Comments on: The Market: The Only Trustworthy Registrar of People’s Preferences http://cafehayek.com/2009/07/the-market-the-only-trustworty-registrar-of-peoples-preferences.html where orders emerge Mon, 16 Jan 2012 02:06:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Anonymous http://cafehayek.com/2009/07/the-market-the-only-trustworty-registrar-of-peoples-preferences.html/comment-page-1#comment-175167 Anonymous Fri, 31 Jul 2009 02:38:00 +0000 http://70.32.86.159/2009/07/the-market-the-only-trustworty-registrar-of-peoples-preferences.html#comment-175167 <I>I s'pose you can't figure out how to defend yourself unless you have a gun.</I> I can't think of a better way to defend myself from multiple intruders, or one man who is bigger, or stronger, or more dusted than I am. And, since men are typically bigger and stronger than women, I think arming women is the most effective deterrent to rape. <I>I don't have a visceral hatred of guvmints...</I> Neither do I. I have a pronounced distrust of government. Ruby Ridge, Waco, Miami, and WWII-era Southern California are just four good reasons why my distrust is justified. <I>Australia did the unthinkable - the people were debarred from owning firearms unless they have a pro-active reason in 1997.</I> Gee, Mister Magistrate! I have this uneasy feeling about that Ted Bundy guy up the street. See, I think he's going to kill some girls in Utah, Colorado, and Florida, and I'd rather my daughter not be one of his victims. No, I don't know that he's done anything wrong, but she needs this <B>proactive</B> reason to own a gun, and I think the guy just might be a sociopath. Y'see what I'm saying, Judge? I s’pose you can’t figure out how to defend yourself unless you have a gun.

I can’t think of a better way to defend myself from multiple intruders, or one man who is bigger, or stronger, or more dusted than I am. And, since men are typically bigger and stronger than women, I think arming women is the most effective deterrent to rape.

I don’t have a visceral hatred of guvmints…

Neither do I. I have a pronounced distrust of government. Ruby Ridge, Waco, Miami, and WWII-era Southern California are just four good reasons why my distrust is justified.

Australia did the unthinkable – the people were debarred from owning firearms unless they have a pro-active reason in 1997.

Gee, Mister Magistrate! I have this uneasy feeling about that Ted Bundy guy up the street. See, I think he’s going to kill some girls in Utah, Colorado, and Florida, and I’d rather my daughter not be one of his victims. No, I don’t know that he’s done anything wrong, but she needs this proactive reason to own a gun, and I think the guy just might be a sociopath. Y’see what I’m saying, Judge?

]]> By: Methinks http://cafehayek.com/2009/07/the-market-the-only-trustworty-registrar-of-peoples-preferences.html/comment-page-1#comment-175069 Methinks Thu, 30 Jul 2009 16:02:00 +0000 http://70.32.86.159/2009/07/the-market-the-only-trustworty-registrar-of-peoples-preferences.html#comment-175069 Classic, Crusader. Thank you. And Khrushchev could not explain Communism to his son. My country's single political party, 90% of which was functionally illiterate, proudly trotted out ideologically pure simpletons to lead the state - always in the wrong direction. And by "ideologically pure" I mean free of any ideology other than "theft is righteous". Not an ideology so different from the leadership in America today, unfortunately. Classic, Crusader. Thank you.

And Khrushchev could not explain Communism to his son. My country’s single political party, 90% of which was functionally illiterate, proudly trotted out ideologically pure simpletons to lead the state – always in the wrong direction. And by “ideologically pure” I mean free of any ideology other than “theft is righteous”. Not an ideology so different from the leadership in America today, unfortunately.

]]> By: Gil http://cafehayek.com/2009/07/the-market-the-only-trustworty-registrar-of-peoples-preferences.html/comment-page-1#comment-175047 Gil Thu, 30 Jul 2009 10:29:00 +0000 http://70.32.86.159/2009/07/the-market-the-only-trustworty-registrar-of-peoples-preferences.html#comment-175047 ". . .. self defense is reason enough to own a gun. One doesn't need special permission from the government . . ." Shoud that read "self is reason enough to own illegal firearms" Crusader? Yak, yak, yak, brotio! I s'pose you can't figure out how to defend yourself unless you have a gun. Besides I don't have a visceral hatred of guvmints - you do. You may get a rush by the thought of owning an illegal weapon and be willing to go jail - but I don't. “. . .. self defense is reason enough to own a gun. One doesn’t need special permission from the government . . .”

Shoud that read “self is reason enough to own illegal firearms” Crusader?

Yak, yak, yak, brotio! I s’pose you can’t figure out how to defend yourself unless you have a gun. Besides I don’t have a visceral hatred of guvmints – you do. You may get a rush by the thought of owning an illegal weapon and be willing to go jail – but I don’t.

]]> By: brotio http://cafehayek.com/2009/07/the-market-the-only-trustworty-registrar-of-peoples-preferences.html/comment-page-1#comment-53967 brotio Thu, 30 Jul 2009 02:30:29 +0000 http://70.32.86.159/2009/07/the-market-the-only-trustworty-registrar-of-peoples-preferences.html#comment-53967 Crusader, Gil believes himself to be property of the Australian government. Gil has no need for self-defense, and furthermore, believes self-defense to be arrogant. If the government wants him to live, they will defend him. If he dies, then it's because he wasn't useful enough for the government to bother with, and he's OK with that, too. Crusader,

Gil believes himself to be property of the Australian government. Gil has no need for self-defense, and furthermore, believes self-defense to be arrogant. If the government wants him to live, they will defend him. If he dies, then it’s because he wasn’t useful enough for the government to bother with, and he’s OK with that, too.

]]> By: Dane http://cafehayek.com/2009/07/the-market-the-only-trustworty-registrar-of-peoples-preferences.html/comment-page-1#comment-53951 Dane Wed, 29 Jul 2009 19:24:40 +0000 http://70.32.86.159/2009/07/the-market-the-only-trustworty-registrar-of-peoples-preferences.html#comment-53951 Nice column Don. Two thoughts: 1) I hope you have a newer car now. 2) Good luck to the Saints. Nice column Don. Two thoughts:
1) I hope you have a newer car now.
2) Good luck to the Saints.

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