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Heh, point taken, I guess I will have to miss out on that one...
You might be right, the differences between a huge federal republic like the US of A and a small (former) social democracy like Norway are beyond compare. This is also why I support smaller units of government, and why I oppose the megalomaniac idea of a united Europe (yes I am aware that I am responsible for a massive derail here).
To get back to somewhere within the original debate, I am opposed to the extreme marked-liberalism shown here, not from a moral view, but because I don't like theories with a minimal chanse of survival:
The whole model is basing itself on several factors which aren't reality. I don't believe consumers wants to play an active role in every bargain and service they aquire. Just take a look at the average Joe's involvement in their country's political scene. If they can't summon the initiative to vote, how could they ever summon the initiative to make all these decitions regarding their consumptions. Not only comparing prices, but also take enviromental and social issues into account. It won't happen!
In the new society, we are no longer citizens, but consumers, and as consumers, we all know what we want: easy products in the easiest way. To let people change their society through their wallets seems like a very bad approatch.
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