The whole aim of practical politics is to keep the populace alarmed and thus clamorous to be led to safety by menacing it with an endless series of hobgoblins, all of them imaginary
– H.L. Mencken
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The triumph of capitalism is living proof that you can’t beat the laws of supply and demand. Drug prohibition is proof that some people will try anyway. – Unknown December 9th, 2001 | Comments are closed
 i>Enough of this po-faced punditry. Time for some fun! Almost too terrifying to post, here is the apocalypse of the future’s true architect: Dr. Rand! Follow the investigation into this sinister figure and discover…The Truth! December 9th, 2001 | Comments are closed
Drug prohibition is another example of the triumph of hope over experience. Proof positive that stupidity, not hydrogen, is still the most abundant element in the universe. – Unknown December 8th, 2001 | Comments are closed
Capitalism will always win out in the long run. The job of the libertarian is to make the long run as short as possible. – Perry de Havilland, said at a ‘Brian’s Friday’ event December 7th, 2001 | Comments are closed
The querulous Eric L. Bainter replies to George Guttman’s views and verbiage. Mr. Guttman writes:
I agree with his basic message – that there’s nothing wrong with the military tribunals for foreign terrorists/war criminals – but his comment as stated is incorrect in strictly factual terms. There’s enough loose verbiage flying around about the tribunals now, generally from the anti-tribunal crowd, which certainly undermines their positions. Military personnel face trial under the Uniform Code of Military Justice, which is largely similar to US law for civilians, not a tribunal as laid out in Mr. Bush’s executive order. The UCMJ does have some differences from most civilian trials. For example, UCMJ panels (juries) can generally convict with a two-thirds, except, I believe, in capital cases (maybe some JAG out there can comment). I told our local JAG office that I would be happy to serve on a tribunal, and I eagerly (if not optimistically) await the call. Eric L. Bainter December 6th, 2001 | Comments are closed
Far be it for me to dispute that Perry de Havilland fits the profile for a sinister globalist illuminatus, as it is clear to us all that he is indeed one of those pain-in-the-ass illuminated ones. However, if this is some sneaky attempt on his part to become the Sinister Globalist Illuminatus Poster Boy of the Month for December 2001, I have news for you… when the Mont Pelerin Society, the Bilderburgers, the Comte de St. Germaine, the Trilateral Commission, the House of Windsor, Henry Kissenger, George Soros and (of course) the Knights Templar vote on that, they always pick someone Jewish… preferably a banker. Sorry Perry, you are just too damn WASP. December 6th, 2001 | Comments are closed
Here are yet more insights sent in by Samizdata reader George Guttman , who has not finished with us yet. Taliban leader Mullah Omar is planning to give up? Didn’t he tell his people to fight to the death?…I guess he meant their death, not his… Didn’t Omar want to become a martyr and cavort with 72 virgins in paradise???…Well, maybe he is gay and the virgin stuff is not for him… December 6th, 2001 | Comments are closed
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Here are some insights sent in by Samizdata reader George Guttman. Agree or disagree, they are reasonable points to make: So the father of American Taliban member John Walker says “he is just a 20 year old kid”. Well so are the US Marines we have had to send to Afghanistan to protect ourselves from “kids” like that. Come on, take some responsibility. Why is September 11th referred to as a “Tragedy?” Let’s call it what it was…A terroristic act of war…kinda puts an angle of reality on it. Why is a US military tribunal “wrong” for foreign terrorists… when it is also what US military personnel face. December 6th, 2001 | Comments are closed
Over on Mind over what matters, fellow bloggista Jay Zilber makes a remark that caught my eye whilst I was surfing the mimetic waves looking for interesting tubes and eddies in the zeitgeist:
Interesting. So September 10th. Yes, I know exactly what he means. December 5th, 2001 | Comments are closed
A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly. Specialization is for insects. – Robert A. Heinlein December 5th, 2001 | Comments are closed
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