tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6557458849091969678.post5517676145087199855..comments2023-06-15T09:13:45.467-04:00Comments on Liberty's Torch: Quickies: Trends In CollectivismFrancis W. Porrettohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05862584203772592282noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6557458849091969678.post-10535051691812953082020-01-14T11:12:35.048-05:002020-01-14T11:12:35.048-05:00Where are your reading skills, Paul? Read the firs...Where are your reading skills, Paul? Read the first sentence again: "Collectivism...is the root of all <b><i>political</i></b> evil. The desire of some fruitcakes to live on a commune is irrelevant!Francis W. Porrettohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05862584203772592282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6557458849091969678.post-38819592424949640622020-01-14T11:12:18.764-05:002020-01-14T11:12:18.764-05:00"And there are millions who are seduced by it..."And there are millions who are seduced by it. "<br /><br />Because it's easy. Blame someone else. Avoid responsibility. Succumb to ENVY and LUST and WRATH. Socialism (and Islam) leverage human weaknesses to grow rather than the much harder path of thought, reason, self-control / satisfaction-denial required by Christianity and Judaism.NITZAKHONhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04110716447757507226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6557458849091969678.post-32685756882060652822020-01-14T11:08:16.887-05:002020-01-14T11:08:16.887-05:00I don't like collectivism either; however coll...I don't like collectivism either; however collectivism per se is not evil. Imposition is. There are examples of people who live collectively who do not impose on their neighbors. Leave them be.<br /><br />Also I think it is more appealing to the muddled middle for us to fight imposition rather than all forms of collectivism.<br /><br />Finally, the collectivists mostly cannot learn how bad collectivism is unless they experience it themselves: "There are three kinds of men. The one that learns by reading. The few who learn by observation. The rest of them have to pee on the electric fence for themselves." -- Will Rogers<br /><br />Therefore, the remedy is not to stop socialists wanting socialism, but to let them have it - without our participation. Secession, Panarchy and subsidiarity are the way to go.Paul Bonneauhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15279129269584372919noreply@blogger.com