On Wed, 21 May 2008 13:12:54 -0700 (PDT), Video61@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
>On May 21, 3:04 pm, David Johnston <da...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>> On Wed, 21 May 2008 12:01:06 -0700 (PDT), Vide...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
>> >On May 21, 12:31 pm, David Johnston <da...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>> >> On Thu, 15 May 2008 12:32:30 -0700 (PDT), Bret Cahill
>>
>> >> <BretCah...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>> >> >> > The precondition of free markets is of no concern to free
marketry?
>>
>> >> >> Not directly.
>>
>> >> >The direct effect of censor****p is that free markets are
impossible.
>>
>> >> The platonic ideal of free market is impossible with or without
>> >> censor****p. But functionally it doesn't matter much whether you
jail
>> >> people for grumbling about the government. Commerce can continue
and
>> >> people can choose who to buy from and what price they will demand
when
>> >> they sell. That's free enough to get buy.
>>
>> > talk about a silly scenario. humans that are educated, and not
>> >insane, crave human rights. so far there have been no successful free
>> >market, nor fascist economy, freidman even said so when approached by
>> >pinochet. but, being the good psychopath that freidman was, he tried
>> >anyways, and failed.
>>
>> I have no idea what you are talking about.
>
> you have basically described what all libertarians strive for. a free
>market without human rights. i simply pointed out to you that so far
>that has never worked.
It's pretty much the case in Hong Kong and they are managing to do
business.
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