Comments on: Hayek Warns of “Omnipotent Elected Assembly”

By: Onetimerule

Onetimerule — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 11:57:45 +0000

This douchebag …
This douchebag supported Augusto pinochet!

By: timDOGcrane555

timDOGcrane555 — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 11:57:44 +0000

Hayek’s complete …
Hayek’s complete reply to the question of Pinochet was as follows: Well, I would say that, as long-term institutions, I am totally against dictatorships. But a dictatorship may be a necessary system for a transitional period. At times it is necessary for a country to have, for a time, some form or other of dictatorial power. As you will understand, it is possible for a dictator to govern in a liberal way. And it is also possible for a democracy to govern with a total lack of liberalism. cont-

By: dodgersandstorm

dodgersandstorm — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 11:57:44 +0000

He was rather …
He was rather intelligent for a douche bag.

By: greatsea

greatsea — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 11:57:43 +0000

This is why you …
This is why you will never transcend a merely “market share” intelligence. And why you will never be able to appreciate an Ezra Pound, Salvadore Dali, Vladimir Lenin, etc. Just because someone is ideologically flawed doesn’t mean they should not be heard or gleaned from. You are a simpleton. And I mean that snobbishly and judgmentally.

By: timDOGcrane555

timDOGcrane555 — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 11:57:43 +0000

Personally I prefer …
Personally I prefer a liberal dictator to democratic government lacking liberalism. My personal impression and this is valid for South America – is that in Chile, for example, we will witness a transition from a dictatorial government to a liberal government. And during this transition it may be necessary to maintain certain dictatorial powers, not as something permanent, but as a temporary arrangement.
The full interview provides more context for Hayek’s response.

By: gopconservative78

gopconservative78 — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 11:57:42 +0000

Hayek’s work “The …
Hayek’s work “The Road to Serfdom” changed my live when I read it in 1995 when I was 17. He is right and his way of teaching is the way to go when it comes to economics.

By: bijouchatte

bijouchatte — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 11:57:42 +0000

“Professor Hayeks …
“Professor Hayeks thesis is that Socialism inevitably leads to despotism, and that in Germany the Nazis were able to succeed because the Socialists had already done most of their work for them, especially the intellectual work of weakening the desire for liberty. ” a quote of George Orwell about “The Road to Serfdom”. Well worth remembering Orwell (a real socialist) when reading comments from the pseudo-liberal trashtalkers.

By: tociepka

tociepka — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 11:57:41 +0000

im in that class (i …
im in that class (i asked the question

By: zsylvana

zsylvana — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 11:57:41 +0000

Paul Samuelson(2009 …
Paul Samuelson(2009), A few remembrances of Friedrich von Hayek .”Road to Serfdom:2007,Sweden and other Scandivanian places have somewhat lowered the fraction of GDP they use to devote through government.But still are the most socialistic by Hayeks crude deﬁnition.Where are their horror camps? Have the vilest elements risen there to absolute power?When reports are compiled on measurable unhappiness, do places like Sweden,Denmark, Finland and Norway best epitomize serfdoms? Of course not!”

By: dharmashooter

dharmashooter — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 11:57:40 +0000

I mean the BIS ( …
I mean the BIS (Bank of International Settlements)