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Both Block and Wenzel are irrelevant (Wenzel more than Block)
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"A politician will do almost anything to keep their job, even become a patriot" - Hearst
Wenzel is a lame and Block has barely ever said anything about Rand. The Mises Institute already through Rand under the bus and the cults that follow the institute don't even support Rand. They are a bunch of crybabies with low-paying jobs that have done nothing to push for a self-governing world other than post on the internet.
Interesting read.
Block is right about Rand but now I have to wonder what his reaction will be to Rand's statement about him. He's defending Rand here but Block has seemed pretty reasonable thus far so I don't think he'll stop. No doubt he'll be disappointed though.
Originally Posted by Sister Miriam Godwinson
Whenever Wenzel recently got all butthurt and rushed to the defense of Block, it reminded me of something... Didn't Wenzel once criticize Block for having a Ph.D in economics and even go so far as to say that Block didn't understand Austrian economics because of his Ph.D?
Surely, you're not serious.
Link?
I was wrong. It was Gary North.
MI has done more to educate future generations of Austrian Economists and libertarians than you and the vast majority of crybabies on teh interwebz. That's one reason RP supports them. MI hosts many seminars and other educational events, FYI. Anything but "a bunch of crybabies with low-paying jobs that have done nothing to push for a self-governing world other than post on the internet".
Yeah they have "educated the future generation of austrian economists" that will never exist. Most people that read those books don't even associate themselves with the political process. I never called the MI a bunch of crybabies. I'm referring to the actual crybabies like yourself.
Yeah they have "educated the future generation of austrian economists" that will never exist. Most people that read those books don't even associate themselves with the political process. I never called the MI a bunch of crybabies. I'm referring to the actual crybabies like yourself.
Was that when they debated?
Didn't Block speak at Dr. Paul's event in Tampa during the Republican National Convention?
Diversity finds unity in the message of freedom.
Dilige et quod vis fac. ~ Saint Augustine
"I'll believe in good cops when they start turning bad cops in."
You poor baby. I get the sense that you wanted to add "neener neener boo boo, stick yer head in doo doo"...dayumn, and I thought danke and eduardo were childish. :P
This is Collins speak for 'They'll never offer me a paycheck so $#@! them."
I seem to recall so...but regardless, Block has supported RP and his libertarian efforts more than most "visible" libertarians. Pretty cool guy IMO, whether you agree with him or not (and I disagree with him on a few things).
Yes, and he embarrassed a lot of people by (seeming to) advocate abortion
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"A politician will do almost anything to keep their job, even become a patriot" - Hearst
He also apologized, if you'll recall.Yes, and he embarrassed a lot of people by (seeming to) advocate abortion
Since RP invited him to speak, then I would guess that he doesn't believe Block is irrelevant - regardless of his controversial views.Yes, and he embarrassed a lot of people by (seeming to) advocate abortion
Diversity finds unity in the message of freedom.
Dilige et quod vis fac. ~ Saint Augustine
"I'll believe in good cops when they start turning bad cops in."
Yes, I met him when I invited him to speak at PaulFest. He was a most gracious man. He invited Mark and I to dinner but we couldn't do it because of time constraints.
Diversity finds unity in the message of freedom.
Dilige et quod vis fac. ~ Saint Augustine
"I'll believe in good cops when they start turning bad cops in."
Liar.Yes, and he embarrassed a lot of people by (seeming to) advocate abortion
Block deserves a pass for his Ron Paul rally speech. He should have come out and talked more like Butler Schaffer who I remember delivering an excellent speech that explained anarchy to the crowd in a very palatable way.
Actually I don't, but if you have a link I'd be interesting in reading that...
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"A politician will do almost anything to keep their job, even become a patriot" - Hearst
First, he didn't advocate for abortion, but evictionism, an attempt to placate both sides of the abortion issue. And yes, he did express regret over his choice of topics later, as it was not the best place for that kind of speech. You're not worth the time it would take to find a link.
Here.
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Why did I do this? Why did I give a speech entirely different than the one I promised to give? I just plain forgot my promise to the Ron Paul people who had invited me to give this talk. I honestly believe that this was the first time I ever did any such thing. There may well be “thousands of hosts who will attest that I never, ever, not even once, agreed to speak on a given topic and then without permission lectured on something else entirely.” However, there is now this one exception, to my utter shame.
To say that I have learned an important lesson from this episode of mine would be a serious understatement. In the future, I will certainly be more careful to abide by promises and obligations, and to adhere to agreed upon topics in my public speaking undertakings.
I want to thank Debbie Hopper, and also Ron Paul, for the gentle way they have both treated me in the aftermath of my Tampa speech. As I said to both of them in personal communication, “Mea culpa. Mea maxima culpa. I don’t think I have ever been as embarrassed in all of my professional life as I am now. I have no excuse at all. My only explanation is that I simply forgot about my agreement. Not only do I now apologize to you, Debbie, for what I did, I also also apologize for my initial reaction to your entirely justified, and very measured criticism.”
I also apologize to Ron, to the approximately 11,000 attendees, and to the many more people who witnessed my contract-violating talk via the web. I thank you, Debbie, for your graciousness in realizing that I would never, ever do anything of this sort purposefully.
http://www.lewrockwell.com/lrc-blog/...debbie-hopper/
Its a horribly bad attempt though, to be honest. It wouldn't be any better if he had said one has a right to "evict" ones 5 year old child from ones house during a blizzard. I greatly admire Block but he is effectively "pro-choice" at least for now, which I disagree with very strongly.
I really don't care to debate this in this thread.
Let's not let Collins win by attacking the man, a classic troll tactic.
For the latest on the debate:
http://www.economicpolicyjournal.com...to-wenzel.html
Its fine if you don't want to debate it, but I'm not attacking Block. As I said, I like Block on almost everything, just not the abortion issue.
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