in thread "Development is the Hard Truth": The problem with liberalism in modern America isn't that Liberalism can't work in principle, it's that historical conditions have evolved such that all the instincts of liberalism are currently being subverted by parasites. This always happens to any order... 2w ago (collapse hidden) log in to judge received 6.9 6.9 The problem with lib (view hidden) log in to judge received 6.9 6.9 Crazy guy with chainsaw is new face of rational prudent liberal governance! I'll grant that he's a classical liberal, and that classical liberal policy would fix a hell of a lot and be quite popular outside the parasite classes. But again, to actually pull... 2w ago (collapse hidden) log in to judge received 5.0 5.0 Crazy guy with chain (view hidden) log in to judge received 5.0 5.0 This is correct. A lot more of this is baked in at a deep level than people realize, but at the same time a single great man could see through this destiny and overturn those deep realities. So many more of them than we usually realize are actually customs... 1w ago (collapse hidden) log in to judge received 3.4 3.4 This is correct. A l (view hidden) log in to judge received 3.4 3.4