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> Politics itself is part of the market. This is fudging the word "market" a bit. Free market advocates think that everyone should be able to, say, sell paper
by endtime 7y ago
> Politics itself is part of the market.
This is fudging the word "market" a bit. Free market advocates think that everyone should be able to, say, sell paperclips without the government getting involved. Saying that regulation is "part of the market" suggests some kind of misunderstanding of what a free market is.
> it is naïve to ask, let alone hope, for government to act as an impartial referee.
In practice, I agree. It's also naive to hope for the government to faithfully align with almost any political ideology, e.g. progressivism. I don't see that as a flaw of the ideology itself.
- chongli 7y agoI don't see that as a flaw of the ideology itself. I have similar quibbles with other ideologies. Really, my strongest criticism is reserved for ideological purists who come in all shapes and sizes. To put it plainly, I believe all ideologies are reductive and lead to absurdities when broadly applied, particularly to other human beings. Pragmatism is the approach I prefer. What separates it from an ideology is that it doesn't attempt to cram the world into a tiny box. It's a tool that would work even in an unreliable universe and it affords complex human beings the respect they deserve.