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Flyover 24 – It’s a Riot
Flyover Country, episode 24, was recorded before the Ferguson announcement… but to quote myself: “There will be riots regardless of what happens, because that’s what people want. They’re all geared up to riot, and the last thing they’re going to do is not riot.”
We’re a bit conversational today, with no guest. Pardon our rambling and stick it out for the commentary. We will be back next time with another Ricochet member-guest, but this week we discuss everything from shirtgate to Obama the agitator. Terry and I are kind enough to actually disagree about gender differences. Take sides, today!
Published in General
Since this podcast is new to a lot of people, I feel compelled to give some of the background. Much of the allure of Ricochet is its members. They are the “smart, witty, civil” conversation that Rob talks about when he pitches membership. I happen to agree. Our members are the best in the world. So this is a podcast about them. While we wouldn’t turn down a brilliant conservative superstar, virtually all of our guests are ricochet members. They aren’t as “prepared” and researched as the experts, and I don’t let them study for hours before asking questions. We want to know what the man on the ground thinks, and it’s not a “Jaywalking” clone, where we expect them to say something stupid. In fact, what you’ll get is very intelligent commentary from people operating on what information they have.
If those “people in the corridors of power,” as Rob likes to say, really want to put their fingers on the pulse of the conservative movement, they will do two things. First, they will listen to our experts. Guys like Jonah and John, Epstein and Yoo. But second, they will flip over to the member feed. There, they’ll find your every day conservative – they don’t tell you the pulse, they are the pulse.
You really need to get Terry to check out current events from time to time.
Enjoy the podcast!
A comment! I was going to say: “people must be staying away from their computers, today.” :) (I tease, of course)
And yes, Terry is something of the foil, in that he is so stinking isolated (on the Rig) and uninterested in news that it is fun to get his reactions to things. This week, he was particularly out of the loop. Generally I give advance notice of at least a few of our topics, though. Keep listening, I hope you’ll enjoy it!
I finally got to listen. Good podcast, gents.
One thought on common sense when dealing with the police, and about teaching kids how not to get themselves shot. I try to avoid driving through lower-income (and higher-crime) neighborhoods in CT cities, but every so often I can’t avoid it. What always strikes me — and makes the drive most frustrating — is the insouciance with which people in these neighborhoods cross the street. They won’t walk an extra 15 feet to the crosswalk. Often they don’t even look before crossing. They are completely blithe to the threat of a couple tons of metal striking them at 30mph. It’s as if they expect their life to be your problem.
And it’s not just an individual thing — I see mothers do this with their toddlers. So kids are not taught the basic precautions of crossing at the crosswalk and looking both ways before crossing. It seems to me a short extension from there to the fact that kids are not taught basic precautions in dealing with armed officers.
@SoS, my wife and I were just having a similar conversation with a friend over thanksgiving. We recently bought a house in a somewhat nicer (i.e. not upscale, but middle-class) part of town. We drove by over halloween and saw that it was like a zoo… people had driven in from the crappy neighborhoods and were parked all up and down the streets. It is an interesting phenomenon, but I opined that it is a mindset that is bred among the welfare-recipient, victim-mentality, entitlement and grievance culture. Their own neighborhoods aren’t necessarily unsafe, but the idea is that “those people” owe us something. Kind of like dooring a car in the parkinglot, and the thought is “screw that guy for driving such a nice car.” Of course, that opens up another can of worms. among the welfare-class, one thing I’ve always noticed is that they often drive extremely nice cars, have the highest-end entertainment systems, all kids having iPhones, etc… and they will come into court and say they don’t have enough for an attorney, food, and so forth. “how much do you make?” “well, after I pay everything each month I have practically nothing.” It’s a fascinating mindset that would have most of our grandparents wondering what country they’re living in.