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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

V letech 1986 až 1989 byla příslušnicí StB. Od roku 1988 sloužila u 23. odboru rozvědky. Působila v dozorčích radách firem Dopravní podnik hl. m. Prahy, Vítkovice Steel, Pražská teplárenská Holding, ČEZ či Čepro. A tak si tady hnijem 🤬🤬🤬 ⬇️⬇️⬇️ https://t.co/CigABBqFv2 #StB #historie #ceška

Brian Steel viens de jouer une video dans la salle d’audience, d’un témoignage de Jam ou il dit ne jamais avoir été mis au courant d’une prime contre Quando & Lul Timm aux officiers Petit problème : Jam a dit a la barre que Durk a dit aux membres présents (dont lui) qu’une prime serait offerte pour celui qui attrape QR ou Lul Timm 👀 #témoignage #justice #procès

A self-inflicted wound: Americans now pay 75% more for aluminum than the rest of the world, and 64% more for steel. The price of protectionism is to drive up the cost of living for ordinary citizens and to destroy unprotected businesses’ ability to compete https://t.co/vHVuAmCi7q #TradePolicy #Protectionism #CostOfLiving #US

🇨🇦🇪🇺 CANADA’S ANSWER: JOIN THE EU IN 2029! President Trump has announced that US tariffs on Canadian cars, trucks, automotive parts and steel will rise to 50% from 1 January 2027. Canada must not accept economic intimidation or dependence. Canada is not America’s subordinate https://t.co/cpeaCN0UOn #Canada #EUpolitics #TradeTariffs #CA #EU #US

A 27-year-old man was arrested after a wild police chase that began when he stole a car during a test drive in Lelystad and did not return, leading to a pursuit by the police, including a helicopter, until he was eventually cornered in Breda, where the stolen car also caught fire. (translated)

Clean energy. The goal is to turn Brazilian renewables into hydrogen, ammonia and green steel. Raw materials. I visited Viridis in Minas Gerais, where rare earths are to be refined, creating value in Brazil and strengthening Europe’s economic security. https://t.co/l1sM7loSK9 #CleanEnergy #Renewables #GreenTech #BR #EU

Dertig tractoren over de A59 richting Den Bosch, versierd met omgekeerde vlaggen. Voorop een bord: 'Haagse stront steelt onze grond.' Geen politiebegeleiding, geen rellen. Gewoon burgers die genoeg hebben van een kabinet dat hun bestaan wegregeert. https://t.co/r87KXPzt6d #Boerenprotest #DenBosch #SamenSterk

THE FBI WHISTLEBLOWER WHO BROKE THE CODE: THEY PLANNED TRUMP’S REMOVAL BEFORE THE INAUGURATION My name is redacted. My security clearance is still active. And I’m risking everything to tell you what I saw in the classified vaults beneath the Hoover Building. I was there. May 2, 2017. Four days after Comey was fired. I watched them open the file. I watched them name it. I watched them predicate it on a LIE. The investigation was called “Oxford Comma.” Not because of grammar. Because it was designed to be INVISIBLE. Hidden in plain sight. A code name that meant nothing to outsiders but everything to those who knew. The premise was simple: Trump was a Russian asset. Trump fired Comey to obstruct the Russia investigation. Therefore, Trump must be removed. But here’s what the declassified memos don’t tell you: I saw the REAL memo. The one that was redacted. The one they didn’t want you to see. It stated: “The goal is not truth. The goal is REMOVAL.” Those were the exact words. Not my interpretation. THEIR WORDS. Typed by FBI counterintelligence chief William Priestap. Approved by James Baker. Signed off by Andrew McCabe. “What’s our goal? Truth/Admission or to get him to lie, so we can prosecute him or get him fired?” Strzok wrote. That was the REAL investigation. Not seeking truth. MANUFACTURING LIES. They knew the Steele dossier was garbage. I personally reviewed the spreadsheet. Every single claim was marked: “UNVERIFIED,” “INTERNET RUMOR,” or “UNABLE TO CORROBORATE.” Igor Danchenko, Steele’s primary source? RUSSIAN ASSET. The FBI knew it. They had suspected it for YEARS. But they used his information anyway. Mike Flynn? They cleared him. Then they INVITED HIM TO AN INTERVIEW. Then they charged him with lying in that interview. The goal was ENTRAPMENT, not justice. I watched them do it. I watched them SMILE while they did it. The Steele dossier was paid for by Hillary Clinton’s campaign through her law firm. The FBI KNEW THIS. But they used it as the foundation for the entire investigation into a sitting president. This wasn’t counterintelligence. This was a COUP ATTEMPT. And the declassified memos are just the tip of the iceberg. The REAL evidence is still classified. The REAL conversations are still hidden. The REAL conspiracy is still buried. But I’m telling you: it exists. I saw it. I documented it. And when it comes out, it will SHOCK the world. Trump was RIGHT to fire Comey. Comey MISHANDLED the Clinton investigation. The FBI KNEW IT. But instead of accepting accountability, they opened a false investigation into Trump. They used the intelligence apparatus of the United States government to target a political opponent. They violated the Constitution. They violated the law. They violated their OATHS. And now they’re being exposed. The declassified memos are just the beginning. More is coming. Much more. Within 60 days, expect MAJOR revelations. Indictments are coming. The truth is coming out. The Deep State thought they were untouchable. They thought their crimes would stay hidden. They were WRONG. The vaults are opening. Files are being declassified. Truth is coming. History will record this as the day the Deep State FELL. OXFORD-COMMA-EXPOSED FBI-COUP-REVEALED

Il y a 5 ans, je rejoignais GameWard. Aujourd'hui, je rachète le club. Jamais je n'aurais imaginé pouvoir écrire cette phrase 🥺 Merci à Arnaud et David de m'avoir fait confiance à l'époque. Sans cette première opportunité, rien de tout cela n'aurait été possible. Aujourd'hui, une nouvelle aventure commence. L'ADN de @GameWardTeam reste le même, mais notre ambition est plus grande que jamais : bâtir un club moderne, durable et incontournable de l'esport français. Merci également à Sodebo, SteelSeries, Honda et la Ville de Boulogne-Billancourt pour leurd confiance. Le plus beau reste à écrire. 💜 #GWWIN #esport #GameWard #avenir

Ond Despite warnings about a potential subsidy trap, the Dutch government is determined to invest 2 billion euros in Tata Steel to ensure its survival and meet climate goals, although experts caution that this could lead to a reliance on state aid and raise concerns about the factory's long-term viability. #TataSteel #subsidiefuik #verduurzaming

Στο Βόλο υπάρχει μία βιομηχανία με όνομα "Lykomitros Steel S.A" η οποία ειδικεύεται στο να εξάγει και τέτοια. Ο κύκλος εργασιών της το 2025 ήταν €68,25εκ (το 2024 ήταν €43,1εκ δηλαδή +37%) και εκεί εργάζονται πάνω από 125 άτομα https://t.co/E54aqHiqo6 #Βόλος #Βιομηχανία #Εξαγωγές

De Haagse rechtbank heeft besloten dat de regering en Tata Steel kunnen doorgaan met onderhandelingen over de vergroening van de staalfabriek in IJmuiden, ondanks de eis van omwonenden om te wachten op meer inzicht in gezondheidseffecten, waarbij de rechter benadrukt dat dergelijke afspraken een politiek proces zijn en niet van tevoren door de rechter beoordeeld moeten worden. #TataSteel #gezondheid #uitstoot

De Nederlandse rechter heeft besloten dat de overheid geen miljarden euro's aan subsidies voor Tata Steel hoeft te annuleren, maar heeft wel stevige voorwaarden gesteld om de gezondheid van omwonenden te beschermen, waaronder onafhankelijke metingen van de uitstoot en goed onderzoek naar de gezondheidseffecten van de investeringen. #TataSteel #gezondheid #milieu

De voorzieningenrechter in Den Haag heeft de 2 miljard euro aan overheidssteun voor Tata Steel goedgekeurd voor verduurzaming, maar waarschuwt dat er strikte onafhankelijke metingen van de uitstoot en gezondheidseffecten moeten komen, wat bodem kan leggen voor toekomstige rechtszaken als deze voorwaarden niet worden nageleefd. #TataSteel #gezondheid #milieu

U ruskom gradu Lipecku izbio je požar u industrijskoj zoni, koji se prema nepotvrđenim informacijama može povezati s napadom ukrajinskih dronova na čeličanu Novolipetsk Steel i termoelektranu Lipetsk CHP-2, dok su lokalne vlasti potvrdile eksplozije, ali još nisu službeno komentirale uzrok incidenta. #NLMK #Lipeck #rusko-ukrajinski_rat

EU Changes Carbon Market Rules: 2.4 Billion Tonnes Of CO2 At Stake The @eucommission's EU ETS proposal slows carbon market cuts with 2.4 bn extra tons of CO2 permitted, and green steel investments at risk 🚨 Read more on @Forbes https://t.co/m8oyOwVKJe #CarbonMarket #EUETS #ClimateChange #EU