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Libertarian Sith Lords?

November 24th, 2007 by Steve

According to Reason editor Nick Gillespie, libertarians are now the Sith Lords of American politics:

“We’re the Sith Lords of American politics. We can show up in any group. We’re both terrifying and devilishly attractive.”

I’m not sure if it’s better or worse than Micheal Kinsley’s impression:

More pessimistically, liberal writer Michael Kinsley recently opined in Time that libertarians are an ugly byproduct of self-satisfied affluence: “The computer revolution has bred a generation of smart loners, many of them rich and some of them complacently Darwinian, convinced that they don’t need society — nor should anyone else.”

“They are going to be an increasingly powerful force in politics,” Mr. Kinsley predicted-slash-lamented.

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6 Responses to “Libertarian Sith Lords?”

1. GordonUnleashed » Blog Archive » Libertarians Getting More Media? wrote on 11/24/07 at 6:22 pm :

   […] Sith Lords just hit WaPo, too.  The Washington Post and the Washington Times at the same time? It seems the […]

2. Thane "Sith Lord Anti-Defamation League" Eichenauer wrote on 11/24/07 at 8:03 pm :

   Some people might assume from your post that you think that Nick Gillespie is making an unflattering reference to libertarians. I just want you to know that Sith culture has many positive aspects to offer to society in general. Sith Lords educate the lesser educated through our“Rule of Two” apprenticeship program. Many Sith adorn themselves with tattoos, thereby creating tattoo artist jobs in the economy. Supporters of the Sith Lord Anti-Defamation League remind everyone that the Jedi are fawned over by the media formerly known as mainstream and urge the public to consider the rich and varied Sith culture when reading posts by pundits such as Stephen Gordon.

   This comment may be read as satire or not - it is up to you.

3. Steve wrote on 11/24/07 at 8:23 pm :

   Under the Rule of Two, who would be the current Sith master? Darth Paul?

4. GordonUnleashed » Blog Archive » Liberty Sith wrote on 11/25/07 at 1:54 pm :

   […] According to Reason’s Nick Gillespie, libertarians are the Sith Lords of American politics.  I just found photographic evidence to support his claim. […]

5. Fernando wrote on 11/25/07 at 3:03 pm :

   This is the worst case of missinformation I´ve seen in a long time.
   I´ve read the Kinsley piece and nowhere does he say anything that would allow you to say:
   “Michael Kinsley recently opined in Time that libertarians are an ugly byproduct of self-satisfied affluence”.
   Typical blogger.

6. Thane Eichenauer wrote on 11/27/07 at 3:58 am :

   Ron Paul would never make the cut as a Sith Lord. He is supported by Wookies for goodness sake and Wookies are always on the side of good.

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