More Americans need to realize where we are going, and how awful that destination is. We don't see property the way we used to in this country. We don't see the rule of law the way we used to. Our government is a tyranny, and the things you paid for, ought to really belong to the people who didn't pay for them. It's only fair, right?
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Most people, even educated conservatives, don’t realize how dependent what we call the free market or capitalism is on a number of historically rather unusual conditions.
The most important of these being rule of law. That’s pretty rare in history. It’s surprising how well China has done in recent years, given that they don’t really have rule of law.
Two other books also do a GREAT job of explaining things....
First book: The Character of Nations, by Angelo Codevilla. Excellent analysis of why private property AND “Rule of Law” is critical for a nation to grow and prosper.
Second book: The Noblest Triumph; Property and Prosperity Through the Ages, by Tom Bethell.
Read them both ...and you will be smarter. Get your liberal friends to read them, and either their heads will explode or they might become more conservative!