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“Socialism Was Good in Theory” That sentence assumes the theory was never seriously challenged. It was. Long before the Soviet Union existed, before Lenin seized power, and before socialism had been tested on a national scale, major thinkers were already attacking its foundations—from very different directions. Five of them stand out. Tocqueville: Equality Can Become Servitude In 1848, Alexis de Tocqueville drew a sharp distinction between democracy and socialism. Both spoke about equality. But Tocqueville believed they pursued it in fundamentally different ways. Democracy, in his view, sought equality while preserving individual freedom. Socialism risked achieving equality by expanding the power of the state over the individual. His warning was essentially this: equality is not automatically liberty. A society can pursue equality so aggressively that it begins sacrificing the independence that makes political freedom meaningful. Bastiat: Follow Where Redistribution Leads Two years later, Frédéric Bastiat attacked socialism from a different direction. His question was deceptively simple: What happens when the state acquires the authority to take from some people and give to others in the name of justice? Bastiat called this “legal plunder.” His concern was not merely that redistribution might be expensive. It was that once government becomes the instrument through which competing groups obtain benefits from one another, politics can turn into a permanent struggle over who controls the machinery of redistribution. The problem, therefore, wasn’t simply how much the state redistributed. It was the principle that made redistribution legitimate in the first place. (bastiat.org⁠) Nietzsche: Equality Can Become Resentment Nietzsche approached socialism neither as an economist nor as a constitutional theorist. He attacked its psychology. He saw modern egalitarian movements as part of a much older moral impulse: resentment toward exceptional individuals and suspicion of strength, ambition and hierarchy. For Nietzsche, the danger was not simply that everyone might become economically equal. It was that a culture could begin treating excellence itself as something morally suspect. The goal would cease to be lifting people upward. It would become bringing the exceptional downward. Böhm-Bawerk: Challenge the Economics Then came Eugen von Böhm-Bawerk. In 1896, he turned his attention specifically toward Marx’s economic system. His criticism was not primarily moral or political. It was technical. Böhm-Bawerk argued that Marx’s theory of value did not adequately explain how the labor values developed in Capital could be reconciled with the actual prices Marx subsequently needed to explain. In other words, he attacked socialism where it claimed to possess a scientific economic foundation. The argument became one of the central criticisms of Marxian economics and helped launch a debate that would continue for generations. Mises: The Calculation Problem Then, in 1920, Ludwig von Mises attacked an even more fundamental question: Even if socialism is morally desirable, how would a socialist economy actually know what to produce? A functioning economy has millions of competing uses for scarce resources. Build a bridge or a hospital? Use steel here or there? Produce more machinery or more consumer goods? Under private ownership and markets, prices for capital goods provide information about relative scarcity and opportunity costs. Mises argued that abolishing private ownership of the means of production also removes the genuine market prices necessary for rational economic calculation. The problem wasn’t simply that socialist planners might make bad decisions. It was that the system deprived them of the very economic signals required to systematically compare those decisions. (Mises Institute⁠) And that was the sequence. Tocqueville challenged the political premise. Bastiat challenged the moral and legal mechanism of redistribution. Nietzsche challenged the psychology behind egalitarianism. Böhm-Bawerk challenged Marx’s economic theory. Mises challenged the possibility of rational central economic calculation. Five different thinkers. Five different objections. And all of them came before the Soviet Union had demonstrated what large-scale socialist government would actually look like. So “socialism was good in theory, but bad in practice” is not an argument. It is a historical claim that requires you to explain why these theoretical objections were wrong. The interesting question isn’t whether socialism had critics. It did. The interesting question is whether socialism ever adequately answered them” - ChatGPT

Multiculturalism or Liberalism… You Can’t Have Both Canada’s Combating Hate Act received royal assent on June 18 and became law in July, defining hatred as an intense and extreme emotion and extending emotion’s reach into government and criminal law. Supporters cite a 169% rise in reported hate crimes from 2018 to 2024, but the increase reflects predictable outcomes when groups with deep historical, cultural, and religious conflicts are placed together in large numbers while assuming differences will fade. “Diversity is our strength” can’t replace shared culture: cooperation at scale requires shared values and norms. Import enough difference quickly while demanding universal tolerance, and social order begins to fracture, leaving strangers who share a passport but little else—so the state steps in to do what culture once did. Multiculturalism can drift toward authoritarianism: the state expands to manage conflicts, neutrality becomes impossible without common standards, and unequal treatment follows. Britain illustrates the danger, with thousands of arrests in 2023 under communications laws for alleged offensive messages and long sentences for single posts. Meanwhile, authorities have shown hesitation toward major crimes involving protected communities, often citing fears of racism and community harm—creating a double standard. Canada also has examples, such as the Gladue principles, which require sentencing judges to consider the circumstances of Indigenous offenders, letting group identity influence state treatment. The multicultural liberal state was sold as open, tolerant, and equal—but if groups won’t “melt,” or fundamentally oppose one another, the result is increasingly unequal laws, more surveillance, and less liberty. Multiculturalism and liberalism are incompatible: without shared cultural standards, a society will be governed from above through laws, courts, and coercion.

🚨 ÚLTIMA HORA 🚨 ❌ MotoGP está a punto de anunciar la cancelación del GP de Qatar 👀 Estaba previsto que se disputase en noviembre, igual que la carrera de F1 🤔 ¿La carrera de F1 será la siguiente...? MotoGP y F1 pertenecen ambas a Liberty Media 📰 @wearetherace https://t.co/UDXY8zYTwi #MotoGP #F1 #Deportes

Susan Sziborra-Seidlitz, Spitzenkandidatin der Grünen zur Wahl in Sachsen-Anhalt, hat gestern bei MDR #FaktIst behauptet, dass die heutigen Sicherheitsvorkehrungen beim Oktoberfest auf dem Wiesnattentat 1980 beruhen. Das stimmt natürlich nicht. (Beitrag MünchenTV aus dem Jahr 2016). Wo bleiben die MDR Faktenchecker? #OerrBlog via @libertyhannes #Oktoberfest #Sicherheit #Fakten

The family of former President Donald Trump is planning to establish its own national bank through World Liberty Financial, which for the first time in modern U.S. history raises concerns about potential conflicts of interest and the abuse of influence associated with the family of the sitting president. (translated)

Στον Παναθηναϊκό AKTOR ο Στέλιος Τζούτζης Η ΚΑΕ Παναθηναϊκός AKTOR ανακοινώνει την έναρξη της συνεργασίας της με τον Στέλιο Τζούτζη, ο οποίος αναλαμβάνει τη θέση του Director of U.S. Scouting & Player Development. Ο Στέλιος Τζούτζης θα έχει ως βασικό αντικείμενο την παρακολούθηση και αξιολόγηση της αγοράς των Ηνωμένων Πολιτειών ενισχύοντας περαιτέρω τη διεθνή παρουσία και τη στρατηγική του Συλλόγου μας στην αμερικανική αγορά. Διαθέτει πολυετή εμπειρία από το αμερικανικό κολεγιακό μπάσκετ, έχοντας εργαστεί σε σημαντικά προγράμματα του NCAA όπως το Wake Forest, το University of Virginia και το Liberty University. Μάλιστα είναι ο μοναδικός Έλληνας προπονητής που έχει κατακτήσει το πρωτάθλημα του NCAA, ως μέλος του τεχνικού επιτελείου του Virginia το 2019. Μάθετε περισσότερα στο https://t.co/J8BD32QBRY #WeTheGreens #paobcaktor #Club1908 #WeTheGreens #paobcaktor #Basketball

The article examines how Guren Bobby Zhou, after losing his residence permit in the UK due to suspicions of money laundering, financed an investment of 100 million dollars in Donald Trump's cryptocurrency company World Liberty Financial, which has raised questions about the source of this money and the company's operations. (translated)

Proyectos cancelados de Rockstar Games en los últimos años: ▫️ Midnight Club 5. ▫️ Agent. ▫️ Bully 2. ▫️ DLC de GTA 5 con el regreso a Liberty City y North Yankton. ▫️ DLC del Agente Trevor. ▫️ Modo Zombies para GTA 5. Gran parte de estos proyectos fueron cancelados para centrar los esfuerzos en GTA Online. #RockstarGames #GamingNews #CanceledProjects

Carry the Torch of Freedom. John McCain inspired generations to stand for liberty. Lindsey Graham has remained one of the strongest voices for transatlantic unity and support for Ukraine. Their message is clear: democracies must not surrender to aggression. I will continue to https://t.co/xBbRHkhuac #Freedom #TransatlanticUnity #StandForLiberty #UA #US

In private, officials from NATO countries worry about Turkey’s commitment to the alliance values: individual liberty, democracy, human rights, rule of law. In public, few speak up: for Europeans now, the wolf at the door is not Turkish democracy's state https://t.co/rhoEENaBPo #NATO #Turkey #Democracy #NATO #TR #EU

But liberalism is not dead: when freedoms are unjustly curtailed, people rise up, and while some of those who do aim to create privileged groups and oppressive rules of their own, it also creates more demand for liberty, equality and fraternity. #liberty #equality #fraternity #Therearenospecificcountrycodesassociatedwiththetweetprovided.

Born out of a struggle for freedom, America remains a beacon of liberty. Having grown up behind the Iron Curtain, I will always stand in awe of that. This 250th anniversary is a call to nourish freedom at home and defend it abroad. Happy 4th July! 🇺🇸 https://t.co/jTx54I1uMz #IndependenceDay #Freedom #Liberty #US

🎆 Happy 4th of July! 🇺🇸 Celebrating 250 years of freedom, unity, and the spirit of America! Let’s honor the brave souls who fought for our independence and embrace the diverse tapestry that makes our nation great. Here’s to liberty, justice, and the pursuit of happiness for all! https://t.co/0A3SWTmtNn #IndependenceDay #FourthOfJuly #Freedom #US