialism!

    • @heinzguderian628
      @heinzguderian628 2 года назад +41

      He wanted to colonize something

    • @idonhaveanyideawhattocallm1472
      @idonhaveanyideawhattocallm1472 2 года назад +39

      Colonialism is in his blood

    • @keyney7481
      @keyney7481 2 года назад +6

      We need some thing to control

    • @TheLordNovo
      @TheLordNovo 2 года назад +7

      In all fairness, the British courts inadvertently recognized the sovereignty of Sealand in their ruling, so that’s on Britain’s head

  • @neumo5005
    @neumo5005 3 года назад +1233

    At first I thought this would be a nutjob convention, but actually these people have some clever loopholes

    • @baronedipiemonte3990
      @baronedipiemonte3990 2 года назад +60

      Their nut jobs with disposable income

    • @stormingfox8360
      @stormingfox8360 2 года назад +7

      Still nutty

    • @kainakuneho9979
      @kainakuneho9979 2 года назад +33

      It may look silly but it really is reflective of our society that the only difference between micronations and "real" nations is the number of people it influences. I could almost say that being a citizen of someplace doesnt make you better than anyone when at the end of the day we're just all human beings.

    • @dickJohnsonpeter
      @dickJohnsonpeter 2 года назад +9

      @@kainakuneho9979 The citizens of developed countries are, taken as a whole, objectively better than the citizens of "bad" countries. I say "bad" for brevity so I don't have to go into all the various things that make one place a better place to live than another. The reason is because if you take just about any country in Africa for instance and swap them with the citizens of say, Switzerland or any better country for that matter, then Switzerland would devolve into a crap hole while the African country would improve. While geography and resources play a part, it is the people inhabiting a place that makes it a good country or a bad one. The proof is all the countries that have ideal geography, weather and resources that are terrible solely because its inhabitants are intrinsically worse in many ways. Also countries, such as America and most European countries as well, that are devolving at the a rate equal to the rate of the people that they take in refugees and immigrants who are leaving the countries that they and their fellow citizens have failed to improve. This is because like, I said, if you swap the people of one country for another one Wil improve and the other will devolve.

    • @ivann9924
      @ivann9924 2 года назад +4

      @@dickJohnsonpeter True, i was reminded by a saying unfortunately i can't remember the original speaker but on a class one teacher said that a Japanese minister said to Indonesia government as a whole. If Indonesia give Sumatra (one of the main island) to the Japanese, it will turn into Japan. And if Japan gave it's archipelago to Indonesia, it will be a third world country

  • @jollyelmroot
    @jollyelmroot 2 года назад +182

    This is taking imagination to a whole new level.

    • @planetconcourse
      @planetconcourse 2 года назад +6

      ..and THAT'S the ONLY thing that can save US.

    • @drunkenmasterchickenman2783
      @drunkenmasterchickenman2783 2 года назад +3

      Alexander the Miniscule hasn't been born yet but shit gets real when he hits the scene.

  • @matthewv482
    @matthewv482 2 года назад +259

    It would be fun if they fought their wars by getting their group of friends (aka the army) and playing a airsoft match against the other nation

    • @ssm4.chillpollo
      @ssm4.chillpollo 2 года назад +6

      milsim

    • @themuskratianempire
      @themuskratianempire 2 года назад +18

      My country once fought a war with water guns. It didn’t go well.

    • @JustSomeCow
      @JustSomeCow 2 года назад +17

      That is actually a common form of micronational warfare

    • @animeneweablet
      @animeneweablet 2 года назад +2

      *Soviet Pioneers doing that*

    • @matthew9677
      @matthew9677 2 года назад +3

      Commence the Wargames

  • @murilocorrea9360
    @murilocorrea9360 3 года назад +1941

    Expected this to be way cringier an crazy, but it was surprisingly wholesome and fun in an innocent way.

    • @AgeofGuns
      @AgeofGuns 2 года назад +22

      It's still pretty cringe

    • @JamesQHolden
      @JamesQHolden 2 года назад +133

      @@AgeofGuns you gotta live a little

    • @silkyfirst3097
      @silkyfirst3097 2 года назад +42

      That's because the youtuber intended it to be more wholesome instead of some douche being condescending and asking stupid stuff

    • @triquetra1292
      @triquetra1292 2 года назад +28

      Why does it have to be cringey?? Isn't that how every country was started ??

    • @JamesQHolden
      @JamesQHolden 2 года назад +12

      @Nigel Lush cringe is just your opinion guy

  • @CitrusyGuy
    @CitrusyGuy 3 года назад +773

    My own nation is kunasho, unfortunately every minute or so we get rebels from a group called my parents invading the capital

    • @tuanskywalker8240
      @tuanskywalker8240 3 года назад +67

      You need to build an millitary to stop them then:))

    • @marycelfrumos7653
      @marycelfrumos7653 3 года назад +17

      My nation is Trimmingpuspusia or pussian empire

    • @luigiisbetterthanmario6916
      @luigiisbetterthanmario6916 3 года назад +15

      My nation is called the republic new baconland room empire

    • @jackpack4711
      @jackpack4711 3 года назад +4

      Sylic nation is ready to provide assistance if you can vote for our approval in UN

    • @garcalej
      @garcalej 3 года назад +5

      My country (The New Bolivarian Republic of San Geronimo) has a stockpile of rubber bands, which we are willing to give to you on a lend and lease basis to defend your borders, provided you are willing to lease us some of your electric grid for a bitcoin farming operation.

  • @Ash-verity
    @Ash-verity 3 года назад +79

    Honestly thats so fun good for them enjoying a unique hobby there's something super cute about it. They know how to have a good time genuine to themselves

  • @Scatterbrained_Watching
    @Scatterbrained_Watching 2 года назад +32

    These people are out there living their absolute best lives, and I respect the hell outta that. They look like they’re having a great time :D

  • @Barrobroadcastmaster
    @Barrobroadcastmaster 3 года назад +1552

    I like the girls who carry their land in a briefcase. That's really innovative. That way, they can take their micronation wherever they want.

    • @alphahermit1911
      @alphahermit1911 3 года назад +52

      A real life walking city 👀

    • @connorallgood0922
      @connorallgood0922 3 года назад +4

      What was the name of their micronation again?

    • @J-IFWBR
      @J-IFWBR 3 года назад +21

      @@connorallgood0922 i think something like "obsidia (-na)"?

    • @joaquin.suarez
      @joaquin.suarez 3 года назад +6

      It was just a statement....an igualitarian country.....for woman. Its a femaleisms country.

    • @justasingledoor5178
      @justasingledoor5178 3 года назад +38

      Cool idea, but they heavily preach dumb shit like feminism and such. If only they were smarter

  • @winterx2348
    @winterx2348 4 года назад +1055

    that little kid you interviewed was amazing

    • @benjaminpickles2642
      @benjaminpickles2642 4 года назад +56

      Thank you!

    • @jonas9156
      @jonas9156 4 года назад +27

      @@benjaminpickles2642 How can I obtain citizenship in The Democratic Republic of Benjastan?

    • @kingdomofbrienia5348
      @kingdomofbrienia5348 4 года назад +8

      @@benjaminpickles2642 Yes, my fellow member of ComSov! You were awesome in interview!

    • @benjaminpickles2642
      @benjaminpickles2642 4 года назад +7

      Principality of Brienia Thank you very much!

    • @potatoes9778
      @potatoes9778 4 года назад +2

      Kingdom of Brienia hey Brienia! Much love from Voldenstien

  • @sampeterson9800
    @sampeterson9800 3 года назад +385

    Would love to see how the micro nations are handling COVID

    • @izzaamazing9277
      @izzaamazing9277 2 года назад +48

      I bet they got less cases from the big nations 😂😂😂 I'm sorry

    • @rc2k524
      @rc2k524 2 года назад +50

      @@izzaamazing9277 i heard some of them have 0 cases reported! lol

    • @stevenarvizu3602
      @stevenarvizu3602 2 года назад +27

      @@rc2k524 some of these countries have been completely wiped out due to Covid, a true genocide

    • @pancakeerobotee6685
      @pancakeerobotee6685 2 года назад +2

      @@stevenarvizu3602 oof

    • @AmirHamza-km7ug
      @AmirHamza-km7ug 2 года назад +1

      @Miles DoyleWhat?

  • @vicstanfieldshire7754
    @vicstanfieldshire7754 2 года назад +11

    Benjamin T Pickles…. Truly, the greatest Hero this world has ever known!!

  • @chewsday5760
    @chewsday5760 3 года назад +1522

    This seems like a very productive way of doing roleplaying. Meeting new friends/allies, learning each others culture and stuff and helping people in need, awesome.

    • @gael5463
      @gael5463 2 года назад +21

      Yeah I was thinking the same thing

    • @alec2979
      @alec2979 2 года назад +47

      and very healthy tbh, you can learn about so much stuff doing these kinds of things

    • @WhitneyHaverstock
      @WhitneyHaverstock 2 года назад +19

      I was in foreign exchange club in HS.
      This looks like a boss version of that.
      I'm SO about trying to do this. ☺

    • @themuskratianempire
      @themuskratianempire 2 года назад +4

      It is not roleplaying.

    • @ismail91210
      @ismail91210 2 года назад +3

      @@themuskratianempire Kind of is.

  • @redlizerad8268
    @redlizerad8268 3 года назад +312

    At least they are having fun and not harming anyone

    • @blakemcnamara9105
      @blakemcnamara9105 3 года назад +22

      It could be dangerous, though, if their allegiance is not with the United States and they try to lead and insurrection.

    • @redlizerad8268
      @redlizerad8268 3 года назад +26

      @@blakemcnamara9105 yeah but unlikely. They seem pretty chill

    • @marcelljambor2529
      @marcelljambor2529 3 года назад +39

      Do they look like they will lead an insurrection?

    • @fiendish9474
      @fiendish9474 2 года назад +19

      Everybody gangsta till a nuclear scientist founds North Korea 2

    • @YOTSUBA_desu
      @YOTSUBA_desu 2 года назад

      @@blakemcnamara9105 Sounds good to me

  • @bruvamichal7437
    @bruvamichal7437 2 года назад +30

    Andorra: Finally a place where I can feel big

  • @DylanHart8
    @DylanHart8 2 года назад +57

    “Nobody has more authority than anyone else, oh and only women can serve in government”
    Hmmmm

    • @kskskksks3045
      @kskskksks3045 2 года назад +3

      @FanManTiger lol that's not" true face of feminism"

    • @Ggdivhjkjl
      @Ggdivhjkjl Месяц назад +1

      They also deny rights to unborn women.

  • @NateandNoahTryLife
    @NateandNoahTryLife 4 года назад +842

    I love micronations. It’s always a very interesting slice of humanity whenever I see them in videos.

    • @thecr6402
      @thecr6402 3 года назад +5

      i thought u were a ukrainian NEO nazi lol because of your pfp, might wanna change that it’s looks very similar

    • @donaldfuck
      @donaldfuck 3 года назад +15

      @@thecr6402 who cares

    • @henryviii2091
      @henryviii2091 3 года назад +9

      @@thecr6402 It doesn't even look like it, and besides, if the man wants the goddamn swastika on his pfp, he's gonna have it. Who are you to tell him what to do?

    • @crodude9847
      @crodude9847 3 года назад +2

      @@thecr6402 ukranian nationalist who fight his land or as you say "nEo NaZi" pathetic ..

    • @FirstnameLastname-jo7sc
      @FirstnameLastname-jo7sc 3 года назад

      @@henryviii2091 Yes it does

  • @acertainsomeone5406
    @acertainsomeone5406 3 года назад +478

    I am a Duke of Sealand :) The title was gifted to me by a fellow noble, Duke Zamora. Long Live Sealand! E Mare Libertas!

  • @ValatY
    @ValatY 2 года назад +14

    Yo that little dude is killing it with his deadpan humor, wits & wisdom

  • @aryaa7334
    @aryaa7334 3 года назад +37

    Some dude did this in Indonesia. He got arrested and was only released recently. His was called the sunda empire

    • @MuhtamAmalana
      @MuhtamAmalana 3 года назад +9

      There were a few of them 😂, Sunda Empire, Keraton Agung Sejagad, Sunda Nusantara and many more.. I think we should make this kind of micro-con in Indonesia 😂😂

    • @ramaaestatic376
      @ramaaestatic376 2 года назад +1

      Fun idea...lets invite lord rangga foundation

  • @charlesjunior5087
    @charlesjunior5087 4 года назад +315

    I love how you don’t act condescending or disrespectful to the people you interview or treat the topic disrespectfully

  • @IcejjfishTbone
    @IcejjfishTbone 3 года назад +358

    They look so happy. I might start a nation of my own

    • @alaksander8437
      @alaksander8437 2 года назад +8

      Same.

    • @ryanwulfsohn2563
      @ryanwulfsohn2563 2 года назад +21

      Looking how most are run these days , it seems totally reasonable

    • @whatishesaying4708
      @whatishesaying4708 2 года назад +8

      Molossia (obviously after the great Sealand) is the biggest one of them.

    • @amkn7939
      @amkn7939 2 года назад +2

      For Skyrim

    • @izzaamazing9277
      @izzaamazing9277 2 года назад +5

      I already am. I draw comics and everyone and everything in it is mine 🤣 basically I have a whole dimension and not just a nation

  • @MoiraMcGill
    @MoiraMcGill 3 года назад +60

    13:51 that moment when she realises "holy fuck...do i have the strongest military here?"

  • @bodkimalone
    @bodkimalone 2 года назад +13

    "egalitarian so no one has more power than someone else...oh and only women can be in the government".....right.... totally equal.....Indeed.

  • @cutehursty5641
    @cutehursty5641 4 года назад +890

    Only geography kids will know the feeling when you make a nationstates country

  • @Yipper64
    @Yipper64 4 года назад +1220

    so basically these are country leader cosplayers?

    • @dylandubeau
      @dylandubeau  4 года назад +329

      Basically

    • @PuresG1ft
      @PuresG1ft 4 года назад +128

      More like LARP than Cosplay.

    • @Cycoldia
      @Cycoldia 4 года назад +125

      No, we have actual claims and we have declarations of independence

    • @jearn11
      @jearn11 4 года назад +55

      @@Cycoldia but do you still pay taxes to the "previous" governing power? For some of these micronations, there isn't even a land attached to it. And if the previous governing power doesn't acknowledge your claims, doesn't that mean they retain the right to apply their own laws on your "nation"? Sure, that could be said of other larger nations, like how China treats Thailand, for instance, but there are other established nations that acknowledge Thailand's nationhood, even if they allow China's influence.
      It seems to me a declaration of independence is not enough to be considered a nation, no?

    • @Cycoldia
      @Cycoldia 4 года назад +98

      Chad Wilson our laws have no conflicts with US law, and we pay foreign aide instead of taxes.

  • @nikolajcipka8020
    @nikolajcipka8020 2 года назад +37

    19:00 "We have egalitarian structure in our government" "only women can be in government"
    Hold up. Something doesn't check out

    • @cutecatsara123
      @cutecatsara123 2 года назад +2

      Bold to assume there isn't a women's egalitarian structure, men do not need to be included into everything you know? That option exists.

    • @Valtk8910
      @Valtk8910 2 года назад +1

      @@cutecatsara123 Well I've never heard of any women's egalitarian structures, could you provide some examples?

    • @cutecatsara123
      @cutecatsara123 2 года назад

      @@Valtk8910 The Amazon's.

    • @Valtk8910
      @Valtk8910 2 года назад

      @@cutecatsara123 Could you elaborate?

    • @cutecatsara123
      @cutecatsara123 2 года назад +1

      @@Valtk8910 Egalitarian structure implies equality between the people. However, there is no specific differentiation implied. In this case of gender, where there's an all women's egalitarian culture means women of color, handicapped women, elderly women and transwomen being rounded as equal.

  • @xr80kk
    @xr80kk 2 года назад +10

    Never heard the tale of Sealand until now and enjoyed it thanks for including that in and editing in the old footage from the 60s.

  • @LRonHagar
    @LRonHagar 4 года назад +370

    That whistled anthem! I don’t think I’ve ever laughed so hard.

    • @tumeloanderson9345
      @tumeloanderson9345 4 года назад +40

      Straight up Awkward. What cracked me more was the guy who was standing standing next to him with hand on his chest

    • @Cycoldia
      @Cycoldia 4 года назад +36

      @@tumeloanderson9345 I suffered a lot singing that, it was so awkward, I was looking around like "Is the shot gonna end yet?"

    • @basedandbiasedkakampink
      @basedandbiasedkakampink 3 года назад +12

      Its literally the French Empire's anthem Le Marseilles

    • @perth.railfan1522
      @perth.railfan1522 3 года назад +8

      @@Cycoldia why did you wear foreign military and service medals ?. Shouldn't you design your own medals, or not even wear ones not earned.

    • @skybananaqueen4051
      @skybananaqueen4051 3 года назад +7

      @@perth.railfan1522 This is not the way to address your king pesant!

  • @khust2993
    @khust2993 3 года назад +128

    Weird yes. But I appreciate that their imagination never diminished in adulthood

    • @izzaamazing9277
      @izzaamazing9277 2 года назад +3

      At some point, I was waiting for a guy named Dom or Dominic call himself a king. So like... King Dom 😗

  • @genreality1184
    @genreality1184 2 года назад +22

    Imagine them selling their "land" to established countries. They would be set for life.

  • @gdouble382
    @gdouble382 2 года назад +7

    Cant you imagine creating your own nation? I mean really that has to make
    U feel more powerful and confident as a persen. It's hard to imagine the
    Large amount of courage it must take to decide your'e going to start a
    Troop of people like this. Incredible!

  • @pirateogg9681
    @pirateogg9681 4 года назад +218

    Everything else aside, the audio from the convention is the best sounding convention audio I've heard

  • @copperlapislazuli4156
    @copperlapislazuli4156 4 года назад +144

    I used to create micronations in a daily basis when I was a kid. I loved creating the history of said micronations with specific years as being highly important in their history.

  • @proudally6662
    @proudally6662 3 года назад +28

    Even though I dont understand what history and laws they are talking about, I am impressed by their seriousness and their activities of making their own rules and helping peoples in their own way🤗

  • @dordly
    @dordly Год назад +5

    I used to be really into a web game called NationStates where you're the leader of your own nation, it's all artificial, so there's no AI or anything, it's just you writing down pages of laws and landmarks and history and culture and so on, and every day I believe you get a total of 5 "issues" you can choose to respond to or dismiss, but the real gameplay is in the interaction with other nations in your region. All that to say these micro nation leaders remind me a lot of those days, except it's real life. I think many would find it cringy, but I love it when people gather to roleplay like this. It brings meaning to their lives and it looks like they're all having fun, so who cares?

  • @Pawn_Stick
    @Pawn_Stick 4 года назад +307

    Monaco is less then 1 square mile so I'm going to buy 1 square mile of land and make a micro nation then declare independence after 22 years. I've got a few names to.

    • @mrdmasiv2452
      @mrdmasiv2452 3 года назад +17

      Im gonna buy all houses in the neighborhood and claim my land my micronation name is neichentan republic

    • @tewam67
      @tewam67 3 года назад +3

      *Long live Andona*

    • @charlesjakesamadan4008
      @charlesjakesamadan4008 3 года назад +2

      I declear my whole neighborhood as My Nation, People's Republic of Argholand (No Not Communist)

    • @nichochan8681
      @nichochan8681 2 года назад +1

      Build some casinos to help with your economy.

    • @mrdmasiv2452
      @mrdmasiv2452 2 года назад

      @@nichochan8681 nah i hate gambling its illegal in islam

  • @littlestone1541
    @littlestone1541 3 года назад +48

    Tried declaring my caravan as my own independent nation, and tried fining the police for towing it... they still haven't payed up yet.

  • @DarthRibbet
    @DarthRibbet 3 года назад +12

    I just keep thinking about the Family Guy episode where Peter creates Peteoria

  • @slowjamastan
    @slowjamastan 2 года назад +1

    Our Sultan sends many thanks and a hearty congratulations on such an glorious video featuring our friends and allies from Molossia and other micronations. Well done and all the best. -Sultan of Slowjamastan

  • @ViniSocramSaint
    @ViniSocramSaint 4 года назад +156

    Waaaait a minute....
    So it IS possible to build a giant raft relying on drift wood alone. A guy made a 9 stores tall and 75 tons driftwood castle with this stuff!

    • @TheChickenRiceBowl
      @TheChickenRiceBowl 4 года назад +12

      Well, that castle isn't perpetually subject to wear and tear from exposure to the waves of ocean.

    • @ViniSocramSaint
      @ViniSocramSaint 4 года назад +10

      @@TheChickenRiceBowl
      ...so it IS possible to build a mid-sized raft and keep repairing it with drift wood alone

    • @alarcon99
      @alarcon99 4 года назад +17

      Yes. But if you keep repairing the raft with newer driftwood, will it still be the same raft when you have replaced all the wood?

    • @ViniSocramSaint
      @ViniSocramSaint 4 года назад +16

      @@alarcon99
      Duuuude... the ratf was already written down on the books of time to exist or we just did it on a whim? If built things retain the builder's soul them the raft lives? Did the raft build itself by planting it's conception on us? Do we have free choice? Are you hungry too?...
      ...so it IS possible to mind the meaning of life while building rafts on drift wood alone

  • @fl0atpvnk
    @fl0atpvnk 3 года назад +65

    The guy whistling his countries' anthem while Dylan saluted, looked so awkward. I lost it 🤣

  • @pyrrhusofepirus8491
    @pyrrhusofepirus8491 2 года назад +4

    0:18 I actually really like this salute

  • @stillwaitingfor99
    @stillwaitingfor99 2 года назад +2

    This was super cute and sweet. Sounds like some people have a good time getting to feel special for a while i love it

  • @h0pbchannel272
    @h0pbchannel272 4 года назад +507

    How to start a Micronations?
    Stole some land from farmer

    • @q_7445
      @q_7445 3 года назад +29

      Little did you know you lived in Vietnam....

    • @tryambaknathjha7574
      @tryambaknathjha7574 3 года назад +11

      The workers want to know your location

    • @mrdmasiv2452
      @mrdmasiv2452 3 года назад +7

      Or buy many houses in your neighborhood

    • @kumztsunger4343
      @kumztsunger4343 3 года назад +1

      Lol

    • @gamaactive8278
      @gamaactive8278 3 года назад +1

      If you want, you could create your nation by making an island. Although it only works when it's near the shores.

  • @Joe-km5ou
    @Joe-km5ou 3 года назад +48

    I have a micro nation called Manistan, it’s my bedroom my closet, my bathroom and recently the attic

    • @alexreyna6836
      @alexreyna6836 3 года назад +1

      😂😂

    • @steventhomas8514
      @steventhomas8514 2 года назад +2

      I here the atticans where not too pleased about there annexation

    • @devin8811
      @devin8811 2 года назад

      @@steventhomas8514 You can always start a revolution.

  • @martintiirik9660
    @martintiirik9660 2 года назад +6

    I can't stop myself from being aggravated by the fact that one of the flags there is just the Estonian flag upside down. It hurts to look at for a patriot.

    • @cheesuschrist4473
      @cheesuschrist4473 2 года назад +1

      The molossian flag is just the Sierra Leone flag upside-down.

  • @EternitysSlave
    @EternitysSlave 3 года назад +4

    I've never heard of this. This looks like so much fun!

  • @Cycoldia
    @Cycoldia 4 года назад +810

    It was an amazing interview, I was even on the thumbnail, it was truly amazing. (I regret saying this)
    Edit: I am trans now by the way please don’t use male pronouns for me in comments or such thank you for the kindness :)
    Edit again: Also to NEN, you didn't change anything in the video's description, could you possibly change that to use my one of Summi Imperatoria being the female version and not including my deadname, would be decent of you. Oh also will say I regret all statements made previous to this edit.

    • @dylandubeau
      @dylandubeau  4 года назад +131

      It was great meeting you too.

    • @RSmyII
      @RSmyII 4 года назад +14

      Yay!

    • @djyownder109
      @djyownder109 4 года назад +7

      Nice man

    • @lowz1369
      @lowz1369 4 года назад +6

      Can I remind you that many people declare war on Cyclodia and think it will go some where, cringe.

    • @Cycoldia
      @Cycoldia 4 года назад +20

      @@lowz1369 Yeah, I had 6 come in in the months of August and September

  • @cranberry7033
    @cranberry7033 3 года назад +105

    I was just waiting for there to be that one micro nation there that declares war on another one

    • @user-vp9lc9up6v
      @user-vp9lc9up6v 3 года назад +15

      Just pray Texans don't find an unclaimed island 12 miles offshore

    • @the_ultra_robot6884
      @the_ultra_robot6884 2 года назад +3

      @@user-vp9lc9up6v why wouldn't I pay for that

  • @deviousdoggo5534
    @deviousdoggo5534 2 года назад +39

    I mean this is how society has functioned and evolved since its beginning. The only reason why people see this as not normal or even "crazy" is because these people are branching off from whatever "super power" they were under. In 100 years one of these new nations could be a legitimate force in the world. Nations rise and fall a dime a dozen throughout history.

    • @hy_9_11
      @hy_9_11 2 года назад +4

      Imagine if that one micronation of that kid got control over a entire continent in the future, millions of soldiers under his control, invading what is left of the earth to have it all for himself.

    • @Noah73827
      @Noah73827 Год назад +2

      @@hy_9_11 I wouldn’t mind that

  • @ballmunch6714
    @ballmunch6714 3 года назад +9

    Tropico 7
    Damn not even gonna lie this looks fun as hell

  • @carlosposa1809
    @carlosposa1809 4 года назад +46

    If all micronationalists came together with there resources and money they could buy a large piece of land and divide it between themselves.

    • @carlosposa1809
      @carlosposa1809 2 года назад +2

      @Java Monsoon haha yeah. Somehow I don't think that would happen micronationalists seem less head strong so to speak them others. More open to diversify.

  • @ThisCouldBeNick
    @ThisCouldBeNick 4 года назад +63

    Now I want to start a Nation

    • @stateofmalinovia3241
      @stateofmalinovia3241 4 года назад +5

      Do it! It's super fun and an amazing experience! :D

    • @karpakut2272
      @karpakut2272 3 года назад +6

      The fun thing to me is that i've been disagning a country for 2 years, i even have a language, flags etc... then today YT recommended this to me

    • @666.xoxo33
      @666.xoxo33 3 года назад +1

      Same but I’m sure I would be too lazy tho I’m 12 ,._.,

    • @q_7445
      @q_7445 3 года назад +1

      I'm 13 but I'll try to plan a nation.

    • @minecraftvillager3348
      @minecraftvillager3348 3 года назад +1

      Do it! It's so fun

  • @mariaperez-rz8eg
    @mariaperez-rz8eg 2 года назад +2

    The guy who interviewed everyone was hilarious! 🤣

  • @justinsimpson1139
    @justinsimpson1139 2 года назад +1

    This is just really dedicated and wholesome cosplay.

  • @travismchenry
    @travismchenry 4 года назад +84

    An excellent explanation of micronations, and terrible example of me singing!

  • @miketacos9034
    @miketacos9034 3 года назад +26

    This is the most reasonable fandom I’ve ever seen.

  • @KrazyKaiser
    @KrazyKaiser Год назад

    100% unirocially love all of these people, honestly it's really inspiring.

  • @elitecereal
    @elitecereal 2 года назад +3

    16:34 "but we were sanctioned by the international community also known as my parents"
    LMAO BEST KID OF THE CENTURY

  • @liefwerk
    @liefwerk 3 года назад +76

    11:56 We can hear him start a few notes of the french anthem then changing the pitch - couldn't stop laughing when he couldn't resist and whistle the anthem again ahahah

    • @J-IFWBR
      @J-IFWBR 3 года назад +1

      i think he just integrated parts of the french anthems melodie in his own anthem.

  • @MegaSimmaster
    @MegaSimmaster 4 года назад +57

    Damn, I loved that finale.

  • @republicofxennistra8632
    @republicofxennistra8632 2 года назад +1

    Excellent Video!

  • @homielander9240
    @homielander9240 2 года назад +2

    Kid: we have territories on the norther hemisphere of Saturn.
    This kid going places.

  • @andytran3166
    @andytran3166 3 года назад +30

    Everyone gangsta till the UN start recognizing one of them as a nation.

    • @maksim9513
      @maksim9513 2 года назад +2

      everybody gangsta till someone posts a unoriginal comment

  • @Antaesthetics
    @Antaesthetics 3 года назад +32

    Yo I got a micronation too, it's pretty epic. When I organize it some more I will declare war on Obsidia for ya'll.

  • @FairyFrequency
    @FairyFrequency Год назад

    Excellent video! Starting our own micronation here in Missouri.

  • @sn3akydna314
    @sn3akydna314 2 года назад

    Cool channel and good episode man

  • @tehArgento
    @tehArgento 4 года назад +54

    All the sudden molossia starts making an atomic bomb lol

    • @angrydoodle8919
      @angrydoodle8919 3 года назад +7

      Fun fact, atomic bombs are illegal in Molossia

    • @tryambaknathjha7574
      @tryambaknathjha7574 3 года назад +3

      @@angrydoodle8919 it's illegal to launch one in mollosia

    • @madhie-kun8614
      @madhie-kun8614 3 года назад +3

      The first micro nation to have nuclear weapons capability lol

    • @ner0735
      @ner0735 3 года назад +4

      They're going to send it to east germany

  • @edgychico9311
    @edgychico9311 3 года назад +62

    Imagine if this happens in Japan though in real-life but not in the anime.

  • @keegansmom2008
    @keegansmom2008 2 года назад +2

    This looks like so much fun!!

  • @cheemsburber8507
    @cheemsburber8507 2 года назад +1

    I love how in some of the footage sealand and still has the cannons on it

  • @yeah2953
    @yeah2953 3 года назад +39

    This makes me laugh because its so wholesome... and the way you incorporated your sponsor into your micronation was really clever and it got me laughing 😭

  • @OlPalJoe
    @OlPalJoe 4 года назад +57

    Is Molassia there? That would make this former TGWTG fan smile

    • @dylandubeau
      @dylandubeau  4 года назад +14

      They were indeed.

    • @OlPalJoe
      @OlPalJoe 4 года назад +9

      @@dylandubeau dope

  • @beyourownvibe6638
    @beyourownvibe6638 2 года назад +2

    This is crazy as hell but funny as well 🤣🤣 such a cool hobby! Can they declare "micro wars"?? It would be cool if they could! 😂😂

  • @CP-28
    @CP-28 3 года назад +1

    Hmm... very interesting and informative to see there are some serious "founders" who have really put in a lot of thought and effort (and research) in making this (Hobby?) very fun, (family)friendly, creative, harmless and accessible to the public in terms of the "look and feel" of an own micro nation (it reminds of me General Aladeen of Wadiya 😁) - now this has given me some ideas and motivation to research more....

  • @intership4132
    @intership4132 3 года назад +30

    "has long that dream is Micro" damn.. it hit me really hard...

  • @TheBellKeeper
    @TheBellKeeper 4 года назад +40

    great video. humorous in the face of its silliness, but still respectful enough to be informative.

  • @KrazyKaiser
    @KrazyKaiser Год назад +2

    "I became king because I happen to own a dracula cape" is quite possibly the most legendary thing a human being has ever said in history.

  • @awesomelegion9950
    @awesomelegion9950 2 года назад +3

    I love this. It's so cute. It just puts a smile on my face.

  • @OsirisMalkovich
    @OsirisMalkovich 4 года назад +258

    The demographics of this group tell an interesting story.

  • @AriCagan
    @AriCagan 4 года назад +58

    I’m doing this

  • @walangchahangyelingden8252
    @walangchahangyelingden8252 2 года назад +1

    These guys love doing it. We love seeing it.

  • @donovan9356
    @donovan9356 3 года назад

    19:10 though my RUclips swapped over to Ron Pratt the tow truck driver for a second as that song is in his intro love it haha

  • @ChristofKSGN
    @ChristofKSGN 3 года назад +91

    11:56 Sounds like The National Anthem of France

    • @Der-Stahlhelm
      @Der-Stahlhelm 3 года назад +7

      But he has german medals

    • @labaguette3740
      @labaguette3740 3 года назад +2

      Dammn true 😂

    • @ComradeEasy
      @ComradeEasy 2 года назад

      @@Der-Stahlhelm that's what makes it even funnier

  • @notcreativeenoughtomakeupn6935
    @notcreativeenoughtomakeupn6935 4 года назад +131

    I am Andrew Ryan, and I'm here to ask you a question.
    Is a man not entitled to the sweat of his brow?
    'No!' says the man in Washington, 'It belongs to the poor.'
    'No!' says the man in the Vatican, 'It belongs to God.'
    'No!' says the man in Moscow, 'It belongs to everyone.'
    I rejected those answers; instead, I chose something different.
    I chose the impossible. I chose... Rapture.
    A city where the artist would not fear the censor.
    Where the scientist would not be bound by petty morality.
    Where the great would not be constrained by the small!
    And with the sweat of your brow, Rapture can become your city as well.

    • @matrimcauthon7937
      @matrimcauthon7937 3 года назад +6

      Yeah, and we all know how that turned out...

    • @angrydoodle8919
      @angrydoodle8919 3 года назад +1

      Yeah I thought it reminded me of something... and I knew when I saw rapture. Pretty good game

  • @kinomarinos9349
    @kinomarinos9349 2 года назад +1

    dude micro nations is so awesome