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We all know politicians are obsessed with themselves. They want their spot in history. They want glory. They want greatness. But we know the real effect they have on civilization, and it is entirely destructive. And in fact, it's usually true that the more glory they earn, the more destructive they've been. For some stupid reason this makes
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Um, just about all of them ever? That's probably not entirely fair. Spontaneously organized defense is passable.
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As far as Fox neocon talking heads go, Beck is one of the better ones. I watch him because my family does, and within the past month there were at least two episodes where he devoted a segment to the 9th and 10th Amendments. Constitutional government doesn't mean much to a libertarian, but if he's going to teach the masses about something they've
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Anybody here a fan of the psychologist Carl Jung? I am, and even more so now after discovering this in the "Political views" section of his Wikipedia page: [quote user="Wikipedia"] "Giving laws, wanting improvements, making things easier, has all become wrong and evil. May each one seek out his own way, the way leads to mutual
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Well, it depends. A lot of Native American tribes were nomadic, and it's understandable that a nomadic society would have no concept of land as property.
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Also, this is an interesting (but long) read. It presents a case that Jesus was an anarcho-capitalist: http://www.anti-state.com/redford/redford4.html
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I'm wondering what Austrians here who are Christians (or Muslims for that matter) think of the idea that the end times are near. End times theology seems to be in vogue these days, and Austrian economics does seem to predict a coming "tribulation" of sorts.
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[quote user="Goddard Elliott Lewko"] but she is ultimately unimpressed by the potential suffering of racists or sexists [/quote] This could lead to a crucial value difference. Value differences, when not uncovered, tend to make debates drag on pointlessly, and when uncovered, cause them to come to a screeching halt. You might ask her to define
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I've only read the first few posts of this thread, so forgive me if this has already been stated. As a Catholic (culturally anyway, belief-wise I am an atheist), I think the reason there are many libertarians in Catholicism is pretty simple: Catholics emphasize free will, conscience, responsibility. No excuses. You reap what you sow. Whether you
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Seems to me all it's saying is that since nobody alive has committed suicide, they value whatever it is they're doing over death. Which is praxeologically true. I don't see what's the big deal about it, though.