tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6805519232472715933.post3436537114376925768..comments2023-10-09T12:56:53.476-04:00Comments on tDot Zamo: Libertarians and SocialistsIndelible Bonobohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14884595505459463870noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6805519232472715933.post-80788600525782939512010-09-18T07:42:10.664-04:002010-09-18T07:42:10.664-04:00I think some version of left libertarianism was tr...I think some version of left libertarianism was tried by Tito's Yugoslavia with dire results - hyperinflation etc http://j.mp/dgIwZh Arguably, there were many other factors that may have contributed to the failure of the experiment. A more "authoritarian" style worked wonders in the 50s and 60s, but strong liberalization and sharing of decision making in the 70s wreaked havoc in a thus far prosperous economy.<br><br>Removing corporate privilege should be the goal of any system of governance, here I completely agree with the video. The problem is that corporate interests will always take over the state - see "regulatory capture" http://j.mp/dfOJyMInBonobohttp://indeliblebonobo.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6805519232472715933.post-88304744470975065102010-09-17T20:20:39.420-04:002010-09-17T20:20:39.420-04:00Basically the video is only say that if we freed t...Basically the video is only say that if we freed the marketplace and removed corporate privilege, many people would have a realistic option of organizing horizonatally which they don't really have now. <br><br>If it worked, cool. If hierarchial forms of organization were deemed better in the marketplace, fine. But first we must end the state's subjugation of society and find out, but its very possible that non-state co-ops (unlike the Soviet blocs) may be more productive/just.Ross Kenyonnoreply@blogger.com