tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7608702.post1037109690397839463..comments2023-10-25T08:46:20.242-05:00Comments on The Distributist Review: Brave New Alternative: Modern DistributismJohn Médaillehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16463267750952578888noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7608702.post-49691771980548845852009-03-26T11:49:00.000-05:002009-03-26T11:49:00.000-05:00I think decentralisized local economies are the ke...I think decentralisized local economies are the key, if we grew our own food, and built our own homes and had wood to keep us warm in the winter no one would have to work for these corporations, would we even need money any more? What would happen if we all threw out our tv's and started banking with local credit unions, we have the power to shut down the walmarts, and the mcdonalds, what would we care if wall street fell if we all built our own homes as a community like th amish, we would not be effected by any of this....Ianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09845380991311308171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7608702.post-16417055484101812902009-03-17T06:24:00.000-05:002009-03-17T06:24:00.000-05:00www.employeeownedauto.org Check this out.www.employeeownedauto.org<BR/> <BR/>Check this out.Tom Laneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01811615310314303793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7608702.post-70560421692029603952009-03-17T00:41:00.000-05:002009-03-17T00:41:00.000-05:00Hey guys, here is an article from World Magazine t...Hey guys, here is an article from World Magazine that talks about some guys who are trying to turn "Micro-credit" into a business opportunity. I thought you might be interested.<BR/><BR/>http://www.worldmag.com/articles/15128Jeremy VanGelderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08108522223092798020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7608702.post-42511882858934867312009-03-16T18:37:00.000-05:002009-03-16T18:37:00.000-05:00Jesse,Hope to have it in two or three days. I want...Jesse,<BR/><BR/>Hope to have it in two or three days. I want to have the whole thing completed next month in draft, and the re-write completed by mid-May.John Médaillehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16463267750952578888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7608702.post-19886951208137403082009-03-16T17:42:00.000-05:002009-03-16T17:42:00.000-05:00Jesse,I agree that the practice becomes the defini...Jesse,<BR/><BR/>I agree that the practice becomes the definition but it still bugs me :) My science and math upbringing likes to have and use definitions consistently.<BR/><BR/>PaulAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7608702.post-61886126682604735202009-03-16T17:26:00.000-05:002009-03-16T17:26:00.000-05:00John, Chapter XVI anytime soon?John, Chapter XVI anytime soon?Jessehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04718530044133779893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7608702.post-81429481805823349352009-03-16T17:24:00.000-05:002009-03-16T17:24:00.000-05:00Hi Paul. I suppose there comes a time when a theor...Hi Paul. I suppose there comes a time when a theory is defined more by its practical effects than by its theoretical end.Jessehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04718530044133779893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7608702.post-66364366405667863852009-03-16T16:24:00.000-05:002009-03-16T16:24:00.000-05:00As Studs Terkel said to the convention of Citizens...As Studs Terkel said to the convention of Citizens Party 1980: "this here is a doulble vodka gimlet glass. In it yu can put in the differences between the dems and peps and still have room for a double vodka gimlet." I get tired of the democrats being called socialist or Obama being called a socials since if they were I would vote for them. They, like China and the USSR, represent a state bureaucracy which is nothing like the socialism that I have read and understood which are more local and citizen led. There has been no communist or socialist country, ever. Rather state bureaucracies calling themselves socialist or communist. Could it really work? I don't know. But I am all for ore local, hands on, people led systems. <BR/><BR/>PaulAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7608702.post-25022181416961872452009-03-16T13:52:00.000-05:002009-03-16T13:52:00.000-05:00Jim, Glad you asked. I am writing just the book yo...Jim, Glad you asked. I am writing just the book you asked for, although I wouldn't call it "for dummies." The title is <I>Equity and Equilibrium: The Political Economy of Distributism.</I> I hope to have it out by July. You can read the drafts of each chapter on-line here at the Review; they are tagged "The political Economy of Distributism."John Médaillehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16463267750952578888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7608702.post-7233831356099004472009-03-16T13:24:00.000-05:002009-03-16T13:24:00.000-05:00I agree that distributivism (at least what I under...I agree that distributivism (at least what I understand of it) points to a new direction, and there is a growing body of modern knowledge about it to help explain it (although I'm still looking for someone to write "Distributivism for Dummies"). <BR/><BR/>I think your "Republican" and "Democrat" models used to explain the contrasts expired long ago though. IMHO except for the pet "causes" there is basically no difference. They are all pretty much owned by the think tanks, lobbyists, and most especially banks. <BR/><BR/>But I get you point.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com