Bonus Quotation of the Day…

(Don Boudreaux)

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… is this comment left at my Facebook page yesterday by Richard Fulmer:

Yes, classical liberalism and free markets have enriched countless lives and have allowed billions of people to pull themselves out of poverty, but…

Old Radical Left: They don’t adhere to our vision of a classless utopia, so burn it all down.

New Radical Left: They originated at a time when slavery and racism were accepted, so burn it all down.

Woke Left: They don’t affirm, celebrate, and subsidize me and my choices, so burn it all down.

Populist Right: They don’t outlaw woke thought, so burn it all down.