The Most Murderous Flavor of Statism on Record

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As I scrolled through my Facebook news feed, I discovered the following artwork here, being shared by the page, “Being Libertarian,” and originally posted it to my own wall, along with commentary…

“The difference between a Nazi and a Communist is when you say how horrible Nazis have been, they don’t say, ‘well, real Nazism has never been tried.’ – Being Libertarian”

My Commentary: *Plus, it’s not yet socially-acceptable to “punch a communist”…

(…for promoting THE most murderous flavor of Statism on record, perhaps?)

Ignore the Herd to Transcend the Gatekeepers

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As I scrolled through my Facebook news feed, I discovered the following artwork here, being shared by the page, “Modern Slavery Hilarious Vines,” and originally posted it to my own wall, along with commentary…

“A herd of sheep is leaving the stall. There is no fence, only the gate… ‘The Trap of Thinking'”

My Commentary: Ignore the herd to transcend the gatekeepers!

Statist Zombification of Non-Sequitur Logical Fallacy

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I originally posted the following information and commentary onto my Facebook wall…

The Oldest Rhetorical Trick in the Book:
http://www.intellectualtakeout.org/blog/oldest-rhetorical-trick-book

(Donald J. Boudreaux) In his brilliant 1956 collection, Minority Report, H.L. Mencken stated:

If you were against the New Deal and its wholesale buying of pauper votes, then you were against Christian charity.  If you were against the gross injustices and dishonesties of the Wagner Labor Act, then you were against labor.  If you were against packing the Supreme Court, then you were in favor of letting Wall Street do it.  If you are against using Dr. Quack’s cancer salve, then you are in favor of letting Uncle Julius die.  If you are against Holy Church, or Christian Science, then you are against god.  It is an old, old argument.

(Read entire article here…)

My Commentary: The non sequitur fallacy is the Statist’s best friend.

[I said it before, and I’ll say it again]

*The Non-Sequitur Logical Fallacy is the Statist’s Best Friend (Oct.2016):
http://acidrayn.com/2016/10/24/the-non-sequitur-logical-fallacy-is-the-statists-best-friend/

Hatred for Humanity Packaged as Empathy for Animals

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As I scrolled through my Facebook news feed, I discovered the following artwork here, being shared by the page, “Beyond the Truth,” and originally posted it to my own wall, along with commentary…

“In the end, I think it would be lovely if we stopped this whole notion of pets, altogether. Eventually, companion animals would be phased out, and we would return to a more symbiotic relationship – enjoyment at a distance. If people want toys, they should buy inanimate objects. If they want companionship, they should seek it with their own kind.” – Ingrid Newkirk, PETA

My Commentary: Talk about disgusting… A companion animal isn’t a “toy,” lady, and symbiotic relationships don’t inherently require “distance.” Looks like thinly-veiled hatred for humanity, packaged as “ethical” and “empathetic,” to me.

The Pathology of Political Progressivism

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The following correspondence originally took place on my Facebook wall, after I posted a quote shared by an acquaintance…

Rayn:

“Political Progressivism in the USA is an ideology that currently holds it to be an egregious wrong to refer disparagingly to women but considers it hunky-dory to kill them and their children with drone rockets. The evidence in this regard seems to me to be a matter of record and beyond dispute.”

~Robert Higgs

“But, Obama dropped *humanitarian* bombs on the innocent civilians of Afghanistan, Iraq, Pakistan, Yemen, Libya, Syria and Somalia! Plus, democrats actually welcome any survivors of our ‘aid’ to come and live in America! Unlike those racist Republicans, the left cares about refugees!”

Obama-Led Drone Strikes Kill Innocents 90% of the Time in Afghanistan, in Just a Single Five-Month Campaign:
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/civilian-deaths-drone-strikes_us_561fafe2e4b028dd7ea6c4ff

Jeb Bush Recommends Obama Give ‘Tip of the Hat’ to Brother on Foreign Policy:
https://www.politico.com/story/2012/06/jeb-obama-owes-george-a-hat-tip-077155

US Drone Strikes Could be Classed as War Crimes, Says Amnesty International:
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/oct/22/amnesty-us-officials-war-crimes-drones

Ryan H.: I enjoyed what you added to the post. Nice work Rayn.