Tag: Collectivism

1436: Thomas Sowell – The Political Left

W1436: Thomas Sowell - The Political Left
Many on the political left are so entranced by the beauty of their vision that they cannot see the ugly reality they are creating in the real world. —Thomas Sowell
Many on the political left are so entranced by the beauty of their vision that they cannot see the ugly reality they are creating in the real world. —Thomas SowellDownload Print Quality (3840×2010) 3.16MB  |  Normal Quality (1920×1005) 208KB
Many on the political left are so entranced by the beauty of their vision that they cannot see the ugly reality they are creating in the real world. —Thomas SowellDownload Print Quality (3840×2744) 4.59MB  |  Normal Quality (1920×1372) 253KB

Many on the political left are so entranced by the beauty of their vision that they cannot see the ugly reality they are creating in the real world. —Thomas Sowell

1410: Shawn Hickman – Racists are Collectivists

W1410: Shawn Hickman - Racists are Collectivists
Not all collectivists are racists, but all racists are collectivists. —Shawn Hickman
Not all collectivists are racists, but all racists are collectivists. —Shawn HickmanDownload Print Quality (3840×2010) 1.91MB  |  Normal Quality (1920×1005) 157KB
Not all collectivists are racists, but all racists are collectivists. —Shawn HickmanDownload Print Quality (3840×2744) 2.45MB  |  Normal Quality (1920×1372) 199KB

Not all collectivists are racists, but all racists are collectivists. —Shawn Hickman

1378: Thomas Sowell – Government Planning

W1378: Thomas Sowell – Government Planning
“Planning” in political rhetoric is the government’s suppression of other people’s plans by superimposing on them a collective plan, created by third parties, armed with the power of government and exempted from paying the costs that these collective plans impose on others. —Thomas Sowell
“Planning” in political rhetoric is the government’s suppression of other people’s plans by superimposing on them a collective plan, created by third parties, armed with the power of government and exempted from paying the costs that these collective plans impose on others. —Thomas SowellDownload Print Quality (3840×2010) 2.68MB  |  Normal Quality (1920×1005) 210KB
“Planning” in political rhetoric is the government’s suppression of other people’s plans by superimposing on them a collective plan, created by third parties, armed with the power of government and exempted from paying the costs that these collective plans impose on others. —Thomas SowellDownload Print Quality (3840×2744) 3.66MB  |  Normal Quality (1920×1372) 272KB

“Planning” in political rhetoric is the government’s suppression of other people’s plans by superimposing on them a collective plan, created by third parties, armed with the power of government and exempted from paying the costs that these collective plans impose on others. —Thomas Sowell

1356: Frank Dikotter – The Great Leap Forward

F1356: Frank Dikotter – The Great Leap Forward
By unleashing China’s greatest asset, a labour force that was counted in the hundreds of millions, Mao thought that he could catapult his country past its competitors. Instead of following the Soviet model of development, which leaned heavily towards industry alone, China would ‘walk on two legs’: the peasant masses were mobilised to transform both agriculture and industry at the same time, converting a backward economy into a modern communist society of plenty for all.
By unleashing China’s greatest asset, a labour force that was counted in the hundreds of millions, Mao thought that he could catapult his country past its competitors. Instead of following the Soviet model of development, which leaned heavily towards industry alone, China would ‘walk on two legs’: the peasant masses were mobilised to transform both agriculture and industry at the same time, converting a backward economy into a modern communist society of plenty for all.Download Print Quality (6144×7680) 480KB  |  Normal Quality (3072×3840) 223KB

1355: Frank Dikotter – Through Suffering

F1355: Frank Dikotter – Through Suffering
This is a story of Zhao Xiaobai, then aged eleven, a soft-spoken woman with sad eyes. A few years before the Great Leap Forward her family left their native village in Henan to join a migration programme. Her father was made to break ice in the mountains but died of hunger in 1959. Her mother was too ill to work.
This is a story of Zhao Xiaobai, then aged eleven, a soft-spoken woman with sad eyes. A few years before the Great Leap Forward her family left their native village in Henan to join a migration programme. Her father was made to break ice in the mountains but died of hunger in 1959. Her mother was too ill to work.Download Print Quality (6144×7680) 530KB  |  Normal Quality (3072×3840) 251KB

1351: Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn – When Should One Resist?

F1351: Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn – When Should One Resist?
At what exact point, should one resist? When one's belt is taken away? When one is ordered to face into a corner? When one crosses the threshold of one's home?
At what exact point, should one resist? When one's belt is taken away? When one is ordered to face into a corner? When one crosses the threshold of one's home?Download Print Quality (6144×7680) 515KB  |  Normal Quality (3072×3840) 243KB

1340: Lew Rockwell – They’ll Fasten Their Own Chains

F1340: Lew Rockwell - They'll Fasten Their Own Chains
It isn't a coincidence that governments everywhere want to educate children. If the government's propaganda can take root as children grow up, those kids will be no threat to the state apparatus — they'll fasten the chains to their own ankles. —Lew Rockwell
It isn't a coincidence that governments everywhere want to educate children. If the government's propaganda can take root as children grow up, those kids will be no threat to the state apparatus — they'll fasten the chains to their own ankles. —Lew RockwellDownload Print Quality (3840×2010) 441KB  |  Normal Quality (1920×1005) 159KB
It isn't a coincidence that governments everywhere want to educate children. If the government's propaganda can take root as children grow up, those kids will be no threat to the state apparatus — they'll fasten the chains to their own ankles. —Lew RockwellDownload Print Quality (3072×3840) 3.30MB  |  Normal Quality (1536×1920) 304KB

It isn’t a coincidence that governments everywhere want to educate children. If the government’s propaganda can take root as children grow up, those kids will be no threat to the state apparatus — they’ll fasten the chains to their own ankles. —Lew Rockwell

1311: Booker T. Washington – The Majority

W1311: Booker T. Washington - The Majority
A lie doesn't become truth, wrong doesn't become right, and evil doesn't become good, just because it's accepted by a majority. —Booker T. Washington
A lie doesn't become truth, wrong doesn't become right, and evil doesn't become good, just because it's accepted by a majority. —Booker T. WashingtonDownload Print Quality (3840×2010) 3.62MB  |  Normal Quality (1920×1005) 225KB
A lie doesn't become truth, wrong doesn't become right, and evil doesn't become good, just because it's accepted by a majority. —Booker T. WashingtonDownload Print Quality (3840×2744) 4.70MB  |  Normal Quality (1920×1372) 292KB

A lie doesn’t become truth, wrong doesn’t become right, and evil doesn’t become good, just because it’s accepted by a majority. —Booker T. Washington

1306: Karl Hess – The Hypocrisy of the Left and Right

W1306: Karl Hess – The Hypocrisy of the Left and Right
Libertarianism is rejected by the modern Left, which preaches individualism but practices collectivism. Capitalism is rejected by the modern Right, which preaches enterprise but practices protectionism. —Karl Hess (The Death of Politics)
Libertarianism is rejected by the modern Left, which preaches individualism but practices collectivism. Capitalism is rejected by the modern Right, which preaches enterprise but practices protectionism. —Karl Hess (The Death of Politics)Download Print Quality (7680×4020) 157KB  |  Normal Quality (3840×2010) 82KB
Libertarianism is rejected by the modern Left, which preaches individualism but practices collectivism. Capitalism is rejected by the modern Right, which preaches enterprise but practices protectionism. —Karl Hess (The Death of Politics)Download Print Quality (7680×7680) 220KB  |  Normal Quality (3840×3840) 109KB

Libertarianism is rejected by the modern Left, which preaches individualism but practices collectivism. Capitalism is rejected by the modern Right, which preaches enterprise but practices protectionism. —Karl Hess (The Death of Politics)

1303: Robert Weir – The Whip Itself

F1303: Robert Weir - The Whip Itself
The practical problem is we have, historically, been so beaten down by the state, from kings and emperors, presidents and bureaucrats, that we now accept the lash of compulsion, so long as we can preserve the illusion that the whip was constructed with our consultation. Our debate is cordoned off into a small rhetorical space, where we discuss who is allowed to wield the whip this year or next year. We line up to vote for someone who will whip us less, and our adversaries more, but we never question the whip itself. —Robert Weir (WhyNotLibertarianism.com)
The practical problem is we have, historically, been so beaten down by the state, from kings and emperors, presidents and bureaucrats, that we now accept the lash of compulsion, so long as we can preserve the illusion that the whip was constructed with our consultation. Our debate is cordoned off into a small rhetorical space, where we discuss who is allowed to wield the whip this year or next year. We line up to vote for someone who will whip us less, and our adversaries more, but we never question the whip itself. —Robert Weir (WhyNotLibertarianism.com)Download Print Quality (6144×7680) 774KB  |  Normal Quality (3072×3840) 765KB

The practical problem is we have, historically, been so beaten down by the state, from kings and emperors, presidents and bureaucrats, that we now accept the lash of compulsion, so long as we can preserve the illusion that the whip was constructed with our consultation. Our debate is cordoned off into a small rhetorical space, where we discuss who is allowed to wield the whip this year or next year. We line up to vote for someone who will whip us less, and our adversaries more, but we never question the whip itself. —Robert Weir (WhyNotLibertarianism.com)

The practical problem is we have, historically, been so beaten down by the state, from kings and emperors, presidents and bureaucrats, that we now accept the lash of compulsion, so long as we can preserve the illusion that the whip was constructed with our consultation. Our debate is cordoned off into a small rhetorical space, where we discuss who is allowed to wield the whip this year or next year. We line up to vote for someone who will whip us less, and our adversaries more, but we never question the whip itself. —Robert Weir (WhyNotLibertarianism.com)Download Print Quality (817KB)
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The practical problem is we have, historically, been so beaten down by the state, from kings and emperors, presidents and bureaucrats, that we now accept the lash of compulsion, so long as we can preserve the illusion that the whip was constructed with our consultation. Our debate is cordoned off into a small rhetorical space, where we discuss who is allowed to wield the whip this year or next year. We line up to vote for someone who will whip us less, and our adversaries more, but we never question the whip itself. —Robert Weir (WhyNotLibertarianism.com)