"By capitalism I mean a liberal market economy with free competition. A system where the individual is his own master and the master of his property, with the power of making contracts and starting up in business, and the ability to move about, travel and trade regardless of national boundaries. Decision-making, as far as possible, rests with people themselves, not with politicians and government." - Johan Norberg
Capitalism makes man master of his own faith. It's freedom. Real freedom - not the vacuous pseudo-idealistic horseshit these idiots are painting on our walls.
The student died in Stockholm, I think, and that was a tragedy. No doubt the police can over-react sometimes.
The right to gather and protest - peacefully - is something I believe in strongly. It's one of the necessary checks on capitalism and democracy.
A just society must guard this right zealously. If someone threatens it, they must be stopped. Destroying public and private propery is a threat to the democratic process. These dreadlocked kids, stopping off for some anarchy on their way to Harvard and Wall Street are just silly.
But I will argue - and fight! - for their right to do so. (Well, not to break the phones, but to gather and voice their opinions)
Argentinia, Japan, Spain, Wall Street, Europe, Capitalism. Etc. All glorious economic failures. It's messy, I admit. Two steps forward and one back and so forth. But offer me alternatives.
The sad truth is, and I'm sorry if this is a cliche, but capitalism is the only system that works. Flawed, but infinitely perfectable. Please, someone show me a viable alternative.
I live in Barcelona. We just had some of the Euro heads of state to visit. Much as the inevitable anti-globalisation rioters were a real pain, I'm happy that they had the freedom to exercise their democratic rights to gather and protest. (Although breaking all the phones and ATMs around the centre of the city was a little immature, to be honest.)
I shudder to think how these people and their protests would have been dealt with under the regimes they wish to install.
Democracy, capitalism, globalisation, and a free press. What are the alternatives?
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Capitalism makes man master of his own faith. It's freedom. Real freedom - not the vacuous pseudo-idealistic horseshit these idiots are painting on our walls.
The student died in Stockholm, I think, and that was a tragedy. No doubt the police can over-react sometimes.
The right to gather and protest - peacefully - is something I believe in strongly. It's one of the necessary checks on capitalism and democracy.
A just society must guard this right zealously. If someone threatens it, they must be stopped. Destroying public and private propery is a threat to the democratic process. These dreadlocked kids, stopping off for some anarchy on their way to Harvard and Wall Street are just silly.
But I will argue - and fight! - for their right to do so. (Well, not to break the phones, but to gather and voice their opinions)
Argentinia, Japan, Spain, Wall Street, Europe, Capitalism. Etc. All glorious economic failures. It's messy, I admit. Two steps forward and one back and so forth. But offer me alternatives.
Communism? Anarchy? Return to the caves?
The sad truth is, and I'm sorry if this is a cliche, but capitalism is the only system that works. Flawed, but infinitely perfectable. Please, someone show me a viable alternative. I live in Barcelona. We just had some of the Euro heads of state to visit. Much as the inevitable anti-globalisation rioters were a real pain, I'm happy that they had the freedom to exercise their democratic rights to gather and protest. (Although breaking all the phones and ATMs around the centre of the city was a little immature, to be honest.) I shudder to think how these people and their protests would have been dealt with under the regimes they wish to install. Democracy, capitalism, globalisation, and a free press. What are the alternatives?