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Originally posted by Devils'Advocate@Sep 17 2005, 02:49 PM
Quantity.
I have no qualms whatsoever walking around Albany with a $600 digital camera.
Do that in Somalia and you're as good as dead. With no law enforcement, you have no property rights. It's not "what's yours is yours and what's mine is mine". It's "I'm keeping what's mine and stealing what's yours". And you can't do a damn thing about it. Unless you want a 24 hour security detail around you at all times.
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I don’t think that is a fair comparison. Why compare Somalia to Albany? Compare Somalia to Belarus, Cuba, Nigeria or North Korea. Would you feel safe walking around in Minsk knowing it could be police to rob and beat you once they notice you are (potentially rich) foreigner? Belarusian police beat up Polish diplomats; they wouldn’t have much problems beating up you. How safe are you going to feel in Sudan (plenty of state there)?
Stop assuming that Somalia is what I consider a prime example of a free society. It is not, same as Belarus is not a prime example of a democratic state.