Comments on: Turf Wars http://aaeblog.com/2009/08/13/turf-wars/ "Austro" as in Rothbard and Wittgenstein, "Athenian" as in Aristotle and smashing-the-plutocracy. Sun, 12 Feb 2012 00:17:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Roderick http://aaeblog.com/2009/08/13/turf-wars/comment-page-1/#comment-353168 Roderick Wed, 19 Aug 2009 20:32:18 +0000 http://aaeblog.com/?p=3465#comment-353168 I think the whole thing was a proxy war between the Martians and the Mercurians. And the major issue was whether the war god Tlaxil has nine tentacles or eleven. I think the whole thing was a proxy war between the Martians and the Mercurians. And the major issue was whether the war god Tlaxil has nine tentacles or eleven.

]]> By: Anon73 http://aaeblog.com/2009/08/13/turf-wars/comment-page-1/#comment-353167 Anon73 Wed, 19 Aug 2009 19:56:57 +0000 http://aaeblog.com/?p=3465#comment-353167 The talk Dilorenzo gave on tariffs being the major economic cause of the Civil War is interesting because wikipedia says slavery was the major economic cause (slavery represented more money than tariffs): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Causes_of_the_Civil_War#Economics The talk Dilorenzo gave on tariffs being the major economic cause of the Civil War is interesting because wikipedia says slavery was the major economic cause (slavery represented more money than tariffs):

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Causes_of_the_Civil_War#Economics

]]> By: MBH http://aaeblog.com/2009/08/13/turf-wars/comment-page-1/#comment-353147 MBH Sat, 15 Aug 2009 16:00:24 +0000 http://aaeblog.com/?p=3465#comment-353147 <i>Manifestly, there are groups like FreedomWorks trying to catalyze or corral opposition to Obama’s policies, but it hardly sounds as though they’re in control—at most, it seems like they’re providing focal points for the kind of genuine, strong sentiment you can’t fake… and that I’d think few political operatives would want to fake.</i> But isn't that sentiment fear/hysteria? And that sentiment is -- by definition -- unorganized and disordered. These folks are expressing something they really feel, but how is herding them into town halls not a form of astroturf? I think the grass-roots expression of fear/hysteria would more typically be seen in the streets. Manifestly, there are groups like FreedomWorks trying to catalyze or corral opposition to Obama’s policies, but it hardly sounds as though they’re in control—at most, it seems like they’re providing focal points for the kind of genuine, strong sentiment you can’t fake… and that I’d think few political operatives would want to fake.

But isn’t that sentiment fear/hysteria? And that sentiment is — by definition — unorganized and disordered. These folks are expressing something they really feel, but how is herding them into town halls not a form of astroturf? I think the grass-roots expression of fear/hysteria would more typically be seen in the streets.

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