1. Sobering thoughts from @joshtpm on Ron Paul & his white supremacist fan base:http://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/hard-to-handle …
-
-
Replying to @HeerJeet
2. Stepping back a little, it's kind of amazing that Ron Paul hasn't gotten more flack for the newsletter & general racial politics
2 replies 0 retweets 1 like -
Replying to @HeerJeet
3. Evidence has been out there for a long time that Ron Paul's political base built on overt appeals to white racial resentment.
2 replies 0 retweets 1 like -
Replying to @HeerJeet
4. The stuff in the Ron Paul newsletter should have been challenged much more than it has been by libertarians & fellow travelers.
1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
Replying to @HeerJeet
5. Lots of people who liked Ron Paul for other reasons (anti-war, drug legalization) gave him a pass on the racism/homophobia stuff
1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes -
Replying to @HeerJeet
7. More broadly there is the whole issue of libertarians and race, which is complicated in its own right.
1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
Replying to @HeerJeet
8. Both in theory & historically, libertarians have a much better shot of appealing to non-whites than other American rightists.
1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes -
Replying to @HeerJeet
9. Libertarian critique of state as captured by rent-seeking elites is something that resonates with ethnic minorities.
1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes -
Replying to @HeerJeet
10. Historically some libertarians have been on specific issues very good on race: say A.J. Nock & Mencken on lynching.
4 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
11. Yet Nock & Mencken also show limits of libertarians on race: could challenge lynching as mob violence but not support collective action
-
-
Replying to @HeerJeet
12. Libertarian anti-racism tends to falter at the point where challenge to racial status quo requires collective social action
4 replies 1 retweet 3 likes -
Replying to @HeerJeet
13. More broadly, since 1950s at least, libertarians often talk as if anti-racism were a bigger threat to liberty than racism.
1 reply 3 retweets 4 likes - Show replies
New conversation -
Loading seems to be taking a while.
Twitter may be over capacity or experiencing a momentary hiccup. Try again or visit Twitter Status for more information.