The Antarctic Settlement Project: Settle a greening Antarctica

I'm a student of anthropology. I hold degrees in sociology and geography, and am working on a Ph.D in archaeology.

I've got an IQ of 128 and about $1,700 to my name. I have a green thumb and am very handy with both construction tools and mechanics.

I want to go. All I require is that there be room for growing weed, that semi-automatic rifles be allowed, and I need bicycle trails. Oh and there must be some skinny women there because I'm not bringing my wife.

Truth. Ill be following your threads.

Interesting that my post got deleted. Would that indicate that an administrator of this site is the OP? I did not say anything ugly. I merely pointed out contradictions in what I have read. Hmmmmm...

There are many "Admins" on this site, Trinity is the owner.

Registered OPs can delete posts.

Sorry, but I will not allow this thread to be derailed by:

-Racism
-Religion
-Politics
-Other attempts to derail the purpose of the thread.

We are discussing how TO make a new colony work, not why it CANT work.

Last Edited by Antarctican on 09/11/2012 08:27 PM

Awwww... I would Love to... lots of practical life skills, but long in the tooth and close to crippled!

Wish you'd shown up, even 10 years ago, with that idea.


Got to hold a black crystal from there some years back and it 'rang' with an indescribable energy. The acquaintance in possession of it wouldn't let me keep it no matter that I actually stooped to begging! lol Said I must find my own, but the opportunity never presented itself.

I see you now OP.

How about a Zeitgeist-ish type situation?

I'll bet someone will show up to tell you that you can't do it..

I am your supporter, however..

We will need some kind of goods or services to export as much food and energy will need to be imported at first and probably for the first few years

What an amazing idea! Does any government on earth claim rights to parts of Antarctica? I'm sure there are millions of unclaimed square kilometers to be had for settlement and homesteading. And who knows WHAT may be lurking under the melting ice?

A generation or two will see it greening and the things they my find there from pre-deluvian civilizations could easily change the entire world!

If I were 25 - 35 I'd be there with you in a NEW YORK MINUTE! But seeing I'm now 62, my support will be limited to wishing you well and helping those of you who decide to go off on this amazing adventure in ways that someone still back in the states may be able to do. What an amazing life you may have there! And what a future you may proffer your children and your grand children. May God truly bless and keep each and every one of you as you attempt to build a better world - or at least a better corner of the world!!

Damn! To be young again! But as one ages you do gain wisdom. But you also become smart enough to know when doors have closed to you for the last time.

OP what onion on the darkweb do u lurk?

I want to go, yesterday would be fine. Imagine, total freedom.

The problem of murdering someone down there is that the body will never decay, got to burn them, 'The Thing' style....

Sounds good. we are talking about quite a startup cost but still many things will need to be imported being truly self reliant would require millions of people. and billions in equipment think machine tools, smelters, plastics, liquid fuels, synthesis of medicines, paints,lubricants, and industrial chemicals. We gotta have something to trade so we can get that stuff

Geothermal.

What's your game, bro?

Simple, we trade in adventure holidays, couple of grand per person, anddd, there would be no seasons.

Why make amendments to a brand new constitution? Put the freedom protection rules up front in the first article, so as to make it the most important. Courts in the US shit all over the amendments as they are "after thoughts" and the articles have greater weight. Even the amendments are in order of importance. For instance, first amendment rights to free speech, petition the government and separation of church and state are more important than 5th amendment rights to due process. So don't let the new constitution go down that miserable road, specify the order of importance.

Im Willing to go to Antarctica as long as there is Food and Fire and a Task I can feel accomplished doing.... lets get this thing done.

murder is not allowed,only 'forgiveness or exile'..... very nice

>would require millions of people..

I don't think so.. mister!

..also, on a different note, as a separate idea, the idea of antarctic nation is no good. every settlement would be its own nation. basically, what we are trying to do is recreate the old 'greece' of just 'city states' with no military.. on the antarctic continent, which as one person pointed out.. is twice the size of australia.. and has a fresh water lake that is the size of laek onterio.. also, vast fisheries for food resource.. food should not be a problem.. also, if we are conscientious.. pollution should not be a problem either