The popularity of these videos even got to me and my semi hardened heart, but not for the reasons you may think.
To me, what these videos represent is irrefutable proof of the trader principle inherent in human nature. Given our long standing social context, (which is ultimately responsible for our survival up to this point,) people naturally look for a mutual exchange of values, and these videos are proof of that quest beyond a shadow of any doubt in my mind.
Even when no money or goods are exchanged, values still are, and that's what Capitalism is all about.
For reasons not at all made clear, note how government makes a point of inhibiting human nature, and prohibits the exchange of values. Yet the quest for values manages to overcome these artificial bureaucratic barriers in the form of a petition that the people readily sign.
This is how Capitalism works. The people stand up to government and say, "No!" We have the right to partake in free hugs if we choose! Get out of the way!
Remove government intervention, and this is what Capitalism, in all it's glory, looks like. You can choose to trade, or not, it's up to you. There's no coercion. There's no force. There's no oppression. There's no ridiculous regulations, or debilitating taxation. There's no monopoly because there's the added benefit of competition. You have a choice of who to hug, or not hug at all.
Add money into the mix and suddenly people get very confused about right and wrong, and that's so sad to me. Government only adds to the confusion, and instead of helping the people understand how free they are, they choose to further complicate the issues of trade by throwing up more and more barriers between the people and the values they want and need.
Why won't more people tell government to get out of the way like they did here?
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