Wednesday, January 25, 2012

Libertarians should consider commercial tyranny as well as political

I've just happened on a documentary screened on Russia TV (Freeview here in the UK), about the battle between a small Canadian farmer and Monsanto.

I think the fight for freedom is no longer solely against Big Brother. Libertarians should consider Big MD/Big CEO as a major threat, especially since multinational corporations are more powerful than many governments.

And I don't think I'm alone in feeling that patenting life itself is in some way an outrage.

4 comments:

  1. Paddington25 January 2012 at 21:24

    What appalls me is that you can have a genetic test done, and the company can then patent YOUR gene.

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  2. Anthony Migchels25 January 2012 at 22:06

    reposted here:
    http://recoveringaustrians.wordpress.com/2012/01/25/libertarians-should-consider-commercial-tyranny-as-well-as-political/

    thanks

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  3. James Higham26 January 2012 at 18:36

    Big Brother. Libertarians should consider Big MD/Big CEO

    Same team.

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  4. Daniel19797 February 2012 at 13:37

    yep, IMHO corporatism and capitalism are distinct enough that the case can be made sanely.

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