Ron Paul and White Nationalists
As you know by now, loyal readers, I want to see Ron Paul win the GOP presidential nomination (of course, if he doesn't win, I'll be looking forward to the winner being soundly defeated by whichever aspiring socialist dictator the Democrats nominate--I'll be voting Libertarian along with everyone else who understands that the GOP and Dems are just two arms of the same overbearing police/nanny state).
But the question keeps coming up, when chatting with folks informally, regarding the fervent support Ron Paul receives from white nationalists (WNs), Nazis, and other assorted inbred racists. It turns out that these people see Ron Paul as agreeing with them on certain key issues.
Ron Paul and the WNs both want to get rid of the Federal Reserve--Paul because of his libertarian philosophy and understanding of Austrian economics, and the WNs because they hate Jews and think the Fed is run by a conspiratorial international Jewish cabal.
Ron Paul and the WNs both want the U.S. to stop giving aid to Israel and basing our foreign policy on what's best for Israel--Paul because of his libertarian philosophy of neutrality and non-intervention, and the WNs because they hate Jews.
There are also other assorted limited-government issues where the racists agree with Ron Paul, but foreign policy and abolishing the Fed seem to be the big two in which Paul has distinguished himself from the pro-government GOP candidates.
So here are the questions: Should Ron Paul engage in a public effort to disavow the racist and anti-semitic views of his WN supporters? Should he actually return money those people have contributed to him? (The Paul campaign currently asserts that it's better to keep the money since it will now be used to spread Paul's message of freedom and it's less money the racists have to spend on their own nefarious agenda). Is Paul missing out on a big chunk of voters who would support him (and convince others to support him) because of his refusal to speak out against the racists? Are you one of those potential supporters?
Let's hash this out. Post your thoughts in the comments!
(Jason, I already know your thoughts, but do feel free to share them with my other readers!)
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Georgia Governor to do Bible Rain Dance?
I don't think this even needs further comment:
Georgia Plans Service to Pray for Rain
Okay, one quick comment: from here on out, Georgia is officially that weird, maladjusted guy that tags along with you at parties and who you pretend you don't know.
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Blog Action Day
You may have noticed the Blog Action Day graphic in my sidebar. This coming Monday, October 15, is Blog Action Day. Thousands of bloggers are all going to post an entry relating to environmental issues. As you can imagine, most of these will be posts favoring statist, coercive actions to correct perceived environmental problems. As you can also imagine, mine will not. See you Monday!
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I’m a Winner!…
...of the Post of the Day Award from The Rising Blogger on July 24. My post on immigration was given this award the other day. I haven't yet figured out how to add my 'winner' graphic to my sidebar, so I'll just include it here:
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Interesting Online Political Test
I just ran across this detailed political test (oddly, it's from a dating site). A lot of the questions aren't formulated properly to gauge one's political philosophy (not oddly). Nevertheless, it still pegged me as almost pure anarchist, so it was pretty accurate for me. The way some of the questions were written, they end up gauging attitudes about culture and interpersonal relations rather than political philosophy--otherwise I would have been a perfect 100% permissive in both the social and economic realms. It also leaves out the critical third dimension of views on foreign policy (I think there's one out there that includes that--I'll have to look for it).
| You are a Social Liberal (85% permissive) and an... Economic Conservative (93% permissive) You are best described as a: Link: The Politics Test on Ok Cupid |
So, where do you fall?
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I’m such a noob
Well, I'm definitely a newbie at this whole blogging thing. I just discovered how to import the posts along with comments from my previous temporary blog. So I did end up wiping out the most recent comment on the immigration post, and for some reason it didn't import the names/e-mails/URLs of the commenters. Hopefully I'll be able to figure that out and remedy the situation. If anyone can point me in the right direction, I'm all ears/eyes.
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Legalize Health Care
Yes, that's right--legalize health care. What's that? It's already legal, you say? Hmm...nope...just checked. I'm still not allowed to go out and buy any medication that the FDA hasn't approved, since it's illegal for a producer to sell me such items. Even then, I still can't buy a great many FDA-approved medications that government says I need a prescription for. Oh, and that prescription has to come from a government-licensed doctor, and the medication has to be dispensed by a government-licensed pharmacist.
And if I need hospital care? Well, at least in my state (North Carolina) the government prohibits the very existence of any medical facility that doesn't follow all the government rules, including (in most cases) treating patients that can't pay and thus raising the fees for everyone else in order to cover it. And if I need an urgent MRI? Well, I might have a long wait because even private hospitals have to get permission from the government just to add a new MRI machine to their facilities! I swear I'm not making this up.
And then there's insurance premiums, which continue to soar due to the fact that government rules have resulted in insurance morphing into prepaid medical plans that cover every little doctor visit and stubbed toe; not to mention the fact that insurance companies are mandated by government to cover certain things that some might choose not to cover when not coerced; and the fact that governments flat out tell insurance companies what they're allowed to charge.
I'm sure I'm leaving out all kinds of coercive government actions that are responsible for the high cost of our health care, but you get the idea. It's government coercion that is responsible for the mess we're in. The state has engaged in aggression against would-be willing buyers and sellers and prevented their value for value trade from taking place. This is simple destruction of wealth and immoral initiation of force.
So the next time you hear Michael Moore or his minions going on about the desperate need for nationalized/socialized/universal health care, ask why they think more government is going to fix a government-caused problem.
P.S. I'm no health care expert, so if anyone sees anything I've left out or in some way misstated, do let me know.
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Up and Running
Okay, I'm up and running (bare bones at least) on my own domain now.
I shall now commence with both posting killer libertarian rants/thoughts and enhancing my blog as I learn more about the process.
Thanks for joining in the fun!
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The A-Team and Liberty
Originally published on the Mises blog almost a year ago, A-Team Stands for Anarcho-Capitalism, by Mateusz Machaj gives a great perspective on a great show! He lays out ten reasons that the A-Team was the quintessential anarcho-capitalist (libertarian) organization. Check it out--it's great reading!
I'll have to see there's an A-Team boxed set out there I can add to my libertarian collection!
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Breaking news: Ron Paul has mad cash!
Okay, it's all relative...BUT--he's number 3 among the GOP candidates in cash on hand!
Ron Paul Tops McCain in Cash on Hand
This is outstanding news! Paul should now garner some serious attention--not only from the media and the voters, but from larger donors as well. This should be a big boost for his momentum.
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