tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38764987.post7412196397557457636..comments2023-07-15T04:20:16.543-05:00Comments on Almost Diamonds: Iran by the NumbersStephanie Zvanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15182490110208080002noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38764987.post-51291944315630522262009-06-16T13:56:19.002-05:002009-06-16T13:56:19.002-05:00Jason, just reread your question and realized I di...Jason, just reread your question and realized I didn't answer it. Wikipedia's pretty good on the general differences:<br /><br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Libertarian<br /><br />Contrasting Ron Paul followers with Ayn Rand readers strikes me as messy. My guess is the Ron Paul followers are a subset of Ayn Rand readers, but they may just overlap.Will Shetterlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08539053268352597627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38764987.post-25697108918866554992009-06-16T13:44:04.121-05:002009-06-16T13:44:04.121-05:00I split very evenly with Libertarians 'cause, ...I split very evenly with Libertarians 'cause, uh, I'm a left-libertarian. But I love the idea of making all politicians take that test.<br /><br />I think Paul/Rand supporters fail to realize that corporatist can be every bit as repressive as the worst form of statist.Will Shetterlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08539053268352597627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38764987.post-81102304748364728642009-06-16T12:33:31.146-05:002009-06-16T12:33:31.146-05:00If we could convince them both to take http://www....If we could convince them both to take http://www.politicalcompass.org/test we might have a better idea. But yes, the more I read about him, the further into the libertarian nutbar scale Ahmadinejad seems, and the further onto "neo-conservative" Mousavi seems. As for the libertarian grid, I have no idea. Any links for what exactly distinctions there are within libertarianism, and where the average Ron Paul supporter / Ayn Rand believer might lie?Jason Thibeaulthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01595673310069068735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38764987.post-52291650801982180352009-06-16T11:51:54.445-05:002009-06-16T11:51:54.445-05:00I can't decide if "right" and "...I can't decide if "right" and "left" apply in Iran. As the privatizer who wants to shaft the poor, Mousavi is arguably the rightwinger. A rightwing blogger tried to argue that Ahmadinejad is a Marxist, which is insane if you know anything about Marx's views on women, religion, or democracy. Sometimes it makes my head hurt.<br /><br />I think Libertarians would say Ahmadinejad was more "statist" and Mousavi was more conservative, but I'd need to know more about the candidates and the libertarian grid to be sure.Will Shetterlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08539053268352597627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38764987.post-82204848647689394842009-06-16T06:34:20.754-05:002009-06-16T06:34:20.754-05:00If Nate Silver et al say there are specious number...If Nate Silver et al say there are specious numbers but the election wasn't likely stolen, I'd tend to believe them. They have amazing heads for numbers.<br /><br />It's possible, in fact I'd go so far as to say very probable, the election was won through strongarm tactics. Will's link is pretty compelling though, a bitter realization that maybe some of the same factors that got Bush into office also helped Ahmadinejad out. <br /><br />I didn't realize before this that Ahmadinejad was right-wing though -- a bit of a surprise considering how much animosity the Bush admin seemed to have against him and vice versa.Jason Thibeaulthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01595673310069068735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38764987.post-65273512277895404452009-06-15T22:57:39.951-05:002009-06-15T22:57:39.951-05:00I dunno about the numbers. I keep wondering if Ahm...I dunno about the numbers. I keep wondering if Ahmadinejad won, but someone wanted the numbers to be even greater than they were.<br /><br />An interesting take on it all:<br /><br />http://southissouth.wordpress.com/<br /><br />I especially thought this seemed convincing:<br /><br />http://southissouth.wordpress.com/2009/06/14/conversation-with-grandma-after-irans-elections/Will Shetterlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08539053268352597627noreply@blogger.com