[extropy-chat] Socialism versus Transhumanism

[Max M]

Mike Lorrey wrote:

>>Being a social democrat also means that you are agreeing with a
>>system that has been prooved to work pretty well in several nations.
>>
>>Being libertarian means that you support a theoretical system that is
>>supposed to work as in the economic theory.

> Interesting view, which doesn't seem to reflect that the socialist
> systems of europe always maintain higher unemployment and lower growth
> than the US, which, while not libertarian, is significantly further
> along in that direction. Within the US, more libertarian states tend to
> higher growth than their less libertarian immediate neighbors.


I did not try to say that social democracy is the best system, just that 
it's had better support in practice on nation wide "experiments"

I don't doubt that a more liberal system is better, but I doubt very 
much that a completely libertarian system is much good.

It could very well follow Edward de Bono's salt curve. "Some salt is 
good in food, so more salt is even better."

Naturally it only holds true until a certain point.

The devil is in the details, and I am afraid that the little details 
that will slip through the cracks of a libertarian system are people.

The reason for the state is to help the weak. The strong will take care 
of themself. They allways have.



regards Max M Rasmussen, Denmark