Politics has earned a negative reputation among the populace, owing not to the nature of politics per se, but to the nature of the majority who are drawn to politics and political office. Regrettably, when it comes to most politicians, they have often been described as being lazy, envious, entitled, and/or incompetent. Most significantly, they oppose capitalism and all that it represents.
That’s because capitalism is an economic condition that naturally arises within a free society. By definition, capitalism is an economic condition under which force, coercion, fraud and theft are prohibited by law, and under which all economic transactions are voluntary. Under capitalism, the government is a referee, not a player on the economic board within its jurisdiction.
The anti-capitalist mentality expresses itself in a number of ways.
“It’s sick and twisted that I have to work, just to live my life,” complained one young poster on Tic Tok. To him, this was an injustice, to be corrected by others freely providing him with the basic necessities of life while not having to offer anything in return. It is to this envy, laziness, incompetence, and sense of entitlement that so many politicians and their policies cater. Continue reading »