[extropy-chat] Re: Authenticity, extropy, libertarianism, and history

[Russell Wallace]

On 7/14/05, Erik Starck <es at popido.com> wrote:
> 
> I believe firmly in minimal state intervention in peoples lifes, but I suggest a reading of Hernando de Sotos "The Mystery of Capital" if you think that complete anarchy is the way to go. At the very least we need property laws, which in turn implies a police and a court. Don't know what that makes me.

That philosophy (which I also hold) is what "libertarian" usually
refers to. (The philosophy Marc was correctly criticizing is
"anarchist".)

> More interesting to discuss is perhaps the role of the national state in an ever more globalised world. In "One World", Peter Singer puts forth the following:
> http://www.amazon.com/gp/reader/0300103050/ref=sib_dp_bod_toc/104-5818349-0666300?%5Fencoding=UTF8&p=S007#reader-link
> "One Atmosphere. One Economy. One Law. One Community."
> 
> Given this view of the world, do we really need the national states?

Absolutely. If you disagree, consider why we're speaking English
instead of Chinese right now.

- Russell