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> > On 15 May, 05:09, Vide...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> > > On May 14, 8:48 pm, "John Galt" <whoisjohng...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> > > > "Harold Burton" <hal.i.bur...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> > > > > In article
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> > > > > Bret Cahill <BretCah...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> > > > >> Friedman was an issue dodger just like all the remaining ****lls
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t GOP
> > > > >> "thank" tanks like Hoover, Heritage, Am. Enterprise, the
Chicago
> > > > >> School, etc.
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> > > > >> Friedman would never address the land issues raised by the
Georgi=
sts
> > > > >> and he'ld never touch the "free markets w/o free speech" issue
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ther.
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> > > > >> When you dodge issues that are fundamental to your field you
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a
> > > > >> fraud.
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> > > > > Care for some cheese with that whine?
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> > > > > Yeah, and let us know when you win a Nobel Prize.
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> > > > It's also a classic straw man. "I'll decide what issues should be
> > > > fundamental to 'your field', so I can criticize you when you don't
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ddress
> > > > them."
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> > > > > Love the sound of leftards whining.
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> > > > Well, there are plenty (a substantive majority, even) who are free
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arketers
> > > > and have no quarrel with Friedman. The head of Obama's economic
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is from
> > > > U of Chicago.
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> > > > That said, there are indeed those who exist on the political
fringe =
that
> > > > have no idea how intertwined human behavior is with economic
needs, =
and are
> > > > thus doomed to criticze men like Friedman ad infinitum (and for
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rest of
> > > > us, ad nauseum) based on some Cliff Notes they read about him on
som=
e fringe
> > > > socialist/communist/anarchist site.
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> > > > JG
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> > > =A0he never had one success. but, he had lots of disasters. of
course,=
> > > you are a chanter, reality is not one of your stronger suits:)
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> > > There is =A0a great deal of psychological comfort to be found in a
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ly
> > > fledged ideology such as laissez faire =A0because it removes the
need
> > > for
> > > critical thought. =A0The ideology is used as an algorithm. All the
> > > individual has to do in any situation is to ask what the ideology
> > > requires by way of action. The fact that the action may be harmful
or
> > > the ideology objectively =A0at odds with reality is emotionally
> > > unim****tant for the individual. What matters is that an answer has
> > > been
> > > found which is compatible with the ideology. =A0This is especially
> > > appealing =A0to the less intellectually curious.
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> > > =A0Psychologically, political ideologies are akin to religion and
thei=
r
> > > practitioners behave in an essentially religious manner. =A0For
exampl=
e,
> > > in the case of laissez faire, its disciples =A0chant "let the market
> > > decide" in the manner of Christians saying "God will provide."
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> > > =A0Those amongst the elite who are not true believers in laissez
faire=
> > > will, =A0in most cases, =A0toe the ideological line because they
deem =
it
> > > prudent to do so for their own careers =A0and security. =A0The few
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> > > speak
> > > out against it are simply sidelined.
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> > Instead of attacking Dr Friedman's reputation why not share your
> > vision of a successful economy?
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> =A0i have many times over the years on the usenet. =A0his reputation was
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> facade and artificial, it needs attacking. he was a monster at heart.-
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Nonsence. Friedman was one of the greatest advocates of freedom of his
generation. See his tv shows for details -
http://miltonfriedman.blogspot.com/
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