-Caveat Lector-
Without the name of the "libertarian" and the time and the station that
you heard him I am forced to believe that you made the whole thing up as a
means to discredit libertarianism. However, it is possible that someone
might be put on the radio claiming to be a "libertarian" precisely for the
reasons you mention, so I won't discount completely the possibility that you
are telling the truth. And, of course, there is a possibility that someone
could call himself a "libertarian" and be as muddled in thought as the
person you have described. However, I have to wonder why you have not
included this information in the first place.
Howard Davis
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>From: William Hugh Tunstall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>Subject: Re: [CTRL] Nato:"There is always a cost to defeat an evil."[was Waco
an evil?]
>Date: Tue, Jun 1, 1999, 6:35 PM
>
> -Caveat Lector-
>
> Last night I had an opportunity to listen to a local radio talk program
> hosted by an individual who claims to be a "libertarian." Since he's a
> new host for the show, the regular callers were interested in his opinion
> on Kosovo.
>
> Strangely, this self-proclaimed "libertarian" was championing the
> government's policy in Kosovo.... I thought that this was a rather
> peculiar
> position coming from someone who claims to espouse libertarian ideals.
>
> Then, as he elaborated his position, it became clear. The war is "good"
> because Serbia has refused to practice "free trade."
>
> You see, if a nation
> insists on its right to have an economic system that is different from the
> "free trade system" championed by the
> New World Order, then, according to the host's logic, Yugoslavia's
> "illogical" insistence on not practicing "free trade" and signing onto the
> EU agenda
> means that its regime (and its people) should be punished.
> Punishment, I guess, means "humanitarian bombing."
>
> But the "libertarian" host continued to make an astonishing statement. He
> told his listening audience (for the most part, conservative Republicans)
> that a world government is not a bad thing at all. Why? Because the world
> government would usher in what he believed to be a libertarian utopia:
> businesses will dominate and control global populations...local
> governments will be abolished....we will all be part of one big happy
> economic trading system (presumably, led by the wise men of capital)...and
> in this "libertarian" paradise, the rich will get richer, and the poor
> will be justly punished.
>
> Surprisingly, not one of the usually contentious "conservative" telephone
> callers seemed interested in challenging him. It was as if a thick wooly
> blanket had descended upon their thought processes, and I was shocked to
> hear some of the usually crusty "better dead than Red" patriot types agree
> with him.
>
> I would like some of the libertarians on the list to share their thoughts
> on this subject.
>
> Clearly, NATO has violated the terms of its own charter
> by waging war on one if its European neighbors. It's also clear that the
> "accidental" bombing of civilian targets is not really accidental. The
> NATO forces are interested in terrorizing the civilian
> population....perhaps, it reflects a Malthusian approach of getting rid of
> Europe's "useless eaters."
>
> But I'm a little perplexed why so many of the
> libertarian contributors to CTRL condemn these Nazi-like policies. After
> all, once Milosevic is gone, and NATO enjoys its "victory," the last
> remnants of Tito's socialist state will have been delivered into the hands
> of EU apparachniks working for Swiss/German/British capitalists. Many of
> you free marketeers should find that a heartwarming prospect. Certainly,
> our local talk show host certainly does.
>
> But then I began wondering if libertarianism itself might be a tool of the
> global elite to usher in a one world government... well...it's a
> possibility. Just more of the old Hegelian thesis-antithesis stuff to
> keep the public constantly off balance while the noose around our necks
> grows tighter and tighter.. hmmmmmm..
>
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