tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7225373.post9098040541178745371..comments2024-02-29T03:34:23.190-05:00Comments on Who Were the Sea Peoples?: Those Non-Violent Libertariansgcallahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10065877215969589482noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7225373.post-2988591253487946762011-07-31T12:02:41.164-04:002011-07-31T12:02:41.164-04:00Here you go, Bob and Watoosh.<a href="http://gene-callahan.blogspot.com/2011/07/libertarianism-and-violence-ii.html" rel="nofollow">Here you go</a>, Bob and Watoosh.gcallahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10065877215969589482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7225373.post-52364457873085341042011-07-31T11:29:08.932-04:002011-07-31T11:29:08.932-04:00Watoosh and Bob: I'm replying with a new blog ...Watoosh and Bob: I'm replying with a new blog post.gcallahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10065877215969589482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7225373.post-86777771066107252562011-07-30T11:29:55.392-04:002011-07-30T11:29:55.392-04:00Gene, just for fairness and accuracy, of the 5 quo...Gene, just for fairness and accuracy, of the 5 quotes you posted thinking they show how libertarianism condones violence, actually 2 or 3 of them show when violence may <i>not</i> be used.<br /><br />E.g. if I say, "I don't think we should execute Casey Anthony," you would construe that as, "Bob supports murder!!" the way you've handled 2 or 3 of these quotes in this post.<br /><br />I grant you that 3 or 2 of the quotes condone violence.Bob Murphyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04001108408649311528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7225373.post-85811384948099574892011-07-29T17:55:03.464-04:002011-07-29T17:55:03.464-04:00Well, if violence is defined as initiation of forc...Well, if violence is defined as initiation of force (which, of course, presupposes certain property rights), then I think Rockwell is correct - as long as we're talking about doctrinaire NAP-proponents instead of cosmotarian smaller government-types. However, these examples (especially Rothbard's child example and Block's flagpole example) do run against some very basic moral intuitions, even if they aren't technically speaking violence. (Although most would consider shooting a man for trespassing violence, but there we run into the tricky question of property rights)<br /><br />Block is especially horrid on some moral issues. I just cannot understand how he is able to adhere to the NAP on every conceivable issue and think that it's the proper grounding for all ethical solutions, when it's clear that it isn't. He's consistent, I'll tell you that, but not a particularly multidimensional thinker. (If I were to complain to him about the quality of burgers in McDonald's, he'd probably reply "Well, did they violate your rights? Are you going to use the government to shut them down? They're a private business and they satisfy their customers, so why do you want to destroy capitalism?")Watooshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16255104522543797858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7225373.post-73297755588277971112011-07-29T17:52:53.629-04:002011-07-29T17:52:53.629-04:00A paper like that would never work, Daniel.A paper like that would never work, Daniel.gcallahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10065877215969589482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7225373.post-50923672358452607232011-07-29T17:47:53.798-04:002011-07-29T17:47:53.798-04:00Not Rockwell's finest hour by a longshot as ca...Not Rockwell's finest hour by a longshot as can be seen in the comment section over there.traumereihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04060507477624329358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7225373.post-36084785868561485112011-07-29T17:33:53.461-04:002011-07-29T17:33:53.461-04:00You should write an article compiling all these st...You should write an article compiling all these statements and noting the disastrous assertions that can result from a thoughtless adherence to rationalism that is untempered by an acknowledgement of the frailty of our own minds.dkuehnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10136690886858186981noreply@blogger.com