I now prefer "voluntary enterprise" to "capitalism".
It's amusing how statists can still launder coercion under capitalism, but it's rather trickier to do so when the system is explicitly defined by consent.
@BPROBE2@LibertyLockPod @TowerGangCole Hey @TowerGangCole I heard you can help get me on @LibertyLockPod.
I'm doing decent work to advocate for liberty in Nigeria, & I would like to share my story. Here I am with @Breedlove22 on the WiM Show
https://t.co/0ifAHYYzwT
@TheUnCommonEra I agree, though there's probably more to it than that. Truth often reveals itself slowly, requiring patience & a degree of rationality not always accessible to the more emotionally inclined.
At least this has been my experience
@TheUnCommonEra "Liberal" was a perfectly good word that got corrupted over time. But "capitalism" was never that great to begin with. It was 1st coined by critics of markets. That’s probably why the term itself ends up obscuring what the system truly is.
@IkeB247 I 100% agree with you, & that's why I've been travelling cross my country, educating young people - & anyone willing to listen - on the benefits of a voluntary society.
Once we hit a critical mass of people who believe in freedom, Nigeria will have a chance
Translation: Armed men will seize your business (& kill you if you resist) just because some folks are too lazy, too dim, or too hooked on instant gratification (high time preference) to save, invest, or buy shares.
Kwame is evil
@menameisnunya @KonaduJeff come get ya boi Kwame
@cuo_liberty@OmolewaAbraham He makes a good point about Africa's wasted potential. To me, the state is all that stands in the way. Most of the Nigerians I know who live in freer societies are some of the most productive people in their fields.
The state is the problem
@cuo_liberty@hiko_ryu PMB was the guy who could have done it. By 2015, people were already steeled for austerity & a public sector purge.
He squandered all that political capital. Might be a long wait before Nigeria sees another strongman with that kind of cult following.
@cuo_liberty@hiko_ryu That's why I say he was the man for the job. He got very little pushback from the North - & they LOVE to pushback on anything not done by a Northerner