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From: bmg@mck-csc.UUCP (Bernard M. Gunther)
Newsgroups: net.politics.theory
Subject: re: Day to day life
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Date: Thu, 10-Oct-85 15:59:53 EDT
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> In article <139@mck-csc.UUCP> bmg@mck-csc.UUCP (Bernard M. Gunther) writes:
> >
> >2 people, A and B, own property directly next to each other.  Person A
> >likes to play his stereo late at night to the repeated annoyance of person B.
> >What would be the correct responce for person B?  
> >
> This is true *whatever* system you are using.  However, I am going to
> continue assuming a very decentallised libertaria where the basic until of
> geographical government is a neighbourhood.  Every neighbourhood has its
> own collection of laws (though ideally no neighbourhood has very many
> laws).  There are some laws (like those allowing emmigration from a
> neighbourhood, and those against murder and assault) which are common to all
> neighbourhoods.
> 
> B now has learned a valuable lesson about what sort of property B should
> buy in the future -- B wants to buy places that either are far away from
> other places or which are organised into a neighbourhood which has
> an agreement which prohibits loud stereo-playing at night.
> 
> B may have to move to meet these criteria, however.
>
> Laura Creighton		(note new address!)

I hate to sound like the devils advocate, but this sounds very much like
the situation we have presently, except for the fact that the 'neighborhoods'
are somewhat larger than you imagine (ie countries).  Is this then then only
difference between the two societies?  It seems you are advocating city
states.  Am I totally offbase in interpreting what you said or what?

Bernie Gunther