oh man is this a beautiful, colorful painting celebrating commerce and capitalism (thus slavery and oppression?!) #1550794, #1550646, #1553596, #1434507
Anyway, Mr. Strain is out straining himself to hurl shite on both libs, who need to be owned (#1556250), and MAGAs, who mostly live in dreamy sagas.
"Economic liberalism is not in vogue, to put it mildly."
yeah, I'm vaguely aware?
In the US, the energy in the Democratic Party lies with self-described democratic socialists who are critical of free markets. On the right, vice-president JD Vance argues that economic growth is overrated, economic science might be “fake,” and the bipartisan liberal consensus on economic policy has “failed” for the last four decades.
Critics argue that liberalism has not delivered broad-based prosperity — an attack that can be convincingly defended against with statistics and quantitative analysis. But their critique goes further, asserting that liberalism is morally corrosive. This, too, is off base.
TL;DR:
Free markets require a virtuous citizenry to prevent society from decomposing. The challenge for liberals is to live liberty well. The anti-liberals have it exactly backwards: the problems facing a market society do not come primarily from markets — they come from society.
- Economic liberty intrinsically valuable
The free enterprise system pushes against the problematic tendency in American life to see people less as individuals and more as members of a group. The system is premised on the idea that society should accept the preferences, knowledge and decisions of individuals and families.
- "Work is itself of great moral value."
It offers a sense of identity and purpose, directs our energy and time to productive ends, and allows us to provide for our families. It offers spiritual benefits, as well, because it is inherently creative.
"In a market economy, worker compensation is largely determined by productivity."
Don't tell the anticapitalists and Marxists.
- Welfare should not be decided by national greatness or elite governance
Free markets facilitate growing economies, which in turn facilitate important virtues. In a growing economy, you can do better without others doing worse. This dynamic fosters tolerance, pluralism and support for political liberty and self-government.
Idealistic and dreamy, eh?? Don't we all love the doux commerce principle?!
There is something to the anti-liberal critique. Slapping a price tag on some things can change their character by turning them into commodities. A market society does encourage consumerism and materialism. It can lead to a reductive understanding of the good life by elevating commercial activity above cultivating relationships, caring for family and enjoying leisure....
Yes, meaning, alienation, commodification.
...The focus that economic liberalism places on individual autonomy can lead some to forget the duties we have to each other, can sever connections to home and community and can make people feel isolated.
beautiful rallying cry
archive: https://archive.md/PIdVI
Depends on how we define our terms, but that's closer to true than the DSA stupidity.
Very hard for anything to be further from socialist stuff, is there?
Did he talk about money supply inflation as an alternative explanation to the woes of both groups?
I think trying to pretend that the current economic system is working for most people is a losing strategy, even if you do support economic liberalism and market economies
nope.
That kind of meta/background cause rarely rise to the conscious minds of the commentariat
The market will not be free until taxation is abolished. Tax only the people who are pro-taxation at 100%.
Being rich is already taxing in itself because you have to pay for more security to defend yourself from the extortionists.