Converation thread

I'm glad you brought up the Russian annexation of Crimea, because that in and of itself disproves the domino theory the far Left and their neocon cronies have been pushing. People then predicted it would instantly be followed by Russian invasions of dozens of other Eastern European countries, but were proved dead wrong when eight years of peace followed. The current solution for Ukraine is to negotiate a peace deal with Russia that cedes some of their territory to it but still allows for the existence of a Ukrainian state.

In response to your assertion that allowing Russia to attack Ukraine could lead to instability that effects us, I must point out that the most lethal threat to stability our Republic faces is the unprecedented debt of $34 trillion dollars – your personal share of that is $109,000 – every last American bears the brunt of this debt, and you, as a so-called "libertarian" are proposing that rather than reducing spending at this horrible time, when we're on the brink of the worst depression in world history, that we ship hundreds of billions of dollars MORE to fund the world's NEVER-ENDING WARS? That's the surest recipe in the world for economic instability!

As for balancing the need for national security with respect for democratic values, you've, again, committed the bifurcation or "either-or" fallacy by assuming there is no third possibility, there can only be national security or liberty, a stance I vehemently disagree with. We are most secure as a nation when everyone has basic civil liberties. The very thought that some liberties may need to be sacrificed because of conflict in the world makes me stand even firmer in my belief in Peace and Isolationism, because I do not want a catastrophic war to erode our liberties. We are teetering not only on the brink of the worst depression in history (as a libertarian, you ought to know a little about Mises and Austrian Economic Theory) but also on the brink of WORLD WAR III, which could exterminate innumerable innocent human beings.

As for when a nation's aggressive behaviour becomes a concern for all, my answer is that military and financial intervention in the foreign world is only ever justified if that nation has directly attacked your homeland.

By living in these delusions of empire and global utopia, and vainly and blithely trying to alter the fundamentals of human nature by ending wars, which are inevitable, we hazard everything we hold dear – our lives, liberties, and properties, our families, our values, and peace. I will leave you to consider whether subsidising Zelensky's authoritarian regime is worth these severe and horrible problems.