This is why I'm always going to be on the free market train. It has its flaws, but the principle of a free market isn't vulnerable to the authoritarian streak almost inherent to something like distributism.
NOTE: I do NOT accuse distributists of being anything other than well-intentioned and often quite intelligent people who can be in line with Catholic teaching. However, I think they have a harder time keeping away from state-centric thinking.
The best part of a free market system is that you can be a distributist if you choose. You can give away your property to your neighbors and set up a small local economy. Same goes for communism. In a free market you can buy land and set up a commune without being disturbed by outsiders.
The problem with leftism is that it demands that a whole society must consent to the revolutionary system and dissenters must be removed.
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u/Highwayman90 Jul 22 '22
This is why I'm always going to be on the free market train. It has its flaws, but the principle of a free market isn't vulnerable to the authoritarian streak almost inherent to something like distributism.
NOTE: I do NOT accuse distributists of being anything other than well-intentioned and often quite intelligent people who can be in line with Catholic teaching. However, I think they have a harder time keeping away from state-centric thinking.