Category Archives: Socialism

What if this was just a practice run?

Posted on 9:28 pm, May 20, 2020 by Steve Kates

This is taken from Instapundit. HUBRIS AND MISCALCULATIONS ARE A GIVEN WITH THE LEFT. BUT EVEN I DIDN’T REALIZE THEY’D BE SO STUPID AND EVIL AS TO WANT TO DESTROY ALL OF ECONOMY AND STARVE PEOPLE JUST TO GET ORANGE … Continue reading →

Posted in Free Enterprise, Freedom, Socialism | 51 Comments

Miracle On The Nod, Son

Posted on 12:43 pm, May 14, 2020 by currencylad

 Cameron Dick pitches for emergency landing                                                                                     JUST four days into the job and Jackie Trad’s successor as Queensland Treasurer, Cameron Dick, has signaled an intention to buy a one billion-dollar-plus stake in Virgin Australia on behalf of virtually bankrupt taxpayers. … Continue reading →

Posted in Economics and economy, Socialism, State Politics | 37 Comments

When public servants write a business plan …

Posted on 1:12 pm, May 9, 2020 by currencylad

Relaxed coronavirus rules for restaurants, pubs not financially viable with 10-person limit. There will be more staff on to serve 10 people than there would be patrons in the actual pub …” – QHA chief executive Bernie Hogan says his … Continue reading →

Posted in COVID-19, Economics and economy, Socialism | 96 Comments

Socialists never let opportunities go to waste

Posted on 6:33 pm, May 6, 2020 by Steve Kates

The point I will be trying to make is that the more you tell a socialist that what they are doing will be very harmful to business, the more they will be encouraged to do whatever it is. Do you … Continue reading →

Posted in Politics of the Left, Socialism | 58 Comments

We Can’t Build Ventilators But …

Posted on 10:28 pm, May 1, 2020 by currencylad

Polly Waffle return fast-tracked due to the coronavirus crisis. Via Areff on the Women’s Open. Now see here, Polly Waffle HQ: don’t dud folks size-wise. It’s an old-world bar and we expect old-world value.

Posted in Cultural Issues, Public Service Announcement, Socialism | 5 Comments

Socialism is obviously more dangerous than the CoronaV

Posted on 4:18 pm, March 5, 2020 by Steve Kates

Socialism has certainly killed more people than any other virus in history.

Posted in Socialism | 8 Comments

From Democratic Socialists to Socialist Democrats

Posted on 10:38 am, February 24, 2020 by Steve Kates

There really is a level of communal ignorance shown by the advances made by Bernie Sanders on just how savage socialism is. The problem is not just an inability to learn from history – even from the recent history of … Continue reading →

Posted in American politics, Politics of the Left, Socialism | 30 Comments

Politics As Germ Warfare

Posted on 8:16 pm, February 16, 2020 by currencylad

THE coronavirus of US states – Democrat-infected California – is quickly becoming an embarrassment even to left-wing journalists and newspapers ‘of record’ like the New York Times. Large sections of Los Angeles and San Francisco have become crime-ridden metropolis-shanties strewn … Continue reading →

Posted in American politics, Socialism | 36 Comments

Bosses cry out for more public money

Posted on 11:36 am, December 21, 2019 by Steve Kates

Nothing new here: Chief executives of Australia cry out for clear energy policy in survey of top business bosses. Comes with Investment in solar and wind farms drying up. This is a very good news story: A sharp slump in … Continue reading →

Posted in Global warming and climate change policy, Socialism, Wasteful Spending | 34 Comments

My visit to the Berlin Wall

Posted on 7:04 pm, November 9, 2019 by Steve Kates

This being the 30th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, I thought I might tell the story when I was there myself. I was hitchhiking in Europe in 1973 and as we were at the East German border … Continue reading →

Posted in Philosophy, Socialism, Western Civilsation | 43 Comments