[MD] Mao & The MoQ

[markhsmit]

On Feb 13, 2010, at 4:13:20 PM, "Ham Priday" <hampday1 at verizon.net> wrote:
I'm not an historian, but I don't see the basis for RMP's argument that 
Socialism is "more intellectual or moral" than Capitalism. Certainly these 
human qualities do not define the practice of the two contrasting political 
ideologies. F. A. Hayek points out that Socialism is "authoritarian" in 
that it makes property and the means of production subservient to 
government, whereas Capitalism is basically "democratic", respecting the 
right of individuals to own private property and the rewards of their own 
productivity.

Hi Ham,
I believe there is a drive for the supremacy of the intellect.
This is one of the things that bothers me about MoQ.  It
could be argued that Socialism is more intellectual than
Capitalism (maybe not argued well, but argued nonetheless).
The problem with control over all through the intellect
is that there are many contradicting intellects.  A democracy
seems to allow for this, and appeals to the masses (who of
course cannot think for themselves) by the virtue of choices.

Long live freedom from intellectual control!  Burn all books! :-)

Cheers,
Mark