Letter from an anarchist C/punk thats actually been to Iceland.
mattd
mattd at useoz.com
Sat Jan 5 00:50:42 PST 2002
>>But when someone referred to Friedman's essays on Icelandic anarchy,
it didn't draw the blanks I think we now see<<
Taken from an april 01 post by Fried man fan,May.
See http://www.hi.is/~bthru/ritgerd.htm for Ordered Anarchy, State, And
Rent-Seeking: The Icelandic Commonwealth,
930-1262
Birgir T. Runolfsson Solvason's PhD thesis.
"I will not discuss my dissatisfaction with some
political interpretations that I do not think are justified; such as
claiming that the Commonwealth is an example of libertarianism or
anarcho-capitalism in practice (see Friedman 1989a;1989b). This
interpretation of the Commonwealth is not warranted, and the reasons
for why it is not, will become apparent in this thesis."
And
http://www.geocities.com/CapitolHill/1931/secF9.html for Is Medieval
Iceland an example of "anarcho"-capitalism working in practice?
An excellent left-libertarian refutation of this position. Part of
An Anarchist FAQ Webpage.
Some rebuttals are available at David Friedman's home page.(end)
Apart from demolishing most libertarian *logic*, david seems to be shooting
blanks.Mattd.
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