Nope, it would take a very very special person carrying out an extremely unique policy to be able to bring about mass socioeconomic change without making things worse in the long run. Most of these policies make those drafting them feel good, they can point to some hypothetical statistic about why this will hurt some people but help way more people down the line, and then when that inevitably doesn’t work out like they think it will because these huge, sweeping changes almost never do they will point to their reasons for implementing the policy all the while (almost ironically) completely forgetting the road to hell is paved with those good intentions. Bad intentions are not why these things go wrong, it’s the lack of understanding of either economic trends or human psychology, I think maybe a bit of both.
We can make adjustments, but to gain something you will have to be able to let go of something else, we can only have a approach of balancing one to another, sometimes that balancing act could be described as “justice” and I don’t think we are meant to solve this, we are only meant to understand that there is no solution, which may help us realize not to take life so seriously, and be flexible in out thoughts and get along with one another!
Have you read The Vision of the Anointed? It may be the most relevant book for our times. It's mind bending how Sowell was correctly predicting the logical ends of this ideology of cosmic justice over 40 years ago. He is a brilliant man and a terrific writer.
I'd say A Conflict of Visions is his best work because it is his singular unique contribution/idea. It's like what WIttgenstein's Tractatus did for philosophy in the sense that Sowell attempts to create an evaluation of politics extant politics itself. He's isolating the problem within the problem; a problem that can not be solved until i tis addressed like Wittgenstein was trying to isolate the problems of language.
Thomas Sowell is my favorite writer, A deep Understanding of economics is a good way to understand the world today, we are lucky to have an economist turned philosopher like him that has such an original thought process and style of writing. You put a beautiful review together!
The term 'blowback" comes to mind as a result of what I learned from the late great ex-navy political scientific professor Chalmers Johnson. Too many things have an unintended negative results. He wrote a number of books including "Blowback : The Cost and Consequences of American Empire".
The Welfare industry in Australia lifted many people into the middle class including me. As a worker not as a recipient. Although recipients are living comfortably because they have no responsibilities they don't seem motivated to get out of welfare.
Definitely do this book! This book was another confirmation of what I said in another video about how unity is not possible politically when people have two different visions of how life should be.
*_"In this book Thomas Sowell argues that we can neither define complete and transcending time and space justice, nor ever achieve full equality. The reason being life being neither entirely just (everyone is born with different physical features, talents and circumstances) or equal (equality is almost impossible to measure as people have so many dimensions)."_* Unless you get all your information from PragerU and/or cooperate WOKE MEDIA and WOKE BRANDING, no serious academics are advocating for magical universal justice. I've read a few of Thomas Sowell's book, like Ayn Rand, his writings are an attempt to tackling issues on the superficial level, even his historical accounts in his book are superficial references. The progressives advocate for non-interference and allow people to have self determination. *_"However the cost of the strive for universal justice and equality has brought more problems than helped the ones intending to help."_* I haven't read the book mentioned in this video. With that said, I agree that a lot of the social programs implemented in the 60s had negative consequences. However, it was the government hasty attempt solve the rising angry among the Black population and the fear of *_"THE REDS"_* influence on the Civil Right movement. The Civil Rights movement was for equal justice and fair treatment under the Constitution and the laws. The common trope of the right is say slavery ended 200 years ago. Yet the far right still blames the Rothschild for so-called destruction of the white race. Lastly, Mr. Swell compared Irish American to African Americans, but he seems to have forgotten the tension that still exists in Northern Ireland.
This example story of trying to order delivery pizza in a rough SF neighborhood sounds familiar. That's probably my 'hood, the Tenderloin. Or possibly Hunter's Point.
Hey Thomas Sowell fans... and non-fans, what do you think about this topic? Can we achieve ultimate equality and justice without making it worse?
Nope, it would take a very very special person carrying out an extremely unique policy to be able to bring about mass socioeconomic change without making things worse in the long run. Most of these policies make those drafting them feel good, they can point to some hypothetical statistic about why this will hurt some people but help way more people down the line, and then when that inevitably doesn’t work out like they think it will because these huge, sweeping changes almost never do they will point to their reasons for implementing the policy all the while (almost ironically) completely forgetting the road to hell is paved with those good intentions. Bad intentions are not why these things go wrong, it’s the lack of understanding of either economic trends or human psychology, I think maybe a bit of both.
no, it goes against mother nature.
Central planning and social engineering always backfire. Government fails, and markets succeed.
We can make adjustments, but to gain something you will have to be able to let go of something else, we can only have a approach of balancing one to another, sometimes that balancing act could be described as “justice” and I don’t think we are meant to solve this, we are only meant to understand that there is no solution, which may help us realize not to take life so seriously, and be flexible in out thoughts and get along with one another!
I don’t agree with all of Sowell’s conclusions, but I love and respect his work.
Sowell points out excellently how important culture is in how our world is formed. His culture series is good too.
Have you read The Vision of the Anointed? It may be the most relevant book for our times. It's mind bending how Sowell was correctly predicting the logical ends of this ideology of cosmic justice over 40 years ago. He is a brilliant man and a terrific writer.
Thanks for the suggestion! I haven't read it. I am ploughing through Basic Economics now.
I'd say A Conflict of Visions is his best work because it is his singular unique contribution/idea.
It's like what WIttgenstein's Tractatus did for philosophy in the sense that Sowell attempts to create an evaluation of politics extant politics itself. He's isolating the problem within the problem; a problem that can not be solved until i tis addressed like Wittgenstein was trying to isolate the problems of language.
Thomas Sowell is my favorite writer, A deep Understanding of economics is a good way to understand the world today, we are lucky to have an economist turned philosopher like him that has such an original thought process and style of writing.
You put a beautiful review together!
People can't even get equity in their own homes between siblings but some people expect equity between entire groups!
The term 'blowback" comes to mind as a result of what I learned from the late great ex-navy political scientific professor Chalmers Johnson. Too many things have an unintended negative results. He wrote a number of books including "Blowback : The Cost and Consequences of American Empire".
Interesting, I will check it out!
The Welfare industry in Australia lifted many people into the middle class including me. As a worker not as a recipient. Although recipients are living comfortably because they have no responsibilities they don't seem motivated to get out of welfare.
Conflict of Visions next please
Okay, adding it to the list
Definitely do this book! This book was another confirmation of what I said in another video about how unity is not possible politically when people have two different visions of how life should be.
Constrained
This is right on!
Very good, nice work , thanks
I am loving the new high end video editing skills.
Also, amazing video as usual Odolena
Thank you! I am trying to improve the quality.
*_"In this book Thomas Sowell argues that we can neither define complete and transcending time and space justice, nor ever achieve full equality. The reason being life being neither entirely just (everyone is born with different physical features, talents and circumstances) or equal (equality is almost impossible to measure as people have so many dimensions)."_*
Unless you get all your information from PragerU and/or cooperate WOKE MEDIA and WOKE BRANDING, no serious academics are advocating for magical universal justice. I've read a few of Thomas Sowell's book, like Ayn Rand, his writings are an attempt to tackling issues on the superficial level, even his historical accounts in his book are superficial references. The progressives advocate for non-interference and allow people to have self determination.
*_"However the cost of the strive for universal justice and equality has brought more problems than helped the ones intending to help."_*
I haven't read the book mentioned in this video. With that said, I agree that a lot of the social programs implemented in the 60s had negative consequences. However, it was the government hasty attempt solve the rising angry among the Black population and the fear of *_"THE REDS"_* influence on the Civil Right movement. The Civil Rights movement was for equal justice and fair treatment under the Constitution and the laws.
The common trope of the right is say slavery ended 200 years ago. Yet the far right still blames the Rothschild for so-called destruction of the white race.
Lastly, Mr. Swell compared Irish American to African Americans, but he seems to have forgotten the tension that still exists in Northern Ireland.
More Than a Carpenter by Josh McDowell is a short but interesting book.
This example story of trying to order delivery pizza in a rough SF neighborhood sounds familiar. That's probably my 'hood, the Tenderloin. Or possibly Hunter's Point.
I have heard of them. I went to SF two years ago and it felt really dangerous even in central parts.
She reads good books. Does she read bad books? Or does she put them down?
There's no time for bad books! I don't even try to read them at first place.
It's called election points
Like reservation for deprived classes in india to account for historical injustices has lead to brain drain of merit to developed countries...
I thought Justice was fact and logic