tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post6880173041673317672..comments2024-02-13T02:39:22.756-05:00Comments on EconomicPolicyJournal.com: This is What a Randian Warmonger Sounds LikeRobert Wenzelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14296920597416905488noreply@blogger.comBlogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-67215365245741356882012-10-26T01:10:22.979-04:002012-10-26T01:10:22.979-04:00So, Rafi, might makes right, and possession is nin...So, Rafi, might makes right, and possession is nine tenths of the law. It's the current occupiers of Palestine claiming the moral high ground that irks me and other reasonable people. You're a genocidal fascist; just own it and get on with the ethnic cleansing. Signed, SheikhYerbouti.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-5868398666756839492012-10-26T01:03:23.208-04:002012-10-26T01:03:23.208-04:00It's not that complicated. Peikoff is a zionis...It's not that complicated. Peikoff is a zionist. End of story.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-72232947913031489662012-10-24T23:57:23.761-04:002012-10-24T23:57:23.761-04:00http://www.atlassociety.org/libertarianism-and-obj...http://www.atlassociety.org/libertarianism-and-objectivism-compatibleAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-60159036593049685262012-10-24T22:57:29.568-04:002012-10-24T22:57:29.568-04:00Chris I couldn't agree more.
RegardsChris I couldn't agree more.<br /><br />RegardsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-18537941676693513162012-10-24T00:58:01.913-04:002012-10-24T00:58:01.913-04:00Excellent point.
The trouble with the Peikoffian...Excellent point. <br /><br />The trouble with the Peikoffian Objectivists, if I may coin a term, is that they seem to think that the right to self-defense and retaliation exempt one from the need to distinguish between one's victimizer and the innocent person standing next to him. <br /><br />This premise is so obviously indefensible one wonders how any rational individual with a moral Bevin Chuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03212261042382022326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-53770269390336143762012-10-24T00:44:33.838-04:002012-10-24T00:44:33.838-04:00Correct.
Many libertarians who subscribe to Obje...Correct. <br /><br />Many libertarians who subscribe to Objectivist principles vehemently disagree with Peikoff. <br /><br />These libertarians consider Peikoff's take on Objectivist principles to be VIOLATIONS of Objectivism, not expressions of Objectivism. <br /><br />These libertarians include men like Nathaniel Branden, whom Peikoff considers a heretic. <br /><br />Let's not commit Bevin Chuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03212261042382022326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-1984236187223899902012-10-23T18:37:23.392-04:002012-10-23T18:37:23.392-04:00Yaaron Brook (Ayn Rand institute) debated Bob Case...Yaaron Brook (Ayn Rand institute) debated Bob Casey earlier this year; pretty good radio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bcNmO3oArWQzackfhttp://www.europacificbank.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-17548937904744388752012-07-05T18:58:14.364-04:002012-07-05T18:58:14.364-04:00I'm from American where our government has bom...I'm from American where our government has bombed millions of innocent men women and children to death. If I were you I wouldn't listen to Peickoff more carefully.Dannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-34767193802434800102012-07-05T18:24:54.474-04:002012-07-05T18:24:54.474-04:00Here in California the Iranians snuck into my yard...Here in California the Iranians snuck into my yard and stole my lawnmower. They are truly desperate people who are trying to bring history's most powerful military force to their door step.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-60085831260263678552012-07-05T17:40:37.638-04:002012-07-05T17:40:37.638-04:00I am from Buenos Aires where the Iranians bombed 2...I am from Buenos Aires where the Iranians bombed 2 buildings killing 200 people. If I were you I would listen to Peickoff more carefullyeduardo martynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-82596713139636704742012-07-05T17:13:00.336-04:002012-07-05T17:13:00.336-04:00Amspirnational - I assume you live in the United S...Amspirnational - I assume you live in the United States, in which case you're a theiver of much more land than I am, and my people were given Israel by the creator of the world, and my nation is much older than a mere 236 years. We beat you by thousands. Your people were not given America. You stole it from the native Americans and stuck them on reservations against their will to run casinos Rafinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-22535983249792331522012-07-05T14:49:58.487-04:002012-07-05T14:49:58.487-04:00Natural that a theiver of land would be fine with ...Natural that a theiver of land would be fine with Peikoff.amspirnationalnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-69559809601835332132012-07-05T13:54:07.563-04:002012-07-05T13:54:07.563-04:00Thanks for rebroadcasting it. I couldn't watch...Thanks for rebroadcasting it. I couldn't watch it a second time as I saw it years ago. <br />Check out ARI Watch, they regularly refute ARI's insane foreign policy from an Objectivist viewpoint which references Rand's opposition to US entry into WW2 and strong anti-Zionist themes.<br />My boyfriend heard Rand denounce US foreign policy in October 1966 in DC at the opening NBI LecturesMarcy Fleminghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16420755524793509382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-41638527876592232332012-07-05T12:34:01.125-04:002012-07-05T12:34:01.125-04:00That apple hasn't fallen very far:
http://www...That apple hasn't fallen very far:<br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2uHSv1asFvUAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-40501826270561688732012-07-05T12:24:23.572-04:002012-07-05T12:24:23.572-04:00He's got more problems than just that. The guy...He's got more problems than just that. The guy has no problem murdering innocent people. He's a maniac.Dannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-67832093128835957432012-07-05T11:34:19.723-04:002012-07-05T11:34:19.723-04:00Disgusting! Is this what America has become?Disgusting! Is this what America has become?Peternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-14692080585075179202012-07-05T11:15:00.895-04:002012-07-05T11:15:00.895-04:00Same here, worst.Same here, worst.Fuck you and the NSAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10194666629774361638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-64856903640336127752012-07-05T11:13:41.570-04:002012-07-05T11:13:41.570-04:00Please realize that, like libertarians, there are ...Please realize that, like libertarians, there are a wide range of 'Rand folk'.<br /><br />Peikoff, as head of the Ayn Rand Institute, is the head of the "Orthodox Objectivists".<br /><br />There are many Objectivists that don't care for him or his Institute, and many of those align more with libertarians (OOist following the attitude that libertarians are 'false freedom Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-53393205213075058842012-07-05T10:24:58.885-04:002012-07-05T10:24:58.885-04:00Rafi is correct. Piekoff's error is believing...Rafi is correct. Piekoff's error is believing that Iran is a serious threat to the US. He has bought into the hysteria and propoganda. Not all so-called "Randians" agree with Piekoff on this point.Harold in Marylandnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-39173500631987660252012-07-05T09:17:00.827-04:002012-07-05T09:17:00.827-04:00Your point is interesting. I don't like labeli...Your point is interesting. I don't like labeling myself as an "objectivist" or "libertarian" or any prepackaged set of beliefs as it were. I do believe in the monopoly of force, but I also believe it should not be used willy nilly like peikoff wants. Does that put me somewhere in the middle? Who knows.Rafinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-70816525991684074582012-07-05T08:38:43.939-04:002012-07-05T08:38:43.939-04:00One of the big problems Goldwater had with his cam...One of the big problems Goldwater had with his campaign was the bellicosity of his foreign policy statements. Even back then, the Randians took much the same the same attitude as this guy. While some Goldwater supporters would defend him as being misrepresented by the media or guilty of hyperbole, the Randians would defend his most rash statements and take it a step further just like this guy. <robbnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-88072854074382508362012-07-05T06:47:44.373-04:002012-07-05T06:47:44.373-04:00"The only difference of opinion is, is there ..."The only difference of opinion is, is there a credible threat to the physical security of the country? He thinks yes, you all seem to think no. That's it really."<br /><br />That's a mighty big difference when the Randian in question believes the state's propaganda as if he's never even considered the possibility that it's just propaganda.<br /><br />And that is theTonynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-10702787408940472552012-07-05T06:21:27.867-04:002012-07-05T06:21:27.867-04:00You have no right to murder an innocent human bein...You have no right to murder an innocent human being who has not threatened you.Scott Lazarowitzhttp://reasonandjest.com/blog/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-67932835057442598552012-07-05T06:14:12.985-04:002012-07-05T06:14:12.985-04:00He is the only person who I have ever seen make O&...He is the only person who I have ever seen make O'Reilly look like a voice of moderation.<br /><br />The non-veteran weaklings like Peikoff are always the most blood thirsty. Easy to do when other people will be doing the fighting.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-53506664777684024162012-07-05T06:04:45.057-04:002012-07-05T06:04:45.057-04:00God that was revolting, I couldn't make it pas...God that was revolting, I couldn't make it past the first 45 seconds. I never realized how anti-liberty Randians are.Robert Fellnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10551521404344749815noreply@blogger.com