tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post8102100446221335611..comments2024-02-13T02:39:22.756-05:00Comments on EconomicPolicyJournal.com: Anarcho-Capitalists Against Ayn RandRobert Wenzelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14296920597416905488noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-69184623149124942512014-05-17T21:17:28.283-04:002014-05-17T21:17:28.283-04:00Replying to "Anonymous #1" (Why do you...Replying to "Anonymous #1" (Why do you people not give your name and identity?)<br /><br />A proper state, as clearly elucidated by Ayn Rand and Ludwig von Mises commits no initiation of force against citizens. That reality voids your entire response.<br /><br />Second, my "grammar" observation is not trivial, sorry you did not get it: no so-called "anarchist" can John Donohuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15002005729072165615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-30165756652380407892014-05-17T20:24:38.207-04:002014-05-17T20:24:38.207-04:00What does the quotation from Hans Hoppe have to do...What does the quotation from Hans Hoppe have to do with the state?David Gordonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03491884384604322669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-19437112968810561102014-05-17T18:29:16.870-04:002014-05-17T18:29:16.870-04:00An indestructible robot could act altruistically i...An indestructible robot could act altruistically if it desired to do so, and you could call that moral or ethical action, but what is your standard? As a contingent being you naturally favor actions that increase your chances of survival. Yet the robot could act murderously and dishonestly and call it ethical. Other than prejudice, why would you call it unethical? If it is acting on other douglashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10269205712944353490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-37992278015735693462014-05-17T17:30:12.030-04:002014-05-17T17:30:12.030-04:00Excellent points, John.
Exhibit A:
From Hans Her...Excellent points, John.<br /><br />Exhibit A:<br /><br />From Hans Herman Hoppe's book on Democracy, The God that Failed, page 218<br /><br />"There can be no tolerance toward democrats and communists in a libertarian social order. They will have to be physically separated and expelled from society. Likewise, in a covenant founded for the purpose of protecting family and kin, there can Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-78161414086875292952014-05-17T17:25:27.408-04:002014-05-17T17:25:27.408-04:00Pop quiz for all "juvenile" conservative...Pop quiz for all "juvenile" conservatives such as John Donohue:<br /><br />Is Smith's "corrupt government"<br /><br />(a) less corrupt,<br />(b) about as corrupt, or<br />(c) more corrupt<br /><br />once Smith, the aggressor, endows his corruption with a smokescreen, e.g. constitutions and statutes, which deem his protomonopoly legitimate? and once his "corrupt Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-7136608801954194812014-05-17T16:52:11.109-04:002014-05-17T16:52:11.109-04:00Although the topic is very interesting and thought...Although the topic is very interesting and thought provoking, I think that the problems that advocates of both anarcho-capitalism and limited government point out in each others preferred social systems is correct. <br /><br />For instance, I think that the anarcho-capitalists are correct when they point out that once a limited government is established, it will not remain limited for long. It Quaero Querohttp://mises.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-5102732501079200282014-05-17T16:03:44.689-04:002014-05-17T16:03:44.689-04:00Islamic leaders are the enemies of Rome's witc...Islamic leaders are the enemies of Rome's witchdoctors, but Islamic leaders are not my friends.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-77042638803223725292014-05-17T14:50:07.353-04:002014-05-17T14:50:07.353-04:00Another essay that would make Ludwig von Mises hur...Another essay that would make Ludwig von Mises hurl.<br /><br />There is no such thing as "anarcho-capitalism." In fact, there is no such thing as "anarchism."<br /><br />The refutation of it is simple. In the thought-experiment of "no state":<br /><br />1) the instant one human ('Smith') places another under physical coercion, or threat thereof, Smith John Donohuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15002005729072165615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-76296940224089745382014-05-17T14:20:36.348-04:002014-05-17T14:20:36.348-04:00The Objectivists are not the enemies of anarcho-ca...The Objectivists are not the enemies of anarcho-capitalists. Maybe when we have a minarchist state that discussion is worth having. Would you please get along until then? Libertarianism is going nowhere with all this infighting and bickering. Remember, the enemy of my enemy is my friend.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com