I notice that you disagree with his conclusions,
  not with his logic or arguments

I don't know about the autocrats and liberal west, but I did read the linked article far enough to get to 'never buy when you can rent the three "Fs" '

In that paragraph I can't really see any explicit "logic or arguments".

Or more precisely, I can put a bunch of words into Taleb's mouth to convert that paragraph into an argument taking small steps and supported by statements of fact; but even the strongest interpretation I can come up with seems so weak it would look like I was attacking a straw man.

Perhaps denom didn't dispute Taleb's logic because it isn't stated clearly enough for him to do so?