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Quote from the Introduction of Socialism, An Economic and Sociological Analysis by Ludwig von Mises
Ludwig von Mises ^ | 1951 | Ludwig von Mises

Posted on 08/07/2016 1:59:25 PM PDT by theBuckwheat

"According to the Marxist conception, one's social condition determines one's way of thought. His membership of a social class decides what views a writer will express. He is not able to grow out of his class or free his thoughts from the prescriptions of this class interests. Thus the possibility of a general science which is valid for all men, whatever their class, is contested. It was only another stop for Dietzgen to proceed to the construction of a special proletarian logic. But truth lies with the proletarian science only: 'the ideas of proletarian logic are not party ideas, but the consequences of logic pure and simple.' Thus Marxism protects itself against all unwelcome criticism. The enemy is not refuted: enough to unmask him as a bourgeois. Marxism criticizes the achievements of all those who think otherwise by representing them as the venal servants of the bourgeoisie. Marx and Engels never tried to refute their opponents with argument. They insulted, ridiculed, derided, slandered and traduced them, and in the use of these methods their followers are not less expert. Their polemic is directed never against the argument of the opponent, but always against his person. Few have been able to withstand such tactics. Few indeed have been courageous enough to oppose Socialism with that remorseless criticism which it is the duty of the scientific thinker to apply to every subject of inquiry. Only thus this is to be explained the fact that supporters and opponents of Socialism have unquestionably obeyed the prohibition which Marxism has laid on any closer discussion of the economic and social conditions of the socialist community. Marxism declares on the one hand that the socialization of the means of production is the end towards which economic evolution leads with inevitability of a natural law; on the other hand it represents such socialization as the aim of its political effort. In this way he expounded the first principle of socialist organization. The purpose of the prohibition to study the working of a socialist community, which was justified by a series of threadbare arguments, was really intended to prevent the weaknesses of Marxist doctrines from coming clearly to light in discussions regarding the creation of a practicable socialist society. A clear exposition of the nature of socialist society might have damped the enthusiasm of the masses, who sought in Socialism salvation for all earthly ills. The successful suppression of the dangerous inquiries, which had brought about the downfall of all earlier socialistic theories, was one of Marx's most skilful tactical moves. Only because people were not allowed to talk or to think about he nature of the socialist community was Socialism able to become the dominant political movement of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries."

From the Introduction of Socialism, An Economic and Sociological Analysis Pages 28-30


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Philosophy
KEYWORDS: socialism
Now reread this and change the word "class" for "race" or "gender", and you will easily see that the current social chaos is merely the same Satanic themes recycled in new clothing. "Race" is now a proxy for ideology, as is "gender", with the assumption that "people of color" are always progressive and always noble victims.
1 posted on 08/07/2016 1:59:26 PM PDT by theBuckwheat
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To: theBuckwheat

Few will read this unformatted sea of words.


2 posted on 08/07/2016 2:12:19 PM PDT by Cobra64 (Common sense isn't common any more.)
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To: theBuckwheat
Their polemic is directed never against the argument of the opponent, but always against his person. Few have been able to withstand such tactics.

This is why liberals are so poisonously, personally insulting when you disagree with them.

3 posted on 08/07/2016 2:26:19 PM PDT by Talisker (One who commands, must obey.)
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To: theBuckwheat
"Ideas have consequences." - Weaver.

America, under what Madison called a "benign" government influence, became a place of freedom, creativity, productivity, and plenty--enough to share with the world.

Other places, under the spell of these ideas of "socialism" and Utopia, have come and gone, or, if they exist, the are miserable places where tyrannical clowns squelch creativity among the citizens, destroy productivity, produce poverty and gloom, and look to other countries to sustain their people, while the leaders soak up all that the citizens produce.

Yet, in America, the beneficiaries of the Founders' system of free people and limited government prattle on and on about how they're going to "fight" for the little people whose votes they covet!

Enough already!

4 posted on 08/07/2016 2:26:49 PM PDT by loveliberty2
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To: Cobra64

That’s how it is formatted in the PDF - would make more sense had the excerpt started at the beginning of the section of the Introduction titled “The Scientific Analysis of Socialism”


5 posted on 08/07/2016 2:27:16 PM PDT by PIF (They came for me and mine ... now it is your turn ...)
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To: Cobra64

>>>Few will read this unformatted sea of words.<<<

I was thinking the same thing (while reading the entire post). Good reading, but you’re right about the formatting.


6 posted on 08/07/2016 2:29:31 PM PDT by redpoll
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To: theBuckwheat

Why do these dumb media people think that socialism will work ? It never has . It never can. But that is what Hillary will bring to America more socialism = unaccountability and no competition = economic collapse.


7 posted on 08/07/2016 2:53:42 PM PDT by Democrat_media ( Only Trump will stop TPP and China and the socialist illegals' invasion of the USA w Wall!)
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To: theBuckwheat

Yes I thought the same thing . This is why the media always makes everything about race and gender. the media want socialism/marxism and they are all socialists/marxists


8 posted on 08/07/2016 2:55:14 PM PDT by Democrat_media ( Only Trump will stop TPP and China and the socialist illegals' invasion of the USA w Wall!)
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To: Talisker

Control is the goal


9 posted on 08/07/2016 3:53:37 PM PDT by ronnie raygun
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To: Cobra64

I was tempted to reformat, but that is what Mises wrote. To change the format would be to edit him. I say this even as I sympathise with the complaint. But some ideas are worth the work it takes to understand them.


10 posted on 08/07/2016 4:21:06 PM PDT by theBuckwheat
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To: theBuckwheat

Here is a link to the page where you can download a free PDF of the full book:

https://mises.org/library/socialism-economic-and-sociological-analysis


11 posted on 08/07/2016 4:22:21 PM PDT by theBuckwheat
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To: theBuckwheat

L8r


12 posted on 08/07/2016 7:27:31 PM PDT by AFreeBird (BEST. ELECTION. EVER!)
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To: ProgressingAmerica

Of possible interest


13 posted on 08/07/2016 8:14:43 PM PDT by Whenifhow
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To: theBuckwheat

bump.


14 posted on 08/08/2016 8:08:27 AM PDT by fortheDeclaration (Pr 14:34 Righteousness exalteth a nation:but sin is a reproach to any people)
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