Re: Censorial leftists (Was: Interesting article)

[berezina@qed.net (Paul Spirito)]

On Thu, 4 Dec 1997 17:22:23 -0700 (MST), Jim Burnes wrote:

>In either case, the act of buying and selling things is the ultimate
>expression of free association/assembly.  I voluntarily associate
>with the guy who makes my pizza, builds my car, mows my law etc.

Really? I avoid associating with those who mow my laws. Ha ha.

Seriously, I've never lived in Sweden or Singapore -- if I do, I'll get back
to the list on which I prefer -- but I'm troubled by the tendency of
Libertarians to err on the side of big business fetishism rather than civil
liberties. Both are part of the Doctrine, of course*, but I often hear them
argue that wild-west capitalism inevitably leads to political freedom -- so,
not to worry -- but rarely that political freedom invariably leads to
laissez-faire capitalism (so, not to worry). 

You might say that the latter is NOT TRUE. Well, right-o, but neither is the
former. Economic progress under a fascist regime leads inevitably to
political freedom? You guys actually make this argument. 

Paul

*Yes, Libertarians criticize corporate welfare, but just because it corrupts
the notion that a person's entire worth can be summarized in a stock
portfolio.

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