Message from @Mr. Nessel
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I agree tbh
even if not for the revolution Austria would have to make a compromise in one way or another
and a conservative compromise is way better than a liberal revolution
any thoughts on dutch converting church to a library
better than demolishing it
my thoughts exactly
The other thing I question is how similar will Nationalism today (if we should even call it that) will actually be to the 19th century. I tend to think it won't be similar at all, but something completely different. Kind of like what I discussed on my stream with Keith Woods.
but still
blackpilling
how bad is the church attendance when it has to be coverted to something else
in mudslime neighbourhoods in UK
churches are regularly vandalized
>but if you throw a bacon on a mosque
What is the reactionary take on economics? Austrian, Keynesian, MMT, etc?
I know economics aren't exactly the hot topic nowadays, but I just watched the Keith Woods video on MMT, and while some of it sounds right, I distrust it.
Anything that gives the primacy of power to the productive entities of society (businesses) will inevitably become the Neoliberalism of today
Bring back mercantilism
State intervention when appropriate shouldn't be out of the question
But generally the economy needs to be less politicized and subordinate to the state and its interests
Also do away with fractional reserve banking since it undermines the state monopoly on currency
If I recall, Mercantilism was replaced by Economic Liberalization when the very same Nation-States and Empires figured out that Liberalism can make more money for them with less Mercantilist wars for resources
Mercantilism and ISI is what industrialized the west
Liberalism is what gave you cheap imports and higher profits for those that outsource
In a way mercantilism has enabled the merchant class, but it shouldn't be seen as the preferred policy of them
Or the WTO wouldn't exist, outsourcing wouldn't exist and we wouldn't have free trade
Mercantalism enabled the merchants who used their newfound powers to then bring forth liberalism
Yes
But you could only remove those powers by impoverishing them or foricng them to fall in line
Like China does
China unironically is doing ISI right
ISI being import substitution industrialization
With a focus on exports
Politics is always about the friction of power interests and mercantilism seems dangerously too close to liberalism. A state authority which is not controlled by productive entities is important
Arguably China is even pursuing mercantilism because of how it acquires raw resources
Mercantilism was about empowering the national economy not the merchant class
The only reason it got out of hand in Europe is that old elites didn't anticipate the new state of affairs and were slow to adapt
Absolutist France did little to incorporate the merchant class as a subordinate but integral part of its order, whislt continuing to court the old elites
That being landed nobles etc.
Corporatism Gang then?
Corporatism was interesting attempt at least
I think it emphasized nationalization too much but its attempt to end class struggle and create a real national economy is admirable
Not bad in principle but practice
If Mercantilism wants to minimize imports and maximize exports, that would presume there would be nations that have to be the big importers, meaning mercantilism can't really be followed by every country
Which isn't to say it can't be readjusted and or incorporated into an updated approach