tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20077444.post6742978074169934595..comments2024-03-26T04:21:43.535-05:00Comments on Free Association: TGIF: Speaking to NonlibertariansSheldon Richmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15672237234580563637noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20077444.post-43139456275232221712014-07-13T01:19:23.000-05:002014-07-13T01:19:23.000-05:00This is great advice, but I fear a good many of th...This is great advice, but I fear a good many of those committed to the state (whether on the left or the right) subscribe to their political ideology the same way a young earth creationist subscribes to his religion. For the more knowledgable non-llibertarians it is important to determine the nature of their view of the state. Do they see the state as a necessary but dangerous thing, useful to counterbalance other institutions in society but always capable of mischief even when doing "good" things? Or does the statist buy into nonsense like the idea that the state is just a group of people like any other, or that "the state is us" or that "the state is the thing we all belong to/do together"? If it's the former there is hope, if the latter, we've got a problem.dennisnoreply@blogger.com