All posts tagged: socialism

Big Gov: Because disagreement is so inconvenient

March 11, 2010
by wesley
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Political Commentary

Call it Statism, Progressivism, or whatever big-government “ism” you see fit. This quote, from a February interview Obama gave with Katie Couric, reveals the fundamental viewpoint of what Friedrich Hayek called “central planning.” For context, he is referring to special deals made to members of Congress in order to sway them toward a “yes” vote on the health care bill. “Look, I would have loved nothing better than to simply come up with some very […]

Classism: The burning of a hillside city

January 5, 2010
by wesley
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Political Commentary / Society & Culture

Stocks are down, home values are down, jobs are down. People in every corner of America are struggling to get health care and a decent meal, and the poor and destitute around the world are suffering. All the while, the rich CEOs, doctors, insurance companies, your boss, and the guy down the street who recently renovated his home are all stuffing their pockets. America is a nation ruled by greed, apathetic toward any person or […]

Remember, Remember, the Fifth of November…

June 17, 2009
by wesley
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Political Commentary

…So begains the rhyme chanted every year on Guy Fawkes Day in the UK and various post-English nations around the world. The phrase was recently made popular in the United States by the comic series and subsequent film, “V for Vendetta.” The story takes place in the near future, where Britain is undergoing political changes which seem to draw comparisons to the rise of the Nazis (The National Socialist German Workers Party) in Germany. The […]