On Jan 28, 2008 12:55 PM, Bruce Cohen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Don't forget to trash Cristopher Columbus and Abe Lincoln while
>  you are at it. The Libertarian Extremists and the Democrats
>  agree on this, too.
>
>  All adult straight Caucasian/European men are bad.
>  We should punish them politically, socially and legally.
>
>  What is with this Rothbardian culture of hate?

Who put the burr under your saddle?

I merely point out that Washington had deficiencies as both general
and president, and you erupt into a fountain of dudgeon. I'll bet you
bought that story about the cherry tree, too ;-)

You've leapt from honest and sincere questioning of *state* mythos to
linking Rothbard with your ridiculous "All adult straight
Caucasian/European men are bad" idea of "Libertarian Extremism". And
this despite the fact that I pointed out that Rothbard offers effusive
praise for many of the revolutionaries (and I doubt ALL of them were
gay:)

Why are you so obsessed with Rothbard, Bruce? He was just a guy. He
had a lot of good things to say. He said some silly things. He was, in
short, human - neither demon nor god. *As was Washington*.

You need to get over the twin fallacies of hero-worship and
demonization of historical figures.

Well, except for Alexander Hamilton. He really *was* a demon ;-)

-- 
Susan Hogarth
http://www.colliething.com

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