On the fading away of the Church and the State
by Vinay Gupta • April 29, 2011 • Everything Else • 3 Comments
- The “fading away of the state” is a long-held dream of many radical political ideologies. I never believed it was possible, and then I realized something.
- The Church and State were once peers. Over the past few centuries, the Church has basically vanished as a political force. Over the past 20 years the Vatican has become a joke even in strongholds like Ireland.
- If the Church can fade away (not the religion, but the political power structure that grew on top of it), then why not the State?
- Imagine a future in which people would no more obey an edict from Central Government than an edict from the Pope.
Suddenly I feel much better about the future. Now all we have to do is square that freedom with global environmental restraint.
“Now all we have to do is square that freedom with global environmental restraint.”
You said it.
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I like the idea. But there are big things to worry about. Currently, big corporations have already wrestled significant controls away from the state (intellectual property is now largely untaxable and extranational). But how do we weaken the power of big companies? I sure hope we don’t need the state to do it. But somedays it looks like the state is the only force that might be able to humble big corporations.