Capitalism Wins
picked this up from xthinker. that's right. how many gulchers are gone? do you care? enjoy.
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He told me so himself.
Me? I value different opinions.
It's called freedom of speech.
I didn't know the rest of the story.
Someone tell me who says that~
"Now you know the rest of the story."
Old Dino don't know everything.
I recently bought two books to go figure what pragmatism was all about.
You keep mentioning my screen-name. I remember Robbie. He was nasty to me. He lives near me but would not come by and talk like that to my face. He clearly disagreed with me on most things, but I'm not sure if he was nasty for that reason or just because he liked to be nasty. I think some people just like to be nasty, and policy and philosophy discussions are their vehicles to do that.
I'd do it to your face. And remain civilized!
I'd even argue with you over beers but not at the White House.
That's the home off a guy I really can't stand.
Some have been nasty to me here too.
Thank you. It would truly be boring and counter-productive to live in a group-think bubble. :)
I would stomp a mudhole in anyone that tried to call you stupid. ;)) But a little of the SNAP, SNAP used to provide fun and old man giggles to my days.
Enjoyed the article k!
Capitalism wins. Except on college campuses of course where it is considered hate speech.
I agree. This applies to the American Civil War and Islamism too.
And with all due respect, the problem with Islam won't be solved by capitalism either. They've had oil for sixty years now and it hasn't changed them. They have a dangerous mindset which not only condones but encourages enforcement of their ideas even by non-recognized entities, i.e. terrorists like the Orlando guy. Islam isn't a communist mindset - it is it's own category altogether. Remember, Afghanistan once belonged to Russia...
Tell that to Hitlery and she'll just cackle and call the IRS like her hubby used to do.
So, will you miss me when I'm gone?
"I hear de angels voices callin'..." an excerpt from the now politically incorrect song "Old Black Joe."
The best way to remember those gone is to keep Objectivism going. It is one of the few hopes, perhaps even the only one, that will maintain civilization.
Good article. It is always reassuring to read something optimistic. Of course the market and human nature eventually win out. It is only a question of how long and why we must suffer as history repeats, since so many are ignorant and insist on repeating it.
Western society is still under too much influence from the likes of Plato and Kant.
I care. I am still observing and commenting occasionally, but I admit I have not been producing as I once did. I do miss many of our old friends.
Regards,
O.A.
Ayn Rand was correct when she said evil dies of its own weight. Russia, Venezuela and Vietnam are but three examples.
I don't consider weapons and articles of war as suitable goods for trade. Beyond for our own self-defense, I'd like to see our arms manufacturers retool for civilian production. Swords into plowshares.
Oh, I've been commenting occasionally, with longish rants. Others may come and go. I'm always here. With being on the road a lot, I often come in at the end. Does your forum allow accessing just one writer's input? Then you could find any of mine you may have missed.
See you in Las Vegas.
last year i worked part time at CarMax...got a call from Hanoi to buy a RangeRover....we both profited from the transaction...
Develop star wars so we are protected , and then let the socialists go for it and fail like in Venezuela.
Really, communism isn't really distribution of wealth. It's elitism and oligarchy. The Soviet Union at its height was all about elitism with the Politburo and the KGB/GRU enforcers. Communist nations love to see other nations collapse - especially when those nations are resource rich - because it gives them a chance to step in under the guise of friendship and offer help - in exchange for rights to those resources.
But have we?
You can lead a people, a country or a government to prosperity and freedom but you can not Make them drink. Everyone grows at their own pace.
Our battles today, are for the Minds of Men, no proper example will do, no drug will do the trick and no trick will wake them up...they simply need to be uncomfortable in their ignorance.
I guess that includes US as well.
There are plenty of people left to tell us you shouldn't post about capitalism winning because unless you're talking about how miserable things are in the world, you're an apologist of the world's evils.
Things are better than ever for humankind. Capitalism and reason deliver the goods.