Los ancap suelen preguntarse “¿y quién decide qué se debe controlar y qué no?” Hay que pensar que no es una pregunta trivial, y hay dos reflexiones importantes a este respecto. La primera es que la tendencia a gobernar sobre amplios aspectos de la vida social por alguien que tenga un monopolio o quasi-monopolio de la violencia es inevitable, lo que hace que el proyecto … Seguir leyendo Democracia o Barbarie

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