tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5956838.post6262862843285232462..comments2023-11-22T01:14:54.298-08:00Comments on amor mundi: "Principled" Libertopianism -- Randroid Paul Offers Democrats the Opportunity for a Teachable Moment After Decades of Market IndoctrinationDale Carricohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02811055279887722298noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5956838.post-66642159033385989302010-05-20T11:35:18.704-07:002010-05-20T11:35:18.704-07:00The point that Paul and other market fundamentalis...The point that Paul and other market fundamentalists miss is that morality matters. If we care about human flourishing, then we can't countenance racist policies, and we can't subordinate them to property rights. The abolition of slavery was economically devastating to the South, but, quite simply, it was never an economic issue. A lot of wealth was lost and it took decades of Restoration to rebuild the South, but it had to be done.<br /><br />Paul seems to think think that the market can solve the problem of racism, because people are less likely to patronize racist establishments. He's left to explain why it didn't ameliorate racism historically, but rather magnified it. If the free market can fix our social problems, libertarians are left to explain why it didn't fix them historically -- why the market didn't reduce pollution, make food and drugs safer, or improve workplace safety.adminhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01020701980607126113noreply@blogger.com