@ProfessorZaius I've read the book. When you say "critique", what bit are you referring to?
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@MorlockP @ProfessorZaius I assume it's the thought-experiment of how a DPA would form. Others have critiqued that. Not that I'm taking...
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@MorlockP here's one (brief) of several critiques (search to "dominant protection" http://mises.org/misesreview_detail.aspx?control=232 …Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@MorlockP my own thought-experiment is, if we're going to follow Nozick's thought-experiment...Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@MorlockP ...then why not imagine a protection agency that invests its profits in land, and establishes "gated communities"Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@MorlockP ...and grows and grows (to whatever size). Such an agency, as property owner, can establish whatever covenants...Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@MorlockP ...it wants. So Nozick's method can be used to establish/justify even a plenary, unlimited state.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@MorlockP But, while I respect Nozick, I don't think his approach really establishes his argument. Since it can establish...Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@MorlockP ...*any* argument. Including all-out Progism.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@MorlockP Dominant Protection AssociationThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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