| Title | : | What Must Be Done |
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| ISBN | : | - |
| Language | : | English |
| Format Type | : | Kindle Edition |
| Number of Pages | : | 400 |
| Publication | : | First published January 1, 2013 |
Hoppe begins by examining the nature of the state as “a monopolist of defense and the provision and enforcement of law and order.” Like all state-mandated monopolies, the monopoly of law enforcement also leads to higher prices and lower quality of services. Why is this state of affairs tolerated? The modern democratic states, much more than the monarchies and princely estates of old, are seen as moral and necessary despite ample evidence to the contrary.
In the minds of most modern citizens of democratic states, law and order is what the state says it is, and this has led to a long period of centralization and power consolidation by those states.
How can the libertarian fight back against this trend?
Hoppe offers a program that can pave the way for a new libertarian society.
What Must Be Done Reviews
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The role of this book only becomes apparent after realizing that it is a transcribed lecture given by Professor Hoppe at a Mises Institute conference back in 1997. In this case, brevity is not the soul of wit; taken out of context the philosophy seems poorly constructed and the arguments shallow. Only well-read minarchists, anarcho-capitalists, and neo-reactionaries will be aware of the deeper praxeological foundations that are necessary for understanding. A casual reader of political philosophy will disregard this as a collection of asserted half-truths. It does contain some goodies here and there, but otherwise needs to be ditched for more rigorous texts.
2.1 stars out of 5. -
Há muito tempo que tinha vontade de ler este livro. A contribuição do autor para o libertarianismo já me era conhecida por interpostos mas não directamente então existia grande expectativa em relação ao primeiro livro do autor que iria ler. Além disso interessavam-me modelos e análises de transição de uma sociedade colectivista para o voluntarismo.
Infelizmente devo dizer que fiquei um pouco decepcionado. O livro é escrito de uma forma um pouco breve e oferece apenas um caminho mal sustentado e analisado. Não são analisadas as condições actuais de ligação entre governo central e governação local nem tão pouco são analisadas consequências económicas de transição entre dois "estágios" económicos e sociais. A introdução no que concerne às críticas ao estado são interessantes mas quando chega a altura de oferecer um caminho de O Que Deve Ser Feito o livro parece que acaba extemporaneamente.
Espero adentrar outros livros de Hans-Hermann Hoppe porque este ainda não satisfez a minha curiosidade.
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This booklet started great. Hoppe's explanation of the state's monopoly of protection and why the state's legalized extortion racket grows stronger and stronger as the protection it provides grows weaker, and why this happens, is very convincing. But, his explanation of what has to be done to break up the protection monopoly, although it sounds good, was not quite as convincing to me. For example, after the federal government relinquishes control, the government property is to be distributed among citizens based on total taxes they had paid over the years. Yet, with no government in control, who would do this and how would it be done? In other words, I didn't see much evidence or reasoning why the anarcho capitalist replacement of government with competing protection groups could work along with a weaker centralized protection group without one of them eventually growing into a monopoly again. It is like he is saying if we educate ourselves not to allow this to happen, we can keep it from happening. I'm not so sure this would work for long.
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Lido, mas passei tanta raiva que não estou muito afim de comentar. Deve ser um dos piores livros que já li na vida e depois dela também. Anarquista nem é gente.
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Essay on how to establish the libertarian social order within existing democracies
Hoppe is..Hoppe. Every one of his essays and books is essentially making the case for the same desired outcome, but focusing on different aspects of the overall argument. In this essay he describes how both we got to where we are today (territorial monopoly democracy) and how to use the tools of democracy to return to a libertarian social order (anarchocapitalism) -
Obra bem resumida de Hans-Hermann Hoppe, mostra como é possível bater de frente contra a democracia, que destrói o sentimento individual em pró do bem da massa, usando estratégias liberais e libertárias.
Bem interessante e rápido, recomendo para quem quer se aprofundar no assunto ou está apenas interessado em conhecer outro ponto de vista político e social.
Recomendo! -
Um livro muito pequeno, que aparentemente foi transcrito de uma palestra.
Não acrescenta muita coisa ao libertarianismo em termos de novidade, trazendo de um pouco diferente apenas a parte final de sugestão de mudança de baixo para cima, o que concordo, apesar de não parecer tão factível. -
Good enough, Hoppe maintains consistency, but this subject needs a lot of explanations, and this book is too short and only talks about the subject superficially, and he kinda repeats the same in his book Democracy.
Fun Fact! The title is a reference to "What is to Be Done?" from Vladimir Lenin. -
Não sei o que dizer sobre esse livro. Muita coisa parece factível, mas muito do que o autor propõe é impraticável, mesmo que ele afirme o contrário. De qualquer modo, é sempre interessante ler as ideias de HHH e ver como elas, se aplicáveis e aplicadas, poderiam mudar o mundo.
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Combine the more strategic elements of this essay with counter-economics and the cause for liberty may actually have a fighting chance!
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Very based and very redpilled. Besides the point about greater efficiency of few defense contractors I agree with all what's there.
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How to regain liberty starting local
Short and sweet -- you can read it in an hour. Hoppe diagnoses what ails us and offers a bold anti-democratic two-step program to regain liberty, starting at the local level. Although written back in 1997, this essay is especially relevant today with the Free State Project taking of in New Hampshire. -
Ensayo sobre estrategia política, expone el método de la fragmentación jurisdiccional y la participación política enfocada a este propósito, acompañada por una agenda de comunicación. Razonamiento pulcro como es usual en este autor. Debería popularizarse más.
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After an excellent introduction, the stragedy proposed didn't ring a bell for me. However, I appreciate the effort and let more of it come!
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A good read. Definitely inspirational to the anarchy-capitalist reader, and probably should be required reading for all political libertarians as encouragement to focus on the local level.
