[extropy-chat] Anarchy + Transparent Society + ?.

[John K Clark]

"BillK" <pharos at gmail.com> Wrote:

> In the real world, drug dealers are amoral armed gangs who kill people
> to defend their territory and their business

That is of course true, but have you ever asked yourself why it is true? If
Merck and Lilly get into a dispute over the distribution of their pain
killers they can ask the courts to settle the dispute, and if necessary have
the police enforce the decision; If the Medellin cartel has a dispute with
the Cali cartel over the distribution of their pain killers the only way to
settle the matter is a shotgun blast to the face. If candy bars were illegal
then working for the Hershey or Mars candy company would be as dangerous
as that of any street drug pusher.

  John K Clark