A very inventive San Diego-based radio DJ has declared himself the “sultan” of his personal “nation,” deep within the Southern California desert.
Randy “R Dub!” Williams spent round a decade visiting the virtually 200 UN-recognized nations of the world, after which took issues into his personal palms to finalize the checklist.
“One of many causes I created Slowjamastan was as a result of, after 193 nations, I needed a 194th!” he told CNN.
His personal “metropolis” dubbed — if you’ll — is named “Dublândia,” the capital of the brand new “Republic of Slowjamastan,” and is positioned on the heart of an 11-acre plot of empty desert close to the southeast border of California and roughly 100 miles from San Diego.
And no, this does not have something to do with cryptocurrencies, the blockchain, or NFTs.
“The sultan is the sultan of gradual jams,” he told FOX5, referring to his new self-adorned title. “He loves the Boys II Males, and the Usher, and the Alicia Keys, Luther Vandross and Anita Baker.”
So what does Williams need Slowjamastan to be identified for? Straight vibes and a spot to calm down the place you may “get pleasure from good music and good folks,” in line with the newly-appointed sultan.
Williams even went so far as to determine a wholly new foreign money and erect a monument celebrating the nation’s founding.
“We’re a republic on some days, however on (different) days now we have a dictatorship,” he informed the station.
However there’s one obvious downside with all of this: the republic of Slowjamastan, like dozens of different micronations prefer it scattered across the globe, will probably by no means be acknowledged as a sovereign state by different nations of the world, that means that Williams is usually simply enjoying an elaborate recreation of make-believe on his small plot of desert land.
That should not essentially cease you from attempting to achieve Slowjamastani citizenship. The truth is, in line with an FAQ of the nation’s official web site, the tiny nation is going through a veritable border disaster ever since the media got light of the country’s founding.
“Because the information of Slowjamastan broke around the globe (CNN, and so on.), I’ve personally acquired tons of of emails and DMs from great new mates around the globe, legitimately wanting to maneuver to Slowjamastan for a greater life — searching for asylum from areas and conditions they want to enhance,” Williams wrote within the publish.
“Whereas the [modus operandi] of Slowjamastan is comprised principally of humor, enjoyable and creativeness, I can’t, with good conscience, give an something lower than severe (and hopefully compassionate) reply to those respectable requests,” he added.
Anyone wanting to go to the nation, nonetheless, will face some difficulties, together with its full lack of a “functioning worldwide airport,” not to mention “infrastructure to deal with new residents.”
As for holders of a Slowjamastani passport — you will get your personal for simply $50 — it is “at present solely acknowledged within the micronations of Molossia, Sealand, Dukionary and naturally, Slowjamastan,” in line with Williams, that are all micronations. “You may even land in jail for attempting to cross worldwide borders with our passport, so please don’t attempt it.”
Willimas is now attempting to achieve diplomatic recognition from the US, a more-than-likely troublesome job, since in line with US regulation, Slowjamastan is simply a part of California.
On the finish of the day, “Slowjamastan is what you make it!” Williams concluded, ” escape from on a regular basis life — even when only for a number of fleeting moments — to get away and have amusing and a smile and meet some new mates searching for the identical.”
And truthfully, we might all use a trip lately.
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