 willhelm says: Wayne Root - Libertarian Candidate for President. Voting (R) or (D) is anti-American. The parties are trash. Free market economy?? There is nothing free about that. It's mostly take, take, take. Take from the poor countries and give it to the rich. All the while pretending to be democratic about it. Better to vote for Ralph Nader instead. Take from the poor countries and give it to the rich.What exactly are we taking from poor countries? Using the land,resources and exploiting the labor of third world countries at rock bottom cost to corporations. So you suggest we pull our corporations out of their countries leaving them with no jobs and quit helping their economies by being their customers? I assume also we should not commit ANY foriegn aid and developement to any country whatsoever? I'm with ya. Foreign aid goes to private enterprises, it does very little trickle down. You make it sound like these countries were destitute before we graced them with our presence. No they were destitute and will be with or without our presence. But, I agree. Our foreign aid is wasted and almost entirely goes to corrupt leaders. I don't think we disagree as much as you might think. I just think you're off on the loony train as far as the pragmatism of the situation is concerned. Chooo--chooooo..Hurry for pragmatism!! Don't throw the baby out with the bath water. ok Sounds like a Libertarian with a well thought out platform! His only problem is he doesn't have name recognition. *Let's keep our military and national defense strong. One way to ensure this is to dramatically reduce foreign aid (especially to our enemies) and foreign military bases across the globe. *It is time for South Korea, Japan and Western Europe to take responsibility (and pay) for their own national defense. *Let's use the savings from these cuts in defense spending to increase the pay of our courageous U.S. military personnel. Excellent proposal. * I do support campaign reform in the form of mandatory term limits for all elected officials. If American citizens are ever going to get our rights and freedoms back, and limit the size and scope of government, we need to end the power and corruption of incumbency.I'm still kinda on the fence on this one. I understand the motive and potential necessity of adopting it...career politicians and such. But I'm afraid it might boot out genuinely effective and favorable representatives. I know, I know, in most people's eyes it's hardly ever one's own rep. that's the problem...it's everyone else's. Overall I think the problem is not term limits, but voter ignorance. Also... I agree with you on the term limits/voter ignorance issue. However, since I do not have much hope in voter ignorance waning, I think I'll opt for some mechanism that forces career pols out. It's dicey and I realize it sets up a whole different problem with the increasing power of non-elected bureaucrats, but something has to give. The parties have become a monolith. They each have their different constituencies but they are all the same and it is in their interest to keep people divided. @willhelm Have you read Michael Parenti? if so, what do you think of him? @willhelm Check this out:http://www.yourbbsucks.com/forum/showthread.php?t=90 Never heard of him, katsteevns. I will try to get back to the finish watching these videos. They are interesting. I have been saying for some time that we are entering an age of corporate totalitarianism. We've seen this before from the Left in the 20's and 30's where Corporate power was tied to the Nation under the banner of Nationalis and Socialism. The same thing is happening now under the banner of Globalization. Yup, I agree. What a hoodwink we are getting! As a visiting professor at the University of Illinois in 1970, he joined in with the anti-war protesters and was given a beating by the police and dragged through the courts. He has been blackballed by every college since. He has put on the gloves with the best of them including Chomsky whom he disagrees with on many points. We've seen this before from the Left in the 20's and 30's whereI should make this more clear: We've seen this before from the Left in the 20's and 30's where Corporate power was tied to the Nation under the banner of Nationalism and Socialism. The same thing is happening now under the banner of Globalization and Progressivism. Also, Environmentalism is the current whipping post. To me, the true Left has nothing in common with corporate power. Of course not. They are too ignorant. They are useful idiots. However, if you are speaking of classical liberals, of which I am one, and referring to that as "Left", then I agree with you. useful idiots.Yes, I agree. I haven't got a very good grasp on all the terms such as classical liberal. I need to know where the fixed point is between a classical liberal and say a neo-liberal. And I'm afraid the answer is volumes long. It can be complex, but it need not be. These labels get used, abused, and twisted. Then people are too ignorant to understand or trace the etymology. The Left today are not liberal. They are anti-liberal progressives. Statists. Early 20th century-style fascists. They want to place laws, restrictions, and regulations on every aspect of life so that you are a servant to a system, state, and international community. A day does not go by that there is not proposed some new way to curtail liberty in favor of the "common-good". It _is_ fascism, but the word has been deemed politically incorrect since the Left removed all of their statues, portraits, and reliefs of Mussolini and Hitler after the w... ok,thanks. That helps. But I will say too that I think that the "Right" also is bringing about fascism quickly by way of the "war on terror" with the very same effects as you describe above. And I don't think socialists have Hitler and Mussolini pictures on their walls. But I will say too that I think that the "Right" also is bringing aboutWell, apart from the War on Terrorism, Neo-Conservatism is indeed a symptom toward our late 20th century penchant to re-live the past. And I will not argue against the inherent totalitarian nature of it regardless the distinctions. And I don't think socialists have Hitler and Mussolini pictures on their walls.I am speaking in terms of the early 20th century progressives. They were enamored with Mussolini, the erected statues and reliefs on buildings in his honor in New York City. The New York... Neo-Conservatism is indeed a symptom toward our late 20th century penchant to re-live the past.Make that early 21st century penchant to relive the past. Speaking of classical liberalism and libertarian politics, I do browse around the Ludwid von Mises Institute website from time to time. Though I too am still admittedly ignorant in the deeper intricacies and histories of economics and politics. One could easily devote much of their whole lives to such studies, which I have no desire to do, making such resources as that all the more convenient and valuable. Interesting link, Rustee. Thanks much. I went to Auburn University for a time and never heard of the Ludwig Von Mises Institute. |
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