David Friedman has interesting ideas, if an anarcho capitalist society were to exist, I think it would make most sense for it to be implemented gradually.
Why?
Are you sure this is not just a subjective line of thinking rather than a rational line of reasoning?
I don’t know whether it’s irony or fortunate evolution, but Milton’s grandson is also an anarcho-capitalist:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patri_Friedman
I feel like there’s some hope with educating our offspring.
I agree with this in principle, but reality leads me to a very different conclusion.
The immediate eradication of the State would mean that many many people suffer short term pain, and the country would suffer one hell of a recession. On the other hand, gradual eradication would mean that there’d be time for special interests to muster, practically stopping the process in its tracks.
I owe this point to Milton Friedman himself (in Tyranny of the Status Quo and Capitalism and Freedom, I think)
P.S. While I didn’t enjoy The Machinery of Freedom, a pdf copy can be found here coutesy of this blogger.
Because capitalism is still a radical idea to most, something only “extremists” adhere to. People don’t understand it, aren’t comfortable with it, and as such, will not immediately indorse it. The socialists have always been more strategic in their approach. Most liberals simply say they’re right, and criticize those who are wrong; but this does not get us even one step closer towards our goal.