<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></title><description><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link><image><url>http://direct.ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 17:15:11 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/created/socialismsucks/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Socialism is a virus.]]></title><description><![CDATA[It is a mind virus that causes people to believe that collective decision-making and collective ownership magically makes people more prosperous. Get your own tee here: (affiliate) #socialismsucks #libertarian]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@thepholosopher/socialism-is-a-virus</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@thepholosopher/socialism-is-a-virus</guid><category><![CDATA[politics]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[thepholosopher]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 22 Sep 2024 16:55:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/4i88GgaV8qiFkxbnGCXnHNbt8wcgAMNP6xb3BathKuXAPJNVnu5XzGzEaAA8THDhGdvFv2yd7eVqxxm8pwBWm455ZictJxCgArshDcWdL9YPwLWv4LJ7yGpYbG?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Do you want the lights on?]]></title><description><![CDATA[While South Korea is certainly no free market, their dial is turned more toward property rights. And turning that dial toward property rights leads toward prosperity. Away, to poverty. If you want to become]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@thepholosopher/do-you-want-the-lights</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@thepholosopher/do-you-want-the-lights</guid><category><![CDATA[politics]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[thepholosopher]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 27 Feb 2024 16:00:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/vM1pGHgNcyCbee5hzZJ19JZfuFzCeUv7mVFKdbzGgPWd2Sqs3y4q8nUjU6LUgrAkVvNviofoHNmboBADKBCapxoS1uWxaqempLvTAF7qjtyEbtY2ndmZXp5WJ39emNHyDK6kDVQ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA["Never embrace the ideals of socialism!" -Javier Milei]]></title><description><![CDATA[Get your own tee here: (affiliate) #libertarian #taxationistheft #endthefed #javiermilei #milei]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@thepholosopher/never-embrace-the-ideals-of</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@thepholosopher/never-embrace-the-ideals-of</guid><category><![CDATA[politics]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[thepholosopher]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 23 Feb 2024 17:00:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/62PdCouTvNPDFdpBpBq5nkkd6q9ByyyPyjqFHrDmyycgz8xcz6gvNAbpKrvHr3icXWrr3uKLT1ixbaScWEdKZanPiWBDcBTE1rZQFoUBqBFUhQz?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[It's a race to the bottom.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Get your own tee here: (affiliate) #beachday #naturewalk #beach #nature #outdoors]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@thepholosopher/it-s-a-race-to</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@thepholosopher/it-s-a-race-to</guid><category><![CDATA[politics]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[thepholosopher]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 26 Aug 2023 14:20:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2923mN3pnd7PiNwC4SZeLRsDFv3mBC6XahWxoQqfGfVsuxx2ddU4Ui8tdtoEJZeXvuHLgx6q3PDvBb4UT1V5178bG4kd5mwtd3pucmo8DFxDgi?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Communism makes everyone equally poor.]]></title><description><![CDATA[If you've ever wanted to get a sense of how we can move toward a freer future, check out the book, A Vision for a Libertarian Future. It's a concise, cogent manifesto of incrementalism for liberty: (affiliate)]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@thepholosopher/communism-makes-everyone-equally-poor</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@thepholosopher/communism-makes-everyone-equally-poor</guid><category><![CDATA[politics]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[thepholosopher]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 25 Aug 2023 19:09:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/8DAuGnTQCLptr38pL3pkC8r8MgXyVmJy577RYTCNZoeL6qEtvQVnTScM837vLAnRvKswvxC4ynYbeFUWytJ2hGDSeTryEdT35YsziERxhnfVxYVL5i9kiekYwc4nsUVHoWNXAyxyKk2LqfAJHtXb6n6U2aMdjzhggNEFCgBjYSJ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Free stuff has a price.]]></title><description><![CDATA[P.S. If you want to get a sense of my principles and values in a succinct book, check out The Definitive Guide to Libertarian Voluntaryism over at: (affiliate) #libertarian #taxationistheft #endthefed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@thepholosopher/free-stuff-has-a-price</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@thepholosopher/free-stuff-has-a-price</guid><category><![CDATA[politics]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[thepholosopher]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 21 Aug 2023 21:24:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/RGgukq5E6HBNvuPpuJoWwfXPpi5ckcLESTB3nmmnQCe2kNCEs9T37mfpPB1T1nfUfetzAFeiTBiJM7qC9xkqYGocVz8u8eegYvmKNqr4LH1wVFnsdyX6R3EFxU98cht?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[What a beautiful day to be out in nature and enjoying the sun!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Get your own tee here: (affiliate) #saturdayfun #naturewalk #beachday #suntime #sunshine]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@thepholosopher/what-a-beautiful-day-to</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@thepholosopher/what-a-beautiful-day-to</guid><category><![CDATA[politics]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[thepholosopher]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 05 Aug 2023 14:58:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvGBHDnRaj2z6FsL6XEQR3pnqa26GnWkoMtcknExNAQBo4NW1VtMNdjmtcxbK4WjSY2SwsAAkdMxXY71jUiVRQYNXWH1zP3Yb4TdYXci?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[If you want to keep your property safe, you'll have to practice socialist distancing.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Get your own tee here: P.S. My latest music video campaign is now live! Please check it out and see how you can take part in promoting the message of liberty through music at: Thank you for your support!]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/humor/@thepholosopher/if-you-want-to-keep</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/humor/@thepholosopher/if-you-want-to-keep</guid><category><![CDATA[humor]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[thepholosopher]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 16 Sep 2022 15:56:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/HNWT6DgoBc1692QWn5trsGLxi44TrGuNZJMEdibAvc59vsfRjMGeSGKmenuxfCyNFKUAXs6Yxp5rGgyBeVuLNiSaquiN3LmBeG5WREpFsS8EQ4zKsFCmsqCpNuc?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Now that's a wrap!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Cannot let them in thinking they can come in and try to claim anything is not "personal property." #libertarian #ancap #mises #rothbard #taxationistheft P.S. Check out my latest music video taking]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/libertarian/@thepholosopher/now-that-s-a-wrap</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/libertarian/@thepholosopher/now-that-s-a-wrap</guid><category><![CDATA[libertarian]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[thepholosopher]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 04 Jan 2022 18:45:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/gPCasciUWmEzNYtqbGEDRek5dctwU2EckVZHEGTNY65x7B6dkyaDu8b51U5VaX4xvBkLrjW6Fhuzc7P6RJHd9dqp8w3UZFtwRRV4JZ9PYT2uZtuPkBMcAk4dAXjknGuALCVnZbE1fEoqeB9YPG?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Every Socialist is a Disguised Dictator - Ludwig Von Mises]]></title><description><![CDATA[Learn how and why by reading: Socialism: An Economic and Sociological Analysis by Ludwig von Mises - (affiliate) Get your own tee here: #libertarian #mises #taxationistheft #socialismsucks #rothbard]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/libertarian/@thepholosopher/every-socialist-is-a-disguised</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/libertarian/@thepholosopher/every-socialist-is-a-disguised</guid><category><![CDATA[libertarian]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[thepholosopher]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 13 Nov 2021 14:19:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2923mN3pnd7PiNwC4SZeLRsDFv3mBC6XahWxoQqfGwsWDpKFkwbLt9VWyJrvY4U2A9eWCGKTSZADA265yaxdhTTym3DRCkfQvavMnNNuKYn6qU?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Week 04 -- The Current Realities of Socialism around the World (Socialism Sucks)]]></title><description><![CDATA[This one-hour lecture was given by Dr. Ben Powell (Texas Tech Univ) to entrepreneurship students at Oklahoma State University in November 2019 (shortly after the 30th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-112987/@trostparadox/kinobccq</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-112987/@trostparadox/kinobccq</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-112987]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[trostparadox]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 15 Feb 2021 03:10:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/KWcVEiwEzuiCuSxBHEf42JyWvZsZ7iHiL2G9DgNyjtWaSCg8zXg5jCGa2zTvef2qT7NVND5RMZkTnVFHPU?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Poor Bernie ]]></title><description><![CDATA[The state of the union looked pretty rough on th commies last night. At least the Dems rang in black history month in their own way. Guess they decided to stay with thier white robes to commemorate]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/socialismsucks/@doomsdaychassis/poor-bernie</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/socialismsucks/@doomsdaychassis/poor-bernie</guid><category><![CDATA[socialismsucks]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[doomsdaychassis]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 07 Feb 2019 05:39:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/7ohP4GDMGPrUMp8dW6yuJTR9MKNu8P8DCXDU9qmmiKLxy1dERPgJoWSbggYSuCcCdEFfudFr3wRhkSxXVpmJDcLNZ3kF1Wp8mfY6?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Which behavior did the media deem inappropriate??]]></title><description><![CDATA[Wear Mr. Free’s Patriotic Attire and Rock the World! Found only at The Not Broken Company! Get 20% Off Orders of 100.00+ AND FREE SHIPPING!! Coupon Code 20-OFF-100]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/mrfree/@mrfree/which-behavior-did-the-media-deem-inappropriate</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/mrfree/@mrfree/which-behavior-did-the-media-deem-inappropriate</guid><category><![CDATA[mrfree]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[mrfree]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 22 Jan 2019 00:46:33 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dog, it's what's for dinner. ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Well, that is just hard to not agree with. I am confused why anyone would want to live in socialism.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/busy/@doomsdaychassis/dog-it-s-what-s-for-dinner</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/busy/@doomsdaychassis/dog-it-s-what-s-for-dinner</guid><category><![CDATA[busy]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[doomsdaychassis]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 06 Dec 2018 15:42:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/7ohP4GDMGPrUMp8dW6yuJTR9MKNu8P8DCXDU9qmmjGABUwuwrVQp6UPdUuCEAiLGBftoLaFaqU6Skb4pYtDUiBwbTS6vhckeHQfS?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[I love to see socialism working in real time.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Just look at France burning its' self to the ground. Great job Macron, you have managed to get the people motivated. I bet they wished they would have voted for Le Pen now.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/busy/@doomsdaychassis/i-love-to-see-socialism-working-in-real-time</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/busy/@doomsdaychassis/i-love-to-see-socialism-working-in-real-time</guid><category><![CDATA[busy]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[doomsdaychassis]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 05 Dec 2018 22:18:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/6VvuHGsoU2QBt9MXeXNdDuyd4Bmd63j7zJymDTWgdcJjnzrjg85kPG59s1mGrJyErZAJffVLrcupR3ss8XZxB7wTHUmjHGVtnLQeRzEdeH1KogELY9k9tjHBMhsU1k?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The fact that people are screeching like idiots at Trump for trying to secure the border but are not furious at the Venezuelan government speaks volumes.]]></title><description><![CDATA[The silence is deafening. Yet another case of treating the results instead of the cause. Socialism is a cancer. Posting military to help you starve your own people. Absolutely disgusting. I have a few]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/socialismsucks/@doomsdaychassis/the-fact-that-people-are-screeching-like-idiots-at-trump-for-trying-to-secure-the-border-but-are-not-furious-at-the-venezuelan</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/socialismsucks/@doomsdaychassis/the-fact-that-people-are-screeching-like-idiots-at-trump-for-trying-to-secure-the-border-but-are-not-furious-at-the-venezuelan</guid><category><![CDATA[socialismsucks]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[doomsdaychassis]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 21 Jun 2018 20:24:33 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ancaps and Libertarians on Twitter be like...]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pro freedom, responsibility, liberty, ancap, trade, peace. Anti war, communism, socialism, fascism, war on drugs, war on terror, warfare state, welfare state, crony-capitalism.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/twitter/@alvaromann/ancaps-and-libertarians-on-twitter-be-like</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/twitter/@alvaromann/ancaps-and-libertarians-on-twitter-be-like</guid><category><![CDATA[twitter]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[alvaromann]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 18 Sep 2017 03:18:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvUuS7ndh9YqVwYGPLVszbFLwwpAYXYcazGtnEthuUHGuvz8vR3fP6ztscGDxHosQ5hiJrocqxMwdvzz9rZ36T8dHfrpP18Js77empZU?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[What's Wrong with Socialism?]]></title><link>http://direct.ecency.com/socialismsucks/@pldraper/2ftp6u-what-s-wrong-with-socialism</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/socialismsucks/@pldraper/2ftp6u-what-s-wrong-with-socialism</guid><category><![CDATA[socialismsucks]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[pldraper]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 06 Apr 2017 21:08:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45eB5vDL2t7F88PZ61SGRivjvejq2KkP3kBan?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The "Horrors" of Capitalism Hidden in Plain Sight - a Simple Lesson in the Negative Effects of Socialism]]></title><description><![CDATA[This Bernie Sanders supporter (not our @berniesanders) asked a buddy of mine (who owned this kick-ass hubless Harley Davidson), "I wonder how many people could have been fed with all the money you]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/socialismsucks/@highimpactflix/the-horrors-of-capitalism-hidden-in-plain-sight-a-simple-lesson-in-the-negative-effects-of-socialism</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/socialismsucks/@highimpactflix/the-horrors-of-capitalism-hidden-in-plain-sight-a-simple-lesson-in-the-negative-effects-of-socialism</guid><category><![CDATA[socialismsucks]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[highimpactflix]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 14 Sep 2016 16:10:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/368La1qZAv72idE55WxeUj8USnXfm5a3M4AhWjgtBLiRubaQhjZvY5ouA2ZtPYy3jcLBxj8ZfwjPXq7aL1pmngri?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>