Michael Liebowitz
@Lieboisout
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25 years in prison, published author, host of “The Rational Egoist” , prison reform advocate, disciple of Ayn Rand . Will listen to any rational argument.
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@ninaturner
You’re absolutely correct. Our economy is far too socialistic. We need to unleash the power of the free market!
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Will the real libertarians please stand up? What happened to the classical liberalism of Mises, Hayek, Hazlitt, and Friedman? They’ve been replaced by a bunch of religious anarchists who are somehow pro closed borders and anti abortion.
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Has anyone noticed that the right wing arguments for closed borders sound a little like left wing arguments for gun control?
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Libertarian arguments for closed borders are not only wrong, but to me seem contrived. I mean it looks to me like they started out with a conclusion, and then fabricated arguments to support that conclusion. Thoughts?
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Dave Smith, comedian, libertarian influencer, and regular guest on Joe Rogan, has called Tucker Carlson an American hero for his Putin interview. Thus Smith revealed the content of his own character, and why he shouldn’t be listened to.
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Is there a policy that has caused more harm to U.S. citizens than the war on drugs? I truly believe you’d be hard pressed to find one.
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When did libertarians start shilling for religion as a necessary component of a free society?
Why not just call themselves conservatives and be done with it?
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Underused terms and phrases:
Individual rights
Laissez faire
Capitalism
Individual liberty
Reason
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When did the liberty movement become home to anti immigration, anti abortion, conspiracy mongers with little concern for standards of evidence?
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I am in utter agony. The love of my life is suffering, and will likely be gone soon. However, I wouldn’t trade one moment we shared together to avoid all the pain I feel now. It’s well worth it.
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Does Marxism sound good in theory? In 1871 Menger, Walrus, and Jevons disproved the labor theory of value. In 1922 Mises showed, theoretically,the impracticality of socialism. In 1957 Ayn Rand demonstrated the evil of altruism. Marxism doesn’t sound good, in theory or otherwise.
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I’ve yet to hear a logical argument for why taxation isn’t theft. Have you?
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Ludwig von Mises was the greatest economist ever. Ayn Rand was the greatest modern philosopher. How much better would the world be if their lessons were heeded?
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Bernie Sanders wants a four-day work week. Why not just pass a law that nobody has to work and we all get whatever we want?
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Why are some “libertarians” so enamored with Tucker Carlson? Have they heard his comments on capitalism?
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It never ceases to amaze me how people can have fully formed opinions about something while having so little information.
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Separate church and state.
Separate the economy and state. Separate health care and state.
Separate education and state.
I’m sure more institutions should be separate from state, but I’m tired and can’t think of any.
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For anyone looking for strong arguments in favor of liberty, forget about the current crop of libertarian “influencers.” Read Bastiat, Mises, Hazlitt, and Rand.
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My response to Dave Smith, along with what prompted it:
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The first time I read Atlas Shrugged I was 25. A friend who had already read it said it would change my life. He wasn’t wrong.
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The world needs more Frederic Bastiat, Ludwig von Mises, and Ayn Rand.
The world needs less social media “libertarian” influencers, wokesters, and MAGA.
Who agrees?
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In this clip
@ComicDaveSmith
says that if you’re an atheist, once you’ve removed god your next highest value becomes your god. He claims this is true by definition. This is palpably false, and leaves me wondering how anyone takes this seriously:
Did Jeremy Boreing watch the same interview between Tucker Carlson and Joe Rogan as me? Tucker Carlson is arguing for God. He’s on our side. We should be applauding that one of the biggest faces in all of media, who was secular, is now arguing the total opposite.
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She blocked me, why exactly? All I’ve done is challenge her. I defy anyone to show where I’ve been disrespectful to her in any way. Is this someone who should be a leader of a movement?
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Is it just me, is the Mises Caucus just the libertarian version of MAGA? (Forgive me if the answer is obvious, as I’m kind of new here.)
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In our debate you said there is no objective morality. If it’s subjective, how could someone get heroes and villains right or wrong? Of course, you also said you were okay with contradicting yourself, so I suppose you’re ok with this intellectually inconsistent position.
Ayn Rand got heroes wrong but she got villains perfect
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Individualism is the basis of strong communities. Agree or disagree?
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“The purpose of morality is to teach you, not to suffer and die, but to enjoy yourself and live.”
Ayn Rand
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I had a great day yesterday. I went to Times Square with my amazing friend, Subby Scalora. Then I capped off the day with dinner and discussing philosophy with Mark Pellegrino.
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There are a host of grifters who have attached themselves to the liberty movement. They need to be soundly defeated.
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We shouldn’t want to be ruled!
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“Liberalism is not anarchism, nor has it anything whatsoever to do with anarchism.”
Ludwig von Mises
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Then the workers should stop working for CEO’s and keep the wealth they create for themselves.
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This book was a monumental achievement from a man who personally knew and learned from both Ludwig von Mises and Ayn Rand.
Text of Capitalism Now Publicly Available
Two months ago, I celebrated my 87th birthday. The occasion made me realize both that I needed to make provision for my book Capitalism: A Treatise on Economics entering the public domain upon my death, along with all of my other
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No, it’s a work of fiction.
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Fear has nothing to do with it. I’m not proud to be white, or about anything else for which I had no say. I’m proud of what I accomplish by my own efforts.
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Imagine what a better world it would be if more people took responsibility for their own wellbeing and happiness instead of blaming others for their problems.
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I was raised by criminals, was a criminal, hung out with criminals, and spent 25 years in prison surrounded by criminals. I also spent a lot of time reading about the criminal mind. I can spot a con from a mile away. Hence I never fell for Trump, Carlson, or popular “influencers”
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Many people associate Ayn Rand and her philosophy with politics. While she undoubtedly expressed a political vision, I find her emphasis on reason, individualism, and the possibility of moral perfection far more important than, and more inspiring.
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@ComicDaveSmith
She’s a lying , dishonest, hack. Is besting her in a debate something to brag about?
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Several weeks ago I saw a post from Libertarian presidential hopeful, Michael Rectenwald that claimed global elites were coordinating mass illegal immigration. I asked him for evidence, and he referred me to his book. I read the book, which didn’t mention immigration. Now:
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First of all, her influence on Rothbard in terms of a realistic morality, natural rights, and the NAP serves the basis of much libertarian thinking. Second, you all hate her while most haven’t read her. Very telling, but what else to expect from a group run by mystics?
Ayn Rand hasn't been influential in libertarian circles since the 90s. She hated libertarians and none of us like her. Most of us haven't even read her.
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@ComicDaveSmith
I would very much like to debate you on ethics. By what criteria do you judge what Israel is doing to be evil?
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Sayings such as, “that’s my truth,” “that’s just an opinion,” and “there are no facts,” are the confessions of cowards afraid to confront the facts that humans are fallible, cognition requires effort, and reasoning is a volitional process.
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Could it be because the people who created it did so to control people?
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America happened despite Christianity, not because of it. The United States was founded on the natural rights theories spawned by the enlightenment, the age of reason.
We must defend the Christian heritage and institutions that gave birth to America. Christianity is the key, irreplaceable element. If we lose it, it's not so much that America will fall, it's that America will become evil.
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@ninaturner
Medicare, Medicaid, Social Security, minimum-wage laws, 40 hour work week, Federal Reserve, government/insured banks, Obamacare, bank bailouts … Doesn’t sound like capitalism to me.
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Absolutely.
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I have now had opportunity to to participate in numerous threads where Objectivists square off against Mises Caucus type libertarians, such as followers of
@ComicDaveSmith
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Whatever your thoughts of William F. Buckley, when it comes to intellect,
@ComicDaveSmith
is no William F. Buckley.
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Ayn Rand presented a philosophy to achieve happiness, a blueprint if you will. Like any blueprint, extraneous factors can interfere with, or block its implementation. But following it will greatly increase our chances of success.
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Never expect a politician to be a savior. Never.
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Closed border advocates: we’re pro immigration, just anti illegal immigration. Me: Oh, then the solution is easy. Just legalize all immigration.
Them: Huh?
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I don’t say God bless you when someone sneezes. It’s a silly superstition and a waste of words. Who’s with me?
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What we hear from politicians: “Ban TikTok!” “Build a wall!” “Raise taxes on the wealthy!”
What we don’t hear: “Protect individual rights!” “Secure freedom!” “Promote capitalism!”
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@ninaturner
@RashidaTlaib
A lot of people don’t want their tax dollars going to the causes you support, but that doesn’t seem to bother you.
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“All rational action is in the first place individual action. Only the individual thinks. Only the individual reasons. Only the individual acts.”
Ludwig von Mises
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I now know what’s it’s like to love someone with my entire being. Unfortunately, I also know what it’s like to lose the woman I loved so entirely. The joy was incredible, and the pain nearly unbearable. The way to honor her is to press forward, but damn it’s hard.
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Ever notice Marxists have their own vocabulary? Exploitation, alienation, and wage slavery are just some examples of terms that obfuscate rather than clarify. What needs to be stated explicitly is that the entire socialist program rests on force, taking away the right to choose.
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The war on drugs has been devastating communities for decades. Overdoses, thefts, gang wars, murders, incarceration are just some of its side effects. It also involves massive rights violations, and is blatantly unconstitutional. Why don’t more people care?
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I spent 25 years in a cage paying for what I did. I worked incredibly hard to transform myself. I’ve been out for nearly 20 months, and despite suffering tragedy, am doing well. Yet some people attack me, and seem to hope I fail. Why? What do you think of this?
This is what full blown TDS looks like. He has some hidden anger that will come out one day probably against a woman like before because he is a pussy and has to attack people who are weak!
#TDS
#mentalmidget
#liebowillgoback
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I debated Michael Rectenwald on my podcast. I challenged his assertions on X. I wasn’t insulting, disrespectful, or rude to him. Yet this author of “Springtime for Snowflakes” blocked me. That hasn’t prevented him from insulting me on other posts, however. Any thoughts?
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What in the hell is a fake holiday? Do people think there are naturally existing holidays?
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Remember the Declaration of Independence? Remember the principle of individual rights upon which this country was founded? The leaders of the two major parties certainly don’t seem to. More accurately, they don’t seem to care.
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It’s a sad state of affairs when insults are equated with arguments, ad hominem attacks are thought to be logical refutations, and uncivil behaviors are counted as intellectual victories.
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“The smallest minority on earth is the individual. Those who deny individual rights cannot claim to be defenders of minorities.”
Ayn Rand
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“The task of a rational person is to discover his own values and pursue them.”
Ayn Rand
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The moral foundation for my views is the Objectivist ethics. Life is the standard of value, and human life the standard of moral value. Right and wrong is to be judged by each individual based on what is in his or her rational self-interest.
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“Some things are believed because they are demonstrably true. But many other things are believed simply because they have been asserted repeatedly—and repetition has been accepted as a substitute for evidence.”
Thomas Sowell
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A misunderstanding of the Great Depression led to a massive expansion of government. A misunderstanding of the 2008 crash has led to a lot of anti capitalist sentiment, and to the embrace of illiberal politicians. Economic understanding matters. A lot.
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@ComicDaveSmith
I interviewed the reporter who broke the story you repeatedly reference. She says the story has been grossly misinterpreted. Will you listen?
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The smallest minority on earth is the individual. Those who deny individual rights cannot claim to be defenders of minorities.
Ayn Rand
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A woman dm’ed me and asked how dare I follow her, and how dare I mention Ayn Rand’s name. To the first, I probably just hit follow all. To the second, Rand played a large part in saving my life, so I have no plans to stop talking of her. Finally, dm’s aren’t necessary. Block me.
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In my view there is far too much emphasis on politics, and far too little focus on that from which people derive their political views: Ethics.
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To help people willing to help themselves, I’d walk over hot coals. To help people unwilling to help themselves, I wouldn’t walk across a living room.
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“If you put the federal government in charge of the Sahara Desert, in 5 years there'd be a shortage of sand.”
Milton Friedman
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To those of you who understand the effort, struggle, and pain it takes to completely restructure your character, I salute you.
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I don’t think the government should be in the business of recognizing holidays.
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James Stevens Valliant
@JamesValli81018
, Mark Pellegrino
@MarkRPellegrino
, and I would like to debate Hans Hoppe,
@lewrockwell
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@RecTheRegime
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@JoshuaAtLarge
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@LibertyLockPod
, or anyone from
@LPMisesCaucus
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Please debate this midwit. I’ll get you publicity you could never get on your own, and you can expose me for a fool. Sounds like a double win for you.
Objectivism is a low-level cult filled with midwits who think they are smart.
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When someone says there is zero evidence for evolution, yet also says there is evidence that spiritual beings are riding around in aircraft’s, should that person ever be taken seriously? See Tucker Carlson on Joe Rogan.
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When I was 21 and at the beginning of a 33 year prison sentence, I told an old timer I didn’t belong in prison. He looked me in the eyes and said, “Liebowitz, you’re exactly where you need to be.” A painful truth that I needed to hear. We can’t fix what we don’t acknowledge.
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If an adult wishes to commit suicide, does another person or group have a right to forcefully prevent it? I say no.
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One of the worst arguments for God’s existence is that without him, there can be no morality. So, the believer argues in essence, there can be no morality discoverable by reason, but since I want there to be a morality, I’ll believe in a God that reason can’t discover!
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If our political system is ever going to be fixed, we first need a vast change in the dominant epistemology and ethics. We need reason and egoism. We need Objectivism.
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Ludwig von Mises, atheist and advocate of limited government, has had his name appropriated by religious anarchists. Can anyone make sense of this?
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@ComicDaveSmith
Can we define terms? What is meant by open borders and closed borders? Do open borders mean zero restrictions, no matter what? Do closed borders mean no one comes in, no matter what? Please clarify. Thanks.
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“Free to Choose” by Milton Friedman was my introduction to economics. “The Law” by Fredric Bastiat was my introduction to individual rights. How fortunate I was.
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Who cares if you’ve gone over this countless times? Your claim is ludicrous. Your argument amounts to, “The Enlightenment happened in Christian countries, therefore it’s because of Christianity.” The logical errors are manifest. Nothing about Christianity leads to liberty.
No. That's not how the argument works.
The Christian Tradition transcended the First Century. The Enlightenment doesn't happen outside of the Christian Western Tradition. Even the atheistic or agnostic thinkers were shaped by and steeped in the Christian mores of the time.
It
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I have engaged with some very uncivil libertarians to expose them for who they are. I would have preferred to do so in debate, but we have still shown Josh Smith and many of his followers to be anti semites, and Dave Smith and many of his followers to be irrational degenerates.
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“Is life so dear, or peace so sweet, as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery? Forbid it, Almighty God! I know not what course others may take; but as for me, give me liberty, or give me death!"
Patrick Henry
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If you support drug prohibition, you are not a defender of individual rights. If you support the government’s power to tax, you are not a defender of individual rights. If you think rights end at a country’s border, you are not a defender of individual rights.
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I fell in love with my Melissa after two weeks of writing letters and talking on the phone. It defied everything I thought about live and how it was supposed to develop. Still, I told her as soon as I knew. Boy am I glad I did.
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