Knowing the problems of statist central planning in theory does not compare to seeing it unfold in real life. Check out the link above for a moving example of what happens under statist central planning.
A word on military and military-related acronyms:
SNAFU: Situation Normal All F**ked Up
CF: Charlie Foxtrot, or Clusterf**k, which is about equivalent to SNAFU
FUMTU: F**ked Up More Than Usual
FUBAR: F**ked Up Beyond ALL Recognition
(I used to know more like these, but I’ve forgotten them.)
It is telling when a phrase like SNAFU becomes part of the culture of the bureaucratic military. I’d say the government’s handling of this natural disaster qualifies as FUBAR.
Oh, and it bears repeating again and again that the situation in New Orleans is not, I repeat, is not anarchy. It is sheer chaos. Anarchy does not equal chaos. Anarchy simply means no rulers or no State. It does not, in and of itself, mean no rule of law.
Geoffrey is an Aristotelian-Liberal political philosopher and an adjunct instructor for Buena Vista University. His work has appeared in the Journal of Libertarian Studies, the Journal of Value Inquiry, and Transformers and Philosophy. He lives in Edgewood, KY with his wife and two children.
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