I notice that anarchocapitalists put a lot of emphasis on the need to have private security firms which compete for each other to provide the best service (thus reducing the risk of any of them reverting to something resembling a police force). Even the most ardent nonstatists recognise that there will always be people trying to take your stuff. Humans are not perfectible animals; we are flawed creatures, as Thomas Sowell describes in his 'constrained vision'.
I recall over a year ago i suggested to you that pure anarchy needs a 'personal antimatter weapon' (a massive diffusion of the benefits of monopolised force) to become viable. If accessible, that type of technology would really test the constrained vision. Such concepts are subsequently strong contenders to explain both the fermi paradox, and Cixin Liu's 'dark forest' view of the galaxy.
Thanks for that link, Shane! And what an interesting question you raise. I wrote in my book that there's an inverse relationship between the freedom of money and goods to cross borders and the freedom of people. Because, if people could follow the goods and money, what would be the point?
The US, for instance, doesn't have real trade. The US makes dollars and the rest of the world makes things that dollars can buy, as one journalist says. With the petrodollar falling and BRICS rising, that may not be true for much longer. Thought provoking piece!
I notice that anarchocapitalists put a lot of emphasis on the need to have private security firms which compete for each other to provide the best service (thus reducing the risk of any of them reverting to something resembling a police force). Even the most ardent nonstatists recognise that there will always be people trying to take your stuff. Humans are not perfectible animals; we are flawed creatures, as Thomas Sowell describes in his 'constrained vision'.
Navel gazing on steroids:
I recall over a year ago i suggested to you that pure anarchy needs a 'personal antimatter weapon' (a massive diffusion of the benefits of monopolised force) to become viable. If accessible, that type of technology would really test the constrained vision. Such concepts are subsequently strong contenders to explain both the fermi paradox, and Cixin Liu's 'dark forest' view of the galaxy.
Well that's a thought-provoking idea! I wonder if the human race will survive long enough to figure out a way to test it out.
Thanks for that link, Shane! And what an interesting question you raise. I wrote in my book that there's an inverse relationship between the freedom of money and goods to cross borders and the freedom of people. Because, if people could follow the goods and money, what would be the point?
The US, for instance, doesn't have real trade. The US makes dollars and the rest of the world makes things that dollars can buy, as one journalist says. With the petrodollar falling and BRICS rising, that may not be true for much longer. Thought provoking piece!