Libertariansim Is Not Conservative

Many libertarians consider themselves conservatives, but they really shouldn't. The reason why I think they do this is because people who do have some conservative beliefs also tend to believe in a laissez-faire style free market. Advocating this, however, is not conservative.

For a belief or position to be conservative, I think it should stand for the conservation of something, or at least for the resurrection of something that has been abandoned. Advocating laissez-faire economics does neither of these things. Because a completely free market capitalist system has never existed in all of human history, advocating such is actually very radical. It is anti-conservative. Sure, some people who advocate this also advocate the resurrection of traditional social values and, therefore, can rightfully call themselves conservatives, (although not entirely consistent conservatives). Libertarians, however, who want to do away with both traditional economic systems and with traditional morals, cannot.

Why Donald Trump Is My New Favorite Republican Candidate

I was a hardcore Palin supporter for quite some time, because I knew that she might actually get the Republican nomination and, if she did, Obama would slaughter her. Now that her approval ratings among Republicans are starting to sour, it looks like her chances are as good as they once were. When Donald Trump started throwing around the idea of running, I got a little nervous. I thought this guy might have enough popularity to beat Obama, if he were to get the Republican nomination. This was dumb on my part. After having listened to a few interviews, it seems as though he's even dumber than Sarah Palin, and that, while he might be popular enough to get the nomination, he clearly has no idea what he's talking about when it comes to foreign policy and everybody who's not a Republican can clearly see that.

Some people think the whole Trump thing is just a publicity stunt, and it very well could be, but I hope Trump really does run. He's so naive when it comes to foreign policy that he'll make Obama look like Henry Kissinger. Let's just hope that people don't clue in to what a dunce he is until it's too late. Unfortunately, Glenn Beck of all people, already has.

A Point of Order

While I think something should be done to impede Qaddafi's brutalization of his fellow Libyans, there are a few procedural issues with the enforcement of the no-fly zone. Unlike the Iraq war, this is not a violation of international law as best I can tell. It has security council approval. However, there are problems with regard to US law. While the aerial bombardments are clearly an act of war, no such war against Libya has been declared by Congress. There hasn't even been an authorization for the use of military force like Bush had before the invasion of Iraq, which is itself of questionable constitutionality. The president cannot legally wage war against another country without congressional approval.

It's About Time

For the first time, polls show that a majority of Americans support gay marriage.

Of course we all know that gay marriage is an inevitability in the US, but this is an early indication that it may come about via legislation rather than judicial proclamation.

Maybe Libya Will Turn Out Better

Hopefully the humanitarian intervention in Libya will turnout better than the air raids on Serbia, which, looking back, look like they exacerbated rather than mitigated the violence against ethnic Albanians. In Libya, however, nobody will be able to say that the brutality against rebels began only after Western intervention. People have been getting mowed down for days and this looks like the only way to make it stop.

Everything Is Under Control

Apparently some people are offended that there are books out recommending that women "train their men like dogs" as if this somehow compromises the dignity of men or are sexist toward them. Granted, the fact that you could never get away with publishing a book recommending men train their women like dogs does make it a bit sexist, but were it more equal, would there be any reason to be offended? No!

Just about everybody is under some degree of social control. Subjecting someone to such control is only cruel or transgressive of personal dignity if it is done poorly, because systems of control that do not lead to the contentment and satisfaction of the controlled are unsustainable.

Let This Be a Lesson to Everyone Else Planning on Making a "Family Film"

Disney spent $175 million on Mars Needs Moms, and it has so far made 4% of that back. There are number of excuses being proposed, like the technology isn't up to snuff or market saturation of 3D CG movies, but hopefully people are just realizing that Disney movies are all fucking garbage and "family films" are nothing but a fascist plot by the Heritage Foundation and other haters of real art to push movies that aren't a bunch of cutesy crap out of the theaters.