Comments on: Bits and Pieces http://www.newclarion.com/2009/01/bits-and-pieces/ Our mission is to combat the unreason and selflessness that are sweeping our culture from the nihilist left to the religious right, and to sound a new ideal of capitalism and individual rights in American politics. Thu, 29 Jul 2010 22:07:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Bill Brown http://www.newclarion.com/2009/01/bits-and-pieces/#comment-291 Bill Brown Mon, 05 Jan 2009 02:28:03 +0000 http://www.newclarion.com/?p=325#comment-291 His <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Sanford#Potential_2008_candidate" rel="nofollow">Wikipedia entry</a>—look at the last paragraph there—seemed to indicate that he <em>might</em> be the type who thinks that religion has no place in the public sphere. I couldn't find anything <em>overtly</em> religious right about him, but I didn't investigate too deeply. His Wikipedia entry—look at the last paragraph there—seemed to indicate that he might be the type who thinks that religion has no place in the public sphere. I couldn’t find anything overtly religious right about him, but I didn’t investigate too deeply.

]]> By: Madmax http://www.newclarion.com/2009/01/bits-and-pieces/#comment-289 Madmax Sun, 04 Jan 2009 22:55:00 +0000 http://www.newclarion.com/?p=325#comment-289 It seems that Sanford is like every other fiscal Conservative which means he is a social/religious/cultural Conservative as well. This is distressing because it points to the fact that there are no secular defenders of capitalism. Secularists are invariably "secular humanists" and thus very collectivist as they worship humanity instead of worshiping god. So, in today's cultural context, more fiscal Conservatives means more religious Conservatives. If they don't get you one way they get you another. It seems that Sanford is like every other fiscal Conservative which means he is a social/religious/cultural Conservative as well. This is distressing because it points to the fact that there are no secular defenders of capitalism. Secularists are invariably “secular humanists” and thus very collectivist as they worship humanity instead of worshiping god. So, in today’s cultural context, more fiscal Conservatives means more religious Conservatives.

If they don’t get you one way they get you another.

]]> By: Matt F. http://www.newclarion.com/2009/01/bits-and-pieces/#comment-288 Matt F. Sun, 04 Jan 2009 22:00:20 +0000 http://www.newclarion.com/?p=325#comment-288 Unfortunately, while he seems to occasionally have the right idea on some economic issues, Sanford seems to be a typical social conservative, as per his ontheissuses.org page. Unfortunately, while he seems to occasionally have the right idea on some economic issues, Sanford seems to be a typical social conservative, as per his ontheissuses.org page.

]]> By: Bill Brown http://www.newclarion.com/2009/01/bits-and-pieces/#comment-287 Bill Brown Sun, 04 Jan 2009 17:23:04 +0000 http://www.newclarion.com/?p=325#comment-287 The BB&T representative also pointed out that several acquisition targets were artificially propped up by the bailout, meaning that their failures would have been immediately corrected. Instead, they now linger on and limp along thanks to the Treasury trying to "save" them. The BB&T representative also pointed out that several acquisition targets were artificially propped up by the bailout, meaning that their failures would have been immediately corrected. Instead, they now linger on and limp along thanks to the Treasury trying to “save” them.

]]> By: Burgess Laughlin http://www.newclarion.com/2009/01/bits-and-pieces/#comment-286 Burgess Laughlin Sun, 04 Jan 2009 16:42:14 +0000 http://www.newclarion.com/?p=325#comment-286 Thanks for pointing to the BB&T story. It illustrates a sometimes overlooked destructive effect of statism (and the mysticism and altruism that support it): Living in society becomes a life in the jungle. A person who has objective principles must be constantly on the lookout for predators direct and indirect--e.g., not only the statist government itself but one's competitors who are "advantaged," in a supposedly free market, by the state. Even seeming benefits, such as (selective) tax cuts can make life more difficult in society because of the "advantage" that relatively greater freedom gives to those fortunate enough to receive it. Thanks for pointing to the BB&T story. It illustrates a sometimes overlooked destructive effect of statism (and the mysticism and altruism that support it): Living in society becomes a life in the jungle. A person who has objective principles must be constantly on the lookout for predators direct and indirect–e.g., not only the statist government itself but one’s competitors who are “advantaged,” in a supposedly free market, by the state.

Even seeming benefits, such as (selective) tax cuts can make life more difficult in society because of the “advantage” that relatively greater freedom gives to those fortunate enough to receive it.

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