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Are We All Socialists Now? Not at All by Robert Higgs http://hnn.us/blogs/entries/61504.html Is socialism as dead as the dodo? Its new guise as participatory fascism Authoritarian sociopaths are always on the lookout for new ways to blame the marketplace and go where they haven't gone before with coercive programs, be they in education, energy, or health care Authoritarian sociopaths engage in a constant process of breaking things and then breaking more things while trying to "fix" them Two of the wealthiest participatory fascists: Bill Gates and Warren Buffet Bill Gates and Warren Buffett Talk With UNL Students About Much More Than Money by Steve Jordon, Omaha World-Herald, Neb. http://www.redorbit.com/news/education/260603/bill_gates_and_warren_buffett_talk_with_unl_students_about/ Authoritarian sociopaths waste the loot they steal from those who don't waste it (productive people) People are hoodwinked via indoctrination and propaganda--and many pick the low-hanging fruit of governmental jobs and contracts Dreaded participatory fascism health-care headlines: http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/wireless?issueid=0609794D-1FD7-4B20-836F-72B0230FA9EF&sid=72af7153-ad2d-4c88-ac7b-16b89b6c75b2 What would happen if people kept their money away from the authoritarian sociopathic programs? By what right, standard, or code can some people presume to "let" other individuals makes their own choices? No right, an unjust standard, and an immoral code Government delivers the lowest possible quality at the highest possible price Not only does the emperor have no clothes--there is no such thing as emperor! Because governmental action is based on coercion and involuntary interaction, no good can come from it; rational minds require choice to function The mainstream media gives you only a fraction of the info you need to make informed decisions A 'Rebel' With A Cause on CBSNews.com (Michelle Muccio http://www.acton.org/people/mmuccio.php ) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Go1HyZ6x-aI The problem of libertarian concessions to consistent statists is hindering the progression to freedom Each of us exists for our own sake, not for the sake of the State or "others" At the end of the day, Ron Paul is a politician; he writes in "earmarks" to bring home loot to his "constituents" in his "district" and concedes the statist premise of Constitutional government Immigration Reform in 2006? by Ron Paul (statist insanity!) http://www.lewrockwell.com/paul/paul343.html In Defense of Ron Paul’s Earmarks by Eric Phillips (who thinks sound principles can be fudged) http://www.lewrockwell.com/orig7/phillips5.html Are "the masses" willing to accept personal responsibility? Higgs says "No" CLP says "Yes" In truth, a minority of the American population, the so-called intellectuals and the authoritarian sociopaths are the ones who are unwilling to accept personal responsibility Further reading: Freedom—An Intellectual Issue http://www.logicallearning.net/libfreedomintell.html A mixed economy confuses the moral issues and ideas in the statist extortion and regulation rackets Philosophers and intellectuals aren't using the method of non-contradictory identification (logic) in ethics and politics one wit The host doesn't need to parasites to survive and thrive; we don't need them (those in government) to survive and thrive Today's America is running on prior capital, w