tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5200276.post2650406813963516982..comments2023-12-28T06:30:48.808-05:00Comments on The Rule of Reason: Google on the MountaintopUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5200276.post-50888449414229711752008-02-28T15:24:00.000-05:002008-02-28T15:24:00.000-05:00Oh, and let's not forget the importance of the fac...Oh, and let's not forget the importance of the fact that businessmen as a group have never been the greatest supporters of capitalism and have, in fact, been its worst political enemies.Cedar Bristolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16265238073694388741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5200276.post-77467973514125782842008-02-28T15:21:00.000-05:002008-02-28T15:21:00.000-05:00It occurred to me after I wrote that email that ev...It occurred to me after I wrote that email that even better than a James Taggart award would be a wiki. I'm going to do it, but it will be a couple of years before I'm able, so I kind of hope someone else will grab the idea and run with it.<BR/><BR/>You could call it "The Hairshirt Who's Who" or something like that and list important business leaders, the accomplishments that made them important. And then detail the ways in which they are eroding the freedom that made their success possible. <BR/><BR/>During WWII, the British wanted Jews in Palestine to fight on their side, and at the same time they wanted Arabs in their middle-eastern possessions not to flock to the Nazis more than they already were. So they passed some measure, I can't remember what it was called, but it was designed to reassure the Arabs that they weren't going to create an Israel. Ben Gurion, who saw the need to fight on the British side of the war, but at the same time wanted to create a Jewish state said something like "We will fight the war as if there were no declaration, and we will fight this declaration as if there was no war." <BR/><BR/>I think that a similarly compartmentalized attitude toward characters like Bill Gates is the best approach for one who wants to advocate capitalism. On the one hand, you do yourself a disservice if you fail to appreciate his success, because it belongs on the top whatever list of great success stories in history. on the other hand, you do yourself a similar disservice if you allow yourself to minimize just how bad his politics are. Ditto for Jack Welch and his support of the Kelo vs. New London decision. And nearly every other business leader not named John Allison.Cedar Bristolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16265238073694388741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5200276.post-1334465629205141172008-02-27T20:14:00.000-05:002008-02-27T20:14:00.000-05:00The mainstream media has read the tea leaves. It's...The mainstream media has read the tea leaves. It's sees an Orwellian future just as clearly as anyone else. There's always room for a "Ministry of Information"; they're all trying out for the part.GDWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09996586199024780592noreply@blogger.com