034 - Titus Gebel: Breaking the Political Cycle

Timothy Allen talks with Titus Gebel. It's another of my discussions from Montenegro again this week and this time it’s part one of two conversations I had with none other than the founder and president of the Free Cities Foundation himself,  Titus Gebel. Now, since most of you will know who Titus is I will keep this intro brief. Obviously he has done many interviews before so I tried my best to keep this conversation away from the usual Free Private Cities talking points and delve a little deeper into the history of different city state models and their modern day incarnations.  I also got to probe a little into Titus’s own history and motivations as well as some of his predictions for the future of the idea that government should be a service. We recorded together on two separate occasions and part 2 of this conversation will be a deep dive into medieval city states which is a discussion I’ve been pining to have for many months now, so look out for that one over the next few weeks. Enjoy the conversation. TIMESTAMPS: [0:29] Introduction to the episode. [2:23] Are there any novel questions about Free Cities? [8:22] Working examples of Free Cities. [12:28] Dealing with dispute resolution. [17:52] Negotiating with governments. [23:30] How has Monaco remained independent? [28:21] Protecting Free Cities with law. [35:27] Medieval City States. [39:33] We don't want one family to rule. [46:44] The cyclical nature of top-down governance. [59:15] Describing Free City models for different demographics. [55:53] What is the Hanseatic League? [58:26] Does a Free City have to be a city? [1:01:40] What is your motivation? [1:11:54] Founding Free Cities on ideological commonality. [1:16:59] New frontiers. [1:21:44] The fall of the Roman Empire. [1:25:53] Why do empires fail? [1:32:20] The dark ages of the Roman Empire. [1:40:47] Brexit and the future of Free Cities. [1:46:55] We are watching society fall apart. What can we do? TWITTER: Titus Gebel: https://twitter.com/titusgebel Timothy Allen: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/MrTimothyAllen⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Free Cities Foundation: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/freecitiesfound⁠⁠⁠⁠ OTHER LINKS: Tipolis: https://tipolis.com/ Free Cities Foundation: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://free-cities.org/⁠