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Originally Posted by Helm

Do us all a favour: don't reply. I might be wrong in some cases, and we can discuss that. You might be wrong in others and we can discuss that as well. But all this serves nothing at this point, other than making an ass out of you/me which while funny, isn't really something I wish to persue for more than I have to. Do something else instead: read actual books. By people. Stop reading the internet. It's better than nothing, but if you want to have an actual political opinion, read actual books. Read "The Age of Extremes", read "Principa Ethica" . Read stuff by people who are smarter than us directly, not in some internet summation site where you go "oh. So now I know what there's to know of Plato". You don't. This isn't knowledge you have, it's just information. It will not start making sense until it's orderly, in a linear framework where both your knowledge of history and your knowledge of philosophy/economics are on the same page.

I already told you that I plan to read things like that this summer. I want to read out of a balance of political perspectivies; Marx is an obvious, as is Nozick and Rawls, and of course I'll have to read some Rothbard and possibly Samuel Edward Konkin. Does anyone else have some suggestions in the political philosophy realm (distinction made so as not to be a repeat of my other thread)?

...educated stupid.

Wow. I want to kill that guy.