tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post8820475235691006080..comments2024-02-13T02:39:22.756-05:00Comments on EconomicPolicyJournal.com: Why Populist Revolts That Overthrow the Establishment Can Be Very BadRobert Wenzelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14296920597416905488noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-79411265987821498642018-03-12T10:35:40.053-04:002018-03-12T10:35:40.053-04:00@Torres:
Folks are being pushed by globalist ol...@Torres: <br /><br />Folks are being pushed by globalist oligarchs towards some form of totalitarian collectivism but it's not what they think it is. <br /><br />Soviet style central control or central planning of the economy is a totally different animal than rigging an economy. Controlling the creation and price of money is the very essence of rigging an economy. If you think Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-9968860903268773112018-03-12T09:28:32.385-04:002018-03-12T09:28:32.385-04:00Re: Hollow Daze,
--- The idea that some growing m...Re: Hollow Daze,<br /><br />--- The idea that some growing majority is learning about and supporting doctrinaire socialism is ludicrous. ---<br /><br />They may not know it by name but that doesn't mean they aren't moving towards it.<br /><br />--- It is quite another to hitch your liberty wagon to a crooked globalist status quo with *a proven track record of rigging the economy in its OldMexicanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16111465436836633221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-11807981801540588942018-03-11T17:21:09.894-04:002018-03-11T17:21:09.894-04:00Democracy, The God That FailedDemocracy, The God That FailedAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11968441656658845395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-42405537066784887842018-03-11T15:10:10.205-04:002018-03-11T15:10:10.205-04:00The ignorance of Wenzel never ceases to amaze. We...The ignorance of Wenzel never ceases to amaze. We are Republic precisely for the concern you stipulate.<br /><br />Jefferson had it right when he wrote:<br />"God forbid we should ever be twenty years without such a rebellion.<br />The people cannot be all, and always, well informed. The part which is<br />wrong will be discontented, in proportion to the importance of the facts<br />they PolitiJimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06942218396616503094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-16875250456141999582018-03-11T11:37:25.045-04:002018-03-11T11:37:25.045-04:00Clinging to a crony elite establishment on the thi...Clinging to a crony elite establishment on the thin reed of "some appreciation for free market rule(???)" could also lead to suffocation of an economy and liberty. <br /><br />I don't know if Trumpism is any kind of "revolt". What has really changed? Repeal of Olosercare mandate? That's a plus. Tax "reform", which shifted points of taxation around a bitAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-90014480986085343832018-03-11T11:06:01.838-04:002018-03-11T11:06:01.838-04:00There's reasons why the ruling class institute...There's reasons why the ruling class instituted schools that undermined the belief in liberty. That includes populist anger. When the masses are properly conditioned any populist anger could be co-opted to increase their power in one or more areas. Jimmy Joe Meekerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09559104650594440766noreply@blogger.com