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  Dennis Hackethal addressed criticism #903.

Could conflict among "competing governments" be taken care of by treaties? Treaties?--enforced by whom? I once asked Ayn Rand about the feasibility of such treaties between sovereign "competing governments." She looked at me grimly and said, "You mean like at the U.N.?"

#903 · Dennis Hackethal, 6 days ago

She looked at me grimly and said, "You mean like at the U.N.?"

Consider, instead, NATO – the ‘North Atlantic Treaty Organization’ – another supranational collaboration. It has been stable for decades and war amongst its members would be unthinkable.

Why does Rand choose a bad example that conveniently supports her case while ignoring a good one that doesn’t?

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