tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post4352561330786591960..comments2024-02-13T02:39:22.756-05:00Comments on EconomicPolicyJournal.com: Ayn Rand Institute Attack on Murray RothbardRobert Wenzelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14296920597416905488noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-81705285057496253192014-10-25T12:51:07.380-04:002014-10-25T12:51:07.380-04:00I've always been suspicious of Yaron Brook, ev...I've always been suspicious of Yaron Brook, even before I knew all of this stuff, but he, like MANY libertarians, are so inconsistent and arbitrary that I've wondered how they can even call themselves a philosophy. The middle-of-the-road stuff, INCLUDING things like Milton Friedman's support for the Federal Reserve System inflating during the Great Depression because he says "Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-5319222690746159152013-02-18T02:54:10.969-05:002013-02-18T02:54:10.969-05:00Your weblog seems to be having some compatibilty i...Your weblog seems to be having some compatibilty issues in <br />my internet explorer browser. The content seems to <br />be running off the webpage pretty bad. If you want you can e-mail <br />me at: thomasledbetter@live.com and I'll shoot you over a screen shot of the problem.<br /><br />Also visit my homepage - <a href="http://energyjustice.kr/zbxe/66263" rel="nofollow">prosecution</a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-44898340180597769532013-02-17T22:23:10.534-05:002013-02-17T22:23:10.534-05:00Heya admin, I just wanted to give you a brief head...Heya admin, I just wanted to give you a brief heads up that your <br />Website link: http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=3758330678390419129&postID=4352561330786591960 is being flagged as a possibly malicious <br />internet site in my browser internet explorer. I'd highly recommend having someone look into it. You can lose a lot of guests due to this problem. Very best of Luck.<br /><Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-24477768143572928022012-10-21T01:51:55.342-04:002012-10-21T01:51:55.342-04:00Global trade draws us into wars because our tradin...Global trade draws us into wars because our trading partners will make us fight to protect trade routes? Evidence please, since this is "one thing you know."<br /><br />However, I would note that a naval blockade in international waters would be an act of war, and if this ever happened to the United States, the libertarian principle of self-defense would certainly apply and would Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00071531970635929325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-6965686524817478352012-10-16T14:58:08.871-04:002012-10-16T14:58:08.871-04:00Real libertarians like to pride themselves on cons...Real libertarians like to pride themselves on consistency of political philosophy, so as long as that is true, they will gravitate towards Rothbardian/Misesian views.<br /><br />Anyone else, such as most if not all members of STATO/ARI/Koch Industries/et al., will reveal themselves as statists of another stripe or simply Liberatarian Party hacks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-65583909209533581122012-10-16T07:07:08.949-04:002012-10-16T07:07:08.949-04:00A high school debate team would very much use this...A high school debate team would very much use this. In fact, if I were a debate team captain, I'd take these statements to discredit any and all objectivism critiques. The argument would go something like this: objectivism breads wackos who want to murder innocent people via nuclear weapons because they happen to hold some of the same religious beliefs. And a debate judge would probably Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-40151240456963731812012-10-16T01:15:25.735-04:002012-10-16T01:15:25.735-04:00So we--meaning the US government--must fight "...So we--meaning the US government--must fight "aggressive wars" either now or in the future? That is quite an assumption, don't you think? Who is the supposed enemy? The whole Muslim world? That would be a prescription for the annihilation of at least a quarter of the world's population, and much more likely the annihilation of everyone and everything. Your argument is silly and Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09153766510906010466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-60493423818370832142012-10-16T00:52:01.638-04:002012-10-16T00:52:01.638-04:00Unfortunately, it isn't a cheap shot at all. ...Unfortunately, it isn't a cheap shot at all. This is actually the way Yaron Brook thinks and talks, and it is the key reason Brook goes out of his way to attack Murray Rothbard as he clearly opposes such ultra-militancy. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09153766510906010466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-48816133411207095402012-10-16T00:47:09.229-04:002012-10-16T00:47:09.229-04:00"I would like to see the United States turn F..."I would like to see the United States turn Fallujah into dust" doesn't have an if necessary to it. So quit spinning for your bloodthirsty hero and just admit that he's a monster.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-80101625243860553702012-10-16T00:46:24.498-04:002012-10-16T00:46:24.498-04:00Nah, you don't know what you are talking about...Nah, you don't know what you are talking about. Remove ourselves from propping up dictatorships and dropping hellfire bombs on people and there won't be any global backlash against us. That goes along with our future destitution from debt since so much money goes toward our overseas empire. The rest of your post is just 'coulda/shoulda/woulda' hypothetical unprovable trash.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-28215873587313219122012-10-16T00:13:58.981-04:002012-10-16T00:13:58.981-04:00The biggest change in libertarianism over the last...The biggest change in libertarianism over the last few years is that whereas it used to usually begin with Ayn Rand, now it usually begins with Ron Paul. That's as big an improvement as I can imagine :)Ed Ucationhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15375062362847706272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-7004157886350352892012-10-15T23:42:03.141-04:002012-10-15T23:42:03.141-04:00How on earth could it ever be necessary to use nuk...How on earth could it ever be necessary to use nukes against terrorists?????Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-76013526351335262332012-10-15T23:41:36.577-04:002012-10-15T23:41:36.577-04:00Without Wilson's intervention in WWI and the T...Without Wilson's intervention in WWI and the Treaty of Versailles, then there is no Hitler or Nazi Germany. Intervention caused the problem, and further intervention only causes more problems.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-26427106732973987962012-10-15T23:03:24.726-04:002012-10-15T23:03:24.726-04:00Mr. Brooks comment on nuclear weapons specifically...Mr. Brooks comment on nuclear weapons specifically used the words "IF NECESSARY". Your characterizing that as advocating nuclear revenge attacks for 9/11 is a disingenuous cheap shot and something a HS debate team might be expected to use. <br /><br /> BrunoTnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-7247089332349618992012-10-15T22:55:22.663-04:002012-10-15T22:55:22.663-04:00Devil's advocate, argument for fighting aggres...Devil's advocate, argument for fighting aggressive wars now rather than later:<br /><br />Germany displayed aggressive rhetoric for at least 6 years prior to WWII. Their leader wrote a book detailing his plans. German was weaker than Poland in the early 1930's. Even as late as Fall of '39 they would have been virtually helpless against a French/British attack while they were Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-79239894325858451662012-10-15T19:34:14.272-04:002012-10-15T19:34:14.272-04:00ARI doesn't even represent well the views of A...<br />ARI doesn't even represent well the views of Ayn Rand. The only reason they are getting any attention at all is the Koch brothers brought in this ARI flunky Allison to take over CATO so it would be more militant on foreign policy and, therefore, conducive to the neoconservativism of the Republican Party. Aside from this situation, ARI is no more than a blip on the libertarian radar Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09153766510906010466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-35835340903590753302012-10-15T19:03:31.591-04:002012-10-15T19:03:31.591-04:00This is what the Ayn Rand Institute produces? Some...This is what the Ayn Rand Institute produces? Sometimes I get frustrated that LvMI writings get taken out of context. There's no contextual arguementation to be made there. He just says the actions of 19 people justifies the killing of innocent people simply because they may be part of the same religion which doesn't preach terrorism. This is champion of objectivism? What a pathetic jokeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-23352009279518679002012-10-15T17:09:06.129-04:002012-10-15T17:09:06.129-04:00Actually, OBL presented that as just one of severa...Actually, <a href="http://www.lewrockwell.com/rep2/obl-2001-interview.html" rel="nofollow">OBL presented that as just one of several theories as to why the WTC was attacked</a>.Franklinhttp://icymi.conoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-10209615598567970982012-10-15T15:48:10.553-04:002012-10-15T15:48:10.553-04:00Rothbard? Rand? Here's an obligatory Mozart Wa...Rothbard? Rand? Here's an obligatory Mozart Was A Red link:<br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9mGpMpaHGM4Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-7444485038998238902012-10-15T15:47:22.314-04:002012-10-15T15:47:22.314-04:00I wouldn't have known ARI existed without LRC....I wouldn't have known ARI existed without LRC.Justin Schultzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07226663180006971906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-83482363039394425322012-10-15T15:28:26.166-04:002012-10-15T15:28:26.166-04:00Good stuff, Bob!Good stuff, Bob!Wilt Alstonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02165872744465258967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-79034022160753742442012-10-15T15:18:53.538-04:002012-10-15T15:18:53.538-04:00When the "intellectual heir" (whatever t...When the "intellectual heir" (whatever the hell that means) can equate Immanuel Kant with Naziism it is a short leap to ignoring the stated reasons for the 9/11 attacks and making up your own.<br /><br />I was at an Institute for Humane Studies summer program back in 1992 and there were a group of "Randroids" there. One of them asked a question about Rand and Leonard Liggio Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-89010599794080692452012-10-15T15:16:34.993-04:002012-10-15T15:16:34.993-04:00I'm so glad you posted the LRC site hit inform...I'm so glad you posted the LRC site hit information as that's what I was going to comment on anyway:<br /><br />"It’s become less influenced by Rothbard, less influenced by the anarchist, crazy for lack of a better word, wing of libertarianism."<br /><br />Usually "crazy", for the lack of a better word, if reserved for those denying reality. (See site traffic above)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-58690443602004728832012-10-15T15:04:51.107-04:002012-10-15T15:04:51.107-04:00The millions of college students and formerly non ...The millions of college students and formerly non political people becoming supporters of Ron Paul in this nation and around the world really just destroys his entire argument. Ron Paul is the most well known Mises/Rothbard supporter in American political history. No one cares about Rand among the youth compared to Ron Paul and the liberty revolution he has launched.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-58504024050647674832012-10-15T15:02:57.592-04:002012-10-15T15:02:57.592-04:00ARI gets to call on the violent nationalism of the...ARI gets to call on the violent nationalism of the American people, which has been cultivated for generations. This is an advantage which may win out over logical consistency -- in the short term.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com