From: Rafal Smigrodzki (rms2g@virginia.edu)
Date: Wed Aug 07 2002 - 13:36:26 MDT
Technotranscendence wrote:
A
nation like the US can have insane policies for decades. One the size
your neighborhood would probably not be able to do likewise. (E.g.,
imagine you and your neighbors decide to slap a high tariff on imported
cars and a quota on imported food. How long would that sort of policy
last?)
### There are some villages in Asia where listening to the wrong kind of
music can get you stoned (and I don't necessarily mean rock-and-roll here),
all by spontaneous actions of your concerned neighbors, no high-level state
intervention required. I don't think that small political entities are so
much better than large ones, aside from offering easier escape routes,
mostly.
Rafal
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