Re: The Vacuity of the Hoover Institute

[Jim Devine <jdevine@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I tried to read this until I got to the sentence asserting that "Predation,
redistribution, and socialism are synonymous terms." This represents a
classical Lockean view: property is _our_ (i.e., the capitalists') by the
law of Nature and/or God, so that any redistribution (as under modern
liberalism) or redefinition of property rights (as under socialism) is
predation, i.e., theft. Beyond that it seemed very muddled.

Michael wrote:
> Before I briefly sign off, I thought you might want to check out the latest
> piece of sophistry from the IMF/Sachs apologists as regards current events
> in Russia. You can find it at
>
> http://www.russiaeconomy.org/
>
> In some paleoconservative quarters there is considerable disquiet over what
> has been termed the "market bolshevism" of the Larry Summers brigade (e.g.
> recent issues of the National Interest). But fear not -- economic meltdown
> has nothing to do with shock therapy.
> Apparently the problem presently afflicting the unfortunate citizens of that
> country is a mutation known as "Enterprise Network Socialism."
>
> Glad we got that sorted.
>
> Michael K.

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