Friedrich Hayek: Why Intellectuals Drift Towards Socialism

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Title	:	Friedrich Hayek: Why Intellectuals Drift Towards Socialism
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Wait, this is just an argument from incredulity? :/brbr"Something can't be done because that's not how it's been done in the past/because I can't imagine any other just way than the market"
Comment from : @Nyghl0

This really does not explain why intellectuals drift towards socialism; it is rather an unsatisfactory explanation on why liberalism is good
Comment from : @petrapetrakoliou8979

Perhaps intellectuals only feel intelligent because of their verbal skills, but that doesn't necessarily mean they are good at observing and logical reasoning They mostly want to feel good about themselves
Comment from : @gzoechi

WRONG intellectuals tend to drift toward MARXISM Socialism as started by Factory Owners like Robert Owen & todays Labour parties is not generally supported by intellectuals brAs they oppose Marxism but the general point is right
Comment from : @Objectiveansthensome

Very simple, intellectuals see themselves as superior to the great unwashed and adopt the social position analogous of the hogs in Animal Farm Marxism and socialism is doomed to failure due to human nature
Comment from : @keithad6485

Intellectuals hate the idea of spontaneous order, which comes from chaos theory They also hate facing up to the limitations of their own minds since no single person or small group of people, no matter how smart, can grasp the entirety of complex systems like the markets
Comment from : @aint_just_whistlin_dixie

He sounds like an idiot! 😅
Comment from : @SteveScottRootsMusic

Evil man…
Comment from : @scrambaba

Non producers favour a system that gives non producers power
Comment from : @RadwynAlthor

"Utopia" definition from the Greek: "ou" - not; "topos" - a place
Comment from : @MrGarysugarman

Even worse, people who want to think they're smart also drift toward socialism
Comment from : @Kehvan

They are talking about the USSR
Comment from : @duncandreizehn

It's simple, it's so they can be in charge Sure beats working
Comment from : @Temp-s7l

Rhetoric over reality The oxymoron here is that intellectuals should be smart enough to identify the difference and what works in society, but often never do
Comment from : @Thenatureboy801

Is it just me or do I see Peter Sellers in his persona of Dr Strangelove? brbr"It would not be difficult, Mein Furherexcuse meMr President"
Comment from : @BruceWSims

A typical example of a sociopath Having actually seen and heard him speak here
Comment from : @noemi-mi-mi

Why I have strong impression that these economics maniacs are just snob mathematicians trying to do philosophy?
Comment from : @ahenathon

Hayek was an absolutist or, in other words, a fanatic
Comment from : @dvosburg1966

because they're smart
Comment from : @salihalbayrak-es8ky

I see we're using the term intellectual loosely More like spoon fed dumb nothing bitch
Comment from : @MountainMusicRadio

bWhy do Conservatives drift toward Fascism/b ??? Both Intellectuals and Conservatives want the isame thing/i ! bCONTROL/b One wants control for sefish reasons The other hopes to build a fair and just society Which one are you?
Comment from : @ronpintx

Because moral self-righteousness just feels so damn good
Comment from : @petewick8627

There is a smug arrogance among many intellectuals that they know what's best, the "smartest man in the room" syndrome As Hayek states, they believe they can design economies to suit their beliefs The truth is that the most successful economies aren't designed, they just happen, Adam Smith's invisible hand
Comment from : @bigredracingdog466

What is really outrageous - is it's is perfectly acceptable by most commentators here that a self appointed central authority ( most billionaires) are fit enough to shape and control our society , but a collective of non - billionaires , grouped as one - central authority, are un fit Idiots
Comment from : @decencywarrior9598

jesus, need to use the cc
Comment from : @LeotheOrangeCat

3:00 Why centralized authority will always fail
Comment from : @VoluntaryLiving

Real socialism is way humane than what is going on in USA
Comment from : @vladislavovich100

0:16
Comment from : @aucamancallisto5291

Believing in market self-regulation or that the private industry is the reason behind the power of rich countries is not any different from believing in magic rocks or witchcraft rituals to control the weather
Comment from : @ivanpb1983

Hayek was merely deluded but otherwise mildly amiable The unspeakable Buckley, on the other hand, had the sort of face that cried out with clarion voice, “please, punch me hard now!”
Comment from : @dorianphilotheates3769

Because intellectuals become the elite ruling class in socialism
Comment from : @IgnesVeritas

Pseudo-intellectuals know they will be more readily accepted as intelligent if they align with socialist causes…if they do otherwise, they will have to repeatedly defend their decision
Comment from : @joelreidy2585

They think too much but have zero common sense
Comment from : @gottalovethephilippines5417

Intellectuals drift towards Socialism, because they want the rest of us (who they perceive to be their “inferiors”) enslaved They consider themselves to be elites, so it will still be capitalism for them Only the underclasses will suffer the dire social and economic consequences of Socialism so that the elites get to have it all
Comment from : @RA530

Socialism works very well in theory
Comment from : @paddyhalligan28

“Equality of rights does not mean equality of results I can have all the equal treatment in the world on a golf course and I will not finish within shouting distance of Tiger Woods”
Comment from : @DontWalkRunProduct

Most intellectuals think there is no God Therefore they think THEMSELVES as god And think they know better
Comment from : @yrmthr

Did he answer the question?
Comment from : @JamdeLuxe07

Humans can be arrogant Some want to control and others want to be controlled Fear is a factor across both of those groups
Comment from : @daddycool228

The right has for years had to jump through circles to avoid the obvious conclusion that one ought to draw from the fact that as people tend to study the world in greater detail, as a tendency they move to the left
Comment from : @henrycurtis4600

The vocal fry of the guy sound ultra smug
Comment from : @ot4kon

"Intellectuals"
Comment from : @spittertron4920

Many intellectuals are unwise
Comment from : @happyappy19931

It is apparent that very often so called intellectuals aren't intelligent at all
Comment from : @panwu6602

Agreed to play a game that murders millions
Comment from : @jaradshaw4723

You can see why Hayeks books are a hard read
Comment from : @thomaswayneward

To get rid of the competition
Comment from : @IrisRainbowHeart

… because they don’t believe in God There are answered your question for you You’re welcome
Comment from : @jeffwilliams6374

Basically they are like the mascots of socialism because they are in its hierarchy and are to not face any consequences for their negligent actions and are instead rewarded for helping to give such damaging idealistic views to the masses for people to find such a corrupt system so appealing and promising to give prosperity rather than ruin
Comment from : @cgalindo9639

Dont overthink it, thats what intellectuals do Its nothing more than laziness getting the working class to pay for everything when these people cant even lift a finger to change a lightbulb
Comment from : @mikesorensen5228

Can't really understand him with this audio
Comment from : @martinavaslovik3433

This butthead is exampling just what he's talking about!
Comment from : @rickferyok2462

We also have the non-intellectuals who rise up through the ranks of socialist institutions and are very good at telling you how and what you should be doing whilst they mirror the capitalists with their justification for their huge salaries and nepotism, and desire to become a part of the same establishment they tell us it is not good for us George Orwell was spot-on in his literary masterpieces exposing the contradictions and hypocrisies
Comment from : @paulfitz61

just my grain of sand: Well educated fools in the left side have this tendency to (want to) believe they are the "good" ones it's a complex, and a neurosis, a movie were they live That's why Marxists may be seen as a religious movement, this have this bias and blindness required to firmly believe they are right , that they are the "victims" That what they do is "fair" and if the other side do the same it's wrong They feel life owes something to them, that how they live with their constant double standard
Comment from : @astralcrab

Short answer; because they aren’t really that intelligent
Comment from : @rhovey1059

Can’t understand it Is it a clip from a doco about Dr Strangelove?
Comment from : @keithpritchard1181

Intellectuals are not as smart as they think One man's Utopia is another man's Hell Thomas More has a lot to answer for 🤔😒😒😒
Comment from : @MichaelKurse

Instead of calling them intellectuals, call them what they truly are - narcissists; that group of egoists who think they're god and control the world around them with every failing policies due to not being God
Comment from : @hoobeydoobey1267

It takes an autocratic and arrogant person to think that socialism is feasible and a good idea Autocratic because they think society can be molded by a central authority Arrogant because they think they are intelligent enough to micromanage all details of an economy I suppose those qualities manifest themselves readily in intellectuals
Comment from : @yayayoma

Spot onmust hear for all libtards
Comment from : @billg4630

I think people should learn to except life and live it without fear of making the wrong decision
Comment from : @franksullivan1873

Bernie Sanders should listen to this man
Comment from : @dbxlbruh

Socialism is a house built on sinking sand It doesn't matter how intelligent anyone is, nor how many logical arguments he can build from the foundation -- the foundation itself is the failure People do not willingly give all they can, and take only what they need We intrinsically expect compensation commensurate with our level of effort
Comment from : @BatMite19

It would seem to me that the Marxist, who doesn't believe in God by their own admission, believes in a supreme being that controls all the outcomes of the world They seem very keen on the idea that these unequal outcomes are controlled, but who should control them but an evil god?
Comment from : @QuippersUnited

Pick 3 people off the street and try to take care of them for a week
Comment from : @thingsitdo8884

Socialism kills the individuals desire to exceed and encourages that individual into doing just the absolute minimum required Society and innovation eventually die
Comment from : @vinnieboombotz399

Brilliantly said Its strange how after all these years the so called intellectuals have learned nothing and are still pushing for socialism
Comment from : @UndeniableSA

"If Socialists understood economics - They wouldn't be Socialists" Friedrich Hayek
Comment from : @normmcrae1140

The comment section is hilariousbrWe could say the same about Extreem capitalizmbrGenerally people are simply stupid if they don't travel their minds I am not talking about drugs
Comment from : @ConstructiveMinds100

Maybe because they aren’t so smart after all
Comment from : @Red130

Once again; control
Comment from : @geraldwalker3958

William F Buckley- Order of Skull & Bones at Yale
Comment from : @cockyhemi

Dr Hayek rightly points out that most "intellectuals" who expound on economic systems know nothing about actual economics! I might add that they also know nothing about, or willfully choose to ignore, the immutable facts of basic human nature
Comment from : @lanierosenberg

Better summary: designed social institutions are inherently unpredictable and cannot be designed to human liking due to their unpredictability
Comment from : @TjenkinsandAige

They aren't intellectuals, they are communists with visions of enriching themselves 💥
Comment from : @ShaighJosephson

They drift toward socialism because THEY are insulated from it 👍
Comment from : @ginojaco

Only SOME semi-intellectuals drift toward socialism But not GENUINE INTELLECTUALS Genuine intellectuals abore socialism However, the fact that some semi-intellectuals drift toward socialism can be easily explained by the nature of semi-intellectuals Semi-intellectuals feel weak, feckless, and powerless But they recognize that in the world of socialism, they can finally get some "power" and "authority" over other peoples' lives, and that is what they are after The semi-intellectuals are a loathsome, vile group
Comment from : @jamesfeldman4234

Prof Hayek had an understanding of socialism at the level of Jordan Peterson
Comment from : @Snakiest

Like Thomas Sowell said, intellectuals in academia face no consequences for their failures They don't need to be right, they just need allies
Comment from : @MeatFarmer

It’s like feminism for women and atheism for theological intellectualsbrbrIt’s a stepping stone towards examining the existing systems that many people get stuck in because it’s easier than confronting the realities which is the next step
Comment from : @DeadpoolX9