I decided to move some discussion from this post up to the top level here. Specifically, Watoosh wrote: "Well, if violence is defined as initiation of force (which, of course, presupposes certain property rights), then I think Rockwell is correct..." Well, if we define cats as elephants, then many people keep elephants in their house. More seriously, firstly, violence is not usually defined that way. It's defined as, you know, violence, so that, say, someone may respond violently or non-violently to someone who aggresses against them. Otherwise, it would make no sense to say, for instance, "He punched me, but I did not stoop to violence in response." And, secondly, the libertarian usage of "initiation of force" is very offbeat. If I wander onto someone's meadow, most people would not say I had "initiated force" -- I mean, sure, I used "force" against the earth to push off walking, but that's not force directed against...
If Romney wins, I think this embassy attack will have had a lot to do with it.
ReplyDeleteThat's possible, but I think that it's related to a much broader issue of dominance in the region. I very much believe that a Romney win would have to do with his support from Wall Street and the Israeli lobby. I don't think that Obama wants to pull the trigger against Iran, but I am sure that Romney has no problem doing so. For that alone I wish for Obama to stay in office (in spite of the other problems that I have with him), because I know that the ptb wants a war with Iran and they usually get what they want.
DeleteOf course, I could be wrong, and Obama could be planning to war with Iran after the elections.