“Are you a mind reader?”
Yes.
“How do you know what we are thinking?”
Because I’m a mind reader. And spending almost three years around this site and people in general long enough to know that when people thing that they’ve found truth they generally don’t like it questioned.
“You have a seemingly implicit idea that if someone insists that say, 2+2=4, and rejects all the infinitude of other opinions on the subject [=3, =5, etc ], then he is wrong. Thinking all other forms of arithmatic are inherently crap proves the fellow is a blind dogmatist.”
So what would you say to the Marxist who believes that he is perfectly correct in his reasoning and doesn’t pay any attention to 2+2=5 rational arguments?
“I’ve got news for you. You are not the only one with a mind. A few other guys on the forum have one too”
Oh, that’s good, I was getting nervous there.
“and from what I have seen, some have minds far superior to yours.”
Incorrect. I am the smartest person on earth and all minds are inferior to mine. I know, I’ve read them all.
“I base this on your poor use of logic in some of your posts.”
Logic is superfluous when you have finest mind in the world.
“Not only that, you are not the only one with an open mind.”
Good, then my work here is done and it would seem you agree with my post.
“Many of the Austrains here, if not most or all, were not born with a copy of Human Action in their little fists.”
Have you ever seen a newborn Austrian pup?
“Quite a few were exposed to all the Keynesian lore that you are discovering only now way before they ever heard of Mises.”
And most of them were never schooled in any sort of serious economics before discovering it. And yes, I heard about Keynesianism last wednesday and I thought it was a really fascinating idea.
“But in my considered opinion, deciding that AE has it wrong, that BWF doesn’t apply during recessions, that the multiplier exists, that stimulus packages are wonderful things, does indeed imply both those things.”
I agree on the last one. As for the first, not necessarily, as for the second by that admission then Rothbard, Mises, and Hayek were not Austrians.
“You are no longer a libertarian, because you think helping the unemployed justifies theft and destruction of private property.”
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Oh, woe is me for I have been cast forth from the garden of libertarianism
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Well there goes at least a fourth of people who call themselves libertarians including Hayek and probably Mises.
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Good to know we have the thought police and the lord definer of libertarianism here.
“You are practicing poor economics, because Keynesianism is as full of holes as a Swiss cheese.”
Oh for shame, I have been caught by the high libertarian concils practicing black economics akin to the high Marxists of the socialists templar. At any ratee, I agree with the post-comma remark.
“You are only wrong if you disagree with the truth.”
Deep.
“But make sure you respect those who disagree with you, and don’t go whining that they are blind fanatics simply because they show that you are wrong in ways your thinking processes may not grasp.”
That’s exactly what I’m advocating. And how would they grasp things I can’t? I’m a mind reader…
“Humility, my son, is the key here.”
Can you get me a definition for hypocrisy?
Also, do me a favor and try to understand what I’m saying next time.
