Comments on: Anti-Government Aphorisms http://billogs.net/anti-government-aphorisms The Blog of Christopher Billows Mon, 09 Jan 2012 17:35:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Markus Buchart http://billogs.net/anti-government-aphorisms#comment-791 Markus Buchart Tue, 14 Dec 2010 19:12:55 +0000 http://www.billogs.net/?p=782#comment-791 "Dance on Thatcher's grave?" Huh? Look it up: Baroness Thatcher is still alive. She has no grave. C'mon, man, you gotta finish the quote: "Capitalism is the vulgar side of the modern soul, socialism its tedious side." (Source: Nicolis Gomez Divila a.k.a. Don Colacho at http://don-colacho.blogspot.com/2010/09/1855.html.) In addition to being tedious, socialism has the further disadvantage that, sooner or later, it runs out of other people's money. [See quote attributed to Margaret Thatcher above.) “Dance on Thatcher’s grave?” Huh? Look it up: Baroness Thatcher is still alive. She has no grave.

C’mon, man, you gotta finish the quote: “Capitalism is the vulgar side of the modern soul, socialism its tedious side.” (Source: Nicolis Gomez Divila a.k.a. Don Colacho at http://don-colacho.blogspot.com/2010/09/1855.html.)

In addition to being tedious, socialism has the further disadvantage that, sooner or later, it runs out of other people’s money. [See quote attributed to Margaret Thatcher above.)

]]> By: Christopher Billows http://billogs.net/anti-government-aphorisms#comment-768 Christopher Billows Sat, 06 Nov 2010 20:45:29 +0000 http://www.billogs.net/?p=782#comment-768 Capitalism is undoubtedly more accurate representation of human nature. But newsflash for you, human nature is vulgar at times. It is also self-sacrificing, strategic, ignorant, and a range of other qualities. But that is why capitalism works so well. Unlike socialism or any other mislead ideologies, it sees human nature for what it is and does not try to change it. Capitalism demonstrates the best and worst of human nature, but this offends those who choose to hold on to adolescent, fairy-tale views of <a href="http://www.billogs.net/its-the-human-nature-stupid/" rel="nofollow">human nature</a>. Capitalism is undoubtedly more accurate representation of human nature. But newsflash for you, human nature is vulgar at times. It is also self-sacrificing, strategic, ignorant, and a range of other qualities. But that is why capitalism works so well. Unlike socialism or any other mislead ideologies, it sees human nature for what it is and does not try to change it. Capitalism demonstrates the best and worst of human nature, but this offends those who choose to hold on to adolescent, fairy-tale views of human nature.

]]> By: Dance on Thatchers grave http://billogs.net/anti-government-aphorisms#comment-767 Dance on Thatchers grave Mon, 01 Nov 2010 14:52:21 +0000 http://www.billogs.net/?p=782#comment-767 Capitalism is the vulgar side of the modern soul... Capitalism is the vulgar side of the modern soul…

]]> By: Christopher Billows http://billogs.net/anti-government-aphorisms#comment-449 Christopher Billows Mon, 07 Dec 2009 03:00:37 +0000 http://www.billogs.net/?p=782#comment-449 Ha! Socialists need money to run their state, yet are clueless that wealth creation is the only way to pay for their state-run programs. It is a savage circle to be a socialist. Ha! Socialists need money to run their state, yet are clueless that wealth creation is the only way to pay for their state-run programs. It is a savage circle to be a socialist.

]]> By: Markus Buchart http://billogs.net/anti-government-aphorisms#comment-447 Markus Buchart Fri, 04 Dec 2009 20:56:51 +0000 http://www.billogs.net/?p=782#comment-447 "The problem with socialism is that, sooner or later, you run out of other people's money." (Attributed to Margaret Thatcher) “The problem with socialism is that, sooner or later, you run out of other people’s money.”

(Attributed to Margaret Thatcher)

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