I told you already. In the land of the blind, the one eyed man is king.
Sweden is very different from Switzerland, which you would know if you bothered looking into either country.
Again: if guns kill people, do pencils make mistakes?
So, in the absence of anarchy you'd go for socialistic Switzerland?
I have looked into them. I've been to both. I know people from both countries. Please tell me a few significant differences that you see.
Asked an answered. Look at my response to myrkul you you don't understand the answer.
If I had to pick a specific country to go to, Hong Kong would actually be my first choice.
Better read up a little more. Hong Kong is just as regulated as any other country, they just have
effective regulations.
http://www.info.gov.hk/hkma/http://www.mallesons.com/MarketInsights/marketAlerts/2011/Leaps_and_bounds_how_the_Hong_Kong_regulatory_landscape_will_change_in_2011-12/Pages/default.aspxSo where are you off to now? Keep pointing out prospering countries and pretend they're libertarian leaning, and we'll keep pointing out how strong their central authority actually is.
Know where all the countries closest to libertarian ideas are? Right here:
I have a feeling you wouldn't want to move to any of them though. Better to stay here and enjoy the cushy, yet terribly, terribly oppressive and oh so coercive living of a "socialist" nation.
I was unaware that Socialism, as in Angola, is Libertarian.
Most African countries are ruled by dictators. Try again.
The exceptions are Botswana (which certainly isn't great but has been improving rapidly compared to its neighbors) and Somalia (which has been invaded by UN backed thugs repeatedly, yet is still light years ahead of where it was under communist dictatorship).It would seem you are arguing with a stereotype of Libertarians rather than bothering to see what we actually stand for. Again I ask myself why I even bother.
PROTIP: Read the time indicated by the articles you are providing.
The articles you are providing on Hong Kong are indicating that there
WILL BE new regulations, something I already knew. They still aren't even marginally as pervasive as those elsewhere. Up until recently, Hong Kong had no minimum wage, either.
At any rate, I indicated the country I would prefer to go to right now, not whether it is trending in a libertarian direction. That is an entirely different issue (before you ask, Iceland would be one of the better performing ones in that category). You do realize there is a reason I am not bothering to move anywhere, right?
Know where the country closest to your ideals is? Right here:
Clearly you missed (or intentionally overlooked) the link to Hong Kong's central bank/centralized financial planning institution, which is much more powerful and proactive than the Fed in the US. On the other hand, most non-developed African nations are free of regulations, functioning governments, order, police forces, etc. They are FAR closer to being libertarian than any nation in the developed word.
However, I do understand the desire to link your beliefs with a well-off, developed nation that is prospering (no matter how unlibertarian it actually is). More accurating linking your beliefs with chaotic hell hole nations just doesn't bode well for your system. It's so much better to point to one or two unregulated areas in an otherwise heavily centrally planned nationed and claim it's prospering because of libertarian principles.
