After Tuesday’s satire about ugly people suing for the right to become models, I got some evidence that my satire didn’t go far enough. In New Zealand, an ethnically Indian model has gotten a lot of publicity with her recent charges that she isn’t hired for enough jobs because she’s Indian. Redmond Weissenberger sent me a link to a piece done for the website of the Ludwig von Mises Institute just a few months ago. It’s well-worth a read to see how people are conditioned today to believe that the state’s rhetoric about equality means the realities of the marketplace don’t apply to them.
This is a good opportunity to mention that I’m a big fan of the Mises Institute. The organization is headquartered just a couple of hours down the road from me in Auburn, Ala. (As a University of Alabama alum, I’m not terribly happy with the group’s proximity to my school’s biggest rival, Auburn University, but I try not to hold that against them. Honest.)
Weissenberger is the director of the very new Mises Institute of Canada, which deserves your attention and support, too, especially if you’re in Canada. You can read blog posts from Weissenberger and others, too, for a Canadian perspective on freedom.
OMG! There’s Discrimination in the Modeling Industry!
If you’re waiting to be rescued, what are you still waiting for?
We forget how to be happy, but children and animals remember
Who were you before someone told you who you were supposed to be?
If you start sharing your abuse, some will tell you to ‘get over it’
Our methods of selling politicians seem designed for mental defectives
Despite intentions, ‘net neutrality’ gives online control to politicians
Without courage to take action, day will come when it’s too late
You’re not watching real news; you’re watching a scripted show
Time with couple reminds me how much I miss good conversation