Decentralization as Imperatice [was: The Libertarian As Conservative]

[Stephen D. Williams]

On 3/26/19 3:40 PM, coderman wrote:
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>> When I first realized that I was already a libertarian, and always had been, in about 1975, it was always quite clear that 
>> Liberals, Leftists, and fellow-travellers hated (or at least strongly disliked) libertarianism.  For reasons that are clear 
>> studying the Nolan Chart https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nolan_Chart   and the World's Smallest Political Quiz. 
>> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World%27s_Smallest_Political_Quiz
>>
>> The Right opposed libertarianism because libertarians promoted both personal and economic freedom, while the Right seemed to like 
>> only the latter.
>> The Left opposed libertarianism because libertarians promoted both personal and economic freedom, while the Left seemed to like 
>> only the former.
>>
>> That made 'sense', so to speak.  Not that the liberals and conservatives actually made sense.
>
>
> it is actually more fundamental!
>
> consider that both Right and Left  promote the idea of an infallible strong center, which conveys the laws upon mankind.
>
> Libertarianism is by definition decentralized; delegating decisions to the edge.
>
> given that power corrupts; and absolute centralized power corrupts absolutely, it is clear that both Right and Left are deceptions 
> by Centralized Power to maintain itself.
>
> the political question at core is this:
>
> centralization? (and abuse of power)
>  - or -
> decentralization (and individual responsibility)
>
> the absurdity of humanity is that our cognitive bias sees only the direct cost of personal responsibility, yet ignores the global 
> cost of centralized abuses.
>
Or the global cost of decentralized abuses.  Which could be, and used to be, worse.  Name your abuse of choice: it's worse when it's 
being done everywhere to / by everyone.


>
> best regards,


sdw


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