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@Hoplite87 1. Governments have never been formed that way, factually
speaking. I suggest you look up Cambridge archeologist Norman Yoffee's
"Myths of the Archaic State." Or search youtube for "fringeelements rise of
civilization" for a simple historical explanation of the origin of the
state. 2. Gibbs is a minarchist, not 100% against government. However you
do not need the state for property rights or law. I suggest economist Bruce
Benson's "The Enterprise of Law: Justice without the State."
@paragshah2112 what's so wrong with capitalism??? Its just a label for
voluntary human social interaction. I do have a problem however with an
Elite group of overlords telling, rather FORCING PEOPLE as to how to live
their lives. This elite force becomes all the more sinister once it's given
the monopoly of PRINTING MONEY!!! True Capitalism on a macro economic scale
doesn't exist anywhere on the planet today because CENTRAL BANKS dominate
the planet with their paper money. Thus the RAT RACE!
@Hoplite87 Why would I care what the average person in Argentina or
anywhere else thinks? Most people in the world thought the Earth was flat a
few thousand years ago. Most people thought that kings were divinely
appointed by God a few hundred years ago. etc. The government is not magic.
It does not create anything that was not there before. The government is a
group of individuals with an ideologically subsidized monopoly on proactive
physical coercion in an arbitrary territory. That's it.
@paragshah2112 look, do people go the war with other people?... No!
GOVERNMENTS go to war with other GOVERNMENTS. now here's the part you don't
learn in school. WHO FUNDS ALL WARS(.) ? ? ANSWER---> CENTRAL BANKS HOW? by
counterfeiting pieces of paper with numbers on them so that some one else
can work really hard just to earn a few of them. THATS NOT CAPITALISM. In a
real free market the money will be determined by the voluntary action of
individuals. GOLD seams naturally suited for money
@fu3ar25 You're making no arguments whatsoever. I suggest you consult the
actual economic data on the increase in real compensation in NZ and the
correlation between the well-being of the poorest 10% and economic freedom,
and comparative quality of life for the poorest 10% in NZ vs. the rest of
the world. Things can always be better, and unfortunately government still
grows. The more we maximise voluntary human interaction and minimise the
coercion of the state, the better off we all are.
@joeymackaroni by going to the gold standard we run into the problems of
limited wealth. it sucks because wealth becomes extraordinarily hard to
accumulate. the central bank creating more currency that still holds its
value but for a small technical decrease is a good way to get everyone
wealthier, but the god damn slimeball bank isnt supposed to call the bonds
in! they do that when they feel like pulling the rug out from under our
feet. the central bank works only when it is govt owned.
@asdfgasdfasdful what nonsense! Everybody is a individual but you live with
others as well thats the why governments from a historical point of view is
what organizes society, if you wish to be totally free you and Gibbs can go
to live in the Sahara or in the Borneo jungle as cavemen where you pay no
taxes no rules exist or abide to none. States are just neutral it depends
whos in charge that makes them good or bad. His got it completely wrong,
what enforces private property is the law
Whats strikes me is not the fact that this guy is ruining the NZ country
side landscape, its the idea that remains in many Anglo countries like US
or Australia that Governments should be dismantled, completely privatize a
nation's assets, and dissolve market regulations and this is after the
financial crises exactly due from that. People like Palin or Gibbs don't
know the difference of there elbow from there asses when it comes to
international issues, thats when they become dangerous
@joeymackaroni the problem with capitalism is that it is a bloodsport. and
in its purest form it is predatory. it destroys everything it touches and
consolidates all the wealth and power into a few hands. its interests are
vile and insidious, and it is amoral at its very root. a pure capitalism
pretty much a fiefdom with just the king on top and the rest are nothing
more than human cattle. democratic socialism is the only form of govt that
protects and looks after its citizens.
I'm from Argentina and for a politician here (no matter how far liberal he
may be or right wing) to say that all schools and hospitals should be
privatized he would be scrutinized and have is carrier destroyed. Plus
saying that the state can't run anything, that its only purpose is to
enforce private property and to "facilitate contracts" (lol that sounds so
corrupt, he must of facilitated contracts for telecom), why cant he say
incentivize business and trade or whatever..??
@asdfgasdfasdful Currencies compete even today, whats your point??Yes
various forms of currency existed in the past like metals and salt, the
problem begins when it comes to certify that that coin or metal is really
worth a X amount of capital, plus there limitations as countable units. If
we ware in middle east 4000 bc you wish to sell me a cow and I come a long
from far with a coin and say that its worth it, how can you tell its so..?
You've got it wrong pal, just get real
Too much money has warped his mind. I am an artist from NZ and find Gibbs
to be heartless. How is he thinking he is a better patron of the arts than
Castro? When Gibbs takes the artist works presenting them in a private
museum that generates money to promote his own conservative and non
humanist political agenda. People think because they can write a fat check
that makes them an art patron, where his lack of depth and understanding of
the subject is shocking. Yuck!
@asdfgasdfasdful History is a fact itself. I'm not a "statist" I dont even
know what you mean by that. And as interesting as you ideas may be of a
none existent government I find it hard to bring it to reality or how can a
society organize itself just based on free market principles...You are just
farfetched as communists are with a idea of having the state running
everything, its a matter of balances, not positives and negatives like
everything in life
@asdfgasdfasdful I am sick of people thinking they can just write a fat
check then they have the right do what ever THEY want. Not everyone is an
artist or knows about it, but a big part of art is inspiring critical
thought. We are not free to do as we wish just because we bought a gun or a
car, or even a can of spray paint has rules as to how it should be thrown
away.... Art has it's own responsibilities...... and in this case I object
to the use.
According to Abraham Lincoln, we should have a rebirth of freedom with a
government BY, FOR and OF the people. Abe would be sad to see how America
has become a government of corporate socialism where enormous hand outs
every year to large corporations and many pay little or no taxes.Corporate
socialism aka corporatism aka fascism. If goverment should be the people,
the people need to fight harder to take back control from the corporations.
@asdfgasdfasdful No evidence what about history itself !!?? You deny that
civilizations like Egypt, Babilon, the lydians, the city states of Greece
or the Republic of Rome became what they ware because they had a fairly
sophisticated form of government in contrast to there counterparts ??
Conquest and empires are not only why they are remembered also the legacy
they left. What legacy nomads and barbarians leave in comparison ??
@asdfgasdfasdful how an earth can capitalism exist without a state anyway??
States that emit currency (backed of course by central banks). Just imagine
the volumes of exchanges of goods, services and information now days, how
can it work just by trade like in the old days when people exchanged a
donkey for pottery for example?? Those beliefs are just as utopist as the
communist idea of the state in control of everything
As an artist I find his motives questionable. For me he represents a
nightmare art patron. Someone who has no desire to support emerging
artists, but sees art as an investment. An artist very rarely has any say
as to who purchases there art and what they use it for. He is using others
creative voice to make a private museum that in part helps to support his
political views, exploitation of others visions for sure.
Why should I care then what you say?? The concept of communism is much more
modern than the concept of capitalism and yet its already proved impossible
to work and useless in realty. Who said its the roll of governments to
create things?? Governments are to organize and regulate society. You're
definition is rather cynical though I think it applies more for a specific
form of government witch is a dictatorship.
we need more of this influence in the world. one of those pieces could have
payed for a bomb that would have destroyed the land on which they sit. in
contemporary society, however, taht would not be logical. there are far too
many priorities- taking care of the indignant, the enviornment, ect. we put
our money in the wrong places. imagine what this world would be like if we
had this mindset from the begenning
@asdfgasdfasdful Look suggesting books is not a proof of anything, the fact
remains that through out history the civilizations that overcame the others
had more sophisticated states witch enabled them to have better economies,
create a currency, improved the security of its people, develop technology,
build a army, expand. Those peoples that didn't, they just disappeared as
such. Its as simple as that.
We visited Gibbs Farm last February - Remarkable, stunning, fantastic!
Wasn't aware of Gibbs' political view then. I guess it takes a very
powerful, wealthy person to create something like this. So I must separate
my feelings about the man and his appreciation of the arts here. He has
made something beautiful, and allowed us to appreciate these amazing
artists' work.