Sunday, March 22, 2009

the open society & its frenemies (2)

Libertarian capitalists and anarchists view state power as inherently evil. The opposite of an oppressive, totalitarian state is some kind of money-driven or love-driven utopia.

Of course, it's not. The opposite of the Soviet Union is the Congo. The optimal environment for human beings is not constraint-free.

You might say I'm an asymmetric libertarian. The more power a person or entity has, the more that person requires oversight & governance. Of course, it seems to work the opposite way in the real world - the more power an entity has, the greater protection from scrutiny it can buy.

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