Why You’ve Never Heard of the Great Depression of 1920


Presented by Thomas E. Woods, Jr., at "The Great Depression: What We Can Learn From It Today," the Mises Circle in Colorado; sponsored by Limited Government Forum of Colorado Springs and hosted by the Ludwig von Mises Institute. Recorded Saturday, 4 April 2009.

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25 Responses to “Why You’ve Never Heard of the Great Depression of 1920”

  1. AbitaVets says:

    CENTRAL PLANING ASSURES WE ALL FAIL

  2. SculptedThoughts says:

    I just explained it to you in English. If there is anything you don't understand, message me with the points and I'll expand on them.

  3. mrlmchoylifut says:

    Vinnykster,
    It is not just the federal reserve; it is the government as a whole. Study Lysander Spooner (1800s), and you will see that, "And the so-called sovereigns, in these different governments, are simply the heads, or chiefs, of different bands of robbers and murderers."

    best,
    M.

  4. Matpat112 says:

    Actually planning an economy and managing it to a degree is superstitious? That sounds to me as if you have embraced laissez faire capitalism as a form of religion. Why are you claiming I am attacking all Americans? It I think they did a great job in 08 to throw out Republicans and embrace the politics of positive change, true democracy in action. Though I guess this is the same nation that elected Bush twice, um, well once :p

  5. DRNevans says:

    OK, so you're semi-literate. As I suspected. You speak in cliches. Instead of the invisible hand, you believe in wise rulers. Gee, that's not superstitious at all. What a bunch of pathetic, ill-educated sheep Americans are.

  6. Matpat112 says:

    Excellent, landed me a bite..................
    I have listened, I understand the concept of free markets untouched by the evil state will thrive and right itself in time. The best reference to this notion is Adam Smiths "invisible hand" sadly it is invisible for a good reason, it does not exist. I am scared that people will believe a casino economy could ever self right. hating mankind? wow, interesting, I'll put it nice and simple, money is a means to an end, not an end in itself.

  7. DRNevans says:

    @Matpat112 I see. So without listening, you place it into a neat category and move along. It's an analysis of a historical episode. How could that be "scare-mongering"? The whole point is that the economic crisis does not need to be as bad as it's been so far. You're "scared" that things could get better? Do you hate mankind or something?

  8. Matpat112 says:

    This is just hard right scare mongering sh*t, and I have no time for it.

  9. Elusive25 says:

    Why can't anyone explain those theories in english...excuse my regularness

  10. SculptedThoughts says:

    Also: Don't know why it messed up my punctuation. Please excuse.

  11. SculptedThoughts says:

    As to the next query: Man has one right - his right to life. There is not a specific response I can give you. I cant tell you how you should live. You live to your own wishes because your life is yours. The only real demand I have is that you respect the right of others to life and living as well. Sorry for the excessive comments but you did ask a big question.

  12. SculptedThoughts says:

    So we eliminate that as even a possibility. From therein, you search for something else that makes sense. Even if at this point, you are not sure of the Big Bang or other theories, you should know that the ideas of Christianity (and all religions for that matter) are implausible.

  13. SculptedThoughts says:

    I am not sure your religious affiliation so Ill go with the default of Christianity as you referred to Lucifer. Think about Christianity and what it advocates and teaches. Do you really believe a man could survive in a fishs stomach under water for days? Do you believe it possible to create a man from dirt and a woman from the mans rib? Is it biologically possible for a man to rise from the dead after three days without any medical attention? No. It isnt.

  14. SculptedThoughts says:

    So instead, we can work with what you do know in order to build up to your acceptance of evolution and the statements I made above regarding existence.

  15. SculptedThoughts says:

    Although details may be hard to wrap your mind around (not insulting you, so please dont take it as such), the first step is accepting that religion is wrong and there is another explanation. Then you can come to terms with that. For example: While at this time, you are not educated in the origins of life (or perhaps that is a false assumption on my part. I say this because you asked me the question that you did), you cannot possibly say I believe in the Big Bang! I dont expect you to.

  16. SculptedThoughts says:

    I am sure you know about micro and macro evolution so you understand how it is that we - as humans - came to be. Asking why or how existence came to exist implies that there was something before existence, which means something existed before existence could exist. This is an obvious contradiction in terms. As long as there was time, there was existence.

  17. SculptedThoughts says:

    Space and time are coexistent so without space, there is no time. Before time existed, there was a singularity which had zero dimensions. When it exploded, we have the "Big Bang". Honestly, I wouldn't be so surprised at your question if you could explain the cause of God. I recommend studying some abiogenesis. The first living organisms on Earth are thought to be prokaryotes evolved from protobionts.

  18. Elusive25 says:

    Interesting what type of world do you think your caught up in? Explain what you think is the cause of life and how to live it...if u don't mind

  19. SculptedThoughts says:

    No. I do not.

  20. Elusive25 says:

    Yeah man I'm with you!! We get those jerks out who hold us like puppets and weed them out

  21. Elusive25 says:

    Do you believe there is a Lucifer or Devil?

  22. SculptedThoughts says:

    "Just because you[are] an Atheist[,] you are smart? ...Believe in God, you are[not]?" No to the former, yes to the latter.

    While some individuals who were under delusion (such as Einstein) contributed greatly in mind, a belief in God is a compromise of intellectual maturity.

  23. BlackSand219 says:

    Do you really believe that just because youre atheist you are smart? Or than just because you believe in God, you arent? Such a beautiful combination of ignorance and arrogance ive never seen.

  24. SculptedThoughts says:

    I mentioned that because it is another reason I cannot intellectually respect him.

  25. BlackSand219 says:

    Are these truthers? >_> I cant stand truthers anymore. They ignore so much. I almost believed them for a while. But they perpetuate certain lies that either have no scientific backing, or are easily dismissed.

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