tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post8558892503187474306..comments2024-02-13T02:39:22.756-05:00Comments on EconomicPolicyJournal.com: The Importance Of Shining A Light on Rand PaulRobert Wenzelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14296920597416905488noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-77678406991732234002012-11-30T06:49:08.503-05:002012-11-30T06:49:08.503-05:00Wenzel is dividing nothing.
I and others don't...Wenzel is dividing nothing.<br />I and others don't need Wenzel to realize Rand Paul is not a libertarian, nor a good thing for the long term success of the libertarian philosophy.<br /><br />Rand Paul, however, is like the pied piper leading libertarians, if they truly are even libertarians to begin with, right back into the misguided belief that politics will help them gain freedom, like a Tonynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-41997008522371691742012-11-30T06:39:37.258-05:002012-11-30T06:39:37.258-05:00Nope.
The trolls are those who cannot deal with c...Nope. <br />The trolls are those who cannot deal with criticism of their cherished hero Rand Paul, and instead of offering logical counter-arguments to prove Wenzel wrong, are just committing ad hominem about either his actions or his motivations.<br /><br />The fact that instead of proving him wrong with valid counter-arguments, you instead just call him a "Rand-hater" that is "Tonynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-6752096494339141252012-11-30T00:02:16.369-05:002012-11-30T00:02:16.369-05:00Did I say it was a bad thing? No. I made it clear ...Did I say it was a bad thing? No. I made it clear that I believed he was wasting an opportunity, at best, and possibly making people think that without that one provision the liberty movement would live with the NDAA. I'm all for getting people to talk about the evils of the State, but I don't want them to think that the watered down, or sometimes outright non-libertarian positions Rand cotterdan321https://www.blogger.com/profile/06737986508570854479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-44326083140415027802012-11-29T23:37:30.459-05:002012-11-29T23:37:30.459-05:00All of this Rand-hating lately has me wondering: ...All of this Rand-hating lately has me wondering: Is Robert Wenzel just trolling us all? If so, I applaud his efforts. Well done, sir.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-60266325699313448172012-11-29T23:02:18.771-05:002012-11-29T23:02:18.771-05:00Frank, I hope you're right. I pray you're ...Frank, I hope you're right. I pray you're right. <br /><br />But we've never dealt with a catastrophic worldwide collapseAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-2172160297132453232012-11-29T22:57:52.952-05:002012-11-29T22:57:52.952-05:00"He has been able to garner a good amount of ..."He has been able to garner a good amount of press because of this filibuster threat" - <br /><br />And this a bad thing? The zombies need to be woken up and realize the tyranny that is at their doorstep. <br /><br />At least he is drawing attention to the issue. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-69665056159206339042012-11-29T22:14:15.139-05:002012-11-29T22:14:15.139-05:00It is silly to say it is Wenzel's approach tha...It is silly to say it is Wenzel's approach that is dividing the liberty movement. He had this same exact approach the whole time that Ron Paul was running for president and the movement was still lined up in almost complete unison behind Ron Paul. Even the hardcore Rothbardians tend to speak very positively about Ron, even though a lot of us don't believe in participating in the politicalcotterdan321https://www.blogger.com/profile/06737986508570854479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-54466942104273517502012-11-29T21:50:06.927-05:002012-11-29T21:50:06.927-05:00I'd say the progression of humanity is a race ...I'd say the progression of humanity is a race between the productive, and the unproductive whom are led by government. The productive, through advancements in technology and science and process, increase quality of life. Government, through taxes, laws, and monetary policy, destroys quality of life. <br /><br />Sorta related to how Obama and Bush and all the presidents for the last 100 years Franknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-10848578732807238482012-11-29T20:47:00.623-05:002012-11-29T20:47:00.623-05:00Look, Rand Paul is not going to change the world. ...Look, Rand Paul is not going to change the world. He is one person out of 100 who have any say in the direction this country takes. His views will ultimately make no difference. Do we who read this blog not understand that the U.S. is already too far gone to save? Anyone with any sense of things economic and financial is aware that the government has promised far too much, and that those Jamesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-12511107802818593692012-11-29T19:59:23.083-05:002012-11-29T19:59:23.083-05:00"I couldn't agree more."
Oh yeah, I..."I couldn't agree more."<br /><br />Oh yeah, I meant with the article!gpondnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-35414228987359416102012-11-29T19:30:25.740-05:002012-11-29T19:30:25.740-05:00I couldn't agree more.
At some point you nee...I couldn't agree more. <br /><br />At some point you need to realize that we can not win in the SHORT RUN. It is impossible! Get one Senator you like in there and cheer him on. At the end of the day you've got exactly nothing!<br /><br />Only the long run can take us where we need to go. No compromises are necessary for that. The long run is about educating and changing minds. <br />gpondnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-88533959728810784232012-11-29T19:23:03.333-05:002012-11-29T19:23:03.333-05:00It is Wenzel's approach that divides the liber...It is Wenzel's approach that divides the liberty movement. Have you ever heard the phrase "the enemy of my enemy is my friend"? Once we get to the point where Rand Paul, Reason and CATO are the biggest obstacles, then we can terminate the alliance.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-77899773301052258882012-11-29T19:22:31.017-05:002012-11-29T19:22:31.017-05:00Rand Paul may be worse than just punching a mugger...Rand Paul may be worse than just punching a mugger in the arms. He may be trying to pick pocket you, when muggers are punching you in the face.Jimmynoreply@blogger.com