tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7225373.post7282949622135097127..comments2024-02-29T03:34:23.190-05:00Comments on Who Were the Sea Peoples?: Distributismgcallahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10065877215969589482noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7225373.post-45307643182627615372015-07-26T17:30:38.472-04:002015-07-26T17:30:38.472-04:00Not really getting what you mean. I think Adam Sm...Not really getting what you mean. I think Adam Smith would have been pro-LTV and laissez-faire, but the point there was he was working with not so great theory. Bad theory would generally lead to bad (i.e., destructive, counterproductive, etc) policy.<br /><br />Belloc and Chesterton both proposed things which seemed to me (at the time) would be counterproductive and destructive. I could not get behind that policy, even if I do very much sympathize with their POV. In fact, I would probably advocate against the things they proposed.<br /><br />Or, more likely, wracked my brain for better solutions. But I would not have advocated for their platform, as I do not think it would have improved the situation.<br /><br />Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12915297057336831151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7225373.post-21743239950351210292015-07-25T14:00:32.309-04:002015-07-25T14:00:32.309-04:00"I found their criticisms interesting, but in..."I found their criticisms interesting, but in the end I found it hard to get behind their economics."<br /><br />You don't need to support someone's economics to support their politics. One could just as easily think the LTV is correct and believe in laissez-faire.Samson Corwellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10148822362930969284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7225373.post-17108326607097682852015-07-24T16:44:27.732-04:002015-07-24T16:44:27.732-04:00I tried to 'crash course' myself on distri...I tried to 'crash course' myself on distributism awhile back. The best book (well, essay) I found (IMO) was <i>The Servile State</i> by Hilaire Belloc.<br /><br />I found their criticisms interesting, but in the end I found it hard to get behind their economics. But maybe you'll see more in it than I did...Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12915297057336831151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7225373.post-75152917557944295272015-07-24T16:12:17.980-04:002015-07-24T16:12:17.980-04:00I'm down to read what you have to say, Gene! ...I'm down to read what you have to say, Gene! I am extremely interested in Distributism! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00053155617490357148noreply@blogger.com