Monsanto is certainly a problem, patenting GMO's is frightening to say the least and their lawsuits should not be holding up in court. Natural resources are certainly a tricky issue. For example, the bottled water companies making massive profits through privatization while sucking resources dry with no financial repercussions is sickening. However, these problems can be stopped by consumers. Water is now both a public good and a private good, therefore we have a say in whether or not these companies prosper. We as consumers make the choice to support these bottled water companies or genetically modified foods. I believe the reason we continue to support goods produced by companies like Nestle and Monsanto is lack of information. In a free society transparency and participatory citizens is absolutely necessary. A lot of problems in my view lead back to the media. The lack of information is what is hurting us. If the media were to shed light on these issues I think these companies would lose a majority of their customers. With huge drops in television ratings and increases in use of the internet, I believe outlook is good as these issues come to light more and more through freedom of information. In a free society relevant and truthful information is crucial, which is why media is the only sector protected by the bill of rights.
Marx was undoubtedly a very intelligent person, but like most scholars was taken out of context. Marx was never opposed to Capitalism, he saw it as a necessary step towards a Utopian Marxist society and he has yet to be proved wrong.
You should never assume that people with degrees are more knowledgeable than you. Most people could give a shit less about their areas of study, its all about the money and expectations of attaining higher education for a lot of people. Passion is what drives true knowledge and understanding, especially with social sciences such as economics. Wisdom comes from passion to learn. I still have a lot to learn but I have the passion to do so and it seems you do as well.
My signature makes people very angry and I actually changed it before RIU was hacked. After the site was restored it returned to this sig, which noticeably makes people very hostile towards me. I like to see people jump to conclusions so I have not changed it. Believe me I do question Ron Paul's ideas frequently. With the staunch opposition that I receive on my 'extremist' Capitalistic views I question my political and economic beliefs daily. But I always come to the same conclusion, freedom has its flaws, but is the best solution from my view and I will continue to fight for it.
