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Ideology vs. Free Thought?

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    #182
    SupaNova2
    Registered Users Posts: 515 ✭✭✭SupaNova2


    Duggys Housemate wrote: »
    The pooling of money has not only issues for power, but for the actual flow of money throughout the economy. Money kept under a bed, or in a bank which is rebuilding it's balance sheet might as well cease to exist as a medium of exchange. Particularly electronic money. There is no virtuous circle for it. I recommend people read Against Thrift, for some ideas on where I stand, however I am not his disciple, or anybodys. I am anti-hair shirtism, to be sure, I detest malthusians - which is arguably, given the red-green alliance these days, a right wing position. On CIF, where I post with a different moniker, I am considered right wing.

    Peter Schiff had the author of that book on his radio show a while ago if your interested.
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-QgR2HYKVE


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    #183
    realitykeeper
    Registered Users Posts: 4,138 ✭✭✭realitykeeper


    It is commonly assumed that people with strong views are stubbornly trenchant or that ideologues are victims of indoctrination who do not think for themselves. Absolute rubbish! As a staunch right winger I know this liberal opinion for what it is - cobblers of the highest order.

    For example, in the original movie Planet of the Apes when Charlton Heston was before the panel of three Ian Paisley type apes - these apes were shown with their hands over their ears, eyes and mouth. Hear no evil, see no evil, speak no evil. That is what you call liberal propaganda. In truth of course, people who take fundamental positions have an innate belief that they are right. This is fine for right wingers for obvious reasons but a problem arises with socialist fundamentalists because as any pea brain could point out, - they are wrong.


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