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By Wesley Messamore at 5:43PM

May 4, 2010

What to say when people try to peg you as a right-wing partisan.

The following (which I am cross posting from my blog, The Humble Libertarian) can really shock people into a better understanding of who we are and what we stand for as torchbearers of liberty.

I was responding to a libertarian when I wrote it who questioned my libertarian credentials because I believe that human fetuses are human beings that are entitled to human rights, but you can definitely use this when Rachel Maddow types try to discredit you as a rightwing partisan when you criticize Mr. Obama.

They might even really respect the consistency and novelty of your set of political beliefs, and be just intrigued enough to learn more about libertarian ideas. Here it is:

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On an article here about abortion, and why it is certainly possible to be a libertarian and "pro life" if you think that a fetus is a human being (which happens to be the editorial position of The Humble Libertarian), a commentator recently wrote:

Your not a Libertarian if your proLife. Your just another conservative religious nut that doesn't like the current Republicans economic policies.

The Tea-Leaves Read: "Neocons"

Ron Paul discusses the partisan, neocon nature of theTea Party movement on Jack Hunter's "Southern Avenger" show:

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By Preston Mui at 7:49AM

Feb 11, 2010

Avatar: A Pro-Freedom Movie

It's been out for a while, but I only just got around to seeing Avatar. Luckily for me, the local cinema is open even with the snowstorm here in D.C. (yes, the movie theater is open, but the Federal Government is closed).

I wasn't sure what to expect from it before going in. The day before, one of my Republican friends at school expressed disapproval of the movie. He didn't say it in so many words, but he implied that the movie was anti-military and overly environmentalist. But I felt it was a movie I should see anyways -- and I was right. Not only was it a decent movie, but I found its themes to be extremely pro-liberty.

[Read on only if you want spoilers!]

Assumptions make an A$$ out of you and me

Prior to one of my interviews, I failed to live up to the journalistic standards that the "real" media pretends to abide by. Specifically, I came into an interview with Cato Senior Scholar Tom Palmer several months back with negative preconceptions. I knew he had been a critic of Lew Rockwell and the Mises Institute and an advocate of military intervention in Afghanistan. I also felt cynical about Cato's commitment to libertarian principles.

In the last few months, I have gotten to know Dr. Palmer better, and realized my assumptions about him couldn't have been more wrong.