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RE: Doug Casey and I Destroying Commies On Universal Income
Okay we agree on: fractional banking being bad and crony govt'granted priveleges to biz as also bad?
So if it weren't for special interests, the government would be ran by benevolent do-gooders?
If the natural tendency of man is so bad that it is not safe for people to control their own lives, how is it that mwmbers of government are always good? Are they not just people with self interest too? Or are they angels?
Okay, good! We agree on two primary problems and are partly agreed on the government, although I understand your position to mean absolutely no form of government. I've pointed out that I considrer this position a strawman as it's not inevtible that government has to be toxic. But these are called intractable problems and they are difficult to solve especially when a huge part of this corruption is the corruption of the law and courts.
That aside, consider this: it's estimated by scholars that about 2 in 10 people are prone to being sociopathic and psychopathic and that this demographic seeks power and perverts power relationships. Given that fact, how would you go about keeping The Negans (The Walking Dead) from toxifying the public sphere?
And BTW: to my thinking this is exactly what has happened--the mafia won in the past century and controls almost every manner of business.
I dont know if 20% of people are insane. But i know how to keep them from toxifying the public sphere : Keep them out of government! Don't vote for them and don't support government organization. If the laws and courts are corrupt - privitize them.
Negan is a lot like the federal government; he wants your guns and half your income. His loyalists patriotism reminds of the blind faith that people put into all organizations that promise to keep you safe while actually victimizing you. They were all capable of choosing cooperation but they chose instead coercive theft. I guess it's the appeal of easy money. They are just bandits. Rick is right to deny their claim to his property.