This is KNOWLEDGE FAILURE.
So, I will teach - Sociology, the Science of Society, in Daulatabad-upon-the-Sea.
It all begins with SPECIALISATION - the "division of labour" accompanied by the "fragmentation of knowledge." These are not theory; they are the data. We SEE this around us in every city and town bazaar.
And then there is the Law of Association - by which all the problems socialists have with "inequality" are sorted out. My old column on this law can be read here.
After that, there must be an understanding that COMPETITION is an excellent thing, while the absence of competition is nothing short of TYRANNY - on the consumer, who is, as they say, "your wife."
People must understand that in any market, there are more businessmen who do NOT compete with you than there are those who do - and this is the basis of Jean Baptiste Say's Law of Markets.
Every single child must also learn to appreciate his or her mind - and get to grips with its "logical construction." They must all thank heavens for their "natural propensity to truck, barter and exchange" - which differentiates them from the apes, their closest cousins. They must be taught to appreciate their "mental categories" - like Capital and Income, like Property, like Arithmetic. They must all memorise Bastiat's famous slogan:
TO BELIEVE IN LIBERTY IS TO BELIEVE IN GOD -
AND HAVE FAITH IN HIS CREATION: MAN
I will teach all of these - and I have told the kids to learn English from the television.
I will discourage metaphysical speculation on the nature of God - and encourage the citizenry to learn about REALITY: that is, about markets and the uniqueness of the human mind.
The works of Ludwig von Mises will be our Official Holy Books.
Socialist Sociology is actually "anti-social." It is a Worship of State Power and nothing more - while in the Market Society there is a "natural order" without any coercion.
They do NOT understand that specialisation and the division of labour are maximised in cities - so they destroy cities and foolishly pursue "rural development." Why have villagers abandoned their green fields to live in slums like Islam Colony? Obviously, there are no markets in sparsely populated villages. You cannot even run a tea-shop in one.
They do NOT understand civilisation, cities, markets, and the importance of transportation. They do NOT understand human society.
Yes, in Daulatabad-upon-the-Sea, we will build a GREAT CENTRE OF CIVILISATION - and we will build it on KNOWLEDGE.
In my public utterances as Lord Mayor I will teach the citizens The Law - that is, Property, Contracts, and Torts. This is vital because civic order is the entire purpose of the Civic Sword. If there is public disorder, all shops must close down - and Daulatabad-upon-the-Sea aims to be a 24-hour economy, where "the city never sleeps."
Finally, I will also instruct the populace that our great city is NOT about "community" - but that it is a CATALLAXY, in which we all welcome peaceable strangers, like TOURISTS. We are just 5 km from the southern border of Goa, and we have many pretty beaches, mountains, islands, jungles, a riviera and so on to attract them. A great city would also be an attraction - because the Goan cities are all quite shabby today. You can read my old column on "catallaxy" here.
Remember that William Hardel, Lord Mayor of London then, was on the Committee of Barons that forced King John to sign the Magna Carta. What were such men like - these wealthy city merchants of whom it was said that "the people of London would have no other king than their Lord Maior"?
Think!
The title "Lord" was never given to the Mayor by the King. It is a title bestowed upon that civic office by the people.
Think!
This post is continued here.
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