Not really, but if it helps you sleep at night to accept right wing indoctrination then that is fine by me. Friedman's theories, and all they are are theories, have only been attempted through coercion, terror and force and societies that have experienced such economic brutalisation have ultimately rejected his ideas or else continue to experience massive social and economic disparities. The Shock Doctrine rips apart Friedman and Chicago for what they are.
Please explain how you coerce people into being free? Really Miles, you can disagree with freedom and liberty but suggesting that it requires a threat of violence to let people live their lives the way they want is pretty absurd. More importantly the examples that Keynes supporters always trot out of failed Austrian Economics are not examples of free markets but rather corporatism. Corporatism is only possible with a large and powerful gov't. How about instead of resorting to your typical ad hominem on Friedman you address the points he makes in the video? Name calling is pretty indicative of someone whose point lacks merit. If he is really the discredited buffoon you say he is it ought to be relatively easy for such academic as yourself.


Government is necessary as society will not correct itself. The problem with the West is that the governments now only listen to the business elite who don't even pay their share due to the bogus claims that globalisation is better for all. Globalisation is not better for all and now that the propaganda has been shown up for what it is, reality is now beginning to set in.
Again I love that your solution to collusion between gov't and business is....MORE gov't. Lets double down on stupid eh.

I find your extreme political views to be rather stupid too considering you have spent most of your life working for governments, but all is fair in love and war eh.
Your a hoot man. I have a job I enjoy and can do it irrespective of my pay b/c due to capitalism I have been able to make some sound investments which offer me a good and constant passive income stream. By the time I take the uniform off I'll be making more from my private business interests than my gov't paycheck. Keep trying to pigeon hole me as some poorly educated, indoctrinated goon if that makes you feel better though.