http://disqus.com/people/5f50683d012adfe0db5706cfce7568e9/enMon, 18 Aug 2008 05:59:33 -0000http://willwilkinson.disqus.com/the_shame_of_ron_paul/#comment-3711755Jeff Lilly is 100% correct. And strangely enough -- I'm a pagan too, albeit a polytheistic one. :)<br><br>I consider myself a CATO libertarian. But it obvious beyond obvious that the Mises Institute is full of good libertarian allies. It is petty and dumb to throw away some of the few allies we have just because you disagree with some of their politics or even all of their moral philosophy.<br><br>The whole point of libertarianism is that we don't want to impose our moral philosophy on others. It makes sense that this could include people who hate the gay lifestyle but respect their equal rights. Tolerance does not require endorsement... or do all CATO members endorse using drugs? Even if Ron Paul is a homophobe (and I don't know either way) -- he is the only Republican calling for the legalisation of gay marriage. So who would a gay person prefer in the white house?<br><br>I'm Australian so the civil war doesn't mean much to me. But from my brief research the war was about the right of States to leave the union -- which seems reasonable enough. The North decided to oppose slavery after the war started. Opposing the war in no way represents an endorsement of slavery -- and the only reason to say otherwise is to intentionally try to create tension, distrust &amp; confusion. That is very unfortunate.John HumphreysTue, 15 Jan 2008 08:24:47 -0000http://willwilkinson.disqus.com/the_argument_for_preemptive_redistribution/#comment-1586089Rational self-interest has never meant simply maximising material wealth. Homo Economicus is a <i>utility</i> maximiser... not a <i>money</i> maximiser. This is fairly basic economics.John HumphreysMon, 18 Aug 2008 05:59:33 -0000