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Re: Ludwig von Mises Institutet (Sweden) self-contradictory.

Clayton — Wed, 31 Oct 2012 18:52:10 GMT

Perhaps "state" is more synonymous with "welfare state" in Sweden? (I'm speculating here...) Mises stated clearly his opposition to welfare-statism. While he clearly was not anti-State in the same sense that Rothbard, Hoppe and Rockwell are, he wrote approvingly of many of Rothbard's works. And as noted above, taking a namesake for an Institute is not the same thing as adopting that namesake's beliefs as a dogma - it simply means "we're inspired by this fellow but (of course) we have our own views which may differ from his in certain details."

Clayton -

Re: Ludwig von Mises Institutet (Sweden) self-contradictory.

h.k. — Wed, 31 Oct 2012 15:06:39 GMT

Mises is not the end-all, so it doesn't matter either way.

He's just a great starting point for Austrians, but he has been improved upon.

Re: Ludwig von Mises Institutet (Sweden) self-contradictory.

excel — Wed, 31 Oct 2012 14:50:33 GMT

How is it self-contradictory? The swedish mises institute is clearly not Mises?

Re: Ludwig von Mises Institutet (Sweden) self-contradictory.

Malachi — Wed, 31 Oct 2012 14:43:00 GMT

He was probably more in favor of personal govt than an impersonal state?

Ludwig von Mises Institutet (Sweden) self-contradictory.

Vichys Tool — Wed, 31 Oct 2012 14:38:12 GMT

Take a look at the Mises Institute in Sweden.

http://www.mises.se/

Below "Ludwig von Mises Institutet i Sverige" it says something like

"Against the state, for peace and freedom, property and the right to your life"

Self-contradictory. Mises was clearly not an anti state anarchist or advocate of self-evident deontological libertarian moralism.