Comments on: The Shame of Ron Paul http://willwilkinson.net/flybottle/2008/01/10/the-shame-of-ron-paul/ The Sweet Release of Reason Tue, 22 May 2012 20:28:45 +0000 hourly 1 By: Joe Lawson http://willwilkinson.net/flybottle/2008/01/10/the-shame-of-ron-paul/#comment-11316 Joe Lawson Tue, 27 Jan 2009 11:11:23 +0000 http://www.willwilkinson.net/flybottle/2008/01/10/the-shame-of-ron-paul/#comment-11316 Tell you what, since you are so anti-nationalist and anti-American go blog in China or North Korea and lets see how far you get. <br><br>Your brand of Liberty is really just closet Globalism and has no place in a Free America.<br><br>CATO equals NeoLibertarianism Tell you what, since you are so anti-nationalist and anti-American go blog in China or North Korea and lets see how far you get.

Your brand of Liberty is really just closet Globalism and has no place in a Free America.

CATO equals NeoLibertarianism

]]> By: Joe Lawson http://willwilkinson.net/flybottle/2008/01/10/the-shame-of-ron-paul/#comment-11315 Joe Lawson Tue, 27 Jan 2009 03:11:23 +0000 http://www.willwilkinson.net/flybottle/2008/01/10/the-shame-of-ron-paul/#comment-11315 Tell you what, since you are so anti-nationalist and anti-American go blog in China or North Korea and lets see how far you get. <br><br>Your brand of Liberty is really just closet Globalism and has no place in a Free America.<br><br>CATO equals NeoLibertarianism Tell you what, since you are so anti-nationalist and anti-American go blog in China or North Korea and lets see how far you get.

Your brand of Liberty is really just closet Globalism and has no place in a Free America.

CATO equals NeoLibertarianism

]]> By: eric hoffer http://willwilkinson.net/flybottle/2008/01/10/the-shame-of-ron-paul/#comment-11314 eric hoffer Sat, 10 Jan 2009 18:53:22 +0000 http://www.willwilkinson.net/flybottle/2008/01/10/the-shame-of-ron-paul/#comment-11314 your all a bunch of idiots.....believe it... you survive through self deceit... your all a bunch of idiots…..believe it… you survive through self deceit…

]]> By: TGGP http://willwilkinson.net/flybottle/2008/01/10/the-shame-of-ron-paul/#comment-11313 TGGP Wed, 16 Jan 2008 04:40:27 +0000 http://www.willwilkinson.net/flybottle/2008/01/10/the-shame-of-ron-paul/#comment-11313 I think the verdict of history came down in favor of Stalin's "socialism in one country" over Trotsky's internationalism, at least in terms of attainability rather than desirability. I think Sailer is also correct about <a href="http://www.vdare.com/Sailer/libertarianism.htm" rel="nofollow">libertarianism in one country</a>. I think the verdict of history came down in favor of Stalin’s “socialism in one country” over Trotsky’s internationalism, at least in terms of attainability rather than desirability. I think Sailer is also correct about libertarianism in one country.

]]> By: TGGP http://willwilkinson.net/flybottle/2008/01/10/the-shame-of-ron-paul/#comment-11335 TGGP Wed, 16 Jan 2008 04:40:00 +0000 http://www.willwilkinson.net/flybottle/2008/01/10/the-shame-of-ron-paul/#comment-11335 I think the verdict of history came down in favor of Stalin's "socialism in one country" over Trotsky's internationalism, at least in terms of attainability rather than desirability. I think Sailer is also correct about <a href="http://www.vdare.com/Sailer/libertarianism.htm" rel="nofollow">libertarianism in one country</a>. I think the verdict of history came down in favor of Stalin’s “socialism in one country” over Trotsky’s internationalism, at least in terms of attainability rather than desirability. I think Sailer is also correct about libertarianism in one country.

]]> By: Robert http://willwilkinson.net/flybottle/2008/01/10/the-shame-of-ron-paul/#comment-11312 Robert Wed, 16 Jan 2008 00:15:45 +0000 http://www.willwilkinson.net/flybottle/2008/01/10/the-shame-of-ron-paul/#comment-11312 Considering you associate yourself with people at CATO who supported major aggression on Iraq, likely having caused the death of more than a million Iraqi’s, created millions of Iraqi refugees, destroyed a great deal of Iraqi property and infrastructure, costing the US taxpayer a trillion dollars, so far, and significantly driven up the cost of oil for Americans, you’re throwing stones while residing in a glass house in your article, with respect to libertarian principles and ethics that apply to all human beings. Considering you associate yourself with people at CATO who supported major aggression on Iraq, likely having caused the death of more than a million Iraqi’s, created millions of Iraqi refugees, destroyed a great deal of Iraqi property and infrastructure, costing the US taxpayer a trillion dollars, so far, and significantly driven up the cost of oil for Americans, you’re throwing stones while residing in a glass house in your article, with respect to libertarian principles and ethics that apply to all human beings.

]]> By: Robert http://willwilkinson.net/flybottle/2008/01/10/the-shame-of-ron-paul/#comment-11334 Robert Wed, 16 Jan 2008 00:15:00 +0000 http://www.willwilkinson.net/flybottle/2008/01/10/the-shame-of-ron-paul/#comment-11334 Considering you associate yourself with people at CATO who supported major aggression on Iraq, likely having caused the death of more than a million Iraqi’s, created millions of Iraqi refugees, destroyed a great deal of Iraqi property and infrastructure, costing the US taxpayer a trillion dollars, so far, and significantly driven up the cost of oil for Americans, you’re throwing stones while residing in a glass house in your article, with respect to libertarian principles and ethics that apply to all human beings. Considering you associate yourself with people at CATO who supported major aggression on Iraq, likely having caused the death of more than a million Iraqi’s, created millions of Iraqi refugees, destroyed a great deal of Iraqi property and infrastructure, costing the US taxpayer a trillion dollars, so far, and significantly driven up the cost of oil for Americans, you’re throwing stones while residing in a glass house in your article, with respect to libertarian principles and ethics that apply to all human beings.

]]> By: Will Wilkinson http://willwilkinson.net/flybottle/2008/01/10/the-shame-of-ron-paul/#comment-11311 Will Wilkinson Tue, 15 Jan 2008 17:45:28 +0000 http://www.willwilkinson.net/flybottle/2008/01/10/the-shame-of-ron-paul/#comment-11311 Good catch! Me neither. Now. Good catch! Me neither. Now.

]]> By: Will Wilkinson http://willwilkinson.net/flybottle/2008/01/10/the-shame-of-ron-paul/#comment-11333 Will Wilkinson Tue, 15 Jan 2008 17:45:00 +0000 http://www.willwilkinson.net/flybottle/2008/01/10/the-shame-of-ron-paul/#comment-11333 Good catch! Me neither. Now. Good catch! Me neither. Now.

]]> By: Greg N. http://willwilkinson.net/flybottle/2008/01/10/the-shame-of-ron-paul/#comment-11310 Greg N. Tue, 15 Jan 2008 17:23:54 +0000 http://www.willwilkinson.net/flybottle/2008/01/10/the-shame-of-ron-paul/#comment-11310 Ron Paul isn't "connected" to ME on LinkedIn, Will. That makes one of us. Ron Paul isn’t “connected” to ME on LinkedIn, Will. That makes one of us.

]]> By: Greg N. http://willwilkinson.net/flybottle/2008/01/10/the-shame-of-ron-paul/#comment-11332 Greg N. Tue, 15 Jan 2008 17:23:00 +0000 http://www.willwilkinson.net/flybottle/2008/01/10/the-shame-of-ron-paul/#comment-11332 Ron Paul isn't "connected" to ME on LinkedIn, Will. That makes one of us. Ron Paul isn’t “connected” to ME on LinkedIn, Will. That makes one of us.

]]> By: John Humphreys http://willwilkinson.net/flybottle/2008/01/10/the-shame-of-ron-paul/#comment-11309 John Humphreys Tue, 15 Jan 2008 13:24:47 +0000 http://www.willwilkinson.net/flybottle/2008/01/10/the-shame-of-ron-paul/#comment-11309 Jeff Lilly is 100% correct. And strangely enough -- I'm a pagan too, albeit a polytheistic one. :) I consider myself a CATO libertarian. But it obvious beyond obvious that the Mises Institute is full of good libertarian allies. It is petty and dumb to throw away some of the few allies we have just because you disagree with some of their politics or even all of their moral philosophy. The whole point of libertarianism is that we don't want to impose our moral philosophy on others. It makes sense that this could include people who hate the gay lifestyle but respect their equal rights. Tolerance does not require endorsement... or do all CATO members endorse using drugs? Even if Ron Paul is a homophobe (and I don't know either way) -- he is the only Republican calling for the legalisation of gay marriage. So who would a gay person prefer in the white house? I'm Australian so the civil war doesn't mean much to me. But from my brief research the war was about the right of States to leave the union -- which seems reasonable enough. The North decided to oppose slavery after the war started. Opposing the war in no way represents an endorsement of slavery -- and the only reason to say otherwise is to intentionally try to create tension, distrust & confusion. That is very unfortunate. Jeff Lilly is 100% correct. And strangely enough — I’m a pagan too, albeit a polytheistic one. :)

I consider myself a CATO libertarian. But it obvious beyond obvious that the Mises Institute is full of good libertarian allies. It is petty and dumb to throw away some of the few allies we have just because you disagree with some of their politics or even all of their moral philosophy.

The whole point of libertarianism is that we don’t want to impose our moral philosophy on others. It makes sense that this could include people who hate the gay lifestyle but respect their equal rights. Tolerance does not require endorsement… or do all CATO members endorse using drugs? Even if Ron Paul is a homophobe (and I don’t know either way) — he is the only Republican calling for the legalisation of gay marriage. So who would a gay person prefer in the white house?

I’m Australian so the civil war doesn’t mean much to me. But from my brief research the war was about the right of States to leave the union — which seems reasonable enough. The North decided to oppose slavery after the war started. Opposing the war in no way represents an endorsement of slavery — and the only reason to say otherwise is to intentionally try to create tension, distrust & confusion. That is very unfortunate.

]]> By: John Humphreys http://willwilkinson.net/flybottle/2008/01/10/the-shame-of-ron-paul/#comment-11331 John Humphreys Tue, 15 Jan 2008 13:24:00 +0000 http://www.willwilkinson.net/flybottle/2008/01/10/the-shame-of-ron-paul/#comment-11331 Jeff Lilly is 100% correct. And strangely enough -- I'm a pagan too, albeit a polytheistic one. :) I consider myself a CATO libertarian. But it obvious beyond obvious that the Mises Institute is full of good libertarian allies. It is petty and dumb to throw away some of the few allies we have just because you disagree with some of their politics or even all of their moral philosophy. The whole point of libertarianism is that we don't want to impose our moral philosophy on others. It makes sense that this could include people who hate the gay lifestyle but respect their equal rights. Tolerance does not require endorsement... or do all CATO members endorse using drugs? Even if Ron Paul is a homophobe (and I don't know either way) -- he is the only Republican calling for the legalisation of gay marriage. So who would a gay person prefer in the white house? I'm Australian so the civil war doesn't mean much to me. But from my brief research the war was about the right of States to leave the union -- which seems reasonable enough. The North decided to oppose slavery after the war started. Opposing the war in no way represents an endorsement of slavery -- and the only reason to say otherwise is to intentionally try to create tension, distrust & confusion. That is very unfortunate. Jeff Lilly is 100% correct. And strangely enough — I’m a pagan too, albeit a polytheistic one. :)

I consider myself a CATO libertarian. But it obvious beyond obvious that the Mises Institute is full of good libertarian allies. It is petty and dumb to throw away some of the few allies we have just because you disagree with some of their politics or even all of their moral philosophy.

The whole point of libertarianism is that we don’t want to impose our moral philosophy on others. It makes sense that this could include people who hate the gay lifestyle but respect their equal rights. Tolerance does not require endorsement… or do all CATO members endorse using drugs? Even if Ron Paul is a homophobe (and I don’t know either way) — he is the only Republican calling for the legalisation of gay marriage. So who would a gay person prefer in the white house?

I’m Australian so the civil war doesn’t mean much to me. But from my brief research the war was about the right of States to leave the union — which seems reasonable enough. The North decided to oppose slavery after the war started. Opposing the war in no way represents an endorsement of slavery — and the only reason to say otherwise is to intentionally try to create tension, distrust & confusion. That is very unfortunate.

]]> By: grumpy realist http://willwilkinson.net/flybottle/2008/01/10/the-shame-of-ron-paul/#comment-11308 grumpy realist Sun, 13 Jan 2008 22:34:32 +0000 http://www.willwilkinson.net/flybottle/2008/01/10/the-shame-of-ron-paul/#comment-11308 It's a case of "lie down with dogs, get up with fleas." If you are willing to allow your association with a bunch of people who believe in "X", then what you are saying is that you think "belief in X" isn't as important as the rest of whatever else has brought you together. You are giving out a signal to the rest of the word as to what is important to you and what isn't. And there are probably a lot of people out there who believe that hanging around with neo-Nazis just shows bad judgement, no matter how nice, kind, and twinkly-eyed Ron Paul is. It’s a case of “lie down with dogs, get up with fleas.”

If you are willing to allow your association with a bunch of people who believe in “X”, then what you are saying is that you think “belief in X” isn’t as important as the rest of whatever else has brought you together. You are giving out a signal to the rest of the word as to what is important to you and what isn’t.

And there are probably a lot of people out there who believe that hanging around with neo-Nazis just shows bad judgement, no matter how nice, kind, and twinkly-eyed Ron Paul is.

]]> By: grumpy realist http://willwilkinson.net/flybottle/2008/01/10/the-shame-of-ron-paul/#comment-11330 grumpy realist Sun, 13 Jan 2008 22:34:00 +0000 http://www.willwilkinson.net/flybottle/2008/01/10/the-shame-of-ron-paul/#comment-11330 It's a case of "lie down with dogs, get up with fleas." If you are willing to allow your association with a bunch of people who believe in "X", then what you are saying is that you think "belief in X" isn't as important as the rest of whatever else has brought you together. You are giving out a signal to the rest of the word as to what is important to you and what isn't. And there are probably a lot of people out there who believe that hanging around with neo-Nazis just shows bad judgement, no matter how nice, kind, and twinkly-eyed Ron Paul is. It’s a case of “lie down with dogs, get up with fleas.”

If you are willing to allow your association with a bunch of people who believe in “X”, then what you are saying is that you think “belief in X” isn’t as important as the rest of whatever else has brought you together. You are giving out a signal to the rest of the word as to what is important to you and what isn’t.

And there are probably a lot of people out there who believe that hanging around with neo-Nazis just shows bad judgement, no matter how nice, kind, and twinkly-eyed Ron Paul is.

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