Reply #18: no. trade is a system of mutually beneficial exchanges [View All]

[NuttyFluffers]

free markets are an oxymoron, just like free trade. trade, by its very definition, has nothing to do with free. that would be a gift instead.

markets, by their very nature, require defined boundaries and foundations. w/o a common set of binding rules to support the structure of a market there will be complete and utter chaos with raw resources going to he who wields the most direct power.

when you enter a market you already agree to abide by its conditions. these can be many and varied, from currency, contracts, settlement of disputes, et cetera. and these binding rules and conditions affect the market all the way from raw materials gathering up to retail distribution of individualized final products. and this entire process is littered with trade transactions, with the rare gift here and there, thus further obviating the possibility of a connection to 'free'. there is absolutely nothing 'free' about the 'market' except the hallucinogenic thinking of conservative capitalists in their masturbatory dreams of greed.

now, this is just a terminology issue. but it really helps when we don't buy into the right wing think tank words. we already have words like trade, laissez faire, et cetera, to speak more concisely and clearly about concepts without buying into the current Orwellian doublespeak.