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"Libertarians Fly to Haiti to Stop Statist Meddling by Rest of World"

Insert Yemen, Afghanistan, or Somalia in that headline, and it's just as applicable.

Say what one will about communists, at least they were willing to fight for their principles in the Spanish Civil War.

Date: 2010-01-16 07:28 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] notthebuddha.livejournal.com
How much of the aid is statist?

Date: 2010-01-16 07:51 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] hal-obrien.livejournal.com
Lessee... 5,700 US troops. The aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (That's been getting most of the headlines -- deploying the hospital ship USS Comfort may well be a bigger help). $100 million pledged in aid. Phone calls to and pledges from UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon, President Lula of Brazil, Prime Minister Harper of Canada, President Calderon of Mexico, and President Bachelet of Chile.

A fair amount, I'd say.

Date: 2010-01-16 05:40 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] notthebuddha.livejournal.com
While statist aid would be (and often is, by the libs on my old college buddy mailing list) decried as a form of involuntary charity and destructive transfer of wealth, I don't think they are against the aid itself, and most are smart enough not to dig themselves a deeper hole interfering with its delivery at the recipient end.

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