People who still fantasize about "exit" from America should look at what's happening to the Russian economy.
Two weeks ago, Russia was seen as a place people could exit TO. Now it's a place people are scrambling to exit FROM.
Two weeks ago, Russia was seen as a place people could exit TO. Now it's a place people are scrambling to exit FROM.
Libertarians need to realize that whether state capacity is high or low (and America's is a lot higher than they think), there is no practicable alternative to state capacity.
Yes, you can try to duck out the back door with your sack full of crypto-gold. But your meatsack still needs somewhere to eat and sleep. And the crypto-gold will be less liquid than you think.
Exit is feasible from a city like SF.
It is NOT feasible to exit from the global system of national and international economic institutions backed by the state capacity of the Great Power nation-states.
It is NOT feasible to exit from the global system of national and international economic institutions backed by the state capacity of the Great Power nation-states.
Because exit from this system itself is not possible, the only sensible, feasible course of action is to stick around and fight for increased state capacity.
It's state capacity or nothing, folks.
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It's state capacity or nothing, folks.
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