tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2761684730989137546.post4260901201653348660..comments2024-03-29T07:30:30.121-04:00Comments on Mike Norman Economics: Ted Cruz: ‘Why is President Obama threatening to shut down the federal government?mike normanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03296006882513340747noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2761684730989137546.post-12387043089803696212013-07-31T14:51:15.505-04:002013-07-31T14:51:15.505-04:00Mal,
If he thinks "we're out of money&qu...Mal,<br /><br />If he thinks "we're out of money" he is NOT any % authoritarian...<br /><br />Perhaps tyrannical, brutish, stupid, heavy handed, I dont know perhaps there is a better term, but I cant see a person like that ultimately being accurately described as 'authoritarian'...<br /><br />Tom,<br /><br />The Greek word most often translated as 'authority' is 'exousia' which is translated literally 'out-being'...<br />so whatever this concept is, it is not an internally based concept like you probably observe accurately...<br /><br />So there cannot be "self-authority" which implies 'authority from within' like you observe these people trying to impose... and it all goes bad...<br /><br />Maybe what you are observing here should be termed not 'exousia' but rather 'endousia' ... like what these people are imposing is not 'out-being' but rather 'in-being'...<br /><br />I dont blame libertarians for rebelling against morons trying to impose 'self-authority' I guess... but at some point libertarians have to also get an accurate view of appropriate authority too....<br /><br />rsp,<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Matt Frankohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11978352335097260145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2761684730989137546.post-83335979649161376172013-07-31T13:43:28.098-04:002013-07-31T13:43:28.098-04:00Cruz is a right wing conservative. He's 100% a...Cruz is a right wing conservative. He's 100% authoritarian. He's also a very dangerous authoritarian type, because, contrary to what some might think, he's very bright. His blind spot is that he's an rabid ideologue. The unholy combination is positively frightening. Malmo's Ghosthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01072599785196733846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2761684730989137546.post-74759307255897665652013-07-31T11:56:54.197-04:002013-07-31T11:56:54.197-04:00But let's keep shitting all over Obama for not...But let's keep shitting all over Obama for not making the minimum wage $20/hr and enacting a new WPA.widmerpoolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10449522784517221427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2761684730989137546.post-67454866102475632652013-07-31T11:41:26.510-04:002013-07-31T11:41:26.510-04:00Matt, what I have found with many libertarians of ...Matt, what I have found with many libertarians of left and right is that when they get into power, it's my way of the highway, because they believe in self-authority.Tom Hickeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08454222098667643650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2761684730989137546.post-83173674073170813322013-07-31T09:52:22.719-04:002013-07-31T09:52:22.719-04:00Tom,
Are you asserting that if he obtained a high...Tom,<br /><br />Are you asserting that if he obtained a higher position in the govt he would do a 180 and start to assert that "we are NOT out of money!" and "we are NOT borrowing from the Chinese!"?<br /><br />I doubt that.. rsp,Matt Frankohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11978352335097260145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2761684730989137546.post-39115472081189864882013-07-31T09:40:16.926-04:002013-07-31T09:40:16.926-04:00Put Cruz into a position of authority and see how ...Put Cruz into a position of authority and see how blind to it he is.Tom Hickeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08454222098667643650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2761684730989137546.post-33730300107903738682013-07-31T07:52:52.270-04:002013-07-31T07:52:52.270-04:00Cruz is blind to authority... an out of control li...Cruz is blind to authority... an out of control libertarian, a barbarian chaos and anarchy advocating usurper...Matt Frankohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11978352335097260145noreply@blogger.com