(10-19-2012, 09:51 PM)FireIceTalon Wrote: Incoherent is just a short way of saying "this truth is an inconvenience to my ideological agenda, so I won't address it".I'm sorry. This is what you are doing. "Incoherent" is my polite way of saying your raving and argument are those of a lunatic. But, I'm glad to see you've dialed back your offensive, misogynist, and Godwin laced rhetoric.
Quote:Again, you argue against something that I'm not even arguing.You did go there when you claimed this pseudo-intellectual prattle you peddle is *cough* based on science.
Quote: Where did I, or Marx for that matter, ever state that capitalism is a fantasy? Oh wait, I didn't. Nor did he.You keep claiming that my position is fantasy -- my position is the classical liberal economy -- liberalism, laissez-faire free market capitalism, and a democratic republicanism. These are the structures that have been in place pretty much for 250 years, until the rise of the Chicago school saw more emphasis on neo-classical. Is it a fantasy or not? I would adjust some minor things, like return to a commodities backed currency to control inflation, and I'd like to see the federal government (both military and domestic) shrink to 1950 Post-WWII levels. From 1950, to 2000 real per capita expenditures grew 800%, or 16% per year.
Quote:What IS a fantasy is YOUR libertarian ideology...In the spectrum of Democrat, Republican or Libertarian, I'd have to choose the latter. I mostly reject the state control and strong central power exercised by the Democrats and Republicans. I'm a classical liberal. My political philosophy is defined by liberty. Do you go to class?
Quote:Bottomline: Marx will be respected by scholars, intellectuals, economists (even non-Marxist ones), and social scientists for a long time to come, and his work will be taught in universities around the world.Huh? In my economics and polysci courses, we studied it as a cautionary tale and discussed it's many flaws. Mostly because in the ivory tower of pseudo-intellectual professors and duped adherents, such as yourself, they dogmatically continue to perpetuate the mistaken romanticized dream that someday, someday, the proletariat will rise up and break their chains. He will be remembered as the inspiration for the suffering and deaths of millions as his socialism was power twisted and perverted in the hands of dictators, such as Stalin, Mao, Castro, Pol Pot, Kim Jon Il, etc.
Quote:Rand will be remembered ...What is your misogynist obsession with her? I'm glad you removed the pejoratives insults of her that would be offensive to ALL women. It's more revealing of your pathos. By the way, she is not the godmother of liberal philosophy. Her thing was objectivism. For a polysci major -- you sure don't know much about your supposed discipline -- broaden your subject matter choices, and start attending/listening to more classes. You are hardly narrowly schooled, need to read what people write, and develop some better critical thinking skills.
Quote:Anywhoo, think I'll just put ya on ignore now. Was a pleasure destroying you.Grow up, huh? If you think you score points here on this gaming hobby site, then your pathos is worse than I first imagined.