Any argument against a totally free society that depends on the dark side of human nature inevitably circles around to hit the one making the argument smack in the back of the head. Hence, it is a boomerang argument. The reason is that if people are so bad that we can’t trust them with total freedom, then how can we possibly trust anyone with monopoly political power? The answer is we can’t. Statelessness is the ultimate in checks and balances, which liberal devotees of the limited state claim to value.
When They Came
First, they came for the writers, but I could not read. Then, they came for the artists, but I could not see. When they came for the musicians, I was unwilling to hear. Eventually they came for me, but I could no longer think.
