“A man who chooses between drinking a glass of milk and a glass of a solution of potassium cyanide does not choose between two beverages; he chooses between life and death. A society that chooses between capitalism and socialism does not choose between two social systems; it chooses between social cooperation and the disintegration of society. Socialism is not an alternative to capitalism; it is an alternative to any system under which men can live as human beings” Ludwig von Mises– from “Human Action: A Treatise on Economics” (1966 edition)
The salient intellectual question of our time is how contemporary intellectuals–the thought leaders, the primary creators and consumers of propaganda–can be made to realize the nullity of their socialist project, as seen morally, psychologically, spiritually, and economically.
The purpose of economics is not to provide a meaning to life. The purpose of economics is to provide food and shelter, leisure, and peaceful spaces. Conflating the two is merely the most obvious intellectual sin of the socialists.
Life is interesting. Seeking to make everyone the same, because this radicalism makes you different, for the time being, is not. It is quite dull. It is the play of fools, the strategy of cowards, and the creativity of the utterly insipid.
The salient intellectual question of our time is how contemporary intellectuals–the thought leaders, the primary creators and consumers of propaganda–can be made to realize the nullity of their socialist project, as seen morally, psychologically, spiritually, and economically.
The purpose of economics is not to provide a meaning to life. The purpose of economics is to provide food and shelter, leisure, and peaceful spaces. Conflating the two is merely the most obvious intellectual sin of the socialists.
Life is interesting. Seeking to make everyone the same, because this radicalism makes you different, for the time being, is not. It is quite dull. It is the play of fools, the strategy of cowards, and the creativity of the utterly insipid.