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> the pirates certainly operate on a market system

So you're a fan of the market for armed robbery at sea, because it's better when states get out of the way. Got it.

No, I'm not a fan of something just because it's a market. A market is a morally neutral concept.

I don't think Somalia is an example of when states get out of the way. I think it's an example of one extremely bad state collapsing and being replaced by many less (but still very) bad states fighting each other in a civil war. It was however a significant net improvement, and I'm glad Barre's regime collapsed, even if it lead to more piracy.

The idea, which you claim to hold, that "the state should play any role in making markets" means that markets will work best when there is no state, no rules. No way to enforce contracts, just force. You can claim that failed states are not a good example of this all you like, or that baboons trade therefor states are bad or whatever, it's still a ludicrous set of claims, with no logical structure.

You seem to be here to push a fringe ideology. I respect your ability to talk details about this ideology, but frankly, fluency doesn't make it any less absurd and counterfactual. I refer you to examples above.

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