“Free Markets” Are Not “Capitalism”
The word “capitalism” was coined by the socialists, often used as a pejorative, and has historically described a system of state-granted privilege and plutocracy. This is the definition to which most people subscribe, and which I would argue prevails today. A contrary definition is one that is synonymous, or nearly synonymous with “free markets”. My best guess is that this “definition” is a the result of a revisionist attempt to hijack the term “free markets”. Bill … Read entire article »
Filed under: Anarchy!, Left Libertarian, Property Rights
Why Don’t You Move to Somalia?
This is just another way for the authoritarian to say: “You need us to protect you from us.” Let that sink in for a minute. What’s implied of course, is “You can’t stay here if you don’t want our services,” and also, “Try to stay here, and we will evict you, imprison you, beat you, and steal from you until you cave-in.” And then, since domestic industries have been gutted by inflation, corruption, crony-capitalism, etc., this “protection” also includes blowing up a bunch of brown foreign people, bribing their governments, expropriating their farms and then mass-producing a bunch of cheap consumer goods abroad which, since they have been greatly subsidized, will be imported (and undercut any uppity domestic manufacturer) in order to sell you the illusion of prosperity and happiness. The difference between our … Read entire article »
Filed under: Anarchy!, Government is Slavery, Left Libertarian
It’s Only a Matter of Time…
If you hold any even remotely “extreme” point of view it is only a matter of time before someone tries to censure you by labeling you a “conspiracy theorist”. Someone did that to me recently, responding to one of my posts in defense of Wikileaks. I hastily deleted the trackback/backlink after reading the intellectual diarrhea that was his argument. Firstly: I didn’t mention any conspiracy, or allude to any conspiracy at all. As if that is not significant enough, it’s entirely possible that there is no “New World Order” Illuminati behind the holocaust that is American Empire or the attempts to censor Wikileaks. It doesn’t require a dedicated, focused cabal to do this sort of thing. All that’s necessary is that the actors involved, in however disjointed and dysfunctional manner is … Read entire article »
Filed under: American Politics, Anarchy!, Left Libertarian, World Politics