There is Hope Yet
Posted by Savage Henry @ 11:14 AM
Seed and I regularly converse about the apparent slide into nanny-statism in the US through a combination of apathy and idiocy.
Fortunately, we still have one governmental body that is capable of reasoning clearly and well on the most basic issues.
Supreme Court Shoots Down D.C. Gun Ban
While this sides with my view of the constitution, I should note that I take extra pleasure in this because I tend to see the Supreme Court as an amazingly strong deliberative body that, even when I don't happen to like the outcome in principle, still gives me confidence that the issue has been debated and reviewed with the highest level of consideration.
The other thing I'd say is that one should read as much of the actual opinion as possible. Like most things in the media, you're likely to only hear about what it says in sweeping generalities. The position, however, is nuanced and many-faceted.
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Is now a good time to mention the tube?
Currently, it is very difficult to experiment with alternative social systems on a small scale. Countries are so enormous that no individual can make much difference in how they work, and the powers-that-be are deeply entrenched. Seasteaders believe that government shouldn't be like the cellphone or operating system industries, with few choices and high customer-lock-in. Instead, they envision something more like web 2.0, where many small governments serve many niche markets, a dynamic system where small groups experiment, and everyone copies what works, discards what doesn't, and remixes the remainder to try again
Just for the record, the Mint is a staunch supporter of experimental, niche lifestyles. They are a morale imperative.
Posted by: seed | June 26, 2008 11:36 AM