The UK Libertarian

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Entries for July, 2011

Milton Friedman on Responsibility to the Poor

It’s been a while since I posted a classic Friedman video; I enjoy this one because it shows a typical lefty student getting owned and looking like he’s about to cry:

The History of Che Guevara

Fuck Guevara and salutations to all my capitalist comrades who make evil profits on the market selling his face on cheaply made t-shirts to be worn by naive students who, hopefully, don’t know any better.

If You Were King by Larken Rose

One of the best videos I’ve seen in ages. Larken Rose makes consistently high quality videos so make sure to subscribe to his channel and show your support!

The Non-Aggression Principle in Song

I’m a bit late to the party but this is awesome:

The Index of Economic Freedom & how it affects quality of life

The video description encourages the discussion continues at this Facebook page. You can out more detailed information at the following links: http://www.freetheworld.com/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economic_Freedom_of_the_World

Would you give up the Internet for $1,000,000?

One  of the greatest things about Capitalism is that through competition and simple self-interest new innovations and products come down in price all on their own until before long an item that was originally the preserve of the rich–the microwave, the auto-mobile, the mobile phone, the personal computer etc.–becomes easily affordable for even the poor. People [...]

This image sums it up for me

H/T to Reddit: This image is pretty perfect:

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