tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10566794.post2995216990530895568..comments2023-10-25T02:02:54.753-07:00Comments on The Permanent Things: How George Lucas Destroyed "Modernity": Or, How Star Wars is Better than Star TrekBenedictushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11906513699896036425noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10566794.post-72880772470336045062011-01-24T15:40:15.144-08:002011-01-24T15:40:15.144-08:00Indeed. Wendell Berry drives home the point that w...Indeed. Wendell Berry drives home the point that with all the costs of decentralization, in the long run it is more sustainable economically and socially than a big, centralized superstate. Much of what passes for the "right wing" in this country is really a variation on statism. Here's a good article on that point: http://mises.org/daily/1766Benedictushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11906513699896036425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10566794.post-23684810688167328662011-01-20T22:17:57.655-08:002011-01-20T22:17:57.655-08:00Thanks for this summary. I agree with you that dec...Thanks for this summary. I agree with you that decentralization is best, but have not reflected much on the cost of it. Wendell Berry certainly understands the cost of decentralization, and embraces it. Tolkien, too, takes up this theme of forced centralization versus voluntary decentralization, and sees that the cost of protecting the decentralized life is very high.Jeffrey Dennis Pearcehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17551208979992745320noreply@blogger.com