tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5806884.post950573274881566230..comments2023-10-31T03:18:26.963-07:00Comments on Great Guys Weblog: Free Market vs ControlBrethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15063508651955739056noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5806884.post-56328356104105702412009-12-12T16:36:24.352-08:002009-12-12T16:36:24.352-08:00added to my rss readeradded to my rss readerAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5806884.post-41591243555639212322007-07-28T09:23:00.000-07:002007-07-28T09:23:00.000-07:00Envy and resentment are more likely in a closed so...Envy and resentment are more likely in a closed socialist state because there is virtually no way that plebes can move from cog to commissar. In our open society we can go from rags to riches and back again doing our own thing, so there's no need for envy or resentment.<BR/><BR/>BTW - Thanks for posting the excerpt from the Williams article. It's a convenient and simple definition of free markets that even lefties might be able to understand, so I posted on my blog where I like to keep things I think important.<BR/><BR/>BTW 2 - I see this was posted by Howard, but Howard who and who are the other great guys posting on this blog?erphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09826044412670324694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5806884.post-10370282863953684032007-07-22T17:34:00.000-07:002007-07-22T17:34:00.000-07:00Duck,It's more subtle than that, I think. I think...Duck,<BR/>It's more subtle than that, I think. I think the platforms are that people should worry that OTHERS might have envy and resentment, therefore vote democrat. I'm not convinced that a lot of democrats are personally resentful and envious of those richer than them, rather they project that the "poor" and "oppresed" are resentful and envious of others.Brethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15063508651955739056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5806884.post-53522478256385928592007-07-21T07:24:00.000-07:002007-07-21T07:24:00.000-07:00Resentment and envy are the twin supporting beams ...Resentment and envy are the twin supporting beams for the Democrat party platform.Duckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08852569465893563139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5806884.post-49370329728206489422007-07-20T16:52:00.000-07:002007-07-20T16:52:00.000-07:00I don't see I lot of envy and resentment in the Un...I don't see I lot of envy and resentment in the United States. People (especially politicians) tell me that there are lots of people with envy and resentment, but I'm not convinced it's really true.Brethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15063508651955739056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5806884.post-88501989367628846232007-07-20T16:19:00.000-07:002007-07-20T16:19:00.000-07:00If you enjoy it too conspicuously, you'll just att...If you enjoy it too conspicuously, you'll just attract the attention of people who think your enjoyment is at the expense of someone else. Never underestimate the powers of envy and resentment.Duckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08852569465893563139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5806884.post-55982001287859262982007-07-18T14:49:00.000-07:002007-07-18T14:49:00.000-07:00From the article: "There's little older in history...From the article: "<I>There's little older in history than the idea that some should give orders and others obey.</I>"<BR/><BR/>As a result, I fear that free markets may be a temporary anomoly before reverting back to the more natural state of things of ordering and obeying (i.e. a command economy). But I'm sure enjoying it while it lasts!Brethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15063508651955739056noreply@blogger.com