The Citadel will be located in Idaho, former home base of the Aryan Nation, but will not be inhabited by "a bunch of Wackos/Cultists/Racists" as stated in their FAQ.
It will no doubt be, as the website states, "a bastion of Liberty in America," except for the part where you have to agree to the 13 points of their crazy Citadel Patriot Agreement -- five of which have to do with kids using guns.
From the concept drawing of the community, we can see that they plan to have their own arms factory (already set up in WV) which will employ the "first wave of pioneers." After a long day of screwing buttplates on AR-15s, residents can take a stroll through the firearms museum, then sit for a spell and gaze into the calm waters of the reflecting pool as they ponder shooting people that don't look or think like them. So relaxing, so peaceful.
So by now, you are probably chomping at the bit to sign up and figure out how much it will cost you to live within the walls of The Citadel. Remember, every Citadel home comes with 1 or 2 AR15-variant rifles and 1,000 rounds of ammunition per rifle so you can get your freedom-loving liberty shooting on the second you move in.
"If Liberty has been missing from the life of your family, consider the Citadel for your new home."
--twolf
it must be disappointing for these people if they come to the end of their lives and they haven't managed to kill another person.
Posted by: kate r | February 06, 2013 at 05:34 PM
Amphitheater? Maybe they can get Ted Nugent to be the artist in residence.
Posted by: Queasy | February 06, 2013 at 05:40 PM
They have their permit to start manufacturing guns. I'm betting the factory is about all that will be built.
Posted by: Mr Sippi | February 06, 2013 at 06:21 PM
Nicely platted... but no patriot cemetery? Can Jeebus rapture folks one-at-a-time?
Posted by: Old Zeb | February 06, 2013 at 06:54 PM
Snort. Because a fortified medieval town just cries out "Liberty!"
Posted by: Mr. Flibble | February 06, 2013 at 07:01 PM
Good. Putting a significant portion of Teabag traitors in one place makes drone targeting that much easier.
Posted by: NMRon | February 06, 2013 at 07:18 PM
Well, they have their gates offset... otherwise, it isn't laid out well enough to be defensible from the ground.
And, from the air? Water and power generators next to each other?!? A large enough bomb will wipe out both, ensuring the destruction of the town by fire. The hospital would perhaps have its own generator... if they HAD a hospital. They don't even have a medivac pad next to a clinic.
A farmer's market... but NO community gardens? No silos for storing grains? No wells? No water storage? They aren't very self-sufficient if they can't grow their own food or draw their own water.
Why don't they simply put out a sign saying "Welcome to Beckivainia!" instead of trying to sell people on self-defense and self-sustainability. It would be more honest. Oh, I forgot. Mormons lie. Especially in the pursuit of money.
Posted by: hauksdottir | February 06, 2013 at 08:01 PM
Hopefully they will also have a bootstrap factory. Maybe that is for phase 2.
Posted by: twolf1 | February 06, 2013 at 09:04 PM
It's "champing" at the bit.
Posted by: Dave | February 06, 2013 at 10:17 PM
As I've said before, it's going to be interesting as hell for 5,000 heavily armed gun nuts to be trapped with each other inside a walled compound for a long, long Idaho winter.
By January, I'd expect a lot of staring at each other's throats....
Posted by: montag | February 06, 2013 at 10:59 PM
It looks highly defensible, until someone invents the aeroplane.
Posted by: Kyle | February 06, 2013 at 11:52 PM
Why don't they simply put out a sign saying "Welcome to Beckivainia!"
Because that would probably prompt a lawsuit. Beck is building his own version of this scam....
Posted by: montag | February 07, 2013 at 09:15 AM
As hauksdottir points out, the Citadel won't be anything like self-sufficient.
The map doesn't show even ONE meth lab!
Posted by: LeChifforobe | February 07, 2013 at 12:39 PM