Free speech is perhaps the single greatest threat to central governments
Must the government decide if KFC is good for you?
Ludwig von Mises Institute
by S.M. Oliva
07/06/06
Free speech is perhaps the single greatest threat to central governments, because speech is the ultimate form of decentralized social cooperation -- people conveying information to one another. It is no surprise, then, that politicians and regulators, people whose livelihoods depend on the existence of social conflict, target free speech as a threat to various 'national interests.' These interests are always expressed in collectivist terms that often employ the facade of rights -- i.e., 'consumer rights.' This article addresses the use of government violence to censor certain forms of advertising and other 'commercial speech'...
http://www.mises.org/story/2234
Informant: Thomas L. Knapp
Ludwig von Mises Institute
by S.M. Oliva
07/06/06
Free speech is perhaps the single greatest threat to central governments, because speech is the ultimate form of decentralized social cooperation -- people conveying information to one another. It is no surprise, then, that politicians and regulators, people whose livelihoods depend on the existence of social conflict, target free speech as a threat to various 'national interests.' These interests are always expressed in collectivist terms that often employ the facade of rights -- i.e., 'consumer rights.' This article addresses the use of government violence to censor certain forms of advertising and other 'commercial speech'...
http://www.mises.org/story/2234
Informant: Thomas L. Knapp
rudkla - 7. Jul, 16:10
