Would You??

I wouldn't believe it honestly. I can't imagine someone being beloved and sadistic, I don't think sadism rubs off. But yes, if it could be proven the obviously he would have to face justice.

Would you cooperate with the NKVD if you thought by doing so you could avoid doing time in the gulag?

There was a case like that in a town in Massachusetts. Sweet (or at least sad) old man--turned out to be "Ivan the Terrible." His family really loved him, if I'm remembering right.

No, I wouldn't cooperate with the NKVD period. I might do what they said if I thought they were going to murder me or someone in my family, but coercion is not the same thing as cooperation.

Were the Nuremberg Trials morally justified? In other words, were they something other than "victor's justice," as the Nazi defendants claimed?

I'm inclined to believe it was a serious case of victors justice. During WW2 the U.S interned Japanese citizens, fire bombed half the civilian population, leveled cities with nuclear bombs and annihilated German cities of no strategic importance and large civilian populations. The red army (our allies, headed by quite possibly the worst dictator of modern times) committed basically unspeakable atrocities against the defeated German civilian population and their land grabbing at the end of the war left hundreds of millions of people impoverished and miserable, the effects of which are stronglly felt by everyone living in the post soviet union countries to this day.

No "good war" in my opinion. No matter how many movies come out of Hollywood.

Would you say WW2 was inevitable once Hitler came to power?

Well, according to the school of history I subscribe to (in effect, Tolstoyan), historic inevitabilities don't really exist, just trajectories, which are multiple, interactive, and ultimately unpredictable. But it was always part of his plan, let's put it that way.

If Bounty had gone back in time and killed Hitler when he was a corporal at Ypres, would the British Empire now be remembered as the racist monsters of the 20th century? (Sorry MANICHEAN--I just asked :)).

Are you saying in place of the Germans? I think all the white colonial powers have been branded with the racist monster stamp nowadays. The Germans, being cartoonish super villains acting under a short lived government actually seem to take less flak for racism than the anglosphere which has just chugged along since then.

Would you debate seriously with a Maoist?

Only from behind sandbags. :)

Will the final presidential candidates in the coming election be Clinton and Bush?

Could be, I don't know that either will get the nod though.

Would you rather support Ron Paul or Rand Paul?

Neither is perfect, but probably Ron. He seems to have more integrity. On the other hand, Rand is a bit more practical.

Would China see a libertarian US president as a green light for global expansion?

Rand has the benefit of having more than a snowflakes chance in Hell at winning an election.

Good question. I don't know that much about libertarianism so it's very possible but I couldn't tell you.

Would a libertarian president necessarily see the rise of massive, deregulated, unstoppable corporate entities (raping and looting the poor and the environment in their wake)?

Do you think so? His strategy seems a little flawed to me. Civil libertarians and social conservatives/Evangelical Christians are hardly birds of a feather, and since both groups are highly principled, each may be hesitant to crawl into the sack with the other. I think the next Republican president is going to be whoever can recreate the Big Umbrella. And that's going to mean coming to some kind of terms with the RINOs.

No, of course not, and certainly not "necessarily."

Will Obama's rapprochement with Cuba help democrats or republicans in the Florida primary?

Well more of a chance than his dad had at least.

And good answer, most people bring up that sort of apocalyptic scenario whenever libertarians are mentioned (it seems to be one of the most widely hated political philosophies), or else they say something about roads.

I have no idea haha, sorry. Cuba/Florida relations is not an issue I follow at all.

Would you strip Obama of his Nobel peace prize?

All I worry about with libertarians is the long term effects of isolationism. China's building a big kick as s navy at the moment. That's something that sooner or later is going to be a problem for us, even if we stay home and mind our own business. Rand Paul has made some noises about getting that, but I'm not sure I trust him. He also wants to be president.

Yes, Obama's Nobel Peace Prize is the biggest joke since Hitler's nomination for the same prize.

Edit: Oh sorry. Would you rather date an innocent/virginal-looking girl or a slutty/sexy-looking one?

Right now I'll take the latter.

Plain and intelligent or beautiful and dumb (for a romantic partner)?

Plain and intelligent. Beautiful women are all insane.

Short perky hair or long luxurious hair (on a woman)?

Long I suppose but short hair can be quite cute on the right girl.

Would you rather dress fashionably or comfortably?