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Quote by: christibe  It is to me the same thing that was found
through laissez faire capitalism, prohibiting something- government involvement, will create
the need for government involvement. |
Anarchism--the original "Libertarianism"-- has stood in opposition to laissez faire capitalism, noting that the privatization of resources requires something akin to the state. The Libertarian party stands for liberty, so long as people can afford it--and that's hardly liberty at all.
There is a common sense principle that can be applied to any system, whether the system is called "public" or "private." People should not live under its dominion. Instead, the system should be totally subordinate to the people's needs.
This is not how it is with centralized government and corporations, where the institutions and rituals within them take precedence over humans.
This is a major point the Libertarian party misses out on when it talks glowingly of "free market" capitalism.
You don't get freedom by slapping price tags on everything and putting control of land and resources in private, elitist hands.
Grandpa h.