“It has been necessary to dwell upon these truisms because the mythologies and metaphysics of etatism have succeeded in wrapping them in mystery. The state is a human institution, not a superhuman being. He who says “state” means coercion and compulsion. He who says: There should be a law concerning this matter, means: The armed men of the government should force people to do what they do not want to do, or not to do what they like. He who says: This law should be better enforced, means: The police should force people to obey this law. He who says: The state is God, deifies arms and prisons. The worship of the state is the worship of force. There is no more dangerous menace to civilization than a government of incompetent, corrupt, or vile men. The worst evils which mankind ever had to endure were inflicted by bad governments. The state can be and has often been in the course of history the main source of mischief and disaster.”
Ludwig von Mises [1881-1973]
This quotation comes from near the end of WW2, but one may wonder if Mises had a dream of Canada and the UK in 2025.
There could be a “like” button for this one…
OTOH … there actually SHOULD be a law that demands, and enforces everyone STOP at a RED light. Anarchy isn’t a very pretty alternative to a Totalitarian State. The fact is … humans are broken beings. We have evolved (or inspired by God in our spirits) a sense of morality because we innately understand that immortality leads to some very, very, bad things.
Oh well … too heavy … so here’s a psychedelic tune I like. Perhaps we should all tune in, drop out, and turn on some sweet psychedelic music? Maybe then … we could all just get along?
https://youtu.be/-ySmptCxk2Y?si=YB20cQi1hpCkkGB2
When we reach total obedience?
All hail the State of Thuggery.
Those who worship the State?
Personal responsibility is so hard!
Decree by bureaucrat is so lovely.
Our Eastern Comrades should all be stomping into the woods,demanding their Dear Leader issue them $25000 + taxes and surcharge fines.
Mocking this pathetic waste of skin and its dictates.
Such a stupid dictate could only occur to a career parasite and should be rewarded most viciously.
Is such an decree even legal in Can Ahh Duh?
If it is,we Westerners cannot leave this disfunctional hellhole fast enough.
If it is not,that fool of a Premier needs to resign.
Von Mises, an Austrian Jew was more concerned with getting to freedom than dreaming about our future although when you read his works, the west has ignored his wisdom. He along with Adam Smith and Milton Friedman are true economists. Keynes is not in the same league and is responsible for the mess we live in today.
Actually for Canada it’s worse than that: we have a gov of corrupt/incompetent/evil BUT with an ideology. Liberals are eco-Marxists and pro-Islam. And they want to enforce their ideas to us mere-mortals. Because we don’t know and they know better what will be good for us. This is the most dangerous and damaging kind of evil gov.
A von Mises admirer, namely Ayn Rand, on the Johnny Carson show:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z8vG8G2nulg
Not everyone likes Mises:
https://tenor.com/p9gw8CjWWsO.gif