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I applaud this evidently self-made man. I only wish I could tell him that there is a place in the world where his exceptionalism can soar and he can live his la
by peatmoss 9y ago
I applaud this evidently self-made man. I only wish I could tell him that there is a place in the world where his exceptionalism can soar and he can live his laissez-faire dream:
Somalia.
Let’s help this man emigrate.
- s_m_t 9y agoA failed socialist state that actually saw many improvements during its collapse into anarchy doesn't seem to help your point.
- peatmoss 9y agoOh right, the author in the article isn’t advocating laissez-faire at all. He’s advocating that the underclasses pay the taxes for the state services (such as police) that would keep the state from descending into anarchy. He wants socialism for the rich.
- s_m_t 9y agoSo what does that have to do with Somalia
- peatmoss 9y agoI’m saying that laissez-faire is what Somalia actually is. The author says he advocates laissez-faire, but I’d guess he wouldn’t be happy if he got it. Instead, the author is a hypocrite who just wants rich people left alone, but others very much not left alone. This worldview is typically accompanied by an astonishingly naive accounting of the benefits that one must enjoy from society to attain their position. Objectivism, as espoused by this article’s author and Ayn Rand alike, is a childish and cruel ideology.
- CryptoPunk 9y agoI don't see him advocating anarchy, let alone one dominated by Al Capones. Somalia is not laissez faire..
- peatmoss 9y agoA failed state is as laissez-faire as one can get! The state got so small it drowned in the bathtub, isn’t that the dream?
- CryptoPunk 9y agoNo it isn't. Laissez faire means everyone leaving everyone else alone, with government acting in the role of a referee. Any party that uses force to rob the life, liberty or property of others is violating laissez faire principles, and is fair game for retaliatory force by the government. Laissez-faire is an anarchic ideology.
- mywittyname 9y ago> Any party that uses force to rob the life, liberty or property of others is violating laissez faire principles The term to describe this party is, a "government."
- CryptoPunk 9y agoGovernment does not always do this, and not all parties that do this are governments. A government is an institution which has monopolized the use of force in an area.
- Semirhage 9y agoAnd in Somalia, there is no such monopoly, so everyone is free to use force on everyone else in a fully unregulated environment. The strong conquer the weak, and are conquered in turn. You’d love it, I’ll buy the ticket for you.
- CryptoPunk 9y agoI don't know why it is so hard for people to understand that laissez-faire doesn't mean the absence of government. Being opposed to anti-free-market interventions by the government is not the same thing as being opposed to the existence of government. I had literally explained this multiple times in this very discussion, before you posted your comment. There seems to be no exchange of actual information and building of understanding in these discussions.
- ohazi 9y agoApparently this guy is an heir.