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Friday, November 07, 2014
Libertarian magazine, "Reason," lists 45 enemies of freedom.
Reason is a libertarian magazine, and lists its 45 worst enemies of freedom since 1968. Note that both left- and right-wingers are included.
Hmm, no Hoover, FDR, Abraham Lincoln, or Alexander Hamilton? But Jenny McCarthy is included, among others? Who really cares what celebrities say, anyway? I guess they need to keep it more modern for some reason.
I think they implicitly meant the person still had to be alive as of 1968. Mao would fit into that category while Stalin and Hitler would not. If there's an exception I'm missing, please let me know.
I apologize for the inartful part of the post I removed. I also apologize if it seemed "accusatory," to anyone. Let me welcome and thank Curry again and urge him to post again. The point I was trying to make was that, correctly or incorrectly, it seems to me that southern libertarians tend to strongly dislike Lincoln, while northerners/Yankees (like this poster) tend to be much more favorable. The underlying issue that may explain this is the outcome of the Civil War.
Ray: It is true that Southerners tend to dislike Lincoln and Northerners tend to like him. But I think it's for probably the wrong reasons in both cases. I am not particularly fond of states' rights, and of course nobody is fond of slavery. However, Lincoln set a precedent in which redefined the scope and authority of the federal government forever. He organized the Union's war and industry machine and forced it against Americans, even though events and issues could probably have been worked out more diplomatically. It is the usurpation of power and authority that I disagree with. You will find I will probably object the most loudly to all large assumptions of power, money, or interest above the People and against the Constitution by the feds.
A good book which brings out all of the issues about what Lincoln did to the country as far as precedent goes is The Real Lincoln by Thomas DiLorenzo. Link below.
Curry: Thanks for the post. I hope to get to the Lincoln topic in a post, rather than comment. Please check newer posts for some on the civil war. Hope to see you at Trivia night this Sun.!
Hmm, no Hoover, FDR, Abraham Lincoln, or Alexander Hamilton? But Jenny McCarthy is included, among others? Who really cares what celebrities say, anyway? I guess they need to keep it more modern for some reason.
ReplyDeleteI think they implicitly meant the person still had to be alive as of 1968. Mao would fit into that category while Stalin and Hitler would not. If there's an exception I'm missing, please let me know.
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ReplyDeleteI believe you are correct.
I apologize for the inartful part of the post I removed. I also apologize if it seemed "accusatory," to anyone. Let me welcome and thank Curry again and urge him to post again. The point I was trying to make was that, correctly or incorrectly, it seems to me that southern libertarians tend to strongly dislike Lincoln, while northerners/Yankees (like this poster) tend to be much more favorable. The underlying issue that may explain this is the outcome of the Civil War.
ReplyDeleteRay: It is true that Southerners tend to dislike Lincoln and Northerners tend to like him. But I think it's for probably the wrong reasons in both cases. I am not particularly fond of states' rights, and of course nobody is fond of slavery. However, Lincoln set a precedent in which redefined the scope and authority of the federal government forever. He organized the Union's war and industry machine and forced it against Americans, even though events and issues could probably have been worked out more diplomatically. It is the usurpation of power and authority that I disagree with. You will find I will probably object the most loudly to all large assumptions of power, money, or interest above the People and against the Constitution by the feds.
DeleteA good book which brings out all of the issues about what Lincoln did to the country as far as precedent goes is The Real Lincoln by Thomas DiLorenzo. Link below.
http://www.amazon.com/Real-Lincoln-Abraham-Agenda-Unnecessary/dp/0761526463/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1415472243&sr=8-1&keywords=the+real+lincoln
Curry: Thanks for the post. I hope to get to the Lincoln topic in a post, rather than comment. Please check newer posts for some on the civil war. Hope to see you at Trivia night this Sun.!
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