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Free Market Environmentalism - Classic Dr. Walter Block

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liberty student Posted: Sat, Dec 6 2008 12:38 PM

Free market environmentalism by Walter Block Part 1~5

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nIIsK7uSjco

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EgrOrNZbzLo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DBd_GkfP9gY

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=222_m1jtlWA

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t7RIuisrSZs

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These videos are awesome.  Spread them to all of your enviro-pals.

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liberty student:

These videos are awesome.  Spread them to all of your enviro-pals.


:shakes fist:  Darn you!  I'm at work, I've got no time to be distracted by your interesting youtubes.

Stupid websense... :(

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Sage replied on Sat, Dec 6 2008 6:58 PM

Yeah, these are awseome. I remember watching them when I was first starting out. Learning that government is the enemy of the environment is such a powerful insight.

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I think what makes them so great, is how the interviewer starts off skeptical, and by the end, she's saying "that sounds so reasonable".  lol

That's how libertarianism hit me.  "Damn, that just makes sense."

That's why I think these videos are good.  Good for the lay person who has never ever considered the market.

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On the one hand I'm not to enthusiastic about Dr. Block. On the other hand he does a wonderful job of explaining things in very simple terms.

But yes libertarianism hit me the same way, through Mr Paul. Hearing his speaches I realised that above all else in comparison to Giuliani, Romney and the rest of them he was just coherant.

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On the one hand I'm not to enthusiastic about Dr. Block. On the other hand he does a wonderful job of explaining things in very simple terms.

But yes libertarianism hit me the same way, through Mr Paul. Hearing his speaches I realised that above all else in comparison to Giuliani, Romney and the rest of them he was just coherant.


The stompdown he gave Benito probably gave me one of those few & rare moments of genuine hope.

In hindsight, I'm relieved & amazed that such a Fascist was able to get such a verbal beatdown on T.V. in today's world (on CNN no less).

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Nitroadict:
The stompdown he gave Benito probably gave me one of those few & rare moments of genuine hope.

I was (sort of) a neocon still, supporting Il Duce when I watched that for the first time. I was somewhat confused by it.

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Nitroadict:
The stompdown he gave Benito probably gave me one of those few & rare moments of genuine hope.

I was (sort of) a neocon still, supporting Il Duce when I watched that for the first time. I was somewhat confused by it.


I was watching with a few liberal friends, & when RP launched into it, I let out a surprising "Oh snap!". 

Ahh, my younger days...

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