tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1089082204850170942.post3196951389672147400..comments2024-03-21T12:52:08.166+11:00Comments on Freedom and Flourishing: Why is happiness related to political attitudes?Winton Bateshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07383561940886657594noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1089082204850170942.post-32221524975956789172008-09-06T11:08:00.000+10:002008-09-06T11:08:00.000+10:00Thanks for your comment, Michael. I notice that th...Thanks for your comment, Michael. I notice that the Mises book you refer to is available on the web at: http://mises.org/etexts/mises/anticap.asp<BR/>.Winton Bateshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07383561940886657594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1089082204850170942.post-84762927060773061172008-08-18T20:43:00.000+10:002008-08-18T20:43:00.000+10:00In "The Anti-Capilistic Mentality" Ludvig von Mise...In "The Anti-Capilistic Mentality" Ludvig von Mises discusses the frame of mind of the anti-capitalist egalitarian. To him - and remember this was written in another time - the liberal is unhappy because she is constantly reminded of her shortcomings in the marketplace of life. Her only chance to shine is the non-comitting blah-blah of politics - her cries of "Save the children, the whales, the poor, the whatnot" is basically one great, big "Save me!".<BR/><BR/>She thinks capital automatically leads to profit so she sees those who have aquired capital as unfairly advantaged, and herself as unfairly handicapped. She sees capital as a pie, a zero-sum distribution game, and not as the game of collective growth it really is. She sees destruction when businesses that she enjoys go bust, and not the necessary market adjustment that it really is - so that something better, more properous and more responsible can grow in its place.<BR/><BR/>Who wouldn't be unhappy in this frame of mind?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com