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Re: Mises gets the bitches.

John Delano — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 21:20:52 GMT

Did you call them 'bitches' there? I do hope they check the website and find this, assuming this story is true. Only men are supposed to be interested in Austrian economics, right?

Re: Mises gets the bitches.

Santiago Dussan — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 20:15:46 GMT

I agree with Tucker, even though it is a funny anecdote. On the contrary: being an Austrian is costing me a girlfriend...

Re: Mises gets the bitches.

Inquisitor — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 16:11:54 GMT

I'm not going to lock this thread given that it is light-hearted fun (unless it degenerates into something worse), but please consider whether you want this to be a lowbrow forum or a highbrow one such as the Austrian forum was earlier on.

Re: Mises gets the bitches.

robdailey — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 15:50:23 GMT

Liberty is Truth,

You are correct in that free speech is checked in a free market by the reaction to that speech. But a very important point, in my opinion, is the aplication of private property rights in regard to speech, and in a completely free society there would be no "public property". Therefore whomever owns the venue has the right to determine what can or cannot be said there. For example, if you come to my house, and I am offended by the things you are saying then I will ask you to leave, if you don't leave I have the right to make you leave. So I always cringe at people who try to claim that their "free speech" is being abridged by a private person. The constitution (rightly) attempts to protect the speech of its citizens from coersion by government to silence. But a paper that doesn't want to print your letter, or a tv station who won't allow you to speak on one of their shows isn't interfering with your rights to speech, they are asserting their rights to private property. So if you don't own this website you don't get to make decisions about the content. More important is the fact that this forum is here so that people can discuss fine points in Austrian theory, if the dialogue devolves to the point that people who come to the forum think it's a joke, or worse are offended by content that has really no point other than an attempt at humor it reflects poorly on the Institute and those who post here. I think there is much to be said for J.T.'s open-mindedness to ask that the poster not be offensive, and not just delete the post outright.

Re: Mises gets the bitches.

Jackson — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 14:39:11 GMT

as I'm sure they are more light-hearted than some of the comrades here...

nothing will happen

Re: Mises gets the bitches.

John Stabbyman — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 14:32:10 GMT

pazlenchantinrocks:
Umm, yeah...

So what happens when the "bitches" search the forum and find you making a fool of yourself?

are women allowed to use the internet in your country?

Re: Mises gets the bitches.

Libertas est Veritas — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 11:30:42 GMT

pazlenchantinrocks:
So what happens when the "bitches" search the forum and find you making a fool of yourself?

Isn't that the perfect example of how a free society makes people respect each other? We don't need to make rules about no-no words, since they tend to boomerang back. Hence, referring to 'bitches' might well make said 'bitches' uncooperative.

Free interaction between consenting individuals FTW!

Re: Mises gets the bitches.

sam72 — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 11:08:27 GMT

pazlenchantinrocks:
So what happens when the "bitches" search the forum and find you making a fool of yourself?

Bwahaha.

That's hilarious.

He did tell them the website. I can only hope they decide to check it out for themselves...it could be very funny.

Re: Mises gets the bitches.

pazlenchantinrocks — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 09:12:50 GMT

Umm, yeah...

So what happens when the "bitches" search the forum and find you making a fool of yourself?

Re: Mises gets the bitches.

JCFolsom — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 08:32:30 GMT

Morty:

jtucker:
I do wonder if there might be a less offensive way of making the same point.

At the least, we can point to this post the next time someone accuses Mises.org of only being home for the socially conservative libertarians

Really though, treating women as things to "get" and calling them "bitches" is not really the disposition you should have.

Dude, do lighten up. Political correctness is really tyranny of speech. He's just being funny.

Re: Mises gets the bitches.

Solredime — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 07:59:13 GMT

This thread is hilarious, even if I disagree with the nomenclature. Thanks for sharing :P

Re: Mises gets the bitches.

Jackson — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 06:52:40 GMT

Morty:
jtucker:
I do wonder if there might be a less offensive way of making the same point.

At the least, we can point to this post the next time someone accuses Mises.org of only being home for the socially conservative libertarians
Really though, treating women as things to "get" and calling them "bitches" is not really the disposition you should have.

I ain't arguing the validity of bitches as the prefered nomenclature of bitches, I'm just saying that whatever you call them, Mises will get them for you.

and as far as the A.G. lifestyle goes, allow me to quote you some Kalibah (A Fellow of the Austrian School of Gangsters):

"think its time I made a song for economists who dont know me
I graduated from Austria , Ima real O.G.
I been finding pareto-optimiality since I stood 4 feet
So all you keynesians actin bad you gone have to show me
You gone make me bring the market to a real slow creep
My economists hangin out the window mouth full of gold teeth
When the guns start poppin wonder when its gone cease
Rothbard hit you in the side an create a slow leak
we can end the market speculation cause today we gone see
Whats the future of a *** neo-classical economist hatin on me
I don't give a *** about the fed's investigation on me
I don't care that they at my seminars and they waitin on me
Ima keep on cost-calculating long as Mises is on the beat
Tell socialists i aint stoppin Ima keep it in the streets
Contrary to your beliefs I'm as real as you can be
*** ya thoughts and ya feelings Keynesians you dont know me"
~Kalibah (set to TI's "You Don't Know me" http://youtube.com/watch?v=Lw8r2HfIVXM)

Re: Mises gets the bitches.

Morty — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 03:31:59 GMT

jtucker:
I do wonder if there might be a less offensive way of making the same point.

At the least, we can point to this post the next time someone accuses Mises.org of only being home for the socially conservative libertarians

Really though, treating women as things to "get" and calling them "bitches" is not really the disposition you should have.

Re: Mises gets the bitches.

Niccolò — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 02:45:41 GMT

Jackson:
jtucker:
I do wonder if there might be a less offensive way of making the same point.
Mises pimps me hos?

WAY BETTER!