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Surprise! The pro-war (Waritarian?), pro-Open Borders Cato Institute endorses — Open Borders:
A new study from the libertarian CATO Institute concludes that legalizing the more than eight million undocumented workers in the United States would have significant economic benefits for the country, while simply enhancing border enforcement and applying restrictive immigration laws would actually hurt the U.S. economically.
Got that? ECONOMIC BENEFITS are all that matter. I’m sure they’re right when they say there’s money to be made in opening the borders to the Third World — Big Business is always hungry for more cheap, easily exploitable labor. American workers may suffer, but who cares? Libertarian ideologues don’t give a rip about them. To Libertarians, it all comes down to the Golden Rule, which they understand as, “Whatever makes me the most gold.” Here’s how one writer paraphrased this belief:
For the economist, all human beings are alike, not of course because they have some higher calling in common but because they all rationally pursued objectives that are equally irrational. Homo economicus is cold, rational, and utilitarian; he is gifted in calculating but empty of substance. Human beings are indistinguishable in their way of being; they can only be distinguished by their incomes, their levels of consumption or productivity. Here, everything that Peguy loves, all that he celebrates–good manners and morals, fine workmanship, beautiful language, simple joys, bonds of the flesh, the honor of the poor, the genius of Homer–none of this has any meaning. We are indeed in the world of equality by default.
Which is why leftist egalitarians and Big Business support Open Borders.
By the way, check out the Cato Institute’s sources:
The new report, written by Professor Peter B. Dixon and Research Fellow Maureen T. Rimmer at the Centre of Policy Studies at Monash University in Australia, relies on an economic model used by the U.S. Departments of Commerce, Agriculture, and Homeland Security, as well as International Trade Commission.
Well. No question about the objectivity of THAT data. If you can’t believe the departments of a globalist empire, who can you believe?
Steve Ryker on 18 Aug 2009 at 5:23 am #
The question is this: WHAT are we who call ourselves “conservatives,” which under the current order of things includes “Libertarians,” going to do?
People who “believe in” open-borders and have not the slightest care for “their” country OR its culture, CANNOT peacefully co-exist for long with those of us who love and cherish our civilization and culture and, yes (“Oh No! He’s NOT going to say … “) our RACE and our “ethnicity.” No matter WHAT their “love” for “free markets” may be, the two groups simply cannot get along in the absence of a COMMON ENEMY – such as we have now with the Marxist-Liberal groups who currently control the gov’t., The Media and, yes, the schools. Unless we change that, esp. the LATTER, we are literally EXTINCT.
I will refrain from further comment – What do the rest of you think for our chances, to accomplish any of that, esp. in “education”?
Lord Peter on 18 Aug 2009 at 12:42 pm #
“Republican government, by libertarian means, towards conservative ends.”
roho on 18 Aug 2009 at 1:37 pm #
I believe that the bulk of America are “Single-Issue” voters. I also believe that there are a lot of people at the grassroots level claiming to be “Libertarians” without even knowing who the “Cato Institute” is?……………………Many are border security advocates. America doesn’t read, but simply react now days.
Bede on 18 Aug 2009 at 5:24 pm #
Great post. Exactly why I could never be a libertarian. With the possible exception of a handful of paleolibertarians, most libertarians are economic reductionists – not unlike Marx himself.
Rashad on 18 Aug 2009 at 8:35 pm #
The Cato Institute does not represent all libertarians. That organization is Beltway libertarian. http://www.lewrockwell.com/blog/lewrw/archives/012647.html
Filmer on 18 Aug 2009 at 10:15 pm #
Rashad, I know that CATO does not represent all libertarians, and they are definitely Beltway libertarians, but a lot of those who used to be called paleolibertarians have started to shy away from open support for border control and have at times even been hostile. They may have had a change of heart, but I think it is more likely they are primarily afraid of being called racists.
Immigration is where libertarian ideology runs head on into reality.
Steve Ryker on 19 Aug 2009 at 12:02 am #
Bede – Thanks for the very kind words, and also for your great insights into the literally “Marxist Reductioism” some “Libertarians” do seem to make. I was reading somewhere (unfortuantely I fail to remember where – God bless The Internet!!) that made the same point – that some “Libertarians” are so extreme that in Reality they are more like Trotskyists. What do you think on that?
Rashad – I very much appreciate your point – I am familiar with LRC, and go there daily. I find that I agree with them something like 9 times out of 10 – I wonder though, do you think most Libertarians are “Open Borders”? My impression is that they are – what do you think?
Filmer – “Immigration is where libertarian ideology runs head on into reality.” A great point, well-spoken, and it does seem to be the case – I HOPEFULLY look forward to Rashad’s response though – I do “fear” for our mounting a real and effective “alternative” IF the two anti-war, anti-Imperialist, anti-Globalist, anti-Centralist wings of “The Conservative Movement” can’t get along, or even come to oppose each other. A vacuum The Left would love, and rush to fill. The one ‘great strength’ of Libertarianism is, though, that in order TO BE Libertarian, it MUST BE anti-Centralist – Centralized, domineering power ALWAYS diminishes or destroys “freedom of choice” – Libertarianism’s central tenet. Under a Libertarian Administration, to be true and consistent, it would HAVE TO allow States to protect their borders, if they independently chose to do so. It would be alot better than another Bush or a McCain!! What are your thoughts?
Lord Peter – “Republican government, by libertarian means, towards conservative ends.” I take it by “Republican,” you mean the genuine republicanism of a John Randolph of Roanoke or a John Taylor of Caroline – am I right?
Rashad on 20 Aug 2009 at 9:56 pm #
Many libertarians I personally know hold to Ron Paul’s position on border security. However, I have noticed some libertarians are for open borders. It seems like the open-border group may constitute a majority in the libertarian camp, but that is only my speculation.