Author: Libertas Bella

The Burning Platform has made a name for itself by proclaiming unpopular truths. Now they are cornering the fashion market with the same strategy. Which, incidentally, is the very strategy that brings you the Media is the Virus T-shirt.

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Before we get to the capitalism quotes, let us ask you: Is capitalism perfect? Not remotely. But that begs a follow-up question: Are people perfect?

One can argue that communism, which holds that people would be better off without greed, is better than capitalism. One can also argue that people would be better off if they were able to fly. According to the communist’s logic, that would mean we had better begin pushing people off of rooftops.

Enemies of capitalism are quick to point out that it is an imperfect system, yet also advocate for an even more imperfect system to take its place. They want to remove people who are rewarded by production from the economy, and replace them with people who are rewarded by controlling others. The former will put food on the table; the latter will put people in gulags.

Who are capitalism’s greatest enemies? I count three. The first are politicians, who see capitalism as an obstacle separating them from their citizens’ wealth. That wealth also insulates their citizens from the politicians’ influence, which must surely stick in the craw of any would-be tyrants.

The second are businesspeople themselves, who look to the government as their ultimate ace in the hole when it comes to beating competition. If an elite corps of producers can make itself the communist politicians’ key supporter, then they can compel legislation which puts their rivals out of business.

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Knowledge makes a man unfit to be a slave.

Slavery, regardless of whom is enslaved, is evil in one of its purest forms. In the United States we are most familiar with the enslavement of the African American – as we rightly should be – although the sin has been committed against men and women of all races across the world and throughout history. This is why Frederick Douglas quotes will always remain relevant.

It is estimated that one in ten North Koreans are currently enslaved by their dictatorship. India leads the world, so to speak, with over 18 million slaves, the vast majority of whom belong to the Dalit caste. And thanks to human trafficking, tens of thousands of people living in America are enslaved right now.

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