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Profit Motive Versus Moral Motive
I have been thinking a lot about something that hammin8r wrote in a comment to one of my recent blogs. hammin8r wrote: "If people had to pay their way through the world with their morals most of us would starve." I have been advocating a moral economy......Read More

Posted on: 2009-04-01 18:11:30 | Rating:

| Views: 53 | Comments: 4 | Tags: Profit Motive Moral Motive

Threats To Our Freedoms
This is an answer to a comment posted by AverageAmerican: AverageAmerican wrote: What is a High Crime or Misdemeanour? It's a crime or misdemeanour of some sort committed by a person in a high position - such as the president. Would a president who blatantly performs some act......Read More

Posted on: 2009-04-01 19:34:55 | Rating:

| Views: 24 | Comments: 0 | Tags: Threats Freedoms

Taxes and Prices
This is an answer to a comment posted by Ericthered: Ericthered wrote: What is permissable is for big business to make a profit. Ron Allen answers: If you believe that profits are morally permissible, then you will believe that making a profit is a permissible......Read More

Posted on: 2009-04-03 18:08:59 | Rating:

| Views: 23 | Comments: 0 | Tags: Taxes Prices

Wealth
This is an answer to a comment posted by Ericthered: Ericthered wrote: In order for the government to create all you listed above they need money to do it. Ron Allen answers: What I advocate is the abolition of the state and of money. I advocate a democratic society......Read More

Posted on: 2009-04-03 20:25:50 | Rating:

| Views: 24 | Comments: 1 | Tags: Wealth

Wealth
This is an answer to a comment posted by hammin8r: hammin8r wrote: Labor can't produce anything without the materials tools and resource provided by their employers who have purchased them from others who purchased those goods and material from others so on and so on.......Read More

Posted on: 2009-04-03 21:24:07 | Rating:

| Views: 21 | Comments: 0 | Tags: Wealth

Deserving Property
This is an answer to a comment posted by hammin8r: hammin8r wrote: The reality under socialism and communism you have no rights. Ron Allen answers: In a natural, anarchist community, the people enjoy freedom and dignity, even though they do not possess bourgeous......Read More

Posted on: 2009-04-03 21:51:44 | Rating:

| Views: 30 | Comments: 1 | Tags: Deserving Property

Capitalism and the Litigious Society
This is an answer to a comment posted by woey: woey wrote: I don't know. Consciousness is also ideas, not just an awareness of existing conditions. Ron Allen answers: To the philosophical idealist, consciousness is only ideas. For example, Johann Gottlieb......Read More

Posted on: 2009-04-04 11:01:27 | Rating:

| Views: 27 | Comments: 0 | Tags: Capitalism The Litigious Society

Taliban Zealot Flogging A Girl
Today, I saw a video on youtube.com, showing a Taliban fanatic flogging a girl. This video made me sick. This abuse of girls and women must stop. Those who follow the religion of Islam must separate such abuse from their faith. I know that the abuse of girls and......Read More

Posted on: 2009-04-04 16:52:12 | Rating:

| Views: 82 | Comments: 3 | Tags: Taliban Islam Women Flogging

American Individualism
According to the right-wing radio consumer crusader, Clark Howard, the United States economy will come back because of American individualism . This is simplistic nonsense and shallow propaganda. When the United States economy does recover, it will be because of American......Read More

Posted on: 2009-04-04 17:08:56 | Rating:

| Views: 28 | Comments: 1 | Tags: American Individualism

Capitalism and the Litigious Society
This is an answer to a comment posted by woey: woey wrote: My response which you are now responding to was motivated by the following: woey wrote: How do you change consciousness? Ron Allen wrote: Consciousness is awareness of what is. Change what is and you change......Read More