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guslIn an attempt to be fair to the statists:
Anarchocapitalism in Somalia (in Portuguese)
It's a semi-cliché that "socialism can't work in our species", that it might work if our species were more altruistic or law-abiding (conforming), "ant colonies are socialistic", etc. However, such a system seems to work well for Norway. Sure, they have tons of oil. (tangential link: Harvard prof says oil, not Islam is the curse of the Middle East)
Another anecdote I've heard is that in remote gas stations in Norway, there wouldn't be anybody to help you, so they left the cash register open for you to help yourself to your change. This was way before they had surveillance cameras. This must indicate either a lack of selfishness or a universal obedience of the law.
P J O'Rourke, a CATO-affiliate writer of funny books, wrote a chapter about Sweden ("Good Socialism") in his book "Eat the Rich" (fun, easy read with some good points). He said it was a land devoid of crazy people, but that despite the comfort, its future didn't look very bright, since they are under serious debt, and people aren't motivated to work. But is that really true?
Anarchocapitalism in Somalia (in Portuguese)
It's a semi-cliché that "socialism can't work in our species", that it might work if our species were more altruistic or law-abiding (conforming), "ant colonies are socialistic", etc. However, such a system seems to work well for Norway. Sure, they have tons of oil. (tangential link: Harvard prof says oil, not Islam is the curse of the Middle East)
Another anecdote I've heard is that in remote gas stations in Norway, there wouldn't be anybody to help you, so they left the cash register open for you to help yourself to your change. This was way before they had surveillance cameras. This must indicate either a lack of selfishness or a universal obedience of the law.
P J O'Rourke, a CATO-affiliate writer of funny books, wrote a chapter about Sweden ("Good Socialism") in his book "Eat the Rich" (fun, easy read with some good points). He said it was a land devoid of crazy people, but that despite the comfort, its future didn't look very bright, since they are under serious debt, and people aren't motivated to work. But is that really true?