Unregulated Capitalism Sinks Ships

[Tom Joad]

Originally Posted by Pio1980

De-regulation will lead to environmental responsibility, fairly-compensated safe gratifying full-employment, and safe products, medication, and food for all, universal sustainable prosperity!!!

There are people that actually believe that shit.

A disturbingly large number of them.

[donquixote99]

Originally Posted by Tom Joad

There are people that actually believe that shit.

A disturbingly large number of them.

Well, if you don't enjoy a wonderful life, it's your own fault for not being competitive enough in the labor market. And if the market doesn't want you, you're worthless, so your fate doesn't matter.

For the market is the measure of all things.

[Pio1980]

Originally Posted by donquixote99

Well, if you don't enjoy a wonderful life, it's your own fault for not being competitive enough in the labor market. And if the market doesn't want you, you're worthless, so your fate doesn't matter.

For the market is the measure of all things.

Channeling Ayn Rand, are we?

[donquixote99]

Originally Posted by Pio1980

Channeling Ayn Rand, are we?

Uh-huh. They deny market-worship, saying 'human thriving' is the ultimate value, but actually only those who 'deserve' to get to thrive, and the 'market,' supposedly, determines what you deserve.

[Tom Joad]

Originally Posted by Pio1980

Channeling Ayn Rand, are we?

It really is easy to get into right wing character.

You just turn off the thinking part of your brain and let those raw animal instincts flow.

[Pio1980]

Originally Posted by Tom Joad

It really is easy to get into right wing character.

You just turn off the thinking part of your brain and let those raw animal instincts flow.

Like Paul Ryan (speaking of channeling Ayn Rand)?

[Tom Joad]

Originally Posted by Pio1980

Like Paul Ryan (speaking of channeling Ayn Rand)?

He's channeling a little Richard Widmark too.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3oesSyvh76g

[nailer]

Originally Posted by donquixote99

Well, if you don't enjoy a wonderful life, it's your own fault for not being competitive enough in the labor market. And if the market doesn't want you, you're worthless, so your fate doesn't matter.

For the market is the measure of all things.

Sadly this is the view of many Americans and per them it's unpatriotic to think otherwise.

[BlueStreak]

I love the ones who staunchly defend this crap..........even though they are the ones that are losing.

Personally, I like the idea that it's a form of Stockholm Syndrome. They know they're being screwed, but feel they must show the boss love and appease him with every new humiliation.....or it'll get even worse...............

Beyond that, all I can figure is that too many of us really are dumb enough to think that appeasing unbridled greed actually leads to prosperity for us proles.

Dave

[merrylander]

The one thing the righties do that truly amuses me is when they accuse liberals of being softies and emotional when they are the emotional ones. They are easily triggered by certain code words. Say 'amnesty' and the froth at the mouth. Say 'welfare queen' and you can't shut them up for four hours. Say 'liberal media' and they scream Washington Post, yet take a good look at the OpEd page - Charles Krauthammer, Michael Gerson, Charles Lane, George Will, Kathleen Parker, Ruth Marcus oh yes the token Liberal E.J. Dionne.