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Old 28-04-2008, 02:58 AM   #24 (permalink)
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I don't like forced collectivism certainly but I want economic decentralism as well as political and I want the average person to have more autonomy and freedom which means greater access to capital, so laissez capitalism based on a lockean idea of property doesn't appeal to me either
How would you ensure greater access to capital without curtailing the freedom of others?

"economic decentralism" sounds like code words for socialism to me

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Friedman I find a bit vulgar, he is nowhere near radical enough in his libertarianism and decentralism in my view and went in a little too much for what Kevin Carson calls vulgar libertarianism ie the defence of corporate interests under a veil of free market rhetoric
Having read and watched alot of Friedman I can only disagree with that assessment. Just because he prefers freedom for all does not mean he is for big business, tho that is how some ,intentionally, describe him.

The way I see it if you are not for freedom for all, you are not for freedom at all.
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