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Brutha · 11-23-2008, 11:26 PM

Somali happens to be a state in which the government has no power.
Because they fisher thought that there was still a need to police the water and protect them from fishing to much, they rotted together to punish illegal fishing from foreigners with huge boats.

Living the High Life as a Somali Pirate | Beyond the Beyond from Wired.com
Their business model thieves. On the one hand that might show that the free market can produce solutions to many problems.
On the other hand, their business model leads to huge problems since nobody can pass those water anymore without the fear of having to pay ransoms to pirates.

Are those people following the libertarian ideal of taking matters in their own hands when there isn't a state?
Is that way of organizing society better than having a government that with a monopole of violence which can policy the waters?

11-23-2008, 11:26 PM	#1 (permalink)
Brutha Moderator Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Berlin, Germany Posts: 4,993	Somali as the Libertarian dream Somali happens to be a state in which the government has no power. Because they fisher thought that there was still a need to police the water and protect them from fishing to much, they rotted together to punish illegal fishing from foreigners with huge boats. Living the High Life as a Somali Pirate \| Beyond the Beyond from Wired.com Their business model thieves. On the one hand that might show that the free market can produce solutions to many problems. On the other hand, their business model leads to huge problems since nobody can pass those water anymore without the fear of having to pay ransoms to pirates. Are those people following the libertarian ideal of taking matters in their own hands when there isn't a state? Is that way of organizing society better than having a government that with a monopole of violence which can policy the waters? __________________ I am always open for feedback on my posts. If your feedback would go offtopic feel free to send me a Personal Message. My posts generally don't contain medical or legal advice, if you have a problem seek the opinion of an expert Talking about this in terms of “bad news” or “bad judgment by business leaders” seems archaic. It’s like describing World War One as “a serious diplomatic concern.” Bruce Sterling about the financial crisis.