Comments on: Theory and Crisis http://www.thefreemanonline.org/columns/perspective/theory-and-crisis/ Ideas on Liberty Wed, 15 Feb 2012 01:57:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: TerriK http://www.thefreemanonline.org/columns/perspective/theory-and-crisis/comment-page-1/#comment-2659 TerriK Fri, 20 Feb 2009 16:23:41 +0000 http://www.thefreemanonline.org/?p=8547#comment-2659 From what I've learned in just the past year or so, I am now thoroughly convinced, beyond all reasonable doubt, that the fallacious and illogical "principles" to which the so-called "experts" subscribe is a deliberate vehicle by which our government can continue to plunder and pillage and to reduce liberty. It starts with the dumbing-down in schools, and becomes insidious when the likes of Paul Krugman wins a Nobel Prize. And they call it "free-market principles", giving free-markets a bad name, when in fact, their failed theories are anything but. I'm doing my best to educate not only the next generation, but my own as well; my generation has been totally brainwashed. From what I’ve learned in just the past year or so, I am now thoroughly convinced, beyond all reasonable doubt, that the fallacious and illogical “principles” to which the so-called “experts” subscribe is a deliberate vehicle by which our government can continue to plunder and pillage and to reduce liberty.

It starts with the dumbing-down in schools, and becomes insidious when the likes of Paul Krugman wins a Nobel Prize. And they call it “free-market principles”, giving free-markets a bad name, when in fact, their failed theories are anything but.

I’m doing my best to educate not only the next generation, but my own as well; my generation has been totally brainwashed.

]]> By: Doug Thorson http://www.thefreemanonline.org/columns/perspective/theory-and-crisis/comment-page-1/#comment-2337 Doug Thorson Sun, 15 Feb 2009 17:23:30 +0000 http://www.thefreemanonline.org/?p=8547#comment-2337 I believe what is revealed in interviews with "experts" who say “I’m a free-market, small-government advocate, but. . . .” is that they don't have the convictions of their beliefs. In other words, I once heard a friends say, "beliefs are something you hold, but convictions hold you." President Bush, likewise said,"I readily concede that I chucked aside some of my free market principles when I was told by chief economic advisers that the situation we were facing could be worse than the Great Depression". What are principles, really, if they don't guide you in difficult times. I contend that they are not really principles. Our challenge is to not only restate our principles but to educate the next generation on the ideas behind those principles. Keep it up! I believe what is revealed in interviews with “experts” who say “I’m a free-market, small-government advocate, but. . . .” is that they don’t have the convictions of their beliefs. In other words, I once heard a friends say, “beliefs are something you hold, but convictions hold you.”

President Bush, likewise said,”I readily concede that I chucked aside some of my free market principles when I was told by chief economic advisers that the situation we were facing could be worse than the Great Depression”. What are principles, really, if they don’t guide you in difficult times. I contend that they are not really principles.

Our challenge is to not only restate our principles but to educate the next generation on the ideas behind those principles.

Keep it up!

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