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Thanks for starting us off on the right track, prick.
“you all pat each other on the back and go on about how stupid criticisms of libertarianism are but rarely engage the points.”
And you say that without actually critiquing anything that James said. I didn’t bother to critique anything that you said because for the most part it wasn’t worth critiquing and I’ve spent a lot of time criticizing a lot of things like it. It doesn’t seem as though you actually understand much of what you’re writing about beyond being able to point out things that you believe are incorrect within the belief. I agree that self assurance is generally bad and I try to expose people around here who aren’t doing any critical thinking, because that’s a big danger, but that implies that there’s something threatening. Right now I’m reading a good book called “The Darwin Economy” that actually does some good work on criticizing libertarianism, I’ll admit that and write a critique when I’m done, I won’t spend time on something like what you wrote which simply doesn’t merit much time being spent on it.
I did respond to him on my blog, which I wrote in my post. A couple of points were decent but in half of them he misses the point and goes off on a red herring. He also appears not to know who I’m criticising in quite a few, having not followed the links. If I were so easy to refute then I would have expected better, frankly.
Oh, I’ve been called a prick already. LvMI continues to impress! Later, it’s not like Austrians will ever change their opinions anyway.
Looks like you’re doing quite a bit of patting yourself on the back there.
You’re extremely confused if you think I have any affiliation with this institute. Or perhpas you’re just confirming your own biases by interpreting an insult from a complete stranger on an internet forum as represeting Austrian Economics or the Mises Institute in any way, shape, or form.
Considering the irony in your accusation of others being close-minded, I think it’s best you check yourself.
Oh, and while you might have passed over it admist your distress over my insult, I urge you to look back at my post and see how you blatantly contradicted yourself, and your call for constructive discourse
“did respond to him on my blog, which I wrote in my post.”
I realizee that after posting, and I’m sorry for the false accusation, it was uncalled for on my par and, obviously, wrong.
“If I were so easy to refute then I would have expected better, frankly.”
You are easy to refute. If you come back then I’ll point out flaws in what you said, or if there are none then I’ll start to take you seriously
The debate contines here…
http://hanseconomics.com/2012/01/17/unlearning-economics-2/#comment-159