tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post5715488881207908445..comments2024-02-13T02:39:22.756-05:00Comments on EconomicPolicyJournal.com: "By the end of this century, I suspect the U.S. and most other nation-states will have, for all practical purposes, ceased to exist."Robert Wenzelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14296920597416905488noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-54904701589439704362012-06-06T10:45:22.651-04:002012-06-06T10:45:22.651-04:00I enjoyed reading this article until the end. I wi...I enjoyed reading this article until the end. I wish he had gone more into what is going to replace the nation-state instead of just complaining about it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-87670245506664975472012-06-05T15:14:47.054-04:002012-06-05T15:14:47.054-04:00robb - the demise of the state does not necessaril...robb - the demise of the state does not necessarily mean rise of mafiosi (in fact, mafiosi are MUCH better than any modern democratic state; for one, they steal less; secondly, they don't wage total wars which leave millions dead; finally, they are recognized by the population for the criminals they are).<br /><br />The decline of state will give opportunity for private security and arbitrageaverrosnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-6707160956607403012012-06-05T12:01:38.279-04:002012-06-05T12:01:38.279-04:00The issue with Mr. Casey's monologue is the br...The issue with Mr. Casey's monologue is the broad brush he paints on medievil Europe and the various monarchies, principalities and city-"states" it had. As Rothbard and others have chronicled, these ruling bodies, by virtue of their decentralization and strong cultural attachment to principles that limited their power, often surpass democracies and republics from a libertarian Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-51230722827342250222012-06-05T11:40:26.314-04:002012-06-05T11:40:26.314-04:00If by the demise of the state you mean the rise of...If by the demise of the state you mean the rise of a mafiosi then I suppose that is a real possibility. Mr. Casey's Smith and Wesson will not protect him from an army of Smith and Wessons. Numbers prevail over rights. We can be reduced to a nation of Hatfields and McCoy's I suppose, but I wouldn't regard that as an advance even upon our present, very flawed, system. <br /><br />The robbnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-34486912860342296972012-06-05T09:10:38.943-04:002012-06-05T09:10:38.943-04:00Mr. Wenzel is an equal opportunity moderator allow...Mr. Wenzel is an equal opportunity moderator allowing statists to post away, very refreshing actually.<br /><br />>And what is Mr. Casey to do?<br />Smith & Wesson<br /><br />>If, as Mr. Casey proposes, the people withdraw their loyalty to the state, the state will be compelled to assert its power more rather than less<br /><br />They already are, or are laying the infrastructure to do Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-49329289173062050192012-06-05T08:26:46.269-04:002012-06-05T08:26:46.269-04:00What nonsense! The historical analysis is, for sta...What nonsense! The historical analysis is, for starters, way too broad brush. One cannot reduce all forms of political organization to tribes and states. More significantly, Mr. Casey appears to want to reject any significant need for political function. He wants to deny any need for any organization devoted to protecting him from enemies abroad or even at home. But, whatever he might have in robbnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-77560333028842208712012-06-05T06:52:13.627-04:002012-06-05T06:52:13.627-04:00Excellent post by Doug Casey. The problem in Ameri...Excellent post by Doug Casey. The problem in America is the one-size fits all mantra simply no longer works for a certain 'in the know' subset. <br /><br />Examples:<br />Why should I pay triple real estate property taxes over just a decade ago to fund 3 hots and a cot schools with people I have zero connection to, and are govt. indoctrination centers to boot?<br /><br />The 'so Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-60113423232224286872012-06-05T00:20:31.480-04:002012-06-05T00:20:31.480-04:00By the end of this century? If that turns out ot b...By the end of this century? If that turns out ot be true then it sure won't do me any good.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com