tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post6396489280706726749..comments2024-02-13T02:39:22.756-05:00Comments on EconomicPolicyJournal.com: Molyneux AgainRobert Wenzelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14296920597416905488noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-20642976145760592622013-11-22T15:05:31.901-05:002013-11-22T15:05:31.901-05:00Because Molyneux likes and supports genocide in a ...Because Molyneux likes and supports genocide in a fluffy way.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-7133795103295384542012-10-02T15:27:31.955-04:002012-10-02T15:27:31.955-04:00Why all the attacks on Wenzel? I don't have a...Why all the attacks on Wenzel? I don't have a cemented opinion on plagiarism, but it certainly is worthy to point out if someone regularly practices it. <br /><br />As for those who say information cant be owned? That belief is ridiculous in this case. There is a huge difference between that and presenting someone elses work as your own by copying and pasting it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-51050916618321556132012-10-01T16:53:16.842-04:002012-10-01T16:53:16.842-04:00The general point here seems to be pro-market: the...The general point here seems to be pro-market: the market is delivering fancy gadgets that people want and those gadgets are becoming more efficient whether people directly value energy efficiency or not. This demonstrates the efficiency of the market, despite consumers wanting more and more.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-6355602588744258762012-10-01T16:15:17.883-04:002012-10-01T16:15:17.883-04:00And Lew is also an avowed atheist, as we're Mi...And Lew is also an avowed atheist, as we're Mises and Rothbard. Christian conspiracy from Mises and LRC......pleasssssse!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-67119507875649942202012-10-01T13:43:18.475-04:002012-10-01T13:43:18.475-04:00A very strange post - he was just putting somethin...A very strange post - he was just putting something up online that he found interesting on FACEBOOK.<br /><br />What's your problem with this exactly?Redmondhttp://www.mises.canoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-74868180654453135322012-10-01T12:59:09.039-04:002012-10-01T12:59:09.039-04:00Wenzel, are you one of those people who constantly...Wenzel, are you one of those people who constantly needs enemies and when you don't have one you go and look for one? Come on...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-37178728079823876642012-10-01T12:16:08.407-04:002012-10-01T12:16:08.407-04:00You have a bizarre fetish with this guy. Jim Roger...You have a bizarre fetish with this guy. Jim Rogers comes on (who I love) and says something very questionable and you just move on. Yet you reach and reach to find something wrong with this guy. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-13653073988616369282012-10-01T11:54:56.816-04:002012-10-01T11:54:56.816-04:00Rothbard didn't and Block doesn't attack t...Rothbard didn't and Block doesn't attack theism, so they are left alone.Georgenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-17316395850994531792012-10-01T11:54:04.208-04:002012-10-01T11:54:04.208-04:00It's not just about attacking libertarian athe...It's not just about attacking libertarian atheists. It's about attacking libertarian atheists who attack theism. THOSE are the people that LRC, Mises Institute, and lapdog Wenzel are going after. It isn't bad logic, you're just in denial.Georgenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-61685551067804205752012-10-01T10:16:29.443-04:002012-10-01T10:16:29.443-04:00"Personally, I think the order to take down M..."Personally, I think the order to take down Molyneux has been handed down by the pro-Christian powers at Mises and LRC, and Wenzel is on board with that agenda." Anonymous 10/01/2012 6:02 AM<br /><br />I agree that Molyneux has a lot to offer the freedom movement but I don't think Rockwell/Mises are behind any Christian attack. Rothbard wasn't Christian, Block is a self Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-70021355149047764322012-10-01T09:51:44.482-04:002012-10-01T09:51:44.482-04:00"Waaah, the Christians are attacking us poor ..."Waaah, the Christians are attacking us poor atheists!"<br /><br />Please. Bad logic is bad logic.<br /><br />Ignoring the non-believers at both like Walter Block and not discounting the very serious associated Christians that are friendly with Molyneux - Bob Murphy, Jeff Tucker, and Stephan Kinsella come to mind - I'll chalk this up to another bout of the "Mises/LRC atheist JFFnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-30213500685838126312012-10-01T09:45:16.595-04:002012-10-01T09:45:16.595-04:00"You guys are way too full of yourselves.&quo..."You guys are way too full of yourselves."<br /><br />So are Molyneux cultists like yourself.Richienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-29800206995386489702012-10-01T06:41:48.717-04:002012-10-01T06:41:48.717-04:00I think you are off base on this one. Molyneux is...I think you are off base on this one. Molyneux is an anarchist, and I doubt that when he says "world energy budget" that he is suggesting some sort of centrally planned budget for the world's energy. Instead it seems much more likely that he is just using that term to refer to the sum of all used energy in a time period, and is just pointing out the benefits of technology in termsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-30280506256230889492012-10-01T06:02:26.615-04:002012-10-01T06:02:26.615-04:00Once again Wenzel is wasting his time trying to de...Once again Wenzel is wasting his time trying to denigrate a philosophical ally with whom he has about 99.9% agreement. Not too mention this whole attack is on a strawman. Brilliant. <br /><br />Personally, I think the order to take down Molyneux has been handed down by the pro-Christian powers at Mises and LRC, and Wenzel is on board with that agenda.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-79204458011747144712012-10-01T03:00:05.272-04:002012-10-01T03:00:05.272-04:00Wow, you're right! It's post #129, written...Wow, you're right! It's post #129, written by bigpics, on this page:<br /><br />http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=1456199&page=6<br /><br />Molyneux has never been one of my heroes, but if he were, I'd be shocked to discover this. I mean, what kind of person reprints/reposts other people's work without citing them? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-32684754912681491422012-10-01T02:05:41.204-04:002012-10-01T02:05:41.204-04:00Mr. Wenzel, I love your work here, thanks for the ...Mr. Wenzel, I love your work here, thanks for the prolific writing and outstanding insight. I have my own philosophical differences with Mr. Molyneaux, but this latest critique seems to be grasping. Stef is no economist, but does exclusively advocate voluntary transactions, which is pure capitalism. As a reasonable man, I know the utilitarian value of free markets to every consumer. Yet what Kenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09922440228957006860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-20364170502834740652012-10-01T01:37:50.606-04:002012-10-01T01:37:50.606-04:00You said it Wenzel didn't. I guess pointing ou...You said it Wenzel didn't. I guess pointing out someone else's mistakes is now the same as hanging someone from a tree. Oooooookay.Mikehttp://www.antiwar.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-239141811252228292012-10-01T00:49:11.797-04:002012-10-01T00:49:11.797-04:00He copy-pasted the text from somewhere on the Inte...He copy-pasted the text from somewhere on the Internet, but you can't tell because he didn't put a citation. He does this a lot. I can't seem to paste the link here, but if you do a google search for the first two lines of the quote you will find the original source. Therefore it is a bit silly to attack him for this particular viewpoint, but I would take him to task for not citing Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-67294422283863193622012-09-30T23:56:49.837-04:002012-09-30T23:56:49.837-04:00RW, nowhere in his post does he suggest a governme...RW, nowhere in his post does he suggest a government mandated phone/tablet program, he is merely reflecting on the unintended benefits of the emergence of phones and tablets as the main platform for media consumption.<br /><br />Furthermore, as someone who understands free markets, you should understand that the benefits of what Molyneux is describing would likely be a) resources employed in the Andrew Mackenziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16882531476612096442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-77070983462425841702012-09-30T23:04:49.740-04:002012-09-30T23:04:49.740-04:00You mean Molineux isn't a Rothbard or a Mises?...You mean Molineux isn't a Rothbard or a Mises??? Shock! Hang him from the highest tree! (You guys are way too full of yourselves.)Dwj8824https://www.blogger.com/profile/17304407844476931380noreply@blogger.com