Paulnuts and Giuliani

The behavior of the Paulnuts on the Mackinac ferry, noted by David, is a common consequence of pacifism and extreme libertarianism. Both think the state at war is the worst thing in the world. (Extreme libertarians think the state doing most everything else is also bad.) Most—maybe all—libertarians acknowledge a right to self defense. But in the modern world this cannot be done by militias. It requires a military industrial complex, with all the attendant consequences. Some libertarians accept this fact (while proposing modifications). Extreme libertarians do not; therefore they support self defense only in theory.

In any actual situation, the prospect of the state at war is so monstrous that the pacifist/extreme libertarian must prettify or deny the threat, and abuse Cassandras. Thus 9/11 was an inside job, the war on terror is a project of warmongering Jews, Giuliani stole WTC gold, etc., etc.

The honest pacifist/extreme libertarian would say, I will not fight, for any reason, at any time. If evil triumphs, so be it. It will be less evil than my fighting would have been. I at least have preserved my rightness. But that is a hard saying, hence these maneuvers.

don't go near the water dept.

Rudy Falls Victim to Boat Curse

http://wonkette.com/politics/don.t-go-near-the-water-dept%27/rudy-falls-victim-to-boat-curse-303602.php

Politicians: they have bad luck on boats! Last Friday, Rudy Giuliani was happily riding a ferry of some kind in Michigan when he was set upon and attacked by a horde of vicious Ron Paul supporters demanding to know what he did with all the gold from the World Trade Centers and asking why he let Cheney do 9/11. According to a local GOP activist, the Paultards threatened to throw Rudy overboard. He eventually “took shelter in the ferry’s pilothouse for the 15-minute journey,” according to the Detroit Free Press. “It was awful,” says the activist, who has no sense of humor. But like we said a minute ago, boats are just bad news for politicians, as the New Yorker reveals in their October 1 issue. Examples include:

A man named Gary Hart was doing a very good job running for president, once, until a picture showed up of a lady sitting on his knee aboard a boat called Monkey Business. Sex scandals were just different then.

Remember Jim Trafficant? In prison for being remarkably corrupt, even for a congressman? Some of his many bribes were taken in the form of repairs to his yacht.

Bob Ney had a boat! He probably bought it with all his dirty money from Jack Abramoff.

Jack Kennedy was on a boat a lot!

Then there is the D Dock at the Capital Yacht Club. Wow, what a neighborhood!

Larry Craig lives there.

So does Ted Stevens, currently under investigation by everyone!

Haha shit this is also where Duke Cunningham parked the Duke Stir.

Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne lives there now so expect to learn terrible, terrible things about him very, very soon.