You raise a few pointss. Regarding: "it seems to be a very American cultural idiosyncrasy" It's an interesting disdainful view of freedom. Do you think it i

You raise a few pointss. Regarding: "it seems to be a very American cultural idiosyncrasy" It's an interesting disdainful view of freedom. Do you think it is a coincidence that as you glance at large companies: https://companiesmarketcap.com/ https://companiesmarketcap.com/ most were founded in the United States, or could the freedom for people to do whatever they want have something to do with it? Regarding wealth inequality, my opinion is that as long as people don't literally steal from each other and defraud each other, basic necessities are easy to come by. Sadly you are correct in your first paragraph: "you seem to have a very deep distrust of governments". I myself actually am an expert, and in my expert opinion governments engage in formal theft and fraud. In the case of IC, how would we even know? For example, how could one sue a member of the government for criminal and unconstitutional behavior, if it's hidden?