See, Ward, we know this stuff, but it's ancient history. You might as well go on about how people always diss the Greens, but the Blues were the real racists.
But great drive-by on Pelosi. I mean, why do you think it's called Jim FraciscoCrow?
And there are people who'll say the same about Hitler (you know, at first, before he started to go bad.) About the same number as when I was a kid, unfortunately.
There is a growing tendency for people in the comment sections to take the single worst and most offensive interpretation of whatever anyone says, and to then use that interpretation as an excuse to be unnecessarily hostile, mean-spirited and off-topic.
What passive-agressive crap! Are you really going to shirk responsibility for the bilge you post and accuse the commenters for being "mean-spirited" when they call you on it? That's exactly what I'd expect from a so-called "independent".
This is interesting. Democratic politicians are routinely called traitors, socialists, and pro-terrorists, but rarely with much effect, because we all know that the people doing it are full of malarkey. Why isn't the same true about Republican politicians called racists? It must be because the accusers have more credibility.
They really think that there's so much in-person voter fraud that it swings elections? That would require a huge leap of faith, since there is no data anywhere to support it.
When I hear politicians who are pushing Voter ID saying that it's the key to winning elections, I can assume that their goal is to suppress the vote against them.
And you know who goes straight to that kind of name-calling? The moochers, the looters, the traitors, the takers, the statists, and the nanny-state socialists.,
Conservatives should have explained why this might be needed and how it wouldn’t threaten the voting rights of blacks.
"So that's pretty much why we think voter ID is necessary to prevent fraud. It's not aimed at suppressing the voters of any particular party, and certainly not at any particular racial or ethnic group. OK, any questions?"
"Will African-Americans have any difficulty qualifying for a voter ID?"
"See, that's the kind of misconception I'm talking about. Voter ID is going to be a boon to African-Americans. For one thing, it really speeds up the identification process, which is really important when you only have one polling place per 50,000 registered voters."
While the Bush administration did appoint a number of high-profile minorities, they weren't overall much of a success:
* Colin Powell -- effectively no voice in foreign policy after being marginalized by the Cheney-Rumsfeld axis
* Condaleeza Rice -- marginalized by the same group. No successes to point to.
* Alberto Gonzales -- almost comically inept
In fact, if you were of the opinion that "those people aren't ready for the big jobs yet", you wouldn't have to look anywhere else for corroboration.
Ward: Are highly coercive laws intended to address situations which have not been shown to exist now part of the practice of limited government?
Zic: Yeah, if the morning after pill is included as "abortion", that's true. In which case, the bill amounts to forcing a woman who's been raped to conceive [1] and bear a child in order to produce evidence. No war against women there.
1. The morning after pill can prevent both conception and implantation.
By the way, "ornery" is a favorite Heinlein word to describe characters like Lazarus Long and Jubal Harshaw. If Academic got it from Card, I suspect Card got it from RAH.
Speaking of Dreher, I was struck by this piece of his entitled Ebonics & Young Earth Creationism. He's pointing out how foolish it would be to teach Creationism in public schools, and his reductio is that if you teach that kind of fringe science just because some of the parents want it, you're going to have to teach genuinely ridiculous stuff like the way some of the black kids talk.
On “A comments culture to strive for…”
I think you have to have taken Latin to appreciate how funny that is.
On “Blackmun on Roe, 14 Years Later”
And with the speed of a wizard fired from a high-powered rifle.
On “A comments culture to strive for…”
Fishing libertarians. You know damned well it's not going to work without top-down command and control.
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I used to date Erin Gobraghless. Was she a handful ...
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Fishing mising loop increments.
On “Beyond Showroom Diversity and Other Thoughts”
See, Ward, we know this stuff, but it's ancient history. You might as well go on about how people always diss the Greens, but the Blues were the real racists.
But great drive-by on Pelosi. I mean, why do you think it's called Jim FraciscoCrow?
On “Teaching Social Norms, Part 1”
I have a green towel that the rest of the family insists is blue. I don't know what the hell is wrong with all of them.
On “Beyond Showroom Diversity and Other Thoughts”
And there are people who'll say the same about Hitler (you know, at first, before he started to go bad.) About the same number as when I was a kid, unfortunately.
On “A comments culture to strive for…”
There is a growing tendency for people in the comment sections to take the single worst and most offensive interpretation of whatever anyone says, and to then use that interpretation as an excuse to be unnecessarily hostile, mean-spirited and off-topic.
What passive-agressive crap! Are you really going to shirk responsibility for the bilge you post and accuse the commenters for being "mean-spirited" when they call you on it? That's exactly what I'd expect from a so-called "independent".
On “Forty Years”
Liberals are reverse racists? You're really going there?
On “Beyond Showroom Diversity and Other Thoughts”
Unless you can find evidence of whites denied loans or employment by the black elite, I'll have to conclude that it remains.
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This is interesting. Democratic politicians are routinely called traitors, socialists, and pro-terrorists, but rarely with much effect, because we all know that the people doing it are full of malarkey. Why isn't the same true about Republican politicians called racists? It must be because the accusers have more credibility.
On “Teaching Social Norms, Part 1”
You may not shoot anyone without their permission.
I would prohibit shooting other kids even with their permission. I'll bet your school's insurance carrier agrees.
On “Beyond Showroom Diversity and Other Thoughts”
They really think that there's so much in-person voter fraud that it swings elections? That would require a huge leap of faith, since there is no data anywhere to support it.
"
When I hear politicians who are pushing Voter ID saying that it's the key to winning elections, I can assume that their goal is to suppress the vote against them.
"
For instance, I hear some opposition to affirmative action from Rs/Cs that genuinely argue it is ultimately harmful to those it intends to help.
And this rings oh so true from the likes of George W. Bush, Bill Kristol, and John Podhoretz.
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I had this conversation with the woman who cleans my house:
"My fiance is a wonderful man. He's a Christian, though I'm not."
"Oh, I thought you might be a Catholic." (She's Latina.)
"I am."
"Aren't Catholics Christians?"
"Oh, yes, I guess we are."
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And you know who goes straight to that kind of name-calling? The moochers, the looters, the traitors, the takers, the statists, and the nanny-state socialists.,
"
Conservatives should have explained why this might be needed and how it wouldn’t threaten the voting rights of blacks.
"So that's pretty much why we think voter ID is necessary to prevent fraud. It's not aimed at suppressing the voters of any particular party, and certainly not at any particular racial or ethnic group. OK, any questions?"
"Will African-Americans have any difficulty qualifying for a voter ID?"
"See, that's the kind of misconception I'm talking about. Voter ID is going to be a boon to African-Americans. For one thing, it really speeds up the identification process, which is really important when you only have one polling place per 50,000 registered voters."
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those on the left need to see the possibilities of free individuals and voluntary associations to make beneficial changes
You are absolutely right, and I will cease my efforts to prevent them from doing do.
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While the Bush administration did appoint a number of high-profile minorities, they weren't overall much of a success:
* Colin Powell -- effectively no voice in foreign policy after being marginalized by the Cheney-Rumsfeld axis
* Condaleeza Rice -- marginalized by the same group. No successes to point to.
* Alberto Gonzales -- almost comically inept
In fact, if you were of the opinion that "those people aren't ready for the big jobs yet", you wouldn't have to look anywhere else for corroboration.
On “Republicans really, really, really, really, really need to stop talking about rape”
Ward: Are highly coercive laws intended to address situations which have not been shown to exist now part of the practice of limited government?
Zic: Yeah, if the morning after pill is included as "abortion", that's true. In which case, the bill amounts to forcing a woman who's been raped to conceive [1] and bear a child in order to produce evidence. No war against women there.
1. The morning after pill can prevent both conception and implantation.
On “Tractable and Ornery”
Fair enough.
By the way, "ornery" is a favorite Heinlein word to describe characters like Lazarus Long and Jubal Harshaw. If Academic got it from Card, I suspect Card got it from RAH.
On “My Pet Cat And Electoral College Reform”
Sorry, I meant to say "Republicans win more small states", so the extra two votes per help them proportionately more.
On “Beyond Showroom Diversity and Other Thoughts”
Speaking of Dreher, I was struck by this piece of his entitled Ebonics & Young Earth Creationism. He's pointing out how foolish it would be to teach Creationism in public schools, and his reductio is that if you teach that kind of fringe science just because some of the parents want it, you're going to have to teach genuinely ridiculous stuff like the way some of the black kids talk.