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Re: A question of remembrance...
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Tue, 8 May 2001 08:11:58 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Larry Pieniazek writes:
> In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Dave Schuler writes:
> > In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Larry Pieniazek writes:
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> > > Au contraire, most libertarians think that the way to achieve that is
> > > through a multitude of fragmented states so small and powerless as to pose
> > > no threat to anyone, including their own citizens. Maybe not even totally
> > > territorial in nature although HOW that would work isn't quite clear.
Indeed.
> Put it this way, when was the last time you were personally threatened by
> the Lichtenstein Army?
It does not have one. They rely on the Swiss for defence.
> Now if Lichtenstein turns into a pocket dicatorship
> that kind of stinks for the Lichtensteiners but it won't last. Bill Gates
> could afford to do something about it if he so chose... Hence the thinking
> that many small powerless states are good.
Big business would only do such a thing if there was $$ involved fom them.
Individuals would only do such as thing if there was kudos involved. I would
rather these sorts of interventions were based on what is right or wrong… I
am not saying that is the case right now. The thought of big business
directly undertaking large scale military operations is apocalyptic to me.
Scott A
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| (...) Got me... I did not know that. Pick some other tiny country as the root of the example then... one that does have a tiny army. How about if we use the Grand Duchy of Fenwick, because that's obviously fictional. This is a fictional example, (...) (25 years ago, 8-May-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| (...) Put it this way, when was the last time you were personally threatened by the Lichtenstein Army? Now if Lichtenstein turns into a pocket dicatorship that kind of stinks for the Lichtensteiners but it won't last. Bill Gates could afford to do (...) (25 years ago, 8-May-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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