Re: CONFESSIONS OF A CHEERFUL LIBERTARIAN By David Brin

From: James Rogers (jamesr@best.com)
Date: Fri Dec 01 2000 - 17:35:47 MST


At 07:31 PM 12/1/2000 -0500, Michael Lorrey wrote:
>Bryan Moss wrote:
> >
> > It's interesting to consider that greater knowledge of how
> > societies function, assuming such knowledge is obtainable,
> > implies a higher degree of centralisation. It's also worth
> > noting that greater freedom may well come from government-
> > centred solutions as opposed free market solutions.
>
>Why would either of these assertions have any basis?

I can see where one might be able to make this assertion *IF* one is
willing to accept the enormous stack of caveats that necessarily follow
that assertion. I too would like to see an example of this explained. I'm
personally quite skeptical of any system that requires everyone to follow
special rules to work (it stinks of coercion -- so much for freedom).

-James Rogers
  jamesr@best.com



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