[Natural Order] Communism was unavoidable ... and of John Maynerd Keynes

Breaking Down Borders: Korea ^ | Sept. 15th, 2009 | Han

[joey703]

But, what makes East Asia different is that the Communist leaders were first and foremost, popular national heroes, who, by the above logic and the U.S. decision to support colonial colloborators or participants of past institutions, that happened to choose to be communist. You see, while I'm not exactly writing part IV in this installment, I'm setting the argument up for how economic development, or these so called "miracles" in East Asia seem to keep happening over and over again.

Also, it has been pointed out that Mongolia is a state that does not enjoy economic development, which is geographically positioned in Northeast Asia (roughly). However, I would like to say that Mongolia was and has never been a state with Confucian institutions and I believe it is either Henry Kissinger in Diplomacy or Paul Kennedy in the Rise and Fall of Great Powers, who mentions that it is precisely those civilizations that adopted certain parts of Chinese civilization that were the ones that survived intact and independent. I would argue that Mongolia is not and has not been a state with Confucian institutions.

[joey703]

Continuing installment on the Natural Order posts on the Breaking Down Borders blog.

[ntmxx]

Keynesian economics is based upon steal first, pay later...just another moment brought to you by Marx and other masters of smart in socio-economics.

Keep in mind this is also the same group that developed a Social Security program based on nothing more than a Ponzi scheme!

[muir_redwoods]

Capitalism is the only economic system that ask nothing of people but that they respect the rights of others and act in their own self-interest. Capitalism does not seek to change the essential nature of man but merely allows a constructive channel for our nature. By doing so, all of the participants naturally meet the needs of the others in a market system of fair exchange ungoverned by any outside force.

Before capitalism, the wealthiest city in the world was a slum by today's standards. Poor people in America today live a life Louis XIV could only dream of. The wealth the socialists and communists want to spread around can only be created by capitalism.

[ADSUM]

The wealth the socialists and communists want to spread around can only be created by capitalism.

Socialism is not about wealth distribution, it is about the promise of getting something for nothing. By taking from the producers and giving to others so that the elite gain power and greater wealth.

[kabumpo]

Really don’t agree — toaster ovens and cell phones are not a substitute for the beauty and luxury that today’s money can’t buy.