http://polizeros.com/2007/05/27/gazprom-as-political-sledgehammer/ Musings on politics: anti-war, global warming, peak oil and otherwise Thu, 08 Jan 2009 17:34:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 http://polizeros.com/2007/05/27/gazprom-as-political-sledgehammer/comment-page-1/#comment-138782 Bob Morris Mon, 28 May 2007 23:02:56 +0000 http://polizeros.com/2007/05/27/gazprom-as-political-sledgehammer/#comment-138782 I've never understood how anarchy can scale (like to the national level, with millions of people in a country) but maybe that's because I don't understand it. I’ve never understood how anarchy can scale (like to the national level, with millions of people in a country) but maybe that’s because I don’t understand it.

]]> http://polizeros.com/2007/05/27/gazprom-as-political-sledgehammer/comment-page-1/#comment-138781 DJ Mon, 28 May 2007 20:09:52 +0000 http://polizeros.com/2007/05/27/gazprom-as-political-sledgehammer/#comment-138781 Maybe I misunderstood you, but which part proves your point? That public institutions are sometimes as corruptible as private ones? That would suggest that there is no good apparutus (state or otherwise). Which may indeed be the case, but I'm nevertheless unwilling to support anarchy as a viable alternative. Maybe I misunderstood you, but which part proves your point? That public institutions are sometimes as corruptible as private ones? That would suggest that there is no good apparutus (state or otherwise). Which may indeed be the case, but I’m nevertheless unwilling to support anarchy as a viable alternative.

]]> http://polizeros.com/2007/05/27/gazprom-as-political-sledgehammer/comment-page-1/#comment-138772 John Couzin Mon, 28 May 2007 09:42:07 +0000 http://polizeros.com/2007/05/27/gazprom-as-political-sledgehammer/#comment-138772 Kind of proves my point??? Kind of proves my point???

]]> http://polizeros.com/2007/05/27/gazprom-as-political-sledgehammer/comment-page-1/#comment-138771 DJ Mon, 28 May 2007 03:51:13 +0000 http://polizeros.com/2007/05/27/gazprom-as-political-sledgehammer/#comment-138771 In terms of efficiency, reach, and accessibility, public education is unbeatable. Plus in many countries, public health does an incredible job. Sri Lanka used to be among them: when I got bit by a dog while a resident volunteer, I got treatment and rabies shots for free from a government hospital with much less hassle than it would have been here in the States. Unfortunately, corruption has taken its toll, and a public hospital in Sri Lanka is one of the last places you'd now want to find yourself. In terms of efficiency, reach, and accessibility, public education is unbeatable. Plus in many countries, public health does an incredible job. Sri Lanka used to be among them: when I got bit by a dog while a resident volunteer, I got treatment and rabies shots for free from a government hospital with much less hassle than it would have been here in the States. Unfortunately, corruption has taken its toll, and a public hospital in Sri Lanka is one of the last places you’d now want to find yourself.

]]> http://polizeros.com/2007/05/27/gazprom-as-political-sledgehammer/comment-page-1/#comment-138767 John Couzin Sun, 27 May 2007 19:46:53 +0000 http://polizeros.com/2007/05/27/gazprom-as-political-sledgehammer/#comment-138767 Can anybody point me in the direction of a "good" state apparatus somewhere in the world?? Can anybody point me in the direction of a “good” state apparatus somewhere in the world??

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