tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145653764764266444.post6498844408700933339..comments2023-10-17T08:19:58.196-04:00Comments on FreeThinke: FreeThinkehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16682678301019952436noreply@blogger.comBlogger50125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145653764764266444.post-4123794929721332972013-03-13T16:16:01.468-04:002013-03-13T16:16:01.468-04:00Really does a number on the gold standards so Rand...Really does a number on the gold standards so Randoids beware.<br /><br />Ducky are you saying that gold isn't and shouldn't be used in economics and trade? At one time it was used as trade between individuals and backed currency which was "as good as gold". Even today central banks buy gold and use it to settle accounts between themselves and between states. It's mostly because of the progressive thinking of the communoid regressives such as Maynard Keynes and his ideological progeny that fiat currency must be used ... and you don't need to be too precocious to see what is happening with that today.Waylonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08533895509055020394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145653764764266444.post-59883722111027665912013-03-13T16:01:44.075-04:002013-03-13T16:01:44.075-04:00Ducky, I used that article because it was from Roc...Ducky, I used that article because it was from Rockefeller U and you originally said that Hayek was the economist of record involved with the reconstructive economics of Germany influencing the Weimar Republic. I didn't think you'd disagree with the source even if it proved you were completely up your ass in your original post ... <br /><br />Even though this item may say Keynes wasn't a big factor in the system imposed on the Weimar Republic a little common sense would show that it was nothing but Keynsianism that produced the hyper-inflation, and if common sense doesn't rock your boat you can find plenty of others that know how Keysianism worked there and in today's world as well.<br /><br />What if World war I was planned even before the first shot was fired and Archduke Ferdinand assassinated? What if England saw that the sun may soon set on the empire on which the sun never set? Say they saw that Germany was becoming an industrial power that appeared to be a challenge to their previously unchallenged position industrially and on the seas? And if England was heading toward bankruptcy before the war it was deeply in debt after the war. And Germany had the upper hand in the war until signed on to get America into the war, "as long as it didn't end too soon".Waylonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08533895509055020394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145653764764266444.post-22572841610616505692013-03-13T13:46:37.007-04:002013-03-13T13:46:37.007-04:00Marx was one of Satan's most effective represe...Marx was one of Satan's most effective representatives on earth.<br /><br />That's all ye mortals can know, and all ye heed to now.<br /><br />It's a complete waste of time and misdirected energy to attempt to be "fair" to proven Enemies of Christ and of Western Christian Civilization. PERIOD!FreeThinkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16682678301019952436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145653764764266444.post-69557155617270536562013-03-13T10:21:30.774-04:002013-03-13T10:21:30.774-04:00RN: I understand that you are trying to position ...RN: I understand that you are trying to position yourself as the David Frumm of Right Blogistan, but please read what I have written.<br /><br />I am not incorrect about the Labor Theory of Value. It goes agains how markets have worked for all of recorded history.<br /><br />Marx was also wrong about class and economic determinism.<br /><br />I say these things not because he is Karl Marx or because I'm trying to trash him. I say them because they are true.<br /><br />Disagree? Then point out where I am wrong.Silverfiddlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13541652236676260219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145653764764266444.post-58155519414686759902013-03-13T00:53:34.289-04:002013-03-13T00:53:34.289-04:00Next question on the program: Was Germany really m...Next question on the program: Was Germany really more to blame than England for the start of WWI? And why was the absolute destruction of the German economy required after both WWI?<br />-----------<br />First of all, Waylon, the article distinctly states that Keynes opposed the heavy reparations forced on Germany and also opposed the austerity budget of Weimar. How you manage to use that article to show his support is simply astonishing.<br /><br />As for the question of the economic causes of WW I, Karl Polyani - The Great Transformation. A basic familiarity is needed to even carry on a conversation. Really does a number on the gold standards so Randoids beware.Ducky's herehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14608115001116619877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145653764764266444.post-32990968628622894802013-03-12T22:04:23.595-04:002013-03-12T22:04:23.595-04:00""Karl Marx was above all else an econom...""Karl Marx was above all else an economist"<br /><br />No. Karl Marx was above all else a social scientist, and a good one at that. His econcomic theories suck. Go google "Labor Theory of Value." It's feel-good balderdash that has not survived contact with reality."<br /><br />Nope SF, You are incorrect and you statement is boilerplate response.<br /><br />Look at Marx with your own eyes and grow to understand that Marx was not what many believe without ever studying the man, his life, his work, and his times.<br /><br />Do I agree with the utopian vision and social engineering he strayed off int. No I don't. I'm a Rand advocate. However, there comes a time to stop misrepresenting individuals based on prior misconceptions and partial truths.<br /><br />Well, it's getting late (in more ways than one) and perhaps someday somebody will look at our history and derive a nice chuckle.<br />Les Carpenterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01120280762698472496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145653764764266444.post-53301063207189795842013-03-12T14:42:58.701-04:002013-03-12T14:42:58.701-04:00'Tis often said, "No one can stop an idea...'Tis often said, <b>"No one can stop an idea whose time has come."</b><br /><br />And AIN'T IT A SHAME?FreeThinkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16682678301019952436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145653764764266444.post-18164050932404221412013-03-12T13:55:07.070-04:002013-03-12T13:55:07.070-04:00Glad to contribute to your enlightenment, Ducky.
...Glad to contribute to your enlightenment, Ducky.<br /><br />At least now you know that John Maynard Keynes had his slippery slimy grubby mitts all over the economic "reconstruction" of the Weimar Republic.<br /><br />Next question on the program: Was Germany really more to blame than England for the start of WWI? And why was the absolute destruction of the German economy required after both WWI?Waylonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08533895509055020394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145653764764266444.post-6063674257250458622013-03-12T09:50:29.776-04:002013-03-12T09:50:29.776-04:00@ Ducky: "In other words the article agrees ...@ Ducky: <i>"In other words the article agrees that Hayek's stupidity exasperated the economic contraction and they should have listened to Keynes."</i><br /><br />The stupidity is yours, Ducky.<br /><br />Hayek had nothing to do with the Weimar republic, he was barely starting his academic career, and there were many other factors going on, but you know that already.<br /><br />You are more interested in guarding your failed ideologies than seeking the truth.<br /><br />Keynes and Hayek actually agreed on much. And one other thing to remember is that Keynes was not a big spender and not necessarily a fan of your big government progressive theories. He would shudder at the debt we've racked up.<br /><br />Also, you dip superficiallly into monetary policy, and it is obvious you are in over your head. Weimar Republic? Remember what happened to their money?<br /><br />You do a good job drawing stick figure cartoons when in-depth analysis is what is called for.<br /><br />You are doctrinaire leftwing statist uninterested in the truth, and you are willfully intellectually dishonest. You are not to be taken seriously as a sincere interlocutor. <br />Silverfiddlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13541652236676260219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145653764764266444.post-69221673224931387492013-03-12T09:41:09.272-04:002013-03-12T09:41:09.272-04:00"Karl Marx was above all else an economist&qu...<i>"Karl Marx was above all else an economist"</i><br /><br />No. Karl Marx was above all else a social scientist, and a good one at that. His econcomic theories suck. Go google "Labor Theory of Value." It's feel-good balderdash that has not survived contact with reality.<br /><br />Silverfiddlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13541652236676260219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145653764764266444.post-6691441956946027902013-03-12T07:43:49.865-04:002013-03-12T07:43:49.865-04:00FT,
My unsolicited advice to EVERYONE is that we n...FT,<br /><i>My unsolicited advice to EVERYONE is that we need to cultivate more PATIENCE and more CURIOSITY about one another, jump to conclusions a lot less, and quit being so ACCUSATORY.</i><br /><br />As you may have noticed, I've been spending less time in the blogosphere. The rancor isn't good for my health.<br /><br />I want to be informed. However, I do not want to berated and engage is so many circular discussions.<br /><br />I'm also reading more fiction too.<br /><br />In other words, I've been getting some fresh air.<br /><br />Now, I won't quit blogging. But I won't respond to every comment, either.<br /><br />I hope that you will keep doing what you have been doing: trying to set a different tone via your blogging efforts.Always On Watchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08192688822955022541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145653764764266444.post-19028611416447383352013-03-12T01:33:37.231-04:002013-03-12T01:33:37.231-04:00Karl Marx was above all else an economist, he woul...Karl Marx was above all else an economist, he would have no doubt admired Our Capitalist Henry Ford. In fact Marx believed capitalism was a major improvement over prior economic systems. Where he went astray was when he got into the utopian concepts and the state run economy. Soviet Russia and Communist China were most ASSUREDLY NOT what Marx had in mind for his communist society. Marx on fact despised totalitarian iron fist rule.<br /><br />I'm not a Marxist by any means. Just setting the record a bit straighter. The Oligarchs and the Banksters had it I'm their interests to misrepresent Marx amd create the great bogeyman.<br /><br />SF, I believe I'm correct when I say no nation state has ever practiced Communism as envisioned by Marx. Therefore Communism fully practiced as Marx envisioned it has really never been proven or disproven in fact.<br /><br />There is something about excess labor capacity and all that but I've forgotten much. Seems we may be confronting the excess labor situation presently, hence we may very well be looking at the new normal in our unemployment numbers.Les Carpenterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01120280762698472496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145653764764266444.post-34786334637429493542013-03-12T01:26:26.123-04:002013-03-12T01:26:26.123-04:00Useful article, Waylon. I skimmed it but I'll ...Useful article, Waylon. I skimmed it but I'll probably read parts more thoroughly.<br />It does show Keynes in at least partial opposition to the size of German reparations which are considered by about everyone but Niall Ferguson as a cause of the hyperinflation.<br />But did you see this quote early in the paper -- " The follies of<br />monetary contraction and budget surpluses in a period of high unemployment are now<br />understood far better than in 1929, thanks to the work of macroeconomic theorists, beginning<br />most prominently with John Maynard Keynes ".<br /><br />In other words the article agrees that Hayek's stupidity exasperated the economic contraction and they should have listened to Keynes.<br />Did you read the article? I doubt it.<br /><br />You're boxing outside your weight again.Ducky's herehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14608115001116619877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145653764764266444.post-42919086916475508812013-03-12T00:18:16.980-04:002013-03-12T00:18:16.980-04:00Well Ducky if you Google "Weimar Republic + J...Well Ducky if you Google "Weimar Republic + John Maynard Keynes", you should be able to get yourself started on the road to truth, if you are interested. The "financial crisis" of the Weimar Republic was a full-blown inflationary Keynsianism. The first pure example of the results of his phony "economic theories" which were all about advancing the global plans of Fabianism, of which he was a star member.<br /><br />Yes, Ducky, Keynes was educated in England. So why did he become a worshiped god of economics at Harvard? <br /><br />Here's a link discussing Political Economics and the Weimar Disaster from Rockefeller U, which should be reasonable to a progressive communoid, such as yourself...<br /><br /><br />http://home.uchicago.edu/rmyerson/research/weimar.pdfWaylonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08533895509055020394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145653764764266444.post-31930505712391966752013-03-11T19:50:39.358-04:002013-03-11T19:50:39.358-04:00Thanks for your support, Jack.
I tend to work on...Thanks for your support, Jack. <br /><br />I tend to work on sudden spurts of inspiration. I ran across the image, and it suggested today's outlandish post.<br /><br />I do love to dangle bait in the water, and see who tales it and how they handle it.<br /><br />Rarely is it necessary to chide anyone. As you suggest, rude remarks speak very clearly for themselves and most often reflect poorly on those who offer them.<br /><br />I don't mind honest criticism, but sheer nastiness is -- well ... lets just call it undesirable, shall we? FreeThinkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16682678301019952436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145653764764266444.post-54781066520625580312013-03-11T19:48:18.371-04:002013-03-11T19:48:18.371-04:00FT, you were out in front of the hip-hop curve? I&...FT, you were out in front of the hip-hop curve? I'm impressed.Ducky's herehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14608115001116619877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145653764764266444.post-51139663092381903392013-03-11T19:39:22.286-04:002013-03-11T19:39:22.286-04:00My dear, Ms Shaw, I should think you, as a self-id...My dear, Ms Shaw, I should think you, as a self-identified progressive, would be delighted with a display of graffiti.<br /><br />It was recognized by the <i>avant garde</i> in New York as "A Vibrant New Form of Folk Art" more than forty years ago. ;-)<br /><br /><b>"If you can't beat 'em,<i>praise</i> 'em,"</b> might have been the rationale behind that. I've never been sure. <br /><br />"Uncouth Utterances of the People" usually do possess a spark of vitality and originality rarely experienced by jaded, over-educated, urban sophisticates. I'm sure that explains the well-known Lure of the Jungle.<br /><br />We envy the natural world as much or more than we fear and despise it. We are after all a dichotomous lot, aren't we?FreeThinkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16682678301019952436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145653764764266444.post-73522768146878905692013-03-11T19:31:53.154-04:002013-03-11T19:31:53.154-04:00Oh Waylon, Keynes was British and attended Kings C...Oh Waylon, Keynes was British and attended Kings College, Cambridge.Ducky's herehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14608115001116619877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145653764764266444.post-49971782004735578282013-03-11T19:28:30.155-04:002013-03-11T19:28:30.155-04:00Expedient policies may provide temporary relief, b...Expedient policies may provide temporary relief, but never get to the root of the problems they purport to fix. Ergo, whatever salubrious effects expediency produces are apt to be short-lived.<br /><br />You may quote me ;-)FreeThinkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16682678301019952436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145653764764266444.post-67756403511036917512013-03-11T19:24:17.053-04:002013-03-11T19:24:17.053-04:00Sorry, Mr. Lovejoy, but your unnecessarily rude re...Sorry, Mr. Lovejoy, but your unnecessarily rude remarks are out of order here.<br /><br />If you can post without name-calling and using foul language gratuitously and indiscriminately, you'll be welcome here. Please stop by again.<br /><br />Venting our spleens may be appropriate-- even necessary -- from time to time, but please try to do it without resorting to the language of the gutter.<br /><br />Vulgarity may be appropriate, but only on rare occasions, and even then is best used with great restraint in a satirical or humorous context.<br /><br />Thanks. FreeThinkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16682678301019952436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145653764764266444.post-27632786853286089212013-03-11T19:21:55.923-04:002013-03-11T19:21:55.923-04:00Better check the facts again, boy. The biggest eco...Better check the facts again, boy. The biggest economic influence on the Weimar Republic was none other than that Harvard hero, John Maynard Keynes.<br /><br />-----<br />Wrong.<br /><br />Let me help you get up to speed and I know it's tough to take since I'm a liberal and we don't "know history" but Sweden was the post depression nation which practiced pure Keynesian economics and was the first to recover.<br /><br />Brüning as German finance minister followed the Austrians and practiced austerity. Sweden got recovery, Germany got Hitler. You're not even wrong.<br /><br />Remember, the left is always here to help you live the life of the mind.Ducky's herehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14608115001116619877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145653764764266444.post-76907481691901965492013-03-11T18:53:48.570-04:002013-03-11T18:53:48.570-04:00FT,
If someone insults you and tries to deny that...FT,<br /><br />If someone insults you and tries to deny that they insulted you, then just directly quote what they wrote.<br /><br />If that doesn't work, then condescend to them and they'll stop visiting eventually.<br /><br />I'm civil to those who are civil to me, and I call people out who are rude.<br /><br />Besides, Jesus told you to turn the other cheek didn't he?<br /><br />;)<br /><br />Love the featured image =)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145653764764266444.post-6674108655000338412013-03-11T18:53:00.855-04:002013-03-11T18:53:00.855-04:00Ducky, do you make it up as you type?
Hayek econom...Ducky, do you make it up as you type?<br />Hayek economics followed and the Weimar Republic?<br /><br />Better check the facts again, boy. The biggest economic influence on the Weimar Republic was none other than that Harvard hero, John Maynard Keynes.Waylonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08533895509055020394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145653764764266444.post-73217841529858906932013-03-11T18:11:18.640-04:002013-03-11T18:11:18.640-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Breitbart Will Live Forevernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145653764764266444.post-73323462355625598142013-03-11T17:16:02.511-04:002013-03-11T17:16:02.511-04:00FOR the RECORD:
I don't appreciate "BOIL...FOR the RECORD:<br /><br />I don't appreciate "BOILERPLATE" remarks, even when I may sympathize with much of what they have say. <br /><br />We may need all the friends we can get, but we do not need a lot of CANNED rhetoric not directly related to The Post of the Day.<br /><br />Please try to respect this policy in the future.<br /><br />Thanks.FreeThinkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16682678301019952436noreply@blogger.com