Colbert Platinum - Wealth Under Siege (6:42 video) He's in top form on this one:

[cyberpj]

It's funny because Colbert is in top form with his satire
- but the fact that these items are real and for sale and being marketed as they are is... well, I want to say sad but somehow that just doesn't quite cover it.

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Colbert Platinum - Wealth Under Siege

Hargrave markets yachts as a necessity for escape, and Silicon Valley billionaire Peter Thiel funds the creation of a network of artificial Libertarian islands.

http://www.colbertnation.com/the-colbert-report-videos/401790/november-08-2011/colbert-platinum---wealth-under-siege

[mod mom]

1. OMG that was hilarious!

:rofl:

[cyberpj]

3. "Aqua-Mexicans. Hey! Porpey, squeak'a de English!" nt

[one_voice]

2. Hilarious!!!

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

[femrap]

4. Boat dealers will listen

to you and your dreams. So funny....but it is just amazing at what the rich buy.

And those little islands...??? Greenpeace would find them and it'd be over.

[cyberpj]

6. Hah. Not with Blackwater, I mean Xe, private security mercenaries. Perhaps guard towers and their

very own coast guard operation too.

After all, once they have it all they have to figure out how to keep it!

[femrap]

7. OK, we'll just have to

attack in the dark of night with a huge armada of whales, dolphins and a rocket launcher filled w/ ecoli!:evilgrin:

Seriously, I'm rather taken aback by these little islands...but then there are all those man-made islands in the Middle East....Dubai, right?

I'm glad I don't have to worry about living in fear of someone taking my crap and wanting to kill me, aren't you? The power equation seems to be shifting!

[cyberpj]

9. LOL at your attack plan! But it does serve to remind there really is no hiding if someone wants you

bad enough. The drastic measures may keep the majority of rabble out but crafty people will always find a way.

Yep. Dubai has the islands already as tourist destinations for the rich. A few days ago here on DU we also saw examples of the aqua farming and city farming in high rises but those were written for the citizens (or maybe not).

Ecoli..... LOL!

[femrap]

10. Maybe we just let

Mother Nature take out these little islands w/ a tsunami. Karma usually takes care of people like that.

Or maybe all of these rich folks will simply kill each other...fighting over each other's toys.

[lindysalsagal]

5. Pop up roof terrace so you can still look down on people.

Love that man. He used to seem over the top, but the wingnuts are really becoming this character. He's not an exaggeration any more.

[valerief]

8. Brilliant! nt

[xchrom]

11. Fabulous -- nt