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As a counter-anecdote, I'd like to mention that I've grown into many small "l" libertarian ideas as I've grown older (~40) and started to raise a family, and I'
by jnbiche 13y ago
As a counter-anecdote, I'd like to mention that I've grown into many small "l" libertarian ideas as I've grown older (~40) and started to raise a family, and I've led a life that's very far from sheltered.
Traditionally, I've leaned toward bleeding heart liberal with a strong emphasis on civil liberties, but having seen what our government has done with its power over the past decade+, I'm starting to place much more faith in the promise of small communities and local markets than in big government and corporate cronyism.
Nothing more than a personal anecdote, but that's all I'm responding to.
- dylandrop 13y ago> corporate cronyism I would think corporate cronyism is what liberalism tries to solve, by regulating it with law. It's hard for me to see how a Goldman Sachs, ExxonMobil, or McDonalds would come close to being regulated without any federal government. Given, it's far from being effectively taken care of right now, but I can't help but think removing any kind of regulation around large corporations would be good for society.
- tarikjn 13y agoThere are also a lot of bad kind of regulations, that support corporate cronyism. In fact big corporations know that and spend large amounts lobbying for their interests. It's about the right regulations and removing the wrong regulations, not just regulation. And the more complex regulations become the more inaccessible it becomes for the general public.