America's Two Just Wars (5 of 5) Murray N Rothbard

Dr Murray N Rothbard delivers a brilliant talk on what he describes as America's only two "just" wars. Explanation is given as to why these two conflicts fit into a "just" category and why all other wars, including WWI & WWII, are illegitimate.

Full playlist is here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=clwZbQ...

Murray N Rothbard is probably the most recognized mind behind the modern resurgence of Jeffersonianism and libertarianism, and is a brilliant communicator of austrian economics in the tradition of Ludwig von Mises.

All of Dr Rothbard's works, both books and lectures, can be found at the site of the Ludwig von Mises Institute at http://www.mises.org.

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[RMMHS4RP]

That said, Rothbard shows great insight in pointing to the post-millennial eschatology of this revivalist movement as the source of so much mischief.

My own journey towards libertarianism began when I embraced the Augustinian, or non-millennial, eschatology.

Shortly after that, I discovered the writings of J. Gresham Machen, professor at Princeton Seminary, anti-prohibition Democrat, opponent of a Federal Dept. of Education, and stalwart defender of individual rights.

Then came Ron Paul...

[DONOVANDANNA]

Is it me, or does Dr. Rothbard sound exactly like Jay Leno?

[54fordgasser]

Rothbard is wonderful.  This series of videos from his lecture are of great value to society thank you for posting this.

[dayvidiot]

@DONOVANDANNA

...except murray is funny!

[RMMHS4RP]

@oldsoulify Funny how there's a connection, isn't it? And yet some continue to say that theology isn't systematic.  How could all the different aspects of the Truth not fit together into a beautiful edifice?

Peace

[oldsoulify]

@RMMHS4RP I moved from PaeloCon to Liberatarianism, then my eschatology changed from Premil to Amillennialism.  Hummm...

[pretorious700]

I wish the drones who trumpet the heroics and necessity of World War 2 would watch this. There is no glory in war, only the strongest testament to man's inhumanity to man.

[dons123111]

@selfrealizedexile If Texas wanted to secede from the other more socialist states, then I would encourage my state of Nevada where Rothbard was from to secede with them. We are very libertarian and I don't plan to move anywhere as long as we stay away from the more socialist state models like CA, and NY. We are talking about real time now, the moment, not some history like the Civil War of 150 years ago. Sam Houston encouraged Texas not to secede from the Union,

[selfrealizedexile]

@dons123111

(some fail at even that because of their extreme bias) and when they try to make conclusions they laughably fail; how many journalists each time there's a natural disaster or war invoke the broken window fallacy or rationalize gov't stimulus with poor reasoning?

[selfrealizedexile]

@dons123111

most of them. Never any kind of analysis on constitutionality or sound economics. For example, it's very convenient in none of the textbooks they explain what caused the Great Depression (just simply an insinuation the free market solely and "naturally" caused it) and the New Deal magically fixed it by association (nevermind the next 15 years of prolonged and deepened suffering).

It's the same way with journalists; most of them are trained to only report minutia

[selfrealizedexile]

@dons123111

rofl, who said I support the South in its entirety? Why are the battle lines that simplified? I'm simply advocating the non-aggression axiom which opposes both involuntary slavery and Northern warmongering.

My comment earlier refers to historians not understanding other fields for a better analysis of history; I can't tell you how many textbooks I was brainwashed by in gov't schools that FDR was a great president as was

[dons123111]

@selfrealizedexile I know more history then you and Rothbard combined. Even on a bad day. I understand your lack of a roundness to your history. You defend the use of force at your descretion like any elitist does.