"Freedom" thread or something

It's really too much to go into her philosophy and clarify what that statement means. I would summarize by saying, she was a dick, but not nearly as big of a dick as people think. 

She also disagree with giving aid to people who are lazy. Which is a solid point, but it's also a bit cold at the same time. 

Ok I am posting a quote of a quote. I just read this on Sowell's "Intellectuals and Society" and it's quite a good summary for our friends the dichotomists . I am reading the book, but I had to google the specific quote since I was too lazy to type such a long text.

"One of the fertile sources of confusion in discussions of ideological issues is the dichotomy between the political left and the political right. Perhaps the most fundamental difference between the left and the right is that only the former has even a rough definition. What is called "the right" are simply the various and disparate opponents of the left. These opponents of the left may share no particular principle, much less a common agenda, and they can range from free-market libertarians to advocates of monarchy, theocracy, military dictatorship or innumerable other principles, systems and agendas...But the designation as being on the left has at least some historical basis in the views of those deputies who sat on the left side of the president's chair in France's Estates General in the eighteenth century. A rough summary of the vision of the political left today is that of collective decision-making through government, directed toward - or at least rationalized by - the goal of reducing economic and social inequalities. There may be moderate or extreme versions of the left vision or agenda but, among those designated as "the right," the difference between free market libertarians and military juntas is not simply one of degree in pursuing a common vision, because there is no common vision among these and other disparate groups opposed to the left - which is to say, there is no such definable thing as "the right," though there are various segments of that omnibus category, such as free market advocates, who can be defined" (Sowell, Intellectuals and Society, Basic Books, 2009: pgs. 90-91).

Fallen to the 2nd page.
Just like the almighty fed I swoop in to save it.

http://www.usatoday.com/story/onpolitics/2012/12/12/ron-paul-speakers-bureau-congress/1764109/

And hey...no big deal. That's what you do when you retire from politics.
Clinton made more from speeches and public appearances than as President.
Palin retired (besides to avoid that scandal) to go on that nation wide $$, erm, speech making tour.

damn, what a hard life they live

I'll be content working through my myriad bullsh*t hobbies and dying poor. No sense fighting for anything more - it wouldn't fit my mind really.

^ yes we see in seattle, almost every day

King of Loss wrote: And the rest of us will get shafted by higher taxes coming up soon.

JJLehto wrote: BTW, being a huge f**kin nerd and my passion to read much about a topic as I can...my copy of "Human Action" by Mises has arrived. OH GAWD, it's 900 pages and already looks like a challenge. Sometimes I hate myself

I wish you luck. It was quite a good and informative, but it took me almost 6 months to get through the damn thing. Once you get past the first part (which is more psychological stuff and him explaining his main theory), it becomes a fairly easy read if you understand what he's saying.