Capitalism = prosperity…

From Jay Nordlinger at The Corner comes this wonderful cartoon from 1948.     Yes,  it’s dated and very corny by today’s standards,  but at the beginning of the Cold War it set out a defense of capitalism which still echoes.

Money quote:   “When anybody preaches disunity,  tries to pit one of us against the other,  through class warfare,  race hatred, or religious intolerance,  you know that person seeks to rob us of our freedom and destroy our very lives.   Working together to produce an ever greater abundance of material and spiritual values for all:  That is the secret of American prosperity.”

If you don’t think that capitalism is under just as powerful an attack from His Oneness now as it was then from communism,  you haven’t been paying attention.

What free market?

If you want a head start on matters economic in the face of the Democrats’ furious push to have the government control everything,  you can do no better than to read this post by Veronique de Rugy — and be sure to click on the links too.

And since the Obama Administration has been caught lying through its pearly whites about jobs created/saved,  read her additional post on the non-stimulating stimulus and how poorly it was done.

With regard to unemployment,  she links to an interesting New York Times piece which you should check out.   The post also has  another link showing what the actual unemployment rate is  — it’s 17.5%.    There is also a  valid argument that the true rate is over 20%.

Veterans…

If you don’t know how to explain the matchless value of our veterans, this will help.

If you don’t have a couple of minutes for that video,  this short piece will do.

Veteran’s Day is important to me,  partly because my late father was one of the Greatest Generation,  partly because every generation of my family has served in the military since the Revolutionary War.

And for some smiles,  go to Mental Floss (h/t Jonah at The Corner) to see videos of dogs welcoming their active duty soldiers home.   Is there anything better in the animal world than a dog’s greeting?

If you see vets,  thank them.    A whole generation who served in Vietnam were attacked and despised,  a stain on the American people,  not on the military.   They have all earned your thanks.  What have you done for them?

And  a cartoon which makes the point.