I just read _The Incredible Bread Machine_, by R. W. Grant. A Fox &
Wilkes book, available from Laissez-Faire Books. I think a quote from
page 241, on The Limits of Political Action, is appropriate in re the
recent "I told you so" observation by Lucky Green:
Government is force, and politics is simply the means of deciding
who gets to use it at whose expense. By its nature, then,
politics will inexorably represent the interests of those who seek
the favors of government. Hence the bewilderment of voters who
find that no matter who wins the election, government continues to
grow bigger and more intrusive. At best, transient reforms can be
accomplished, but the underlying dynamic of politics is constantly
to expand the role of the state.
Accordingly, those seeking to limit the role of political force
[aka crypto export laws] in our society are quite literally
disenfranchised. You can vote for ruler A or ruler B, but you
can't vote for <i>no</i> ruler. Political action can possibly be
helpful for educational purposes, or as a rear-guard effort, but
its effectiveness as an influence for less government is
limited. [as we've seen.]
What to do? Attack the state at the source of its power: our
cooperation. It can be noisy civil disobediance. It can be simply
ignoring an unenforcable law. It can be challenging the power of the
state in its own institution, as in the Bernstein, Karn, and Junger
cases.
I highly encourage all [EMAIL PROTECTED] readers to read The
Incredible Bread Machine. It puts together a comprehensive attack on
the legitimacy of the state.
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