Posted by
John Blood on Tuesday, January 30, 2007 1:35:11 PM
On Social Inequality:
"With Equality of opportunity you run the risk of failure, with equality of result, you ensure it."
~Me
Tyrrany, in all it's forms, is what we must resist. Any action by government that attempts to make you relinquish your freedom and your responsibility for yourself, you must resist.
Democracy: too much democracy is in fact, a bad thing. When you stake your freedom on the dumb masses of society, you will be the one who loses out. All to many would rather see themselves secure than free. Too many would rather concede 100 freedoms than take one risk with their lives. They would rather play it safe than risk failure.
There is a very important phrase that everybody should know. It's almost cliche, but bear with me and think about it.
"Aim for the moon. Even if you miss, you'll land among the stars"
If you never try, you will never succeed!
Communism and Socialism:
These political and economic theories are perhaps the most damaging items to the concept of freedom. If you have not done so, I reccomend reading the Communist Manifesto written by Karl Marx, and Fredric Engels. This document outlines the planks of the communist movement. Those planks are as follows:
Abolition of property in land and application of all rents of land to public purposes.
A heavy progressive or graduated income tax.
Abolition of all right of inheritance.
Confiscation of the property of all emigrants and rebels.
Centralisation of credit in the hands of the State, by means of a national bank with State capital and an exclusive monopoly.
Centralisation of the means of communication and transport in the hands of the State.
Extension of factories and instruments of production owned by the State; the bringing into cultivation of waste-lands, and the improvement of the soil generally in accordance with a common plan.
Equal liability of all to labour. Establishment of industrial armies, especially for agriculture.
Combination of agriculture with manufacturing industries; gradual abolition of the distinction between town and country, by a more equable distribution of the population over the country.
Free education for all children in public schools. Abolition of children's factory labour in its present form. Combination of education with industrial production
As you can see, these planks are mainly aimed at abolition of rights as well as confiscation of property. During the 1840's when this document was proposed, there may have been a legitimate gripe against the wealthy as they were exploiting the lower classes when these lower classes could absolutely not better themseves. Nowadays in the United States, we have Equality of opportunity where everybody has equal access to education, jobs, and housing. There are people who chose not to use their power of choice well nd they make up the lower class in this country. They are not oppressed, nor are they to be entitled to the earnings of another. There is no such thing as disadvantaged, unfortunate, or unlucky people in this country. There are only those who do not achieve.
And it is not the roll of government to help those who will not help themselves.