tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post1604723979909804416..comments2024-02-13T02:39:22.756-05:00Comments on EconomicPolicyJournal.com: Christopher CantwellRobert Wenzelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14296920597416905488noreply@blogger.comBlogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-35066927195111862622014-04-10T13:35:18.904-04:002014-04-10T13:35:18.904-04:00I think now you have the topic for discussion: whe...I think now you have the topic for discussion: when is violent defense justified, and when is a line crossed when discussing it. Who draws it?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-38780266327153236932014-04-10T13:32:55.538-04:002014-04-10T13:32:55.538-04:00There is clearly a difference between theorizing w...There is clearly a difference between theorizing when defensive violence is moral and advocating violent aggression...... Isn't every libertarian scholar guilty of the former? Is that a crime now? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-88455125210460617752014-04-10T12:34:39.129-04:002014-04-10T12:34:39.129-04:00I think your reading comprehension needs work, &qu...I think your reading comprehension needs work, "Cyluk"....<br /><br />Self defense does not = violent revolution. This would be basic understanding of meaning of language here.<br /><br /> I gave examples, Chris has spoken for himself, but why don't you point to where Chris advocates "violent revolution" and not self defense? Probably because Chris would likely never Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-2894132411801401712014-04-10T08:44:00.049-04:002014-04-10T08:44:00.049-04:00The argument is a little bit more nuanced than tha...The argument is a <i>little bit</i> more nuanced than that, Cyluk. Words have meaning and sometimes you have to think a smidge to get that. I think had you read the article, you might have picked up on that.JFFnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-29671898357821572542014-04-10T08:03:41.118-04:002014-04-10T08:03:41.118-04:00@Mike
I don't vote. Try again. You libertaria...@Mike<br /><br />I don't vote. Try again. You libertarians are such an irate bunch.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-47776732192471423892014-04-10T07:10:09.811-04:002014-04-10T07:10:09.811-04:00No, "Anonymous." He advocates violent re...No, "Anonymous." He advocates violent revolution. You should at least read the writings of those for whom you'd giddily carry water. Or maybe I shouldn't "expect [that] much from the likes of you." smhCyluknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-20929014324972770412014-04-09T22:43:43.770-04:002014-04-09T22:43:43.770-04:00I think this is a good idea.I think this is a good idea.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-10227177960053091712014-04-09T22:42:45.299-04:002014-04-09T22:42:45.299-04:00@Mike 9:20
2016: Change we can believe in! This i...@Mike 9:20<br /><br />2016: Change we can believe in! This is the year!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-16957914691166649592014-04-09T21:55:16.158-04:002014-04-09T21:55:16.158-04:00Troll much?
Cantwell speaks of defending yoursel...Troll much? <br /><br />Cantwell speaks of defending yourself by following the NAP, which allows for self defense (you don't have to be a pacifist). Not a revolution so much as increasing the costs of harassing peaceful strangers. <br /><br />For instance, Cantwell probably supports this family's right to self defense, even when it's men with government suits violating their property Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-45964356856941879952014-04-09T21:30:28.850-04:002014-04-09T21:30:28.850-04:00Anonymous troll....Anonymous troll....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-17477676376758702102014-04-09T21:20:08.494-04:002014-04-09T21:20:08.494-04:00I don't. Gee that was hard.
Yup go ahead and ...I don't. Gee that was hard.<br /><br />Yup go ahead and be an idiot and vote for Tweedledee or Tweedledum. You're under the delusion that politics is the answer pal. If truth is passing anyone buy it's you. You're a fool. And you know what's pathetic? You continue to let them fool you into thinking it's the answer. How many fucking elections have to pass you by before you&Mikehttp://www.antiwar.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-78906698787050522652014-04-09T20:59:19.593-04:002014-04-09T20:59:19.593-04:00Peaceful election? No! Violent revolution? Yes! -C...<i>Peaceful election? No! Violent revolution? Yes!</i> -Christopher Cantwell*<br /><br />Either way, you end up under the boot. So wtf, right?<br /><br />* Yes, C.C. encourages deadly violence as a means to political change.Cyluknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-25311850770899281282014-04-09T18:50:18.555-04:002014-04-09T18:50:18.555-04:00Then don't vote. Gee, that was hard. Don't...Then don't vote. Gee, that was hard. Don't get involved in politics. Let the whole thing come crashing down on everyone's head who votes for the idiotic crap. But you go ahead and be a keyboard warrior, Mike. Lord knows we don't have enough of them. Another angry libertarian ranting at the world while the truth passes him by.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-45695531303132170202014-04-09T18:12:23.056-04:002014-04-09T18:12:23.056-04:00"Oh right, the old "I'm the only one..."Oh right, the old "I'm the only one who isn't an idiot" bit. Please."<br /><br />Are you really that stupid? I never said I was the only one. A FEW aren't stupid. Most are. I've got a great idea. Look at the vote tally and tell me who they're voting for. What? You mean it's either statist candidate A or statist candidate B? Yup. Like I said, I'm Mikehttp://www.antiwar.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-24108330701615805692014-04-09T17:54:28.428-04:002014-04-09T17:54:28.428-04:00I agree but the candidate must not compromise prin...I agree but the candidate must not compromise principle in order to troll for votes. Further, the MSM seems to only take notice of us when our candidate may have an impact on the outcome of elections. Bob Roddishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17263804608074597937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-84556726468184556932014-04-09T16:56:20.257-04:002014-04-09T16:56:20.257-04:00People who believe in initiating violence so long ...People who believe in initiating violence so long as the guy using it is wearing a government costume, and so long as they can find a majority to agree?<br />Yes, they are idiots. And they are also scumbags.<br /><br />People who wouldn't like what government does anymore than if a random guy in the street does it, would be a morally consistent person; not an idiot and not a scumbag.<br /><brTonynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-36621144158128888142014-04-09T15:38:20.743-04:002014-04-09T15:38:20.743-04:00Oh right, the old "I'm the only one who i...Oh right, the old "I'm the only one who isn't an idiot" bit. Please.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-19747702835123740492014-04-09T14:15:23.186-04:002014-04-09T14:15:23.186-04:00When you're surrounded by idiots then, no, of ...When you're surrounded by idiots then, no, of course it won't disappear.Mikehttp://www.antiwar.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-15443597925871809942014-04-09T14:12:58.226-04:002014-04-09T14:12:58.226-04:00I think libertarians running for office is a great...I think libertarians running for office is a great idea if they are using it as a platform to further educate the public about austrian economics and how freedom works. Lets face it.. People look to politics to fix the world and by running for office you put yourself where they are looking. Ron Paul 2008, 2012 is a great example of the good that can come out of this. If we are going to fix the hayekianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12579315352671034973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-14912356250585183572014-04-09T14:12:09.772-04:002014-04-09T14:12:09.772-04:00George Orwell's "Homage to Catalonia"...George Orwell's "Homage to Catalonia" is a good barometer of the lows to be expected in the morally high struggle for liberty and basic decency.<br />Regardless, our souls win.<br />.<br />I toast all of ye...JT out of Barrownoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-10997812474492003892014-04-09T13:44:23.653-04:002014-04-09T13:44:23.653-04:00I like this Cantwell guy...Robert, you should cons...I like this Cantwell guy...Robert, you should consider interviewing him for "The Robert Wenzel Show"<br /><br />-MontanaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-91557970807508366492014-04-09T13:44:10.691-04:002014-04-09T13:44:10.691-04:00And a system that will never go away, no matter ho...And a system that will never go away, no matter how much you pout about it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-25534604663493649892014-04-09T12:47:45.286-04:002014-04-09T12:47:45.286-04:00Thank you Chris. THAT is the type of thinking a li...Thank you Chris. THAT is the type of thinking a libertarian should have. I have ZERO interest in "getting people elected" to a system that is by its very nature corrupt to the core.Mikehttp://www.antiwar.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-36995062564383183842014-04-09T12:47:34.156-04:002014-04-09T12:47:34.156-04:00Agreed, read the book Libertarian Anarchy: Agains...Agreed, read the book <i>Libertarian Anarchy: Against the State</i> by Gerard Casey. Great book that really shows what it's about. Given the millions of deaths caused by governments in the 20th and 21st century, I'm hard pressed to believe that eliminating non-voluntary government could do worse.Miguel D'Anconiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15650695642051943261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-56602523803808951992014-04-09T12:23:48.627-04:002014-04-09T12:23:48.627-04:00Not to mention that we will never live in a statel...Not to mention that we will never live in a stateless society. The universe is running down, the end is near, and we were told there will be wars until the end.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com