Ordinary Banana

"Atomisation" is almost always used by communitarians of the left and right in a way that, usually incorrectly, blames neoliberalism for such problems. Even when there's some truth to it, communitarians tend to exaggerate costs while ignoring or minimising the benefits.https://twitter.com/BDSixsmith/status/1072236837152931840 …

...(1) that humans (including me) cannot always be trusted to choose well (thus, I support banning heroin) but also (2) that increased choice for some leads to decreased choice for others. A man can choose to abandon his son but a son can never choose to have his dad.

We all draw the line somewhere, sure! Neoliberalism isn't "heroin for 6-year-olds", it's supervised consumption rooms. Argument is a) where do you draw the line (I draw it much further than communitarians) and b) what maximises overall choice (usually I think it's choice!)

rich countries seem mostly able to offload bad consequences of drug war to poor countries (e.g. murder rates)