tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20077444.post2879850192901772142..comments2024-03-26T04:21:43.535-05:00Comments on Free Association: Alex Cockburn: The Anti-StatistSheldon Richmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15672237234580563637noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20077444.post-62139924467181418962012-09-23T00:17:41.840-05:002012-09-23T00:17:41.840-05:00For every Glenn Greenwald there are 10 Mark Ameses...For every Glenn Greenwald there are 10 Mark Ameses and 10 and Morris Dees.JORnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20077444.post-62968710723555841092012-09-21T21:58:41.844-05:002012-09-21T21:58:41.844-05:00"Most leftists have no serious objection to A..."Most leftists have no serious objection to America's foreign policy."<br /><br />Nonsense. You are confusing leftists with Democrats. There are undoubtedly more self-identified leftist or even "liberals" and "progressives" who oppose US foreign policy than self-identified libertarians. Even the articles Sheldon shares via this blog are as likely to be written by progressives (Greenwald, Blumenthal) as libertarians.Willnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20077444.post-46248070869986293112012-09-20T17:12:49.162-05:002012-09-20T17:12:49.162-05:00Most leftists have no serious objection to America...Most leftists have no serious objection to America's foreign policy. A minority of a minority of them do. Though I suppose you could say that leftists and libertarians generally agree on foreign policy if you count "small"-government Republicans as the backbone of the libertarian movement...JORnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20077444.post-30658931827885542382012-09-20T06:13:34.527-05:002012-09-20T06:13:34.527-05:00Another reason is the fallacy "the enemy of m...Another reason is the fallacy "the enemy of my enemy is my friend." After World War II libertarians tended to think that any opponent of state socialism must be a supporter of the free market.Sheldon Richmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15672237234580563637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20077444.post-20732866230128415822012-09-19T21:14:16.524-05:002012-09-19T21:14:16.524-05:00Why so many libertarians choose to identify with t...Why so many libertarians choose to identify with the right is beyond my comprehension. I suspect however, that is has to do with the astonishingly low importance and attention given to foreign policy (on which leftists and libertarians generally agree) in American politics. Boy, there must be nothing more irritating to someone in your position then to hear the Tea Party referred to as "libertarian movement."Willnoreply@blogger.com