Things have move on since 1700. We now have ubiquitous internet, exchange of information, people able to connect and form pressure groups etc. Prior to the internet, it would have been hard for people to know others were having the same problems, let alone connect with them an do something about it. I strongly believe that the internet age has made Libertarianism an even more practical proposition than it was previously.
– James Rigby, on Facebook
Bring anyone, great or small, from the C18th to today, and they would be outraged at the loss of freedom.
If I had time to write a screenplay…
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Technology is, of course, a double-edged sword. Government organisation, through technology, means it is better able to ensure that every law-abiding person is caught in its authoritarian net.
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