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Originally Posted by Vulcan
The idea of capitalism is to aquire money, goods, property, power and crumpets. When someone is so successful that they aquire a monopoly there is no longer competition and there is no longer a "purely voluntary" exchange.
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Since FOL dismisses the pre-history of man I think we can do the same with his presentation of ideas and quickly dismiss the "purely voluntary" exchange of goods and services. There has not been a "purely voluntary" exchange of anything since man started keeping score. There has always been a winner and a loser, which is why wars happen. I think it was likely better when man was not quite as successful and was hunted as much as he hunted. The concept of keeping score was rediculous when something out in the darkness was going to eat you if someone else was not watching your back while you watched theirs.
