tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4404498638452030181.post6790700831636461378..comments2024-03-19T00:23:03.489-07:00Comments on The Eponymous Flower: Chicago's Cardinal Bernardin Nurtured Obama and ACORNTancredhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16015531337154301560noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4404498638452030181.post-30237966289343999242012-04-05T12:28:01.969-07:002012-04-05T12:28:01.969-07:00Just as a quick followup to my post, here is an ex...Just as a quick followup to my post, here is an excellent example of Mr Sharpe's genuinely Catholic thrust:<br /> <br />http://www.rebuildingchristendom.com/Dannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4404498638452030181.post-16136519207291295432012-04-05T10:14:28.755-07:002012-04-05T10:14:28.755-07:00Friend Tancred:
Serious discussions of "Dist...Friend Tancred:<br /><br />Serious discussions of "Distributism" are not, alas, to be found in the writings of Tom Woods. I admire Tom for many things, and he is a fine writer, but he is tragically misinformed on this subject.<br /><br />Tom, and other Libertarians, are followers of the Jewish "Austrian School" of economics which totally and completely rejects the Social Teaching of the Catholic Church, a teaching dating back 20 centuries, and recently embodied in some of the encyclicals of St Pius X, Leo XIII and others. Even though there are many fine, well-meaning Catholics who subscribe to this Austrian school of ideas they are being misled very badly by the writings of Murray Rothbard and von Mises among others. If one really, actually reads writers like those two, the anti-Catholic animus becomes quite obvious after awhile.<br /><br />There is nothing, repeat nothing of "Alinskyism" in Distributism. This unfounded accusation has been heard time and again by Libertarians who do not wish to address uncomfortable issues about Catholic social justice. But we must never forget one thing: the reason that creeps like Alinsky and other Communists were so successful in seducing people into their twisted way of thinking was because there ARE terrible, inherent injustices in Capitalism. They wouldn't have gotten anywhere had not Capitalism produced so many evil fruits.<br /><br />And we must never fall into the false Capitalims vs Socialism trap. They are both wrong, and they are both condemned by the Church. Distributism is essentially a "third way" between these two false choices, a way that allows men to keep the fruits of their labor while not being preyed upon by super-rich Capitalists or super-rich Socialists.<br /><br />May I respectfully recommend to your attention the excellent website IHS Press, run by the brilliant Catholic John Sharpe. He has been busy resurrecting old Catholic texts dealing with these issues and re-printing them. His is a most worthy venture. "The Distributist Review" is also a very helpful website. You don't have to agree with every word they say but you owe it to yourself to know more about the other side to the story.<br /><br />You linked to an old article by John Medaille. He is not my favorite pro-Distributist writer but he often makes good points. But start with IHS Press first. They're the best on this topic. And they are Catholic to the very core of their beings.Dannoreply@blogger.com