Posted on 05/09/2012 7:03:47 AM PDT by ProgressingAmerica
It's been a long time since I went in-depth into the book Philip Dru: Administrator. While most people concern themselves with hacking away at the tree, I find it instructive to look at the root. Here's what it says in the last two chapters at the end of chapter 5:(unnumbered pages)
If the powerful use their strength merely to further their own selfish desires, in what way save in degree do they differ from the lower animals of creation? And how can man under such a moral code justify his dominion over land and sea?"Until recently this question has never squarely faced the human race, but it does face it now and to its glory and honor it is going to be answered right. The strong will help the weak, the rich will share with the poor, and it will not be called charity, but it will be known as justice. And the man or woman who fails to do his duty, not as he sees it, but as society at large sees it, will be held up to the contempt of mankind.
What's bolded, that's clearly economic justice. Progressives have long stated that charity simply isn't enough, and that sentiment is echoed right here as well, with "not as he sees it, but as society at large sees it". Society will determine how much you should give, because you aren't giving enough, you greedy SOB.
And if you don't? "will be held up to the contempt of mankind" Then we're going to hassle you out of business with all of our institutions, the media, non profits, academia, and etc.
This is exactly how progressives today act. We've all seen it. Philip Dru has been called a blueprint of progressivism, which is certainly also how I see it, and this is just one example. For anybody who's read the book like I have, I think you'll agree with me: Barack Obama is Philip Dru.
The text of the book is in the link above, or you can also get it from Gutenberg.
Or you can listen to my audiobook recording of it. But as I told Glenn when I spoke with him in October, my first couple of recordings weren't very good. But even in Dru, I do speak clearly. It won't take you very long before you start saying to yourself the very same kinds of things I started saying; the reason why I originally started doing all of this: "It's all here." All the answers. Finally, there are answers.
I doubt that would work in economics, either.
That’s easy.
“Economic Justice” is equally distributed poverty as opposed to unequally distributed prosperity.
the “rich” do share their wealth with the poor. they pay most of the income tax, give more to charity, hire folks to do all sorts of work and services and pay top prices for new “toys” such as HDTV. when enough rich people buy enough HDTVs at high cost, the cost comes down and more folks can buy one. (rush has said this many times).
Social justice wonks ignore a huge factor. It is impossible for the wealthy to further their own interest without furthering that of others. They aren’t really into self-sufficiency or disintermediation. They need caterers, cabinet makers, car manufacturers, kung fu instructors, and such. They pay these providers what they are worth, so if the providers shine they are enriched.
I work for rich people in my day job and in my major second vocation.
It is the way of things.
Unless, of course, he or she is a DemocRAT, in which case, said duty does not apply.
Economic Justice is Envy writ large.
With king obama, economic justice is a fancy word for reparations.
Economic justice is taking money from those still willing to work for a living and giving it to those who vote for a living.
just another euphemism for leftist control
Those who are forced to do ‘Justice’ will do no Charity.
Mel
The country thrived with Christianity as a moral linchpin to capitalism.
We are losing the compassionate conscience due to the gov’mnt appropriating charitable voluntary contributions to those ‘in need’.
Capitalism: You are paid what you agree to accept for specified work when it is completed.
Economic Justice: You are paid what a government official decides you need...after the official gets paid and his wife tours Spain, Italy, Africa, etc., etc.
There is no doubt in that family that economic justice is up-side-down. It rewards evil and punishes goodness.
My guess is he’s a greedy, tight-fisted SOB himself.
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