Jul. 19th, 2003

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Faré is looking for feedback on his essay, titled "Government is the Rule of Black Magic"

You can find it here http://fare.tunes.org/liberty/government_black_magic.html


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Of course, the answer that we libertarians have reached is that no, there are no rational justifications for government, its official explanations are bogus, and not only does it not solve the problems it claims to solve, but it creates these problems to begin with. This answer even defines us as libertarians. But this answer is not enough. It is a mistake to close the debate there and think that we've solved the problem — just our knowing that government is wrong in itself won't make government go away. We must ask: if these explanations are fake, then what is the real reason for people to believe in government? What is the rational explanation for these irrational explanations? In other words: if government is the answer, then what was the question?
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Write to him at fare at tunes.org or leave a comment here.

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