re: The “Rockwell Brigade”
November 21, 2007
Andrew Sullivan’s remarks regarding the “Rockwell Brigade” and the comments by smear artist David Bernstein have revealed Bernstein’s real M.O. Sullivan quotes Bernstein as saying that a Ron Paul presidency could be good or bad for libertarianism. It could be bad, he says, if various unsavory characters are attached to the libertairian label by the public, such as those who advocate the Jefffersonian principle of government by consent. Bernstein calls such people “southern secessionists.”
What this reveals is that Bernstein couldn’t care less about restoring actual American freedom. By his own admission his top concern is how the public with think of libertarians. Translation: His main concern is how his mostly left-wing academic colleagues will perceive HIM. Forget about the fact that a Ron Paul presidency would be the modern-day equivalent of having Thomas Jefferson himself in the White House, with the prospect of rolling back the state more than any living libertarian has ever dreamed of. No, what’s REALLY important is David Bernstein’s own self image.
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