Sex and Capitalism

Progressives want to control people. That point is hardly worth arguing. From Mussolini to Obama, Progressives have always had one ultimate goal in mind: control. Control equals power, and if orchestrated correctly, it can mean indefinite power. In other parts of the world Progressives have been impatient and brutish which yielded quick, dramatic results usually at the expense of the national economy, morale, and in many cases, the lives of millions of people.

In the United States, because of that thorny obstacle referred to by right-wing radicals as "the Constitution" the Progressive movement has taken much, much longer, and required a lot more legislative trickeration - The New Deal, The Great Society, The American Recovery and blah blah blah... you get the point. Would that they could just beat us with a club or shoot us in the streets. That at least would be cheaper, no?

One of the primary targets that has always and forever been in the cross-hairs of men like Obama has been capitalism. That evil, cold-hearted, exploitative greed machine. Never mind all the virtues of consensual economic transactions.

And that I think has been the colossal failure of 100 years of Progressive "intentions".

You cannot control or change behavior through brute force, high taxes, or "compassion".

You can, however change it through incentive (and this piggybacks on Bitner's post below) – whether money, eternal salvation, or a Green Jacket.

Perhaps you have heard about the problematic behavior of Tiger Woods? It's been in all the papers. As a result of his poor choices, however private, he is now bleeding dollars. You can bet that any other golfer, or well known celebrity with lucrative endorsement deals is cutting off and shutting up any of his...er, temptations, as quickly as possible. In other words:

One great lesson learned is the value of capitalism and its ability to enforce good behavior. Accenture and Gillette are cutting Tiger's pay over this. The supposedly "immoral" free markets are speaking louder and with more reprisal than anyone.

At the end of the day, it all comes down to male hubris and women's need for attention. What history teaches us and what Bear Bryant poignantly reinforced was that, even with all his victories over the years, sex remains undefeated. Tiger would do well to remember that.

And there you have it.

Instead of trying to legislate what doctor I see, or what car I drive, or what light-bulb I screw into my ceiling, just let the market determine that. Of course, that would take the well-intentioned jack asses out of the equation, leaving them powerless and irrelevant - exactly what a politician ought to be.

Capitalism also encourages other good behaviors, like honesty. If you don't deliver on your word with a good product, you wither away into oblivion. Oh sure, there are those who try otherwise. And they are nearly always ratted out and made an example of, while the world moves on and that company collapses. (Enron, we hardly knew ye!)

One wonders if Tiger's sponsors, had they found out about his escapades privately, a year ago would have warned him to clean up the mess before it went public, and whether he would have done so or not? Or, perhaps they have always known and just goosed him for all he was worth, knowing that the house of cards would come crashing down sooner or later, knowing they could admirably dismiss him, taking the principled high ground while laughing all the way to the bank? But save the effort of pointing out how unethical that would have been: first, its speculation, and second, it was all consensual, right? No, not the sex (well, that too apparently), but the contracts between Tiger and his sponsors. That is, we don't know what the other party knew. Only that they both stood to make a lot of money in collaboration.

Which I suppose can be said for all of these apparent women as well.



And, just because it's an amazing assessment, there is one more take home quote from the above cited article:

You would think Tiger's wife, Elin, would be in the clear here, but she did smash the window of a GM Cadillac with an African-American in it.

She will probably be charged by Attorney General Eric Holder with either defacing government property or with a hate crime.

If it weren't so plausible, it would be hilarious.