I hope you'll allow me clarify as you seem to have extrapolated in a rather bizarre direction
Three things: First, I'd taken you as being rather more absolutist on some points than your current post suggests. Second, my original complaint was against the state-as-person metaphor being taken too far - we now seem to be in agreement that this is a red herring. Third, I'm aware that my original statement was incomplete; your point about regulation being only part of the answer is well-made.
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Date: 2010-07-19 09:48 am (UTC)Three things: First, I'd taken you as being rather more absolutist on some points than your current post suggests. Second, my original complaint was against the state-as-person metaphor being taken too far - we now seem to be in agreement that this is a red herring. Third, I'm aware that my original statement was incomplete; your point about regulation being only part of the answer is well-made.