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The thing is this: progressives say the exact same thing about people who don’t see the world as they do. This is why a woman in the documentary is amazed that Ginsburg could be friends with a “nut job” like Scalia. I would take RBG over that witch any day of the week.
Has she ever explained that video to anyone? It’s just laughable that she would think all of the parts of that thing could possibly work.
Also, that place really is turning into a communist hellhole as we speak. It’s bad.
I think that’s a very optimistic view, @skyler. Some voters have a firm ideology, but government is also a reflection of their desires. There is a reason that Eisenhower said way back in the 1950s that any Republican who tried to get rid of social security–the most centralizing, budget draining, dependence making behemoth ever–would be relegated to oblivion. Even Democrats are only reflections of their constituencies. Go to a San Francisco cocktail party, and you will feel very alone. People are often getting what they want when they vote, even if you and I don’t.
Right. Which is why we have the government we have. This isn’t about “the swamp.” It’s a bit about the people. Which is fine, I guess. As I tell my students, we either believe in our form of democracy or… we don’t. ;)
One time I made the mistake of saying that the Plan B pill wasn’t an abortifacient on a catholic thread, here. Never again. lol
In the interest of saving The Republic, tell your students to read this and watch this.
Mises.org is the only hope for humanity. lol
George Townsend “Why must the word “evil” be thrown around so promiscuously? This neither contributes to understanding nor elucidates debate. And it certainly does not persuade anyone to think our way, which conservatism used to be about.”
What do you call someone who lived through the twentieth century and still admires fascist and communist policies? Crazy? Stupid? She’s obviously brilliant and was in a position to watch it all unfold. She chose not to learn from the evil we all witnessed. Do you believe shaving the truth from words will win over people? While I don’t know her, didn’t see the documentary, haven’t studied her opinions and save the term for the truly evil people I’ve seen up close, or that we’ve all seen from a distance through a clear lens, we must remind ourselves evil doesn’t come dressed up like Bela Lugosi. It can be charming and personally engaging but uses it’s power to pursue evil policies.
Look. I love Thomas. Right down to his habit of parking his RV in Walmart parking lots. He’s the least elitist of the bunch, and that tickles me pink. He is definitely the most consistent with his views. But Thomas is a party of one. That does nothing in the Supreme Court without allies. Scalia was a pretty good ally.
If they were still around espousing slavery, I’d hope your respect for them would be somewhat reduced. RBG is still around and her work on the Court remains largely pernicious.
Yes. She should be called out on how she has talked about the president, and she was in the very documentary that was made to highlight the good things about her career.
IF I was living during the 1790s–if I had even thrown my weight behind manumissions and believed in abolition like, say, Alexander Hamilton–I doubt very much that I would not still admire George Washington. I might engage him in continual debate like the Marquis Lafayette, in fact, did in a long correspondence over this point of grave contention. I might join a demonstration against slavery to show him that there was dissatisfaction with his position.
But I would be lying to you if I said I would respect our first president less because it took him until the end of his life to free those human beings in his direct control from bondage.
I would certainly not join with the little progressives now who forget every other contribution of those men because they are hyper focused on this one thing.
I am consistent about how I judge people, whether I agree with them or not.
I think Mrs. Washington freed her salves after his death because she thought they would poison her.
That may be all wrong.
Hmmm… Washington freed his slaves in his will, though he did not have power over all of Martha’s. I don’t know what happened with the entire estate. If someone else knows, they could tell us!!!
You shouldn’t based on my opinion. But it was so nice to get away from Trump (mostly) thanks to your efforts and into an area that’s of particular interest (to me).
You are completely missing my point, Walton. Even you are correct about these people, calling them names is not contributing anything. It just alienates people. This feeling that you and others who think this way have is not helping the cause that we care about. It may be satisfactory to you to continue to do this. I assure you that you are not winning converts. If the people who think in this juvenile fashion continue in this manner, it is they who will pave the way for a way of life they claim to detest.
What you mean “we,” white man?
I don’t think I’m missing or even necessarily disputing your point. I’m questioning it.
I stand by what I wrote. The reason I wrote that you were missing my point is because I was saying that calling names is silly. Even if these people are as bad as you say they are, writing what you think about people is off-putting. You are just satisfying your need to tell everyone that you think this person is stupid. Why is it so hard to point out the reason you think they are wrong? This is what persuasion is all about. And my point was that you, and the person who originally made the evil comment, are not helping to advance the message.
This is an exchange I had on Twitter this morning. Mark Penn, who is a Democrat has written some brutal stuff about the Trump investigation. Smart guy but he’s too idealistic.
Government is how we steal from each other. You have to seize the government and take stuff from people. It’s just like caveman days.
The left doesn’t care about policy, it’s all about electioneering so they can win elections so they can steal. The Republicans aren’t much better.
Also Keynesianism has made us all stupid about economics. It embeds all of the graft and rent seeking.
Also don’t search out my Twitter feed. I’m even weirder over there. lol
It isn’t.
If the lady has not yet ovulated, the sudden progestin dose shuts down LH and prevents ovulation.
if she has, the sudden progestin dose hyper-decidualizes the endometrium and prevents implantation. Until implantation there is no pregnancy.
Thus plan b is not an abortifacient. I, who do no abortions, will gladly prescribe plan b, as I did to one lady on Monday.
It is if you believe life begins at conception.
The GOP legal threats on abortion drive up Planned Parenthood’s overhead and K Street bills. They literally have abortion quotas to cover their overhead. It makes women vote Democrat. Make the moral case instead.
Central planning compensation is idiotic.
Mises.org is right about everything.