tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6796768459231152140.post6492846349193949683..comments2023-08-11T02:21:13.551-05:00Comments on Jefferson Aero Plane: What Kind of America Do You Want? (Pt. 2)Joelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03786978569048188890noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6796768459231152140.post-28941624580389286602011-08-07T23:18:52.711-05:002011-08-07T23:18:52.711-05:00First, Neal and/or Laura: real libertarians are le...First, Neal and/or Laura: <a href="http://bleedingheartlibertarians.com/" rel="nofollow">real libertarians</a> <i>are</i> <a href="http://leftlibertarian.org/" rel="nofollow">leftists</a>. <br /><br />Anyway, about the Hobson link. Try <a href="http://books.google.com/books?id=bl0k_ZjcWZ8C" rel="nofollow">here</a> or <a href="http://www.econlib.org/library/YPDBooks/Hobson/hbsnImp.html" rel="nofollow">here</a>.<br /><br />Or if there's something screwy with your html that makes all my links redirect:<br /><br />http://books.google.com/books?id=bl0k_ZjcWZ8C<br /><br />or <br /><br />http://www.econlib.org/library/YPDBooks/Hobson/hbsnImp.htmlRobert Mintohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18054300455796074988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6796768459231152140.post-23144917781622113862011-08-05T18:55:43.814-05:002011-08-05T18:55:43.814-05:00Robert: Perhaps... I'm actively trying to stop...Robert: Perhaps... I'm actively trying to stop looking at the world like an American citizen. I think it's nearly impossible to deny the existence of an American empire in objective terms. That doesn't mean I'm ready to start collectivizing farms. But give me some time. Could you post the Hobson link again? I think it's broken.<br /><br />Adam: I think your hunch is pretty close to the mark. Dismantling our empire would take a LOT of wind of the extremists' sails. There was a time when I would have fiercely disagreed, but you and I both know from experience how hard it is to convince even well-educated Middle Easterners that the U.S.'s intentions are benign when we have 150,000 troops in the region.<br /><br />Neal: <br /><br />1) Good link. I saw that in the paper today also.<br /><br />2) You should know by now that this IS how I enjoy myself. Also, just because I mostly blog about politics here doesn't mean I'm not also swimming, reading, watching Battlestar Galactica with my brothers and dad, and rocking out to the new Arcade Fire album. I get eight hours of fresh air a day. I'm a farmer too, remember?<br /><br />3) Glenn Beck??? Take it back!Joelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03786978569048188890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6796768459231152140.post-35589932679642417802011-08-05T18:27:53.461-05:002011-08-05T18:27:53.461-05:00pps - http://edition.cnn.com/2011/CRIME/08/05/loui...pps - http://edition.cnn.com/2011/CRIME/08/05/louisiana.danziger.bridge.shooting/index.htmlNeal and Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13544421295332451426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6796768459231152140.post-51341524688538095612011-08-05T18:21:47.447-05:002011-08-05T18:21:47.447-05:00ps - Glenn Beck in the sense of conspiracy-theory ...ps - Glenn Beck in the sense of conspiracy-theory type of rhetoric. Not about Israel. Or American dominance.Neal and Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13544421295332451426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6796768459231152140.post-1016833583036667052011-08-05T18:03:46.117-05:002011-08-05T18:03:46.117-05:00Leftist!? The way I took everything Joel wrote wa...Leftist!? The way I took everything Joel wrote was in favor of small government - conservative - even libertarian. Which I totally agree with. Some of the power our government has bestowed on itself is unbelievable. And agreed. It is unbelievable that a supposedly anti-war person is doing all those things. <br /><br />But seriously Joel. You need to step outside and breathe some fresh air and enjoy yourself. And stop listening to Glenn Beck? Yes. Cease.<br /><br />That said, I am sometimes appalled by the way that some people brush off, justify, or ignore horrendous things that our government decides to do. <br /><br />But again - fresh air.Neal and Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13544421295332451426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6796768459231152140.post-45871969159386735092011-08-04T23:20:07.808-05:002011-08-04T23:20:07.808-05:00Do you think that global terrorism against the US ...Do you think that global terrorism against the US would grow if we just pulled all of our military our of Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya and left no military presence in the Middle East other than Israel? I have a feeling we'd be no worse off at least. The fewer armed Americans in Middle Eastern countries the harder it will be to recruit new terrorists or create new martyrs, right? It's a hunch I have.<br /><br />This is good stuff. Keep it coming.Adamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02049166934169957534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6796768459231152140.post-74182596597974502452011-08-04T17:58:10.582-05:002011-08-04T17:58:10.582-05:00What? Empire? You are positively becoming a leftis...What? Empire? You are positively becoming a leftist. I like it. You know, you might find it interesting to read in the tradition of economic analysis of empire - kind of the scientific study of the phenomena. A good place to start - and its compellingly written - is J.A. Hobson's <i>Empire</i>, which pretty much founded the discipline of empire studies. It's <a href="" rel="nofollow">free</a>.Robert Mintohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18054300455796074988noreply@blogger.com