Comments on: Socialism Kills http://cafehayek.com/2009/10/socialism-kills.html where orders emerge Mon, 16 Jan 2012 02:06:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Anonymous http://cafehayek.com/2009/10/socialism-kills.html/comment-page-1#comment-188389 Anonymous Mon, 02 Nov 2009 09:55:00 +0000 http://cafehayek.com/?p=7077#comment-188389 the caste "system" isnt a state policy. it was once upon a time a way to classify people based on their professions. there is no state sanction to it (except than the equivalent of affirmative action/reservations). the caste system today is used as a vote bank/special interest group. luckily,so far, the govt doesnt mandate affirmative action/caste based gratification of special interest lobbies ,for private companies. urban india is quite caste neutral. the caste system is only as bad as the 'race system' if you want to call it thus,in the US. the caste “system” isnt a state policy. it was once upon a time a way to classify people based on their professions. there is no state sanction to it (except than the equivalent of affirmative action/reservations).
the caste system today is used as a vote bank/special interest group. luckily,so far, the govt doesnt mandate affirmative action/caste based gratification of special interest lobbies ,for private companies.
urban india is quite caste neutral.
the caste system is only as bad as the ‘race system’ if you want to call it thus,in the US.

]]> By: Gil http://cafehayek.com/2009/10/socialism-kills.html/comment-page-1#comment-188248 Gil Sat, 31 Oct 2009 07:51:00 +0000 http://cafehayek.com/?p=7077#comment-188248 Why? I watched a documentary where Indians, who were starting to enjoy the trappings of modern living, were thinking of delaying baby-making for longer. Heck! Sub-replacement birthrates may started with the West but Japan has the worst-case scenario of population sub-replacement. Why? I watched a documentary where Indians, who were starting to enjoy the trappings of modern living, were thinking of delaying baby-making for longer. Heck! Sub-replacement birthrates may started with the West but Japan has the worst-case scenario of population sub-replacement.

]]> By: a reluctant analyst http://cafehayek.com/2009/10/socialism-kills.html/comment-page-1#comment-188247 a reluctant analyst Sat, 31 Oct 2009 07:03:00 +0000 http://cafehayek.com/?p=7077#comment-188247 Oh Gil, that's so stupid. You should be deported to India. Oh Gil, that’s so stupid. You should be deported to India.

]]> By: Gil http://cafehayek.com/2009/10/socialism-kills.html/comment-page-1#comment-188245 Gil Sat, 31 Oct 2009 05:45:00 +0000 http://cafehayek.com/?p=7077#comment-188245 And I s'pose if there was never any Socialism and statism ever then humanity would be spread around the Milky Way Galaxy figuring out how to get Andromeda Galaxy. If humanity can go from the first powered flight to landing men on the Moon within a century of evil statism, depression and war in between then a 5,000 years of unfettered innovation would produce far, far more. Then again why would more people have survived? The population would have overrun the food supply leading to violence and the same people would have been killed anyway. Either that or people would have been wealthier and had no incentive to have a large family thus the children wouldn't have been born in the first place. And I s’pose if there was never any Socialism and statism ever then humanity would be spread around the Milky Way Galaxy figuring out how to get Andromeda Galaxy. If humanity can go from the first powered flight to landing men on the Moon within a century of evil statism, depression and war in between then a 5,000 years of unfettered innovation would produce far, far more.

Then again why would more people have survived? The population would have overrun the food supply leading to violence and the same people would have been killed anyway. Either that or people would have been wealthier and had no incentive to have a large family thus the children wouldn’t have been born in the first place.

]]> By: a reluctant analyst http://cafehayek.com/2009/10/socialism-kills.html/comment-page-1#comment-188244 a reluctant analyst Sat, 31 Oct 2009 05:43:00 +0000 http://cafehayek.com/?p=7077#comment-188244 The sad part is that there is still a lot of scope left of liberalizing the Indian economy. Plus, we still have 'socialist' describing the State in the constitution. That forces all political parties to be at least socialist in name. Socialist, divisive politics still rule in India, with a new breed of politicians advocating self-sufficient states garnering a greater share of the votes this election. Capitalism is still sneered upon, even among the educated middle class and upper class. This week, the Indian newspapers, news magazines and TV media have been nostalgically remembering Indira Gandhi on her 25th death anniversary. The lady was responsible for a wave of nationalization and also enforcing a political emergency - and singlehandedly set India back by 25 years. Looking at the present times does not leave me too optimistic about the future of India. The sad part is that there is still a lot of scope left of liberalizing the Indian economy. Plus, we still have ‘socialist’ describing the State in the constitution. That forces all political parties to be at least socialist in name. Socialist, divisive politics still rule in India, with a new breed of politicians advocating self-sufficient states garnering a greater share of the votes this election.

Capitalism is still sneered upon, even among the educated middle class and upper class. This week, the Indian newspapers, news magazines and TV media have been nostalgically remembering Indira Gandhi on her 25th death anniversary. The lady was responsible for a wave of nationalization and also enforcing a political emergency – and singlehandedly set India back by 25 years.

Looking at the present times does not leave me too optimistic about the future of India.

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