Paul Craig Roberts and the Certifiable Right (the Lew Rockwell nexus)

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[dennisw]

The Roberts-Raimondo-Rockwell wing of conservatism has become the nexus where extremist fantasies of Left and Right converge into a toxic mixture of venomous lunacy. The “Old Right-New Left Alliance” dates back to Murray Rothbard’s protests in the Vietnam era but revived during the rise of Pat Buchanan-style protectionism and isolationism; 9/11 has given it a new vibrancy altogether.

[DB]

These guys are just plain insane. There really can't be any other explanation.

[WhiteGuy]

Operation Northwoods?

[Alia]

I watched Samuel Francis go off the rails. I watched Paul Craig Roberts go off the rails. I watched Charlie Reese go off the rails. They all have one thing in common: they involved themselves with the Isolationist/Nativist "party". That's when their writings and thoughts began to change.

I was troubled and saddened to witness this.

[jammer]

Yeah, and Buckley and Jeffrey Hart and Buchanan and Pournelle and on and on. You're right. Someone is off the rails.

[Lovebloggers]

I agree.

[A Balrog of Morgoth]

I've noticed we haven't had much driveby trolling from the LewCrockwell types lately....

[babble-on]

I remember Raimondo's thread here within hours of the 9-11 attacks claiming Israel was behind it. Extra classy guy.

[mr_hammer]

Ping

[sauropod]

Without having read the article (I'm printing it out now), but based on the headline and the 1st para, I am disappointed.

I have liked PCR's take on economic issues, but this sounds like he tears it w/ me.

[dennisw]

Paul Craig Roberts does right good columns - once in a while. About economics. But Ezra Pound wrote some good poetry while he was a camp follower of the Nazis

[Huck]

They all seem to have certain feelings about the (whispers) joooooos.

[Stepan12]

I remember Raimondo's thread here within hours of the 9-11 attacks claiming Israel was behind it. Extra classy guy.

This Left/Right alliance against America and Israel is reminiscent of the old Stalin Hitler pact of 1939. As For Raimondo, I wonder if he feels at all embarrased that he has become an Ernst Rhoem like character?

[genefromjersey]

About TIME somebody blasted those Neo-Copperheads !

I've seen-on at least 3 websites-examples of the vicious lies they circulate,and can only conclude their ultimate aim is to pull down the US government and replace it with Lord knows what.

RIGHT ON !!

[RightCanuck]

I quit reading PCRoberts a long time ago.

[veronica]

...“’black opts’ [sic.] group will orchestrate [an] attack” on U.S. soil?

This is kind of nuttery posted every day at Liberty Forum, etc. By the way, you need a black helicopter and a tinfoil hat to fully appreciate the brilliance of the "black op" theory. :)

[veronica]

They all have one thing in common...

Actually two. They are all anti-semites.

[DarthVader]

PCR has totally lost it. Early Alzheimer's must be settling in.

[Hawthorn]

dennisw wrote:

> Paul Craig Roberts does write good columns - once in a while. About economics.<

Agreed that his economics USED TO BE excellent.

But apparently not so nowadays:

I saw him on C-Span a year or two ago, holding a joint press conference with none other than Senator Chucky Cheesy Shoe-Mar of NY. Their mutual theme was opposition to foreign investment by American companies.

I don't know about you, but as far as I'm concerned, any "economist" who links his "analysis" to the ideology of Sen. Chucky has got to be either (1) an ignoramus of the first order or (2) a pathetic whack-job or (3) a totally cyncical opportunist.

And since we know from his past work that Paul Craig is certainly not an ignoramus, I'm forced to conclude that he's a whacked-out nut and/or a cynical demagogue. What a pity for a once-great mind!