No, we haven't lost our minds... With state press organs like Newsweek giddily proclaiming that, "We are all socialists now," we simply need to set the record straight.

Statists (those who seek to invoke and expand the power of the state at every opportunity) excel at hijacking the meaning and use of words to promote their agenda of control. Whether the word "capitalism" was coined or merely popularized by Karl Marx, those of us fighting for freedom are actually better off now not being forced to work with a label pasted on us by the enemies of freedom. 

In the United States, we have not seen what Marx would have called capitalism for almost a hundred years — since the bloodless coup of 1913 (initially bloodless that is). That was the year that states of our federal union, which had not already lost their sovereignty through military conquest and occupation by federal forces, formally ceded their control over the federal government to members of the U.S. Senate. Concomitant with this cession of power by the states, U.S. Senators were being set up to become puppets of the Money Trust, through the creation of the Federal Reserve System and the imposition of a federal income tax to underpin the system's activities.  

The Money Trust had no interest in promoting free market competition. Rather, the objective of their work (identical to that sought by Marx) was to eliminate the sin of competition by centralizinhe control of money and credit in the hands of the state — i.e. their hands. It was a tall order and not one that could be immediately decreed by fiat — even with fiat money.

However, after a Great War & Depression, a New Deal, a Greater War, a War on Poverty and perpetual War on Terror later, most elements of the common notions of capitalism that were left in our system have now long since disappeared. This means it is impossible for statists to honestly claim at this late juncture that free-markets have failed. The correct statement to make is that the last vestiges of free-market competition and voluntary exchanges are in the process of being erased.

That's the bad news. The good news is that with the clarity of thinking that often results from first hand experience with crisis and disaster, more and more people are recognizing that communists were not defeated in the collapse of of the Soviet Union and the fascists were not vanquished in World War II. They are further realizing that the actions of the crime syndicates depicted in the worlds of Vito Corleone and Ernst Blofeld are a close approximation of how our world really works — particularly the banking world.

As the social commentator Albert J. Nock noted during the dark days of the FDR administration,

Taking the State wherever found, striking into its history at any point, one sees no way to differentiate the activities of its founders, administrators and beneficiaries from those of a professional-criminal class.

Properly understood, we are not the victims of random acts of irrational exuberance or under regulation as Newsweek editors would like us all to believe. We are the victims of organized crime — victims of a criminal conspiracy.  

The way forward is not to further empower the criminals. The way forward is for good men to associate and resist the plots of evil men. That is the raison d'être of The John Birch Society. Have you joined up yet? Or, do you imagine you can find a way to muddle through as a victim?

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Noel said:

	... I still can not figure out if the JBS is for against capitalism.
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capo said:

The JBS Stands for Freedom The enemies of freedom are always stealing or perverting our language. Jefferson was a liberal now we have to call him a classical liberal to differentiate him from a Barack Obama liberal. Taft was a conservative, now we have to call him an Old Right conservative to differentiate him from a Bush conservative. The definition of capitalism is likewise abused. Does it make any sense to use the word when we have to qualify it now with a redundant adjective like free-market capitalism? That is, if there are anti-free-market capitalists out there, how useful is the word capitalist in getting our point across? In the Capitalism/Communism contest, the backers of Marx set up a win-win for themselves: Communism — rule by an elite with a proletariat facade. Capitalism — rule by an elite with a bourgeoisie facade. The best way to understand where The JBS is coming from on freedom and free-enterprise is to watch our short video Overview of America. Note on spoof graphic used in this article: The Red Army officer is holding an Oxford English dictionary in his hand and saying, "Don't spoil!" The point being that fascists and others passing themselves off as "capitalists" have simply spoiled whatever useful meaning the word might have once had.

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Noel said:

	... Very helpful!!!! You're a little over my head at times Mr. Capo, but I really like your writing and message. Thank you very much, Noel
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JAMSON said:

QUESTIONS WHATS HAPPENS WHEN- -THE DOLLAR ISNT WORTH ANYTHING. -THE GOVERNMENT CANT PAY FOR ITS POWER ANYMORE. -THE MILITARY,POLICE,FARMERS,DOCTORS,SENATORS,CONGRESSMEN ETC RECIEVE A DOLLAR THAT CANNOT BUY ANYTHING. -THE MILLIONS ON GOVERNMENT ASSISTANCE CANT USE THE MONEY THEY RECIEVE. -THE WORKERS AT THE MINT CANT BUY ANYTHING WITH THE MONEY THEY MAKE. -THE RICH HEAT THERE HOMES WITH US CURRENCY. I AM NOW ON MY FOURTH COMBAT DEPLOYMENT AND WONDER IF ANYBODY HAS ANY IDEAS ON THESE QUESTIONS. AM I GOING A LITTLE TOO FAR WITH THESE QUESTIONS. OR HAVE I HAD TO MUCH TIME TO THINK.

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