I have Libertarian friends who were appalled to discover that
they'd voted for a criminalize-abortion, god-hates-fags guy in
1988.
That being said, he's got that 1/3 of things on which he makes
sense (i.e. agrees with me :-)) which sometimes balances that 2/3
of stuff on which he's a total wackjob.
Like many Libertarians, he's quite astute on analysis, but has a
serious lack of ability to synthesize. And in this political
climate, actual analysis stands out, so it's entertaining to watch
him cause the heads of Standard GOP Apologists to spin around and
sometimes explode.
If you're looking for a mother lode for quote mining, find his
investement newsletters from the early 1980s, where he suggests
investing in South Africa (e.g. krugerrands) "before the blood runs
in the streets". (That's a direct quote but the leadup to it is
vague in my mush of a brain.)
(Full disclosure: he's my paternal uncle. He's quite sane and
reasonable on a human level, more so than his more liberal
brothers.)
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