SNIP I haven't read that yet I do believe it's on my reader.
Many claim that libertarian society is an unattainable Utopian one and then work and vote for politicians who are trying to create their own Utopian Society by force. Makes no sense to anyone who actually thinks about it.
Read the "cliff notes" first. My comment was tongue-in-cheek. Its
More's version of an ideal society. Definitely not a libertarian's version. Remember that More was Chancellor of England; and, prior to his resignation, he was actually a friend of Henry VIII. Separately, he personally helped in the suppression of non-Catholics prior to his main disagreement with Henry. So, those things kinda tell you something about what you might find in
Utopia. There's a reason people refer more to Locke than More.
Basically, I've been messing with you all based on B-lady's use of the capital "U" for the word
Utopian. If one uses the capital "U", one must be referring to the book's ideal society. If one uses the lower case "u"--
utopian--one is referring to an ideal society in a generalized sense. So, while libertarians have an idea of their utopian society, it definitely is not a Utopian society.
More did write some good stuff, and had an incredible life. Its worth reading a biography on him. A really good one is in print currently about he and his daughter Meg.
My Dearest Meg or something. Written by the president of the Thomas More Society or something in England. Its a bit pro-More, but worth the read if you enjoy seeing the human side of a historical giant. More was very close with his daughter. And the political danger in his final years was a deep concern to both More and Meg, concerned for the other. So, the politics plays an important enough part of the story that the author includes the politics to a degree.