Letter 1
Dear Richard:
Thanks. We’ll have to agree to disagree on the voting issue.
Here’s a biblio on it:
Pro: Block, 2012, 2018; Block and Fryzek, 2015; Rothbard, 1972A, 1972B; Spooner, 1870; con: McElroy, 2013; Watner, 2000; White, 2020
Block, Walter E. 2012. Yes to Ron Paul and Liberty. New York: Ishi Press; http://www.amazon.com/dp/4871873234;
http://libertycrier.com/education/walter-blocks-new-book-on-ron-paul/;
http://libertyunbound.com/node/862
Block, Walter E. 2018. “Voting; rejoinder to Casey, McElroy, Ward, Pugsley, Konkin and Barnett.” Political Dialogues: Journal of Political Theory; pp. 23-38;
http://apcz.umk.pl/czasopisma/index.php/DP/issue/view/1503/showToc
Block, Walter and Nathan Fryzek. 2015. “Was It Immoral to Vote for Ron Paul? And other libertarian questions and answers.” November 26; http://www.targetliberty.com/2015/11/was-it-immoral-to-vote-for-ron-paul.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+TargetLiberty+%28Target+Liberty%29
Rothbard, Murray N. 1972A. “Should Libertarians Vote?” Outlook, April, p. 6.
Rothbard, Murray N. 1972B. “Interview.” February 25;
https://mises.org/blog/voting-immoral; https://mises.org/library/new-banner-interview-murray-n-rothbard-0
Spooner, Lysander. 1966[1870]. No Treason: The Constitution of No Authority and A Letter to Thomas F. Bayard, Larkspur, Colorado: Rampart College; http://jim.com/treason.htm
Con:
McElroy, Wendy. 2013. “The Faux Slavery Analogy to Voting.” July 31;
http://dailyanarchist.com/2013/07/31/the-faux-slavery-analogy-to-voting/
criticizes Walter E. Block
Watner, Carl. 2000. “Is Voting an Act of Violence?” April, The Voluntaryist. No. 103; http://voluntaryist.com/articles/103.html#.VzDxM0n2Y5s
Vegetarian, anti https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=63NNuG-6-hQ
White, L. Reichard. 2020. “It’s About Your Voting Fetish – – -.: October 24;
https://www.lewrockwell.com/2020/10/l-reichard-white/its-about-your-voting-fetish/
Best regards,
Walter
From: Richard Gaylord <[email protected]>
Sent: Sunday, November 08, 2020 11:45 PM
To: Walter Block <[email protected]>
Subject:
the lesser of two evils is evil. neither Trump or Biden have libertarian views.
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“Probability is the most important concept in modern science, especially as nobody has the slightest notion what it means.” – B. Russell
“Reality…What a concept.” – Robin Williams
Letter 2
Dear Richard:
At one time in his life he was a heterosexual, and had a girlfriend. At another time he was gay. Maybe that makes him bi?
He once lived in Murray Rothbard’s apartment; Murray called him Roychick.
Roy was a friend of mine. I first met him when he was a high school student, and a teacher in Colorado at a libertarian think tank. He was thin, then.
Best regards,
Walter
From: Richard Gaylord <[email protected]>
Sent: Wednesday, January 13, 2021 3:31 PM
To: Walter Block <[email protected]>
Subject: As DOMA Collapses, I Remember Libertarian Gay Activist Roy Childs | HuffPost
was roy childs gay? this article indicates that he was.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/as-doma-collapses-i-remem_b_3537107
not becuase he was a gay activist, but because of his statement
When I met Roy Childs on November 6 1979, he was lying on his back in the middle of my friend Charles Fowler’s living room. At 387 pounds, Roy had a serious weight problem, and often felt most comfortable lying flat on his back. Without looking up he said, “You’re the famous Steve Mariotti. Thanks for your letter! You’re a handsome devil — too bad you’re straight.”
Letter 3
Dear Richard:
Yes, Trump deserves the death penalty. He murdered 5 million Jews (). But, at least, he’s not as bad as Hitler, who murdered more.
Best regards,
Walter
From: Richard Gaylord <[email protected]>
Sent: Friday, January 15, 2021 2:02 AM
To: Walter Block <[email protected]>
Subject: A Flawed Impeachment for ‘Incitement’ | Chronicles
i suppose that impeaching, convicting and barring Trump from federal office is a slightly better solution to Trump than putting a bullet in his head but choosing between them would be a close call for me (of course, i would include the idiot children, Eric and Don Jr and Ivanka, and Jared and McConnell). i would prefer to get rid of despicable human beings like Trump permanently but disgracing and humiliating them in public works too.
https://www.chroniclesmagazine.org/blog/a-flawed-impeachment-for–incitement-/
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Best regards,
Walter
2:02 am on February 22, 2021
