tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post5910101634531077778..comments2024-02-13T02:39:22.756-05:00Comments on EconomicPolicyJournal.com: Is the Austrian School of Economics a Cult?Robert Wenzelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14296920597416905488noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-40568835948896145522014-01-05T05:37:52.208-05:002014-01-05T05:37:52.208-05:00Why not ask them? It would be very helpful to fin...Why not ask them? It would be very helpful to find out WHY mainstream economists view the Austrian school as a cult. I would take the charge seriously, then offer a serious counter-argument. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-92125307296533961992014-01-03T16:58:04.003-05:002014-01-03T16:58:04.003-05:00The implicit charge of labeling ASE a "cult&q...The implicit charge of labeling ASE a "cult" is that those believing in the validity of the viewpoints associated with it are "impervious" to logic.<br /><br />It is an interesting charge in that I find those subscribing to the Keynesian line of thinking mostly guilty of that very thing.<br /><br />RW is right, it amounts to nothing more than name calling. It is the lowest Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-49234930153607705142014-01-03T15:34:53.644-05:002014-01-03T15:34:53.644-05:00Awesome analogy Awesome analogy RDF2https://www.blogger.com/profile/14340534647561133098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-80699527501793097912014-01-03T15:34:15.474-05:002014-01-03T15:34:15.474-05:00+1000!!!+1000!!!RDF2https://www.blogger.com/profile/14340534647561133098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-50380344715302114632014-01-03T15:33:23.686-05:002014-01-03T15:33:23.686-05:00Yes, Daniel- we never question or add nuance to Ro...Yes, Daniel- we never question or add nuance to Rothbard, or question Mises, or disagree with Ron Paul or Walter Block...STFU. <br /><br />FitzAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-60349604261123163692014-01-03T14:36:21.736-05:002014-01-03T14:36:21.736-05:00Have you read the teachings of our master Guru Key...Have you read the teachings of our master Guru Keynes? By the way, would you like to buy some incense?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-76841987391859246192014-01-03T12:34:06.872-05:002014-01-03T12:34:06.872-05:00Daniel... Please point out inconsistencies or cont...Daniel... Please point out inconsistencies or contradictions or, even, absurdities, in Rothbard.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-33336673316282901462014-01-03T12:11:05.352-05:002014-01-03T12:11:05.352-05:00I work in sales and the behavior of the mainstream...I work in sales and the behavior of the mainstream economist tells me that they're in sales, too.<br /><br />Imagine that you're selling a product. If you are the market leader (by a huge margin) and have a new competitor, how much time are you going to spend learning about that competitor?<br /><br />The answer is not much. You're going to zero in on anything that's strange or Ericnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-16865028741823423362014-01-03T11:52:21.150-05:002014-01-03T11:52:21.150-05:00Another difference between a religion and a cult, ...Another difference between a religion and a cult, I say wryly, is the number of adherents. gpondhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01013837189187920036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-4327065270578722712014-01-03T11:50:18.633-05:002014-01-03T11:50:18.633-05:00Daniel, start THINKING. It's not hard. Trust m...Daniel, start THINKING. It's not hard. Trust me.Mikehttp://www.antiwar.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-85829536445774703542014-01-03T11:49:42.863-05:002014-01-03T11:49:42.863-05:00Could you fucking morons please spare me the '...Could you fucking morons please spare me the 'cult" accusations shit? It's OLD. It's like hearing some feminist throw out the sexist card or some minority throwing out the race card. When I hear crap like that it means the accuser has ZERO arguments.Mikehttp://www.antiwar.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-81707731004265068412014-01-03T11:48:42.080-05:002014-01-03T11:48:42.080-05:00...as every person on EPJ and LewRockwell.com will......as every person on EPJ and LewRockwell.com will fight to defend Ron Paul's honor.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-20508943975985099702014-01-03T11:41:17.465-05:002014-01-03T11:41:17.465-05:00...as Wenzel takes Rothbards words as gospel...as Wenzel takes Rothbards words as gospelDaniel Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09452187515473424173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-85418365306713623292014-01-03T11:28:00.385-05:002014-01-03T11:28:00.385-05:00John R. Hicks also once described Austrians in cul...John R. Hicks also once described Austrians in cult-like manner, albeit with some sympathy. He said that in England there were two sorts of Baptists, Particular Baptists and Open Baptists. Particular Baptists thought that only they would get to Heaven. However, Open Baptists believed that all Baptists would get to Heaven, but the Particular Baptists would be put into a litter corner with a Quaero Querohttp://mises.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-83964531488174981362014-01-03T10:56:05.064-05:002014-01-03T10:56:05.064-05:00Great Point Anonymous!! Just to add a bit, it seem...Great Point Anonymous!! Just to add a bit, it seems to me that cult members exhibit a sort of cognitive dissidence and believe the most incredible things like; we can spend out way to prosperity, raising the debt limit will not raise the debt, we have to abandon capitalism to save it, you solve the problem of excessive credit expansion by expanding credit, etc, etc. Sound familiar?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-52144285926697196832014-01-03T10:33:49.451-05:002014-01-03T10:33:49.451-05:00Great article. However, take Rothbard's "...Great article. However, take Rothbard's "characteristics of a cult" description and substitute the word "government" for the word "cult" and any of the words "president", "governor"," senator", etc. for the word "guru". Is this not an accurate description of modern America?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com