An Offer They Can't Refuse
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Pity the kleptocrats; their position may be even worse than that of the French nobility during the reign of King Louis XVI. French peasants did not have an Internet and news media beaming nonstop images of the glitterati at their watering holes. A lesson from that time remains relevant: enrage enough people and all the king’s horses, guns, spying, and men cannot stop them. One day you’re partying at Versailles, the next day your head is in a basket. Today’s kleptocrats cling to their surveillance apparatuses, militaries, intelligence agencies, and police forces to keep the peasantry in line. None of it will not do them much good if the peasants revolt. No one has yet figured out how to stop a mob with nothing to lose, or prevent it from making the kleptocrats an offer they can’t refuse. That danger, not income inequality, poverty, global warming, or nuclear holocaust, is what keeps the kleptocracy awake at night.
Pity the kleptocrats; their position may be even worse than that of the French nobility during the reign of King Louis XVI. French peasants did not have an Internet and news media beaming nonstop images of the glitterati at their watering holes. A lesson from that time remains relevant: enrage enough people and all the king’s horses, guns, spying, and men cannot stop them. One day you’re partying at Versailles, the next day your head is in a basket. Today’s kleptocrats cling to their surveillance apparatuses, militaries, intelligence agencies, and police forces to keep the peasantry in line. None of it will not do them much good if the peasants revolt. No one has yet figured out how to stop a mob with nothing to lose, or prevent it from making the kleptocrats an offer they can’t refuse. That danger, not income inequality, poverty, global warming, or nuclear holocaust, is what keeps the kleptocracy awake at night.
The Norman conquest, the Saxon invasion of Briton, the Norsemen raids....
generous and helpful offer. In the meantime a
friend came through and opened the article,
which is first class ! Very glad to be able to read
you !
There are many problems with socialism, but the primary one from an economic standpoint is that there is incomplete knowledge. Thus, how can a central planner know how much corn to plant, or how many boots to make? Since nearly all socialist economies also are wrapped in a tyrannical state, which rewards over-estimation and punishes those who don't agree to be able to meet the established quota, the info provided is even more skewed from reality.
Austrians are no fans of socialism, merely pointing out that it is fundamentally flawed. IF that flaw could be overcome, then it would be a viable economic system. BUT NOT necessarily a desirable system for other social impact reasons.
I am having no difficulty linking to the entire article by clicking the heading or the link provided at the bottom.
I am using Google chrome...
Respectfully,
O.A.
No fan of Kennedy but he probably would not have escalated the war. So "they" removed him to prosecute the war. It's good for the economy. Winners write the history even if they lose a battle.
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