The headline
at Reason.com says enough:
John McCain’s Flawed, Important
Example in the Age of Trump: The cancer-stricken senator’s eternal pursuit of
honor and integrity are a welcome tonic in a tawdry age, even while his policy
misjudgments helped pave the way for the new Republican politics he abhors.
The essay is written by Matt Welch:
Matt Welch is editor at large of
Reason, the libertarian magazine of "Free Minds and Free Markets." He
served as Reason's editor in chief from 2008-2016.
No lightweight within the four (virtual and real) walls of Reason.
So what does Matt have to say about this senator?
Welch does not shy away from some of the minor issues of
McCain. But the ones he offers truly are
McCain’s minor issues. Instead, Welch
focuses on McCain’s character, describing McCain with terms such as honor,
integrity, decency, and virtue.
I don’t get it.
McCain is perhaps the most warmongering, murdering, destructive
individual in the senate today – this saying nothing about the immense flaws in
his personal life. Welch, from Reason describes him as having decency and integrity. I happen to hold an
entirely different view.
How is a man who has never met a war he didn’t like
deserving of such words?
On what planet, one with individuals
who viewed “free minds and free markets” as important, could these words be
used to describe this man? How does an organization
whose purpose is to make a “principled case for liberty and individual choice
in all areas of human activity” come to such a demented state?
It goes beyond all reason.
This is right out of 1984 by George Orwell, where words have opposite meanings. Think of words like "vibrant" and "enriched". In the sick minds of our rulers, honor, integrity, decency, and virtue are the opposite of what they used to mean.
ReplyDeleteMcCain is a very evil man. I was hoping that one day we would have the opportunity to bring him to justice.
Between Reason, the Kochtopus, Hornberger, the Libertarian Party and their candidates I struggle to call myself a libertarian anymore. It causes "Brand Confusion", for want of a better term. Decentralist might be the most accurate for me at this point.
ReplyDeleteBF, I totally agree. I tell people that I am a libertarian, and they think that I am into enforced open borders and weird sexual stuff. And they aren't confusing libertarian with libertine, either. I am sick of having to explain myself so I no longer refer to myself as a libertarian.
DeleteWhen your "libertarianism" overlaps with the interests of the system (open borders, gay marriage, war for democracy/Israel) then you get the benefits of being a system shill. When your libertarianism allows for true freedom of association (and disassociation) then you are seen as an apologist for white "racists" and get all the benefits that go with that. Benefits like being shut out of employment or some extra attention from the IRS or CPS.
DeleteIf you were a cowardly soulless sycophant concerned more with the approval of the pig system and cushy employment than you are with justice, what would you chose?
If they say it enough it becomes true. John McCain is an honorable man, John McCain is an honorable man, John McCain is an honorable man, John McCain is honorable man, John McCain is a loyal servant of Zionism, John McCain is an honorable man.
ReplyDeleteOnly works if you are wearing your Ruby Slippers and click your heels three times while you say it. Now, if you wear the Silver Slippers, it will come true you can say without believing it too strongly.
DeleteGood grief! I am not even going to bother reading Welch's,er, heavyweight piece.
ReplyDeleteWhat is next? Reason Magazine and National Review to announce a merger?
To a reasonable individual like yourself this might seem to beggar belief, but remember, we live in an era when female impersonators are to be considered flesh and blood women. This falsehood sums up the West, for me. So when a libertarian magazine argues for war and praises those who are the mongers, I think, "Yup, and Chelsea Manning is a female."
ReplyDeleteBrian
"Chelsea [sic] Manning should be executed for treason" pretty much sums up the state of the empire.
Delete>expose American war crimes
>get tortured
>media approves
>suffer psycho-sexual illness made worse after torture
>US military pays for hormone therapy
>media approves
At this point libertarians seem to think the bravest thing manning did was pretend to be a woman. What do they have against the USG again?
Excellent denunciation of the demonic John McCain here -
ReplyDeletehttp://irishsavant.blogspot.com.au/2017/07/ode-to-joy.html