Comments on: Meet the New Boss http://www.coyoteblog.com/coyote_blog/2007/05/meet_the_new_bo.html Dispatches from a Small Business Sun, 12 Feb 2012 09:39:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Francis W. Porretto http://www.coyoteblog.com/coyote_blog/2007/05/meet_the_new_bo.html/comment-page-1#comment-5656 Francis W. Porretto Sat, 02 Jun 2007 12:36:39 +0000 http://coyote-blog.com/wordpress/2007/05/meet_the_new_bo.html#comment-5656 <p>Chodorov is an old favorite of mine, a lion of liberty after the fashion of Meyer and Nock. Make sure you get his <b><i>Fugitive Essays,</i></b> which comprises the best of his shorter works.</p> Chodorov is an old favorite of mine, a lion of liberty after the fashion of Meyer and Nock. Make sure you get his Fugitive Essays, which comprises the best of his shorter works.

]]> By: Knox http://www.coyoteblog.com/coyote_blog/2007/05/meet_the_new_bo.html/comment-page-1#comment-5655 Knox Thu, 24 May 2007 21:43:21 +0000 http://coyote-blog.com/wordpress/2007/05/meet_the_new_bo.html#comment-5655 <p>I believe that they completely understand and agree with your analysis and love the outcome. Because Now they get to argue that now that we've set up all the bureacracy and rules and institutions, the voters MUST vote for the party that set it up, otherwise the wrong bunch of yahoos will be in control. Now they get to fire up their base to control the system.</p> I believe that they completely understand and agree with your analysis and love the outcome. Because Now they get to argue that now that we’ve set up all the bureacracy and rules and institutions, the voters MUST vote for the party that set it up, otherwise the wrong bunch of yahoos will be in control. Now they get to fire up their base to control the system.

]]> By: Rob http://www.coyoteblog.com/coyote_blog/2007/05/meet_the_new_bo.html/comment-page-1#comment-5654 Rob Wed, 23 May 2007 18:59:04 +0000 http://coyote-blog.com/wordpress/2007/05/meet_the_new_bo.html#comment-5654 <p>I've always liked to point out our institutions as a scapegoat for demagoguery.<br /> For example, there is a crowd of people who want to force everyone to wear motorcycle helmets. </p> <p>There are two main arguments:<br /> 1. "We" are trying to protect you from you.<br /> 2. "We" are trying to protect "society" from paying for your mistakes.</p> <p>In argument 1, the assumption is made that "We" (gov't) know what's best for you.<br /> Once you challenge the institution's control over your own person, the debate moves toward argument two.</p> <p>Argument 2, has a little more subetly. The assumption made is that taxpayers<br /> are being hurt by other people's actions. Once again, you must challenge the institution.<br /> Is the problem really that taxpayers have to foot a medical bill or increased healthcare costs...<br /> or is it really the institution which says that everyone else should pay for one person's risk taking.</p> <p>In both arguments, you have assumption that the institution is correct followed by a plea based on emotions.</p> I’ve always liked to point out our institutions as a scapegoat for demagoguery.
For example, there is a crowd of people who want to force everyone to wear motorcycle helmets.

There are two main arguments:
1. “We” are trying to protect you from you.
2. “We” are trying to protect “society” from paying for your mistakes.

In argument 1, the assumption is made that “We” (gov’t) know what’s best for you.
Once you challenge the institution’s control over your own person, the debate moves toward argument two.

Argument 2, has a little more subetly. The assumption made is that taxpayers
are being hurt by other people’s actions. Once again, you must challenge the institution.
Is the problem really that taxpayers have to foot a medical bill or increased healthcare costs…
or is it really the institution which says that everyone else should pay for one person’s risk taking.

In both arguments, you have assumption that the institution is correct followed by a plea based on emotions.

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