“Capitalism and the Moral High Ground” by Craig Biddle

“Capitalism and the Moral High Ground” by Craig Biddle

A multiple choice test for the November 2012  election. Which sort of government would you rather live under?

a) “Under communism, the government forces individuals and businesses to act against their judgment for the sake of the ‘workers’ or the ‘community’; hence the term ‘communism’ (e.g., the USSR).

b) Under socialism, the government forces individuals and businesses to act against their judgment for the sake of the ‘collective’ or ‘society’; hence the term ‘socialism’ (e.g., present-day Sweden).

c) Under theocracy, the government forces individuals and businesses to act against their judgment in obedience to ‘God’s will’—or whatever His earthly ‘representatives’ deem His will to be; hence the term ‘theocracy,’ which means literally ‘rule by God’ (e.g., present-day Iran).

d) Under fascism, the government forces individuals and businesses to act against their judgment for the sake of the ‘nation,’ the ‘race,’ the ‘people,’ the ‘elderly,’ the ‘poor,’ or some other ‘group’; hence the term ‘fascism,’ which means literally ‘group-ism’ (e.g., Mussolini’s Italy).

e) “Under capitalism (which has yet to exist), the government is forbidden from forcing individuals or businesses to act against their judgment. In a capitalist society, everyone is legally free to act on his own judgment for his own sake. The government serves only to protect individuals and businesses from physical force by banning it from social relationships and by using retaliatory force as necessary against those who initiate its use.”

More here:

 http://www.theobjectivestandard.com/issues/2008-winter/capitalism-moral-high-ground.asp