War on Achievement - George Gilder (GNSEA)

October 06, 2009, 12:30pm

Summary:

Special thanks to George Gilder and the Discovery Institute.

Detail:

Capitalism is alive and well in Israel, and according to George Gilder, Israel is not a doomed democracy or an alliance based on charity.  In fact, Israel has become a model for Capitalism and in the last 20 years and has evolved into perhaps the USA's most valuable partner.

In a quant quite restaurant in Seattle, which opened its doors exclusively for Gen Next Members and guests, George Gilder a Senior Fellow at the Discovery Institute and author of the new book "The Israel Test," explained how stability in the Middle East is dependent on Israel's continued growth and survival.

Mr. Gilder contends that hostility towards Israel, much like hostility towards the United States, stems primarily from bitterness toward capitalist creativity.  He pointed to the fact that Israel stands only behind the United States in its high tech contributions to the global economy and stated the divide in the Middle East is not between Arabs and Jews.  Instead, Gilder points out, the great divide in the region is between admiration of achievement and envy and resentment of it.