[MD] The New Socialism - Wired Magazine

[Ian Glendinning]

Nick,

(1) we ARE "the government".
(2) we SHOULD "mold a bias on human (and wider ecosystem) flourishing"

ie we should "regulate" what we want for future good. Regulation
doesn't have to force or prevent anything, just encourage
(incentivise, manage) what is for the best - the moral thing to do.

Ian

On Sun, Jun 7, 2009 at 11:35 AM, blue-jay maple<libertytree at mail.com> wrote:
>     These marriage issues are strict moral value issues, and
> do not conflate with natural rights.  In other words,
> they are very arbitrary.  Marriage is a social value issue,
> but not one of principled law.  As long as life (person),
> liberty, and property are not being violated (physical
> coercion), I see no reason for the government to regulate
> anything about marriage.  By doing so the government is
> molding a bias on human flourishing.
>
>
> Nick
>
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