Do you seriously think that the adherents of the social-democratic religion are capable of comprehending the fundamental fallacy lying at the core of their belief? It's really like a selective blindness; no matter how much evidence contrary to their belief one offers them, they simply refuse to see it.
I think the only argument which really works with that crowd is a "do not tresspass" sign, augmented with the granddad's Colt :)
Wow. Bastiat was happy to referentially insert a word in quotes where it wasn't used, and now Rideau is happy to further abuse this same word. The quote I BELIEVE you're refering to is this:
"At the end of the day, it’s not about having a Sunni or Shia or Kurd or Arab in power. It’s about having someone who has Iraq’s best interests at heart- not America’s, not Iran’s, not Israel’s… It’s about needing someone who wants peace, prosperity, independence and above and beyond all, unity."
Does unity in this sense mean "of thought," "of opinion," or "of action?" Not at all. Riverbend is talking about unity of spirit, specifically keeping national interest in mind. This does not preclude debate or necessarily imply socialism or whatever you seem to suggest. She's talking about finding common ground and pushing for the best interests of an Iraqi nation. If you've got issues with nation-states, then there's no sense in reading her blog.
If collectivism was just a matter of individual opinion, and collectivists would let me free to live my life when I disagree with them, then I'd have no issue with their notions. The problem is precisely that collectivism advocates, justifies and actually enacts encroachments to the individual rights of other people, including me
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I think the only argument which really works with that crowd is a "do not tresspass" sign, augmented with the granddad's Colt :)
PS. Thanks for the reference to the CLiki page.
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"At the end of the day, it’s not about having a Sunni or Shia or Kurd or Arab in power. It’s about having someone who has Iraq’s best interests at heart- not America’s, not Iran’s, not Israel’s… It’s about needing someone who wants peace, prosperity, independence and above and beyond all, unity."
Does unity in this sense mean "of thought," "of opinion," or "of action?" Not at all. Riverbend is talking about unity of spirit, specifically keeping national interest in mind. This does not preclude debate or necessarily imply socialism or whatever you seem to suggest. She's talking about finding common ground and pushing for the best interests of an Iraqi nation. If you've got issues with nation-states, then there's no sense in reading her blog.
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