FINANCIAL POST/OPINION, 12/22/2009 by Peter Foster - "Disney's 3-D adaptation of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol is terrific. What continues to amaze is how this classic is treated not primarily as a tale of redemption but, according to Agence France Presse, as 'a biting indictment of 19th century capitalism.' ∴ First, we might note that nobody profited more from the impact of capitalism on literature than Charles Dickens. As for Scrooge, how does this peculiar man -- 'solitary as an oyster' -- represent an indictment of capitalism except for those who continue to embrace the nonsense notion that commercial society eradicates goodwill?" Read more at the Financial Post...
If you believe that free people and free markets go together, then you'll enjoy the end of this article. --bc
Also recommended at FP: 12/18/2009, Wikipedia's Climate Doctor by Lawrence Solomon
Tuesday, December 22, 2009
FP: Mr. Scrooge's capitalist myth
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