tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3334391160365031546.post4221340698669237473..comments2023-10-10T05:17:55.737-07:00Comments on Crushed By Ingsoc: A New Type of EmpireCrushedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02479751225625007588noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3334391160365031546.post-68276225856106607402008-01-27T08:12:00.000-08:002008-01-27T08:12:00.000-08:00When I said I admire your ambition I meant your am...When I said I admire your ambition I meant your ambition for your blog. You are trying to make a difference in the world while all I do is go for cheap laughs...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3334391160365031546.post-56922123186667686432008-01-27T09:17:00.000-08:002008-01-27T09:17:00.000-08:00Have this post bound and submit it as PhD research...Have this post bound and submit it as PhD research somewhere...<br>We know that capitalism is not just the most sensible way to organize an economy but is now the only possible way to organize an economy.<br>It’s not capitalism per se,’ which is the problem, but every form of collectivism, including both the Nazi & Communist versions. <br><br>All such isms fail because they cannot calculate. It is not possible to allocate resources efficiently, let alone democratically, via ANY form of central planning.<br><br>NONE of the “isms” really work, and serve merely to elevate and install an self-serving and overbearing ruling class. Social-”ism,” while posturing as an ideological mechanism for the teaching and advancement of social justice, is more often than not, a pretext for plunder and an authoritarian dictatorship....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3334391160365031546.post-50377703356909483082008-01-28T07:25:00.000-08:002008-01-28T07:25:00.000-08:00I agree with Stan ultimately, but you've left out ...I agree with Stan ultimately, but you've left out critical players. You've set up the King, his consort, the bishops, the pawns, but now address the knights and the rooks. <br><br>For the record, Stan and Crushed, read (in its entirety not just a review) Alan Trachtenberg's work The Incorporation of America.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com