What Happened to the Revolution?

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Published : May 09th, 2016
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In a recent interview I was asked why Bernie Sanders, a self-described "democratic socialist" had seemingly attracted so much support among young people. In fact polls suggest Sanders is the most popular candidate among people aged 18-29, and 51 percent of that same age group appears fed up with "capitalism in its current form," according to a recent Harvard study.

It was just four years ago that so many young people turned out to hear and support my message of personal liberty, non-aggression, and non-intervention at home and abroad. I was thrilled that so many young people were attracted to a candidate whose main message was "I don't want to run your life."

Socialism, of course, is the opposite philosophy. The socialist philosophy has at its core the desire to run people's lives. It is by design an authoritarian system. Who would willingly give up so much of their own property to the state to redistribute to others? That is where the use of government force comes into play. Socialism tells how much of your money you can keep, how you can spend it, if you can spend it, which of your personal habits must be modified in order to qualify for your "free" healthcare, what course of study you must pursue to qualify for your "free" education, and so on.

But we also know the false promises can be very seductive. Socialism preys on that human fault that would like to have something for nothing. You deserve an education, the socialist tells young people, so I will give you one for free. He never tells the student that he will pay for that education many times over in the hidden tax called inflation. Or the student may "pay" for that education with unemployment after college as his potential employer was forced to shut down over the high taxes required to pay for all the things the socialist promises.

So am I surprised that it seems so many young people have fallen for the seductive lies of socialism? Well I don't really believe they have. They are frustrated by a system they are told is capitalism. They are angry over the same things I have been talking about for years.

Our current system is far from the free-markets that we in the Austrian school of economics espouse. We have a system of cronyism, corporatism, inflationism, regulated and managed trade to the benefit of special interests, and the criminality of central banking. Unfortunately because of our faulty and biased education system and the relentless propaganda of the mainstream media, many young people are taught that the mess they see all around them is all caused by "capitalism."

Politics is about getting people excited about a candidate. Ours is a much longer effort. The young generation that first attended my rallies in 2007 is by now in its mid-20s. They are raising a new generation that in many cases will be home-schooled and outside the propaganda machine that is modern public education. They understand that the real freedom revolution will not be won at the ballot box, but in the battleground of ideas. They continue to learn the freedom philosophy and they support the various educational organizations that provide the intellectual ammunition for our fight. I am more optimistic than ever that our message is taking hold and growing deep roots. Ideas really can change the world.

Contrary to what many would like us to believe, the Freedom Revolution is alive and well!

 

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This sounds like a right wing political article.
We have 2 ends of the spectrum. On the one end we have socialism. On the other we have what is loosely known as the 'free market'. In America there is no 'land of the free' as the 'free market' has been manipulated by the rich and the governments they elect by their media outlets preaching their dishonest right wing propaganda. So a 'free' system now sees 0.1% of the population which owns 90% of everything...and still crying poor! You must be joking Ron. Clearly you are a part of the ruling class talking BS to control the masses.
The free market only works when it is not tightly controlled or manipulated. The rich do not get to be rich by hard work and business acumen alone. They cheat. And they are aided by crooked governments and the Republican Party is the living proof.
Ask anybody who has lost loved ones in a massacre about their demands for gun control as the massacres roll on and the Republican Congress looks the other way for its friends in the gun manufacturing industry. The ones who provide election funding. And then tell me about the land of the free!
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Most, if not all RP supporters, are on the sidelines leaning towards voluntaryism. We will come out of the woodwork after faith in government is lost by the masses.
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Most, if not all RP supporters, are on the sidelines leaning towards voluntaryism. We will come out of the woodwork after faith in government is lost by the masses.  Read more
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