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Except that the Free City concept wasn't dreamed up in a libertarian vacuum. It's worked over and over again, building wealth, growth, and sustaining economies
by jbelich 14y ago
Except that the Free City concept wasn't dreamed up in a libertarian vacuum. It's worked over and over again, building wealth, growth, and sustaining economies for centuries.
Having a guy wacked b/c he's a nimby definitely misses the point though... </facepalm>
- halbermensch 14y agoUmm, the people he represents weren't protesting that "Free Cities" are being built near their property (their "backyard") -- rather, that outsiders are proposing to build them on their property.
- halbermensch 14y agoExcept that the Free City concept wasn't dreamed up in a libertarian vacuum. Except the way Thiel & Co mean it, it was. There's no way you can compare their schemes with historical examples with HK, Trieste, the Hanseatic League etc (if that's what you're thinking).