>What? That is absurd. Maybe it could be claimed that other people who were partially inspired by Marx made modern states, but that's about all. Go read the hi

>What? That is absurd. Maybe it could be claimed that other people who were partially inspired by Marx made modern states, but that's about all. Go read the history of just about any left-wing politcal party in these countries, who fought for and won these social democratic concessions, and get back to me. >Clearly you have not actually read or understood Hayek. This often gets repeated but everybody that knows anything about Hayek understands that this is false. Chapter 17 of his "The Constitution of Liberty" is literally titled "The Decline of Socialism and the Rise of the Welfare State," and argues that the latter has replaced the former as the foremost enemy of liberty. At one point he seemed to be in favor of something like universal healthcare and basic income, but withdrew from it when he figured out that doctrinaire rightism curried more favor. >I'm not gone address this because its so clearly false. There is a huge industry with 100000s of firms all over the world. Also I work in a small tech company who sells to other firms of very different sizes. Let me know how many are left standing when the tech bubble pops. >Again simply false. You can look at any indicators of economist opinions and you will see a huge majority of opposition everywhere in the world. As you would expect living under the Pax Romana of an empire that will undo your state if you disagree with their ideology.