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I think it is the libertarian foreign policy that is more of a roadblock to the mainstream. Most Americans, left and right support some level of foreign interve
by NoPiece 14y ago
I think it is the libertarian foreign policy that is more of a roadblock to the mainstream. Most Americans, left and right support some level of foreign intervention whether it is active military intervention, bases abroad, humanitarian aid, mutual defense treaties, etc... Austrian economics is dry, but pretty plausible and appealing. Isolationism is a tougher sell.
- jacquesm 14y agoThere is a very large area between isolationism and having bases abroad and active military interventions.
- NoPiece 14y agoFair enough, there is a difference between non-intervention and isolationism. However, whatever you call it, that position is much more divergent from mainstream opinions than libertarian economics.
- dantheman 14y agoIsolationism and non-interventionism are two different things. Libertarianism is non-interventionalist. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Non-interventionism http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Non-interventionism http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isolationism http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isolationism
- Benferhat 14y agoBranding it "isolationism" is a Fox News trick, which allowed people to quickly and easily dismiss Ron Paul as nonsensical.
- NoPiece 14y agoMaybe it isn't isolationism, but it isn't a trickery to call it such. If you offered the text of the Libertarian platform on international affairs, many was say it describes an isolationist policy, without intending trickery. Also, whatever the position libertarian take today, there have been strong isolationists who have been key members of the movement, like Murray Rothbard who said, "The libertarian position, generally, is minimize State power as much as possible, down to zero, and isolationism is the full expression in foreign affairs of the domestic objective of whittling down State power." http://www.lp.org/platform http://www.lp.org/platform -- American foreign policy should seek an America at peace with the world. Our foreign policy should emphasize defense against attack from abroad and enhance the likelihood of peace by avoiding foreign entanglements. We would end the current U.S. government policy of foreign intervention, including military and economic aid.
- Benferhat 14y agoThanks for the info; respect.