Comments on: John McCain Calls For Another Entangling Alliance http://www.thelibertypapers.org/2007/05/01/john-mccain-calls-for-another-entangling-alliance/ Life. Liberty. Property. Defending individual freedom and liberty, one post at a time. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:04:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Bret http://www.thelibertypapers.org/2007/05/01/john-mccain-calls-for-another-entangling-alliance/#comment-26511 Bret Tue, 01 May 2007 23:01:48 +0000 http://www.thelibertypapers.org/2007/05/01/john-mccain-calls-for-another-entangling-alliance/#comment-26511 Point taken. Perhaps a "nation of free men" might be a better litmus test? Although I'm sure there are those who would argue what constitutes a "free man", too. Point taken. Perhaps a “nation of free men” might be a better litmus test? Although I’m sure there are those who would argue what constitutes a “free man”, too.

]]> By: Kevin http://www.thelibertypapers.org/2007/05/01/john-mccain-calls-for-another-entangling-alliance/#comment-26509 Kevin Tue, 01 May 2007 22:50:28 +0000 http://www.thelibertypapers.org/2007/05/01/john-mccain-calls-for-another-entangling-alliance/#comment-26509 Bret, <blockquote><i>Really? You think “free nation” is a relative term? You think the definition is open for debate? Perhaps it is on the margins, but I think it’s fairly easy to identify a nation that is free from one that is not.</i></blockquote> We have loons that comment here that call the United States a fascist dictatorship and call Hugo Chavez a man who believes in freedom. Clearly both are false. You and I both know what a free nation is, there are clearly those who do not. Bret,

Really? You think “free nation” is a relative term? You think the definition is open for debate? Perhaps it is on the margins, but I think it’s fairly easy to identify a nation that is free from one that is not.

We have loons that comment here that call the United States a fascist dictatorship and call Hugo Chavez a man who believes in freedom. Clearly both are false. You and I both know what a free nation is, there are clearly those who do not.

]]> By: Bret http://www.thelibertypapers.org/2007/05/01/john-mccain-calls-for-another-entangling-alliance/#comment-26507 Bret Tue, 01 May 2007 22:26:18 +0000 http://www.thelibertypapers.org/2007/05/01/john-mccain-calls-for-another-entangling-alliance/#comment-26507 <blockquote>Who’s going to define what a free nation is?</blockquote> Really? You think "free nation" is a relative term? You think the definition is open for debate? Perhaps it is on the margins, but I think it's fairly easy to identify a nation that is free from one that is not. To answer your question more directly, I think the current members would decide what constitutes a free nation, but I like I said before it's fairly obvious.

Who’s going to define what a free nation is?

Really? You think “free nation” is a relative term? You think the definition is open for debate? Perhaps it is on the margins, but I think it’s fairly easy to identify a nation that is free from one that is not.

To answer your question more directly, I think the current members would decide what constitutes a free nation, but I like I said before it’s fairly obvious.

]]> By: Kevin http://www.thelibertypapers.org/2007/05/01/john-mccain-calls-for-another-entangling-alliance/#comment-26506 Kevin Tue, 01 May 2007 21:45:51 +0000 http://www.thelibertypapers.org/2007/05/01/john-mccain-calls-for-another-entangling-alliance/#comment-26506 <blockquote><i>The idea would be that only nations that truly believe in freedom would be allowed in, not every third-world tinpot dictator.</i></blockquote> Who's going to define what a free nation is?

The idea would be that only nations that truly believe in freedom would be allowed in, not every third-world tinpot dictator.

Who’s going to define what a free nation is?

]]> By: Doh-San http://www.thelibertypapers.org/2007/05/01/john-mccain-calls-for-another-entangling-alliance/#comment-26497 Doh-San Tue, 01 May 2007 20:37:04 +0000 http://www.thelibertypapers.org/2007/05/01/john-mccain-calls-for-another-entangling-alliance/#comment-26497 McCain is so far behind the power curve. Months ago, someone else (Neal Boortz? Vox Day?) had already suggested an Alliance of Free Nations to replace the United (Abomi)Nations. The idea would be that only nations that truly believe in freedom would be allowed in, not every third-world tinpot dictator. And even that idea is fraught with dangers. McCain is so far behind the power curve. Months ago, someone else (Neal Boortz? Vox Day?) had already suggested an Alliance of Free Nations to replace the United (Abomi)Nations. The idea would be that only nations that truly believe in freedom would be allowed in, not every third-world tinpot dictator.

And even that idea is fraught with dangers.

]]> By: UCrawford http://www.thelibertypapers.org/2007/05/01/john-mccain-calls-for-another-entangling-alliance/#comment-26491 UCrawford Tue, 01 May 2007 19:50:04 +0000 http://www.thelibertypapers.org/2007/05/01/john-mccain-calls-for-another-entangling-alliance/#comment-26491 The benefits of a hesitance to enter too injudiciously into alliances or to interfere in others nations' internal affairs should be self-evident when you realize that acting without perspective or foresight leads us into alliances like this: http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/05/01/iraq.office/index.html The benefits of a hesitance to enter too injudiciously into alliances or to interfere in others nations’ internal affairs should be self-evident when you realize that acting without perspective or foresight leads us into alliances like this:

http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/05/01/iraq.office/index.html

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