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Quote by: Nigh Eve  If everyone follows the rules then no, you're wrong. In essence, libertarianism offers exactly what it promises. Political freedom without eliminating the political part.
What you're saying can be applied to every form of political construction. If everyone follows the rules, it will work. Of course, every form can be overpowered. I can say that democracy inevitably leads to tyranny because people can either, A) vote it in, or B) allow it to overpower the government.
Tyranny can infect everything. So, what's your point? | If everyone followed the rules, communism would work. Cause the rules of communism say that each will work according to their ability and each will take according to their need. The problem is, people tend to want more than they need and work as little as they can get away with. When those people move themselves into the power stucture, they have to force others to take up their slack, when they stay in the masses, they create a situation where productivity is lost. It is precisely because a significant portion of any population WILL NOT follow the rules that both pure communist systems and pure free-markets fail.
All I see when I look down, something jumpin' on the ground, Scratchin' dirt, cluckin' in the barnyard -
Tell me, could that be you?
John Kay |