Thursday, June 17, 2010

some rights are righty-er than others

I have been examining libertarian thought lately. I must admit that when I was young and living in New york city I flirted with Anarchism. Manhattan makes you an anarchist because everything good happens in opposition to City government. A big difference between self identified anarchists and self IDed libertarians is the attitude towards Corporations. Rightist libertarians have a blind spot for corporations. If they think about abuses they always come from business manipulating the over powerful governments ability to grant favors. Un fortunately this is not the only case of private tyranny we find throughout history. This present Gulf oil disaster leaves libertarians speechless because a solution to such a huge problem is not possible without the command and control of a government unburdened by fiduciary concerns. A mixed economy is not nearly as sexy as No Government or a Revolutionary government, but it does seem like really the best way. Our way leaves big holes that are being filled with crude everyday

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