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1 The Great Simpleton // May 22, 2008 at 1:26 pm

The “cap and trade” link is back to the Adam Smith story - methinks you didn’t copy the new link before repasting!
2 PC6300 // May 22, 2008 at 2:26 pm

a socialist quoting adam smith is a bit like a nazi quoting theodor herzl
3 john b // May 22, 2008 at 5:24 pm

No. with all due respect (i.e. none) you’re an idiot - socialism as an economic theory is contingent on Adam Smith’s work just as much as modern-day capitalism is contingent on Adam Smith’s work.

And as Tim points out, both sides are equally likely to misappropriate him, whether as a strawman or an advocate for their cause…
4 PC6300 // May 22, 2008 at 7:56 pm

Despite the fact that some of us appear to have our underwear in a knot, important topics like these can really go either way.

Calm Down: Adam Smith was not a Socialist
http://adamsmithslostlegacy.com/2006/07/calm-down-adam-smith-was-not-socialist.html

Adam Smith Was A Socialist
http://adamsmithwasasocialist.blogspot.com/

let’s not forget my contribution:

Theodor Herzl a Nazi?
http://forum.mpacuk.org/showthread.php?t=25711

Zionist Founder Theodor Herzl was a German Fascist Nazi
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xu0sGM44wU8

Tim Worstall