Posted on 07/15/2012 11:19:44 AM PDT by Beave Meister
So says the guy probably worth somewhere around a gajillion dollars and who likely made somewhere around a thousand times more money from "Avengers" than anyone on the crew.
But Whedon's obviously talking about socialism for, you know, other people:
“We are watching capitalism destroy itself right now,” [Whedon] told the audience.
He added that America is “turning into Tsarist Russia” and that “we’re creating a country of serfs.”
Whedon was raised on the Upper Westside neighborhood of Manhattan in the 1970s, an area associated with left-leaning intellectuals. He said he was raised by people who thought socialism was a ''beautiful concept."
Socialism remains a taboo word in American politics, as Republicans congressmen raise the specter of the Cold War. They refer to many Obama administration initatives as socialist, and the same goes for most laws that advocate increasing spending on social welfare programs. They also refer to the President as a socialist, though this and many of their other claims misuse the term.
This evidently frustrates Whedon, who traces this development to Ronald Reagan[.]
We have people trying to create structures and preserve the structures that will help the middle and working class, and people calling them socialists,” Whedon said. “It’s not Republican or Democrat, conservative or liberal […] it’s some people with some sense of dignity and people who have gone off the reservation.”
Great idea. Let's start with Hollywood!
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We're not going to get anywhere as long as we continue to use Marx's terms. It's not "capitalism" vs "socialism". It's "free market" vs "command economy".
The distinguishing characteristic of the free market is that it is free: somebody has some good or service he thinks people will want to buy, he produces it, and hopefully people will freely buy it. If he's right, then he gets money to try other ideas.
The distinguishing characteristic of the "command economy" (socialism) is that you have government deciding what they want people to be doing, and use the force of government (regulation, taxes, subsidies, incentives) backed by people with guns to make it happen. Being a winner in a command economy doesn't come from being right about what people want, it comes from being buddies with the people who run government.
It's freedom vs being a slave to the government. Let's get our terms right.
Distributists say that they like the free market just fine. But that capitalism is not really an example of the free market, because capitalism necessarily depends on a "helpful" political climate.
Not everyone likes Distributism (it didn't catch on circa 1910 either) but I think it is worth knowing about.
I would also make this point:
Conservatives laugh at socialists. The socialists say, "Sure, Socialism didn't really work in Russia. Or China. Or Cuba. Or this place. Or that place. But it will surely work in the next place. We will just do socialism better -- next time!"
We laugh at that and we (rightly) call it insanity.
But where has capitalism remained capitalism?? Sure, it works well for awhile, but then we get Woodrow Wilson, or FDR, or LBJ, or Clinton or Obama -- and little buy little our "capitalism" starts to look a lot like socialism, doesn't it? This is what happened in England, in Germany, in America -- just about everywhere capitalism is put in place, over time it ends up looking like socialism.
And we tell ourselves that capitalism will work out fine -- and will stay capitalism -- next time.
I say that capitalism contains an inherent and inevitable tendency to turn into the Servile State. The free market (I think) works. Capitalism doesn't.
Another Hollywood millionaire who makes his money on name and face recognition pushing a system where we would all be poor faceless nobodies.
Well - since guys like this are running every level of our government, why not?
Now go pay your taxes - your government is broke. :)
Yet another near perfect example of leftist projection.
He rants against capitalism, which as made him and many others millions. Capitalism has created in this republic the greatest economy the world has ever known.
He praises socialism (communism) as being the great savior of civilization.
Every example of socialist and communist government has ended with collapse and ruin. It is the very thing he praises that creates "serfs."
He can't or intentionally refuses to see that.
I have posted this a few times, this clown's spewing is a good example so here we go again.
They are beyond help, they do not have the capacity to be educated out of communism disguised as "liberalism and progressiveness." They can not or refuse to see the destructive nature of the communism disguised as "liberalism and progressiveness" they promote.
What the supporters of communist "liberalism and progressiveness" will destroy is the very nation that gave them their freedom. They will complain, demonize, belittle and protest when opposed but only preserving this Republic in it’s original context will continue to give them their freedom to complain and protest against it.
They will not stop destroying this nation of their own accord.
The only way to preserve freedom for American Citizens in this Republic is suppression of the communist supporters. "Taking the high road" is rapidly becoming something to be put on the shelf for a while. It is now time to step up, get in their face and refuse any other narrative other than they are worthless communist agenda bastards undeserving of a place in this Republic.
The libertarian slant on Firefly came from his partner in the production, Tim Minear. Whedon does great dialogue and group dynamics, but can’t plot his way out of a wet paper bag. . .
Sounds like Socalism
That explains it. Thanks.
Looks and talks a lot like Ron Howard.
Well truth is it was not a rant. It was a brief answer to a question asked by a member of SDCC. But likewise this is what he believes. And we disagree.
AdamsBaldwin, who was also on the Firefly panel did tweet “
If America is turning into ‘Tsarist Russia’ under Obama, then the only viable alternative in November is @MittRomney. What’s Left to ponder?”
Let me give you my adress so you can send me some of your cash that you don’t think you should have.....or sit down and STFU!
Damn idjit...sorry I went to see the movie now.
Because he hasn't nationalized the means of production.
Oh, . . . never mind.
Because he hasn't nationalized the means of production.
Oh, . . . never mind.
Whedon is a left-wing nutbag of the highest order. He’s also extremely pro-homosexual in every way and seeks to insert that sort of thing into whatever he does. I can’t even stand to hear that smarmy, arrogant sissy boy speak.
I would say that it does. In fact it is downright disdainful of government. That doesn't necessarily make Whedon a libertarian of course.
Viva la Digital Revolution!
Sometimes I imagine these folks’ fantasies would come true and their socialist dreams would materialize, only so their own rewards as useless idiots would actually transpire.
If he is so anti-capitalist, maybe he can just release all his movies to be seen free and copied and distributed at will.
Moron.
A total lunatic.
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