Hurrah for Isolationists

Lew Rockwell ^ | December 28, 2001 | Joe Sobran

[Frances_Marion]

More productive insights from LewserRockwell.com. I liked this one the best:

"But Brooks fails to mention that Joseph Stalin had a substantial "amen corner" in this country, and especially in the press. It was hardly pure patriotism that made such people pro-war; when Stalin turned openly anti-American after the war, they became anti-American too."

Hey, somebody tell 'the Nation' that Stalin is dead already....as well as a few million Russians under his reign.

[NoCurrentFreeperByThatName]

Hey, somebody tell 'the Nation' that Stalin is dead already....as well as a few million Russians under his reign.

It's just to bad that his ideas didn't die with him.

You can't repudiate the fact that these "amen corners" don't still exist.

[Frances_Marion]

"You can't repudiate the fact that these "amen corners" don't still exist"

I'm not quite sure of the meaning of "amen corner", but I agree that there's various lobbyists in the u.s., especially those with foreign ties which makes isolationism even less practical...i.e. Cuban exiles, etc.

[Penny1]

So when we hear patriotic-sounding voices calling for war, we ought to ask who really wants war, who stands to benefit from it, and why. Time and again the most genuinely patriotic people – derided by the elites as "heartland isolationists" – have had the real interests of America at heart.

Let's see, practically every poll taken since 9/11 says that a majority of Americans support (i.e. want) war and if I'm remembering right, polls also indicate that a majority of Americans want us to take out Saddam Hussein. Who stands to benefit from it: American citizens.

If Mr. Rockwell were to have his way, we would lose several thousand MORE American citizens at the hands of Saddam Hussein and his thugs before taking out America's enemies in Iraq and elsewhere. How many American citizens would have to die before we would act according to Mr. Rockwell's isolationist standards?

-penny

[KantianBurke]

Why do people keep posting Lew Rockwell garbage? There should be a filter on FR to keep that, Newsmax and DEBKA stuff out.

[NoCurrentFreeperByThatName]

Why do people keep posting Lew Rockwell garbage? There should be a filter on FR to keep that, Newsmax and DEBKA stuff out.

Different points of view, perhaps? The source link for articles posted on FR is at the top. If you don't like, don't read it.

[NoCurrentFreeperByThatName]

I'm not quite sure of the meaning of "amen corner", but I agree that there's various lobbyists in the u.s., especially those with foreign ties which makes isolationism even less practical...i.e. Cuban exiles, etc.

I don't think that the lobbyists for foreign countries make isolationism less practical. I think that they apply pressure to elected individuals to almost shame them in to supporting thier causes.

[dennisw]

Rockwell sucks. His crew spam this site just like Raimundo's. Both suck. Both are godless libertarians no surprise here!

[NoCurrentFreeperByThatName]

How many American citizens would have to die before we would act according to Mr. Rockwell's isolationist standards?

How many would have died if we were staying home to begin with?

[NoCurrentFreeperByThatName]

His crew spam this site just like Raimundo's.

I'm not a member of Mr. Rockwell's "crew". I posted the article for discussion purposes. Thanks for bringing your enlightening point of view to the thread.

[NoCurrentFreeperByThatName]

Your thoughts on the article?

[dennisw]

So what! Rockwell's crew DO post his stuff and spam this site with his nonsense. And that's a fact bud!

[riley1992]

So what! Rockwell's crew DO post his stuff and spam this site with his nonsense.

Joseph Sobran is routinely featured in The Conservative Chronicles. I suppose you consider that publication to be garbage also then?

[redrock]

Sobran is once again correct.

redrock--Constitutional Terrorist

[dennisw]

I don't like what Sobran has to say about Israel but "The Conservative Chronicles" is a good publication from what I know.

[B4Ranch]

FR.com is a DISCUSSION website. Therefore I agree with posting everything available. This is how we can educate people. The more views the better!