I see both as being related through a lens of a certain group deciding their version of "right" is correct and using the power of their state to enforce that morality on their constituents, economic, psychological and other costs be damned. And most perniciously they believe that their approach will keep them in political power in a fast changing world.
Because they believe their racial and economic identities will prevent them from being harmed. That so many alleged libertarians sit on that side of the political aisle is incredibly telling in this regard.
I think at the state level there are some true believers. I also think there's more savvy then they are given credit for. But they are not representing their voters by passing these laws:
According to the poll, 39% of voters approved of how state leaders have handled abortion policy while 46% disapproved. Lawmakers this year passed the most restrictive abortion law in the nation, barring the procedure before many people know they are pregnant.
You really don’t understand that freedom of speech doesn’t mean you get to shout someone else down? Like, you don’t seem to understand what freedom of speech actually means.
Or, he's just got a different definition then you, which you seem to trying to shout down with your comments here. Because he's not agreeing with you. Which you can't abide.
I guess you aren't Heckling though, because you aren't typing in all caps.
They are playing offense - just look at the 40 year campaign to get Federalist Society approved judges on the federal bench. But that doesn't mean their ideas are widely supported - if they were the need to gerrymander and restrict voting access would not exist.
It seems to mean that everyone gets to speak every idea all the time, no matter how morally repugnant or bereft of intellectual rigor. That no person has the right, much less the obligation to decide when ideas no longer serves a public or societal good. That norms and conventions are not sufficiently good to prevent speech. That once someone speaks we can and should debate the ideas, not censure the speakers.
Any casual reader would think, “People are preventing parents from supporting their children? Madness!”
Well Texas AG and governor must be mad then.
They’d also think, “Parents are giving confused kids puberty blockers? Madness!”
Indeed they might think that's madness, though there are numerous easily available resources to tell them why that would be the case. And treating gender dysphoria is just one reason. But the Governor and AG in Texas aren't operating from that view point.
They aren't acting polite though are they? Creating bounties to enforce a ban on abortion isn't polite. Forcing required reporters to report parents who are using the latest medical and psychological understanding to support their children is polite. Removing books from libraries because of the sexual orientation of the author is not polite. calling that out is not maddness.
No, I'm not. Public funds for public schools shouldn't be diverted to private entities, be they corporations or church-based school. It has yet to achieve its stated goals in any place its been implemented.
in a world where shareholder value via profit margins must be preserved at all costs, cramming down labor is about all a corporation, or its franchisee's can do when other costs rise.
The restaurant on south Iowa Street was closed for large parts of Tuesday because of high gasoline prices, but perhaps not for the reasons you would think. Multiple employees of the chain quit after seeing an email from a regional manager urging the restaurant to begin hiring employees at lower wages, under the theory that people are becoming more desperate to take a job as fuel prices increase.
He's making a ton of assumptions, like he can't pass cost increases to customers via menu price increases; he can't generate more business by paying people more; he can't adjust profit margins to reflect current realities. His only recourse is artificially depressing wages.
Its that kind of thinking that now has Applebee's and other in a wage induced labor shortage. Its that kind of thinking that is driving Starbucks stores to unionize, Amazon fulfillment centers to continue holding union elections. And it's that kind of thinking that a lot of labor fled in the great resignation.
But at least its out in the open now. Yay for that I guess.
As long as Texans, Oklahomans and Missourians can bounty hunt people aiding abortion, and in Missouri's case potentially across state lines, state level solutions to a foundational national rights problem are unworkable. I mean even Texas republican voters want abortion to remain legal and their own politicians are ignoring them.
so children of gay and lesbian couple should hide their family relationships and their pride in their own parents? That's creepy? Encouraging children to be accepting and supportive of a variety of family structures and people as they grow up is creepy?
Our side does plenty of things wrong. Most of my posts on my other blog during the Obama era were about how wrong it was and what needed to be done about it. What we do that Republicans don't is police our own.
On “On Believing Republican Politicians”
I see both as being related through a lens of a certain group deciding their version of "right" is correct and using the power of their state to enforce that morality on their constituents, economic, psychological and other costs be damned. And most perniciously they believe that their approach will keep them in political power in a fast changing world.
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Because they believe their racial and economic identities will prevent them from being harmed. That so many alleged libertarians sit on that side of the political aisle is incredibly telling in this regard.
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it would make the debate very interesting, to say the least.
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I think at the state level there are some true believers. I also think there's more savvy then they are given credit for. But they are not representing their voters by passing these laws:
https://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/08/texas-voters-poll-abortion-electricity-property-taxes/
On “Freedom of Speech and the Heckler’s Veto”
So the same libertarian ideals completely divorced from what we know about how the world actually woks.
Got it.
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Or, he's just got a different definition then you, which you seem to trying to shout down with your comments here. Because he's not agreeing with you. Which you can't abide.
I guess you aren't Heckling though, because you aren't typing in all caps.
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If that's true - and I am not convinced it is, what are a libertarian's responsibilities with regards to the Heckler's veto?
On “About That Bone, Dr Freddie deBoer”
Yeah there seems to be a lot of that going Around - even here on OT.
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They are playing offense - just look at the 40 year campaign to get Federalist Society approved judges on the federal bench. But that doesn't mean their ideas are widely supported - if they were the need to gerrymander and restrict voting access would not exist.
On “Freedom of Speech and the Heckler’s Veto”
It seems to mean that everyone gets to speak every idea all the time, no matter how morally repugnant or bereft of intellectual rigor. That no person has the right, much less the obligation to decide when ideas no longer serves a public or societal good. That norms and conventions are not sufficiently good to prevent speech. That once someone speaks we can and should debate the ideas, not censure the speakers.
Or something like that.
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And its a convenient dodge to being held accountable here for his writing . . .
On “Applebee’s Internal Memo Leaked”
He's assuming that, if revenue is stable, wages have to be lowered to account for increased gas costs passed on as increased prices from suppliers.
On “Discretion Has No Substitute: Lessons In Moving The Overton Window”
Well Texas AG and governor must be mad then.
Indeed they might think that's madness, though there are numerous easily available resources to tell them why that would be the case. And treating gender dysphoria is just one reason. But the Governor and AG in Texas aren't operating from that view point.
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They aren't acting polite though are they? Creating bounties to enforce a ban on abortion isn't polite. Forcing required reporters to report parents who are using the latest medical and psychological understanding to support their children is polite. Removing books from libraries because of the sexual orientation of the author is not polite. calling that out is not maddness.
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That was a rhetorical question right?
No, I'm not. Public funds for public schools shouldn't be diverted to private entities, be they corporations or church-based school. It has yet to achieve its stated goals in any place its been implemented.
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Yes I do.
On “Applebee’s Internal Memo Leaked”
in a world where shareholder value via profit margins must be preserved at all costs, cramming down labor is about all a corporation, or its franchisee's can do when other costs rise.
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Seems to be legit:
https://www2.ljworld.com/news/general-news/2022/mar/23/an-email-urging-lower-wages-for-new-employees-due-to-higher-gas-prices-sparks-walkout-at-lawrence-applebees/
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maintaining market wages at or above current levels would be a great way to be sensitive to workers needs.
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He's making a ton of assumptions, like he can't pass cost increases to customers via menu price increases; he can't generate more business by paying people more; he can't adjust profit margins to reflect current realities. His only recourse is artificially depressing wages.
Its that kind of thinking that now has Applebee's and other in a wage induced labor shortage. Its that kind of thinking that is driving Starbucks stores to unionize, Amazon fulfillment centers to continue holding union elections. And it's that kind of thinking that a lot of labor fled in the great resignation.
But at least its out in the open now. Yay for that I guess.
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Such as?
On “Ketanji Brown Jackson Confirmation Hearings: Live Stream and Discussion”
As long as Texans, Oklahomans and Missourians can bounty hunt people aiding abortion, and in Missouri's case potentially across state lines, state level solutions to a foundational national rights problem are unworkable. I mean even Texas republican voters want abortion to remain legal and their own politicians are ignoring them.
https://texaspolitics.utexas.edu/blog/overview-abortion-attitudes-texas-four-things-know
I have a whole post in review about this.
On “Discretion Has No Substitute: Lessons In Moving The Overton Window”
Thats' easy:
https://www.austinisd.org/respectforall/pride
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so children of gay and lesbian couple should hide their family relationships and their pride in their own parents? That's creepy? Encouraging children to be accepting and supportive of a variety of family structures and people as they grow up is creepy?
Wow dude. Just Wow.
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Our side does plenty of things wrong. Most of my posts on my other blog during the Obama era were about how wrong it was and what needed to be done about it. What we do that Republicans don't is police our own.