tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-648884752216444797.post8097670534994669876..comments2024-03-19T02:40:08.191-07:00Comments on bionic mosquito: This is Capitalism?bionic mosquitohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12002548958078731031noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-648884752216444797.post-40186522662742904162015-12-02T20:01:01.583-08:002015-12-02T20:01:01.583-08:00Pat Buchanan is the same. Excellent on foreign pol...Pat Buchanan is the same. Excellent on foreign policy - everything a conservative used to be and should be. <br /><br />On capitalism, part of me wants to disregard the words and focus on what actually matters: their meaning. If words are not taken to mean the same thing by all involved, there is no communication. Isn't that why the first step of a debate is to define terms? So why insist on old meanings which hardly anyone uses anymore? If I say "socialism" but mean a system of private property, what difference does it make? <br /><br />Well, quite a bit, another part of me insists, because this way there is still no communication. So, what to do? Unless we want to go through life endlessly defining terms with everyone we speak to, we need a way to speak of what we believe and be correctly understood. I think we need to go past the labels and speak of the fundamental ideas directly. Instead of arguing about what capitalism is or isn't, I think it would be more productive to talk about justice.<br /><br />Igor KarbinovskiyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-648884752216444797.post-62672338921772826312015-11-30T20:50:31.603-08:002015-11-30T20:50:31.603-08:00There are as many definitions of capitalism, withi...There are as many definitions of capitalism, within libertarian circles., as there are libertarians<br />I don't know if Roberts is a libertarian although he is thought highly of at Lew Rockwell.com, but Pat Buchanan also appears, so go figure<br />Perhaps because both are critics of the Empire??Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05186053223585132827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-648884752216444797.post-33974528710480756092015-11-30T16:14:09.126-08:002015-11-30T16:14:09.126-08:00Actually, capitalism IS the very pooling of resour...Actually, capitalism IS the very pooling of resources to which you refer. It goes like this:<br />Hey, Uncle Harry, I've got a great idea for a boutique ice cream shop down on the boardwalk. For $50,000.00, I can get a long term lease and the freezers, etc.<br />If you lend me the 50K, I'll pay you back over ten years at 8% interest. You in?<br />Sure, says Uncle Harry, and the thangs got legs.<br />The nephew is an entrepreneur, and Uncle Harry is the capitalist.<br />The thing about true capitalists, is they put THEIR money where somebody else's idea is. Talk about faith in your fellow man and gosh darn it, just plain virtue. Capitalists are most definitely unsung heroes.Capn Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08133441332228302495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-648884752216444797.post-45116422982470383622015-11-30T09:41:58.487-08:002015-11-30T09:41:58.487-08:00The state is too powerful a cudgel to ever go unus...The state is too powerful a cudgel to ever go unused. It matters not if the broader society is capitalistic or not.VirtualAlaskanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15669445908177529235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-648884752216444797.post-68356274063978345632015-11-30T09:12:46.816-08:002015-11-30T09:12:46.816-08:00Capitalism is a de facto system that just results ...Capitalism is a de facto system that just results from private ownership, i.e. the natural result of the market place. The people can chose to pool their property in common ownership if they chose. But they seldom do –maybe in religious or utopian schemes. When the government interferes in private business the system tends toward fascism (as an economic term) rather than a free market economy.<br />While the U.S. has had a capitalist market, this has been the result of government inaction and freedom of choice. <br /> TomO<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-648884752216444797.post-43891913972459734052015-11-30T08:36:08.401-08:002015-11-30T08:36:08.401-08:00If he is saying this, he should say it.If he is saying this, he should say it.bionic mosquitohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12002548958078731031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-648884752216444797.post-81495239901183628592015-11-30T07:29:19.964-08:002015-11-30T07:29:19.964-08:00Isn't PCR just saying that capitalism always e...Isn't PCR just saying that capitalism always ends up crony capitalism unless your fight back. Aren't you describing utopian capitalism that never exists?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-648884752216444797.post-26642650545845044332015-11-30T06:37:13.409-08:002015-11-30T06:37:13.409-08:00Try telling Roberts that he misunderstands capita...Try telling Roberts that he misunderstands capitalism<br />You'll either get a clarification or more likely after the last paragraph of your post, a jeerAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05186053223585132827noreply@blogger.com