I clarified that my rebuttal to the article of Kalavai Venkat at CRI wasn’t any defense for libertarianism (which actually requires no defense); rather, it was a sincere rebuttal and opposition to his idea of state-atheism that he has tried to propound. However, he is now trying to take a direct shot at libertarians, so instead of defending his position for State-Atheism, he has provided 14 responses to register his opposition. In my other article, I have exactly showed that Kalavai Venkat, despite of promoting the idea of Hindu Atheist Nation, neither is atheist (he is anti-theist) nor is he a lover of the idea of Indian philosophy and that is why his all allegations were actually based on western half-baked idea of memes or memetics. Here I am offering some clarifications on the 14 points he has raised. 1) After declaring himself as an atheist and then categorically confirming that all Abrahamic religions are evil (Abrahamic religions are Islam, Christianity, Judaism), he is now suggesting that he isn’t preaching anti-theism and he do support Hinduism. This is contradictory in essence. He also suggests that religions should be refined; and who will refine them? Obviously, he seems to have a …Read the Rest
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Collectivism will Collapse under its own Weight
The global crisis is taking a dangerous shape; there hardly is a nation that is not under a threat of sudden economic collapse. In India, individuals are suffering the pressures of price rise as government has already stolen their purchasing power through inflation1 . In the Eurozone, nations are facing the threat of a financial union that will have totalitarian control over the European Union member states. Yet, this extreme step towards collectivism isn’t enough to protect the Eurozone from the collapse everyone fears about2 . The United Kingdom is already suffering a no-growth period with its national debt increasing like hell and the people of the United States are already burdened with the immense national debt that can never be paid back and yet they are singing the slogans of collectivism mentioning that they are the 99%. Obviously, the way of this burgeoning burden brings upon more totalitarian and extorting state. One may wonder where all this tyrannical system of collectivism will end? Will the honest hard working Individuals get rid of the burden of collectivism? The end of collectivism is inevitable because it is unnatural. The state is the epitome of collectivism as it necessitates a man to …Read the Rest
A Case against Liberalism and Democracy
Liberals often claim that democracy is absolute necessity for a civilized society and that there can be no other means for an orderly society to sustain its existence. Obviously, liberalism is not about anarchy as for a liberal, state is an absolute necessity. However, liberalism is an esoteric idea and it would be difficult to understand the limits of a liberal to which he will allow government to control his life. Recently, I was confronted by an Indian liberal who first claimed that he is a pro-free market liberal capitalist and he considers that government is an absolute necessity and it isn’t a necessary evil. In his enthusiasm to support government and its existence, he almost forgot his claim about being a pro-free market capitalist and started claiming that bailouts are a good way to stimulate failing economy. Obviously, he doesn’t despise government interventionism in free market. To spread his esoteric knowledge, he further expressed his firm support for fiat currency and central government and claimed that fiat currency is way better than gold standard or competitive currencies. I refuted his esoteric ideas with exoteric evidences yet he denied to accept the logic behind free market. His next move was …Read the Rest
Mixed Economy the Middle Vice
I have often realized that people fail to understand the importance freedom, rather they start criticizing the idea of individual liberty as an extreme and hence they suggest that government interventionism is not at all bad and we cannot see things as black or white, sometimes the grey or dark brown is better. It is not very difficult to make people realize the moral hazards of slavery, they also agree that socialism and totalitarianism is an extreme that brings chaos, lack of development, poverty and impoverishment. However, they fear the concept of individual liberty and often criticize the morals of free market Anarchocapitalism or voluntarism. They consider socialism as an extreme and free market voluntarism (Anarchocapitalism) is another extreme, hence they say; we should fear both of the extremes and should opt for the middle path. The Idea of Middle Path: Mixed Economy, Fabian Socialism This idea of middle path often gains its momentum from the Nicomachean School of ethics through which Aristotle suggested, “Virtue must have the quality of aiming at the intermediate.” However, they never really think about this issue with a rational perspective, rather they are influenced by the fear of being free and responsible for their …Read the Rest
