http://blogcritics.org/ A sinister cabal of superior bloggers on music, books, film, popular culture, politics, and technology - updated continuously. en Copyright 2005 by the authors Wed, 18 Jun 2003 23:12:19 EDT http://backend.userland.com/rss Blogcritics.org custom software http://blogcritics.org/archives/2003/06/18/173219.php#comment-11387 Though it seems loony to you, the principles which inform their position are very common, especially in history. America was founded on the same principles - that government could not be trusted with power. The idea that a company could acquire government-level power is a relatively recent "innovation" in the world, and it seems that the Libertarians are generally still either ignoring the issue, disagreeing with the assessment, or don't care. Me, I haven't decided what to think. I've been pondering it quite a bit, though, and I'll let you know. 11387@blogcritics.org Wed, 18 Jun 2003 23:12:19 EDT