He was an incredibly brilliant man and, as I'm now learning, quite a visionary. He seems to predict crypto-anarchism more than ten years before the ascendancy of the Internet. I wish so much that he was still alive to see what's happening now with open-source software, Bitcoin, free access to 3D printed guns, etc. But then again, he probably saw much of it coming. The times we're living in now are the most thrilling and exciting in at least a century, and this life is a trip to be savored.
This guy is so awesome. All the conservatives were scared of the Soviet Union back then, but the libertarians were all "Bitch, please. They got nothin'. Watch em fall." and they did in a few years after this speech.
I would guess we had much more information about the Soviet Union's true conditions at this time versus in the time around WWII, allowing for better extrapolation about what life was like inside. Given those conditions, Soviet citizens would surely have little to no loyalty to or patience left for their government.
Wow, what a genius. I like the trader vs. plunderer narrative personally, but this tool inventor vs. organizer narrative is perhaps even more central to key issues around liberty and justice.
I happened to go to the selling of his estate in Virginia. I have his beautiful china cabinet ❤ his library was incredible and I bought the entire thing. So many signed books! Also every classic like doestovski. He had framed photos that were signed and taken by Goldwater that looked like Ansel Adams and I discovered that Ansel taught Barry photography! He was a fascinating character!
I am a proud classical liberal, people like Thomas Jefferson, Karl Hess and Berry Goldwater inspired me to look at things differently in order to advocate for limited government. Especially in the age of George Bush who deeply disappointed me. I am not an anarchist, I believe in order to conserve liberty a government must be small but highly tied down and there to do just that. I believe our framers got it mostly right. Mostly. It was a brilliant document non the less. But I do sympathize with anarchists in that they've got a lot of things right never the less.
Great analysis and forethought but Reagan did not get us into a war and to some extent he sped the fall of the USSR because they couldn’t keep up with us on the military and programs like Star Wars-although his comments about the pentagon were spot on.
The American Dodo I'm probably laughing too hard to formulate an adequate response, but I'm gonna try... There was no insult in my comment. There was no emotion in my comment. There was no argument in my comment. My comment was a light-hearted joke. It was almost a year ago, so I can't even recall what it was that prompted my comment, perhaps a Swede (English not being their first language) at the conference accidentally said "librarianism," I don't remember. I hope that clears things up, but it's also quite possible that you are a troll. At any rate, thanks for the notification because I forgot all about this one, and guess what? I really enjoyed rereading my joke. But I'm still laughing at your response. Emotionally-driven insult? Wow. That's all I can say further. Just, wow.
VorpalDerringer Take a look at the dialog Hess did with Robert Anton Wilson (it's on RUclips also). In that video, he looks just like Walter Sobchak (from Big Lebowski). And a bit like Fidel Castro, to be sure. Cheers!
@@findmestudios Yes, and John Milius and Karl Hess have much in common. They're both brilliant libertarian individualist outsiders who can't be neatly categorized. They are very unique and idiosyncratic, so different that they often appear to contradict themselves. They shared a great deal of ideology and were both erudite and exceptional writers and communicators. Both men had many skills. They're great to listen to and very thought provoking. I'm a great fan of both. One reminds me of the other, so I'm not surprised a character inspired by one of them reminds people of the other. But Walter's personality is definitely much more in line with Milius, who in disposition was a little more aggressive and intimidating.
Hess is quickly becoming one of my most influential people on my ideas.
He was an incredibly brilliant man and, as I'm now learning, quite a visionary. He seems to predict crypto-anarchism more than ten years before the ascendancy of the Internet. I wish so much that he was still alive to see what's happening now with open-source software, Bitcoin, free access to 3D printed guns, etc. But then again, he probably saw much of it coming. The times we're living in now are the most thrilling and exciting in at least a century, and this life is a trip to be savored.
Thank you!!
There isn't much of Karl Hess on youtube, truly appreciate this =]]
This guy is so awesome. All the conservatives were scared of the Soviet Union back then, but the libertarians were all "Bitch, please. They got nothin'. Watch em fall." and they did in a few years after this speech.
I would guess we had much more information about the Soviet Union's true conditions at this time versus in the time around WWII, allowing for better extrapolation about what life was like inside. Given those conditions, Soviet citizens would surely have little to no loyalty to or patience left for their government.
Wow, what a genius. I like the trader vs. plunderer narrative personally, but this tool inventor vs. organizer narrative is perhaps even more central to key issues around liberty and justice.
I happened to go to the selling of his estate in Virginia. I have his beautiful china cabinet ❤ his library was incredible and I bought the entire thing. So many signed books! Also every classic like doestovski. He had framed photos that were signed and taken by Goldwater that looked like Ansel Adams and I discovered that Ansel taught Barry photography! He was a fascinating character!
A true Legend! 💯 Amazing mind. Huge contribution to liberty!🙌🙌🙌
I am a proud classical liberal, people like Thomas Jefferson, Karl Hess and Berry Goldwater inspired me to look at things differently in order to advocate for limited government. Especially in the age of George Bush who deeply disappointed me. I am not an anarchist, I believe in order to conserve liberty a government must be small but highly tied down and there to do just that. I believe our framers got it mostly right. Mostly. It was a brilliant document non the less. But I do sympathize with anarchists in that they've got a lot of things right never the less.
What a man!
Such a great post! I learned alot.I didnt know that Barry Goldwater was such an interesting man.
Great analysis and forethought but Reagan did not get us into a war and to some extent he sped the fall of the USSR because they couldn’t keep up with us on the military and programs like Star Wars-although his comments about the pentagon were spot on.
Librarianism seems a good idea to me. I think we should worship librarians. Especially Hypatia of Alexandria.
Oh, liberTARIANism. Never mind.
The American Dodo I'm probably laughing too hard to formulate an adequate response, but I'm gonna try...
There was no insult in my comment.
There was no emotion in my comment.
There was no argument in my comment.
My comment was a light-hearted joke.
It was almost a year ago, so I can't even recall what it was that prompted my comment, perhaps a Swede (English not being their first language) at the conference accidentally said "librarianism," I don't remember.
I hope that clears things up, but it's also quite possible that you are a troll. At any rate, thanks for the notification because I forgot all about this one, and guess what? I really enjoyed rereading my joke.
But I'm still laughing at your response. Emotionally-driven insult? Wow. That's all I can say further. Just, wow.
stvbrsn haha maybe one day will learn how to control the power of the L-space
I want to talk to the Coens and ask if they patterned Walter's appearance after Hess. Definitely not his intelligence and personality, just the look.
I was going to say he looked like Fidel Castro.
VorpalDerringer Take a look at the dialog Hess did with Robert Anton Wilson (it's on RUclips also). In that video, he looks just like Walter Sobchak (from Big Lebowski).
And a bit like Fidel Castro, to be sure. Cheers!
He was mostly based on John Milius, a screenwriter.
@@findmestudios Yes, and John Milius and Karl Hess have much in common. They're both brilliant libertarian individualist outsiders who can't be neatly categorized. They are very unique and idiosyncratic, so different that they often appear to contradict themselves. They shared a great deal of ideology and were both erudite and exceptional writers and communicators. Both men had many skills. They're great to listen to and very thought provoking. I'm a great fan of both. One reminds me of the other, so I'm not surprised a character inspired by one of them reminds people of the other. But Walter's personality is definitely much more in line with Milius, who in disposition was a little more aggressive and intimidating.
I didn't say he was the savior... Just interesting. ;)