Over pizza. we swung from vine to vine These laughing daughters making the time To watch a remake of Tarzan this Saturday night Each smile a moonbeam of their father's delight
We talk as we watch Africa's original feral child And the youngest reminds me from memories she's filed That Tarzan was once a nickname of mine I wore well Or at least the tale told in her favored details
We compare notes of what the director got right Wondering if Burroughs would take it as slight How the director took so much liberty with the story And decide in the end that changes are part of the glory
I tell her the importance of not having fear That there is nothing that should take away our cheer Especially when it comes to acts of creativity That the expression of ourselves should be done bravely
On occasion, it's fine to be contemptuous of society Especially of those who live in drama and lack dignity There is a time and place for thoughtful contemplation But to never waste her time in needless argumentation
Persons can circle reasoning until it feels endless The best that course will get you is to become friendless It's better to leave that sort of thing well behind Because no matter how right, it won't bring peace of mind
She reminds me of tales she's heard and holds with regard How all of society's lions fiercely require careful guard A smiles tells her it's not always best to be that feral child And the rules of civilization are more complicated than the wild
(c) January 20, 2024 Michael Doyle All Rights Reserved
“The Americans combine the notions of Christianity and of liberty so intimately in their minds, that it is impossible to make them conceive the one without the other.” – Alexis de Tocqueville
Dedicated and inspired by Argentinian President Milei at Davos:
Long Live Freedom by Michael Doyle
Freedom is the path to prosperity Socialism, of any kind, leads to poverty The Western World would be well-advised To keep toward liberty, as the best plan devised
An example can be found in Argentinian history As it became prosperous until it declined in a century Capitalism is the only way to help the poor to rise It is the moral path to be taken by the worldly wise
If followed, capitalism can double the world's GDP Within 30 years, it's evidenced in Argentine history For its faults, the answers found in the Industrial Revolution Show that 90% of the world rose from poverty by this solution
In 1800, 95% of the world lived in an extreme poverty This dropped to 5% prior to the pandemic in this century The free market economy cures the ailments of destitution Ending world hunger and ending poverty as an institution
Engrained as it is the Left attacks this as something unjust Despite empirical observation that shows what we must trust The Left is contemptuous of the ways of altruistic capitalism Social justice has been shown as unfair despite the optimism
That its followers treat this plague despite it violence As it coercively taxes citizens as is in plain evidence The economy is not a cake that can be had and eaten too Market discovery processes show success is from me and you
Destroyed incentives are the most natural consequence As the cake becomes smaller and results in less recompense Collectivism ties entrepreneur's hands from a better price And the better goods and services that would be nice
The better world has been brought to us through capitalism It is more prosperous gives us reason for optimism It is a world freer and mostly unrepressed And inclined to greater prosperity yet to be expressed
Libertarianism respects the life projects of all others In non-aggression against the fundamental rights of one another It is the success derived from a better price and true quality It is the capitalist who provides humanity's free society
Living heroes in the defense of life, freedom, and property Why then is it that the West has reached a moment of jeopardy? As liberty is undermined by the drive for greater power Reached through socialism, this power has fails in every hour
And in every way, be it economically, socially, and/or culturally The leaders and thinkers who embrace this undermine our society Socialism can only lead to the degradation of our liberality The distorted beliefs border intentional criminality
Properly conceived, the market consists of voluntary exchange Where the commodities and services act to rearrange There only market failures that happen are through coercion When the government intervenes through its oppression
Otherwise, market failures are do not really exist However firmly believed in as an urban legend that persists The fractures of perceived reality consist of opened doors That reveal economic falsehoods and very little more
An example of this is found in the growth within monopoly Perception is not truth and in this case is truly and perceptibly A justification for lesser not greater governmental intervention And the essence of why there is need for lesser regulation
Bureaucrats in glass offices do not make this world revolve It takes capitalists and risks for this to successfully resolve As truth became known, class struggle was left behind Social justice became a construct harmful well-being and minds
The first of the battles was conflict between man and woman Despite the creed of equality and allowing each what they can We are all granted inalienable rights by the creator of us all Agencies have not provided any worth that is worthy of recall
That go beyond the merit that earns life, liberty and property This has been and continues to be libertarian in its legacy Leading us to the next alleged conflict of man against nature The Neo-Marxists have coopted the path that society matures
Their intervention has brought totalitarian degrees of control That scratch beyond the surface as it indigently wounds our souls We must confront these deprivations as we move forward State control of production is unneeded to move toward
Controlling all of individual lives through economic tools These are the financial tools that come to be our rules The collectivists use labels to seize greater power In the end, the state robs humanity of our best hour
Devouring all aspects of our lives through its pessimism The collectivists disrespect individual freedom and capitalism Degradation of human life comes by this accepted fatalism It is a downward spiral of discontent instead of exceptionalism
It is Hayek's road to serfdom and it's related lives of servitude The functioning of life and markets together with right aptitude Removes the hindrances that force mankind into poverty We must not be intimidated into paths that lead to servility
We must not yield to a ruling class that seeks to prolong power But instead, we must, indeed, fight for humanity's finest hour Virtuous ambition is the key to regaining the West's morality We individuals are the heroes restoring our victory
(c) January 19, 2024 Michael Doyle All Rights Reserved
“What, actually, is the difference between communism and fascism? Both are forms of statism, authoritarianism. The only difference between Stalin’s communism and Mussolini’s fascism is an insignificant detail in organizational structure.” – Leonard E. Read (1898-1983)
In the masquerades we play Lost in ourselves, day after day The connecting dots bring our losses Ride the back of our carried crosses
All the unforeseen circumstances That come from life's dances As we seek our first and second impressions While surrendering to passing expressions
Of the little surprises Of life as it offers its reprises If we keep our open minds viable We somehow find life survivable
Stepped-up games lead to Champagne When we're willing to make changes Still, the time comes to move on Even before we know our time is gone
The hands we play come with decay Because of this, there should be no delay Breathtaking beauty breeds its devotion Despite being sabotaged by our own emotions
We are people, and sometimes we lose It isn't always a matter of what we choose As time after time, we pay our dues This is the entirety of life, win or lose
(c) January 18, 2024 Michael Doyle All Rights Reserved
“In my view, the Christian religion is the most important and one of the first things in which all children, under a free government ought to be instructed. … No truth is more evident to my mind than that the Christian religion must be the basis of any government intended to secure the rights and privileges of a free people.” – Noah Webster
Heading out of Australia to escape this Aussie winter. First stop Japan, then UK/Ireland and if work doesn't call me back, onto Chicago. I will make it up as I go along
