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Just like Somalia isn't a libertarian country, which was parent's point.
by olalonde 9y ago
Just like Somalia isn't a libertarian country, which was parent's point.
- ghostDancer 9y agoI didn't say the contrary or at least i can't read it in my words, maybe there's some hidden meaning in my words i can't see but you can.
- soundwave106 9y agoTo me Somalia and the attempts at "communist" systems demonstrate what I find to be a flaw that actually is common to both philosophies. As both purist libertarian and purist communist philosophy share a skepticism of authority, leadership, and power / social structures (even if the end goal is different). Yet humans naturally gravitate towards tribalism. Which means at some point, naturally, leadership and power structures will emerge from any group. Whether it be the warlord-oriented chaos of Somalia or the often awful authoritarianism Lenin-inspired states seem to drift towards. Since power naturally corrupts, I'd rather see people focused more on systems and practices that mitigate corruption at the top, e.g. proper checks and balances, transparency, etc. Wishing power structures away is unfortunately going against human nature, in my opinion.