tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7554144345180700499.post7333756087579411941..comments2023-09-20T07:35:38.938-04:00Comments on Debbie and Carl: Frankly, Murray Rothbard, I'm UnconvincedDebbie H.http://www.blogger.com/profile/02209691050549648880noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7554144345180700499.post-33912707106589580862010-09-20T03:08:26.119-04:002010-09-20T03:08:26.119-04:00Thanks for posting. I found the subject very inter...Thanks for posting. I found the subject very interesting. I weigh in with whomever thinks the insights are more important than the personality. The insight might be perfect but come from one with personal flaws. I had already read a lot about Gandhi's short comings. But just the insights available from the film," Gandhi", are awesome.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06504207146406728888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7554144345180700499.post-72026680729928253722010-09-19T08:11:02.540-04:002010-09-19T08:11:02.540-04:00I have the utmost reverence for Ludwig von Mises. ...I have the utmost reverence for Ludwig von Mises. Indeed, I account him the greatest scientist of the 20th century, slightly ahead of Albert Einstein. Nevertheless, on the question of anarchy, which he dismissed, I dare say Mises was wrong. Rothbard, a brilliant but definitely lesser economic light than Mises, got it right, embracing anarchy.<br /><br />Rothbard was an ingenious, stalwart libertarian, but on voluntaryism he got it wrong. Watner, Smith and McIlroy got it right. Unlike what he wrote on economic matters, Rothbard's article in LIBERTY to which you refer is bereft of logic. His attack on nonviolent resistance slanted and misleading. A most un-Rothbardian article riven with emotional hyperbole.<br /><br />I emphatically endorse everything Lloyd Licher said in his comment, especially that last sentence. My own guru on the non-violence issue is Jesus of Nazareth, particularly as explicated in his Sermon on the Mount. It could be said that Jesus' embrace of nonviolence led to his death and accomplished nothing, but that would be ignoring the long-term consequences of his nonviolent action. In his criticism of nonviolence as a "political" means to a free society, Rothbard fell pray to short-term thinking, which he so carefully avoided in his economic tracts.<br /><br />Keep it up.Ned Nettervillehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15471520128078882241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7554144345180700499.post-42408942946558275952010-09-18T02:55:17.522-04:002010-09-18T02:55:17.522-04:00The history between Murray Rothbard and the Kochs ...The history between Murray Rothbard and the Kochs is quite interesting. You can find some good articles detailing the falling out that they had and how it related to the Libertarian Party by going to LewRockwell.com and using the onsite search engine. Just search for "Kochtopus Rothbard" and you'll get some interesting selections. The articles by David Gordon are the most detailed. I think if Murray Rothbard were alive today, he would not be so enamored of the LP. <br /><br />I know that the people at Lew Rockwell's web site, who love Rothbard, all call for non-violent approaches and most of them also call for non-participation in the electoral process. I agree. <br /><br />I visit Lew's blog and Wendy McElroy's every day. They're both very worthwhile, I think. <br /><br />Your blog is very interesting and well-written, by the way. I hope you get a lot of readers!Scottnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7554144345180700499.post-8042455566489378472010-09-17T18:59:15.833-04:002010-09-17T18:59:15.833-04:00You're right, Debbie, each of us takes what th...You're right, Debbie, each of us takes what they discern to be the truth from whatever source it comes, integrating those bits and pieces to make up the unique mind that is ours. I know I have bits and pieces of Rand, LeFevre, Smith, Watner, and yes, even Rothbard, among others, in me, and I believe that I have optimized that mix and will hold it up to any new bit of wisdom that comes along and adjust, if rationality and critical thinking call for it. Nonviolence is as right as rain. -- By Lloyd LicherLloyd Licherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07229288292946655530noreply@blogger.com