tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post7900109273465761614..comments2024-03-28T18:48:41.469-07:00Comments on One Cʘsmos: Why Mommy is a Democrat... and a Passive-Aggressive Ex-Wife from HellGagdad Bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14249005793605006679noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-46594563800323201952012-07-18T18:29:36.612-07:002012-07-18T18:29:36.612-07:00Right? I ass-umed at first that his comment was in...Right? I ass-umed at first that his comment was in response to today's post, it's so painfully demonstrative. I was half tempted to counter his unsanity with a dose of reality, but then remembered just how pointless it would be...juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15975754287030568726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-26715255667387258042012-07-17T07:08:04.928-07:002012-07-17T07:08:04.928-07:00Just when we'd given up hope that William woul...Just when we'd given up hope that William would show up and illustrate our thesis in a more vivid manner.Gagdad Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14249005793605006679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-71935327480939613782012-07-16T20:57:18.359-07:002012-07-16T20:57:18.359-07:00Yes, you people are the very same people who frequ...Yes, you people are the very same people who frequently complain that "leftists" are "narcissists" and "think they're better people, whereas the right only thinks they have better ideas."<br /><br />Ahem. As you were.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17127464915671954281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-73751885468996148202012-07-16T11:29:24.307-07:002012-07-16T11:29:24.307-07:00Pascal's revision:
"The heart hath its r...Pascal's revision:<br /><br />"The heart hath its reasons that Reason knows not of, <i>actuellement</i>."Tonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00987042455512485699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-16484844244443707522012-07-16T09:46:36.994-07:002012-07-16T09:46:36.994-07:00@Amazed: This is very simple. It is because morali...@Amazed: This is very simple. It is because morality's primary locus is the trained affections - which form a series of gut reactions. To the modern intellect these things seem irrational or post-reasoned (rationalized) but in fact the affection itself is the result of a series of choices, many of which are directly rational. Just because one did not reason about the point at the time does not mean that the conclusion was not thought through - the affections exist to shortcut the lengthly and uncertain process of deliberation about important subjects - such as whether not a canteloupe is rotten, a person is sick, or a man is trying to murder you.Ephrem Antony Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00032465992619034619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-20512863408525298112012-07-16T09:29:40.261-07:002012-07-16T09:29:40.261-07:00I think that the point is that they needed to clos...I think that the point is that they needed to close their minds in order to save their minds.JPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11126071014909954387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-90718807823450485492012-07-15T23:22:28.589-07:002012-07-15T23:22:28.589-07:00It also shows why conservative women are so veheme...It also shows why conservative women are so vehemently hated. For those of us able to tease apart macro and micro nurturing, liberals have especially ugly terms.Lesliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02284936021406079076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-69384861760360353702012-07-15T18:24:25.678-07:002012-07-15T18:24:25.678-07:00To the question many people ask about politics — W...To the question many people ask about politics — Why doesn’t the other side listen to reason? — Haidt replies: We were never designed to listen to reason. When you ask people moral questions, time their responses and scan their brains, their answers and brain activation patterns indicate that they reach conclusions quickly and produce reasons later only to justify what they’ve decided. The funniest and most painful illustrations are Haidt’s transcripts of interviews about bizarre scenarios. Is it wrong to have sex with a dead chicken? How about with your sister? Is it O.K. to defecate in a urinal? If your dog dies, why not eat it? ... excerpt from the NYTimes review of a book : The Righteous Mind by Jonathan Haidt<br /><br />The book provides a look at systemic differences between Conservatives and Liberals and may be of interest to you. I thought his book, The Happiness Hypothesis, rocked ... looking at this one now.<br /><br />I've enjoyed looking at your thoughts. <br />~ DeAnnDeAnnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09476048474730678421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-91233417250745450072012-07-14T19:22:02.003-07:002012-07-14T19:22:02.003-07:00The scop and role of femininity is to exercise fem...The scop and role of femininity is to exercise feminine and nurturing virtues in the home. By are not virtues in business or politics. They cannot be generalized. Thy are between th mother and child and th wife and husband.Aloysiushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13858618410784962169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-51122273956603222752012-07-13T17:16:28.404-07:002012-07-13T17:16:28.404-07:00Heh - reminds me of when I once worked in a frozen...Heh - reminds me of when I once worked in a frozen yogurt shop back in the mid-90s. When a flavor started to go bad, it would get really sour and tangy. We were instructed to keep on selling it anyway, and to just tell people it was meant to be "tart."<br /><br />Obama's narrative about his narrative is like tartness squared.juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15975754287030568726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-34653062485320623082012-07-13T17:06:01.885-07:002012-07-13T17:06:01.885-07:00Either that, or he needs to tell a better story ab...Either that, or he needs to tell a better story about how he needs to tell a better story.Gagdad Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14249005793605006679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-85364469284809037942012-07-13T17:04:32.369-07:002012-07-13T17:04:32.369-07:00As Taranto said today, "Obama needs a better ...As Taranto said today, "Obama needs a better narrative than 'Obama needs a better narrative.'"Gagdad Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14249005793605006679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-63414044010927062922012-07-13T16:53:29.516-07:002012-07-13T16:53:29.516-07:00In fact, Obama even confessed to Charlie Rose that...<i>In fact, Obama even confessed to Charlie Rose that the biggest mistake of his presidency thus far has been the failure to "tell a story" to the American public. </i><br /><br />Oh, good grief. As though if he could only find a potent enough lie, everyone would believe it and that would magically make it true.<br /><br />I witnessed a relevant conversation today: Having lunch with my portrait group, one of the guys who works at the center was discussing how a new round of layoffs were coming up, only now they don't call it that. The new term is something like "employment adjustment." One I've never heard before, but which of course is meant to sound much less threatening. They talked a bit about how unpleasant things tend to be re-named to sound nicer, and how PC language has become; most of them even seemed to agree that this was somehow a good thing. Then one of the ladies spoke up: "Whatever happened to honesty and straightforwardness?"<br /><br />The subject changed pretty quickly after that...juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15975754287030568726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-53135261415750380682012-07-13T11:52:46.289-07:002012-07-13T11:52:46.289-07:00The hypnosis thing is intriguing. I think that co...The hypnosis thing is intriguing. I think that could be. Sort of like a mantra or a verbal talisman.mushroomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07651027035577798096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-37484070886056808202012-07-13T10:54:56.390-07:002012-07-13T10:54:56.390-07:00Ace also has a good take on the subject.<a href="http://ace.mu.nu/archives/330828.php" rel="nofollow">Ace</a> also has a good take on the subject.Gagdad Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14249005793605006679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-27196887866333589902012-07-13T10:51:07.096-07:002012-07-13T10:51:07.096-07:00Why center-right, and not just center?
As C.S. L...<i>Why center-right, and not just center?</i> <br /><br />As C.S. Lewis said, if your dog has bitten the neighbor's child, do you want to deal with the father or the mother? <br /><br />If serious damage has been done because you are a negligent low-life with an abused pit bull, it's irrelevant. But in most cases, where maybe the kid was teasing the dog or invading its space or as a result of a misunderstanding, it is far better to deal with Dad. <br /><br />As we've discussed before, the epidemic of too-often-fatal violence in American cities is a result of boys raised without fathers. Boys, and even adult males, used to have fistfights, at the end of which there would usually be "no hard feelings". I was just reading about a locker room fight between Rollie Fingers and Blue Moon Odom in 1973. Both got dinged up a little but shook hands afterward. Nowadays somebody may end up full of nine-millimeter holes.mushroomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07651027035577798096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-23554916922734530242012-07-13T09:46:59.429-07:002012-07-13T09:46:59.429-07:00Yes: "I can't afford one child. Why not h...Yes: "I can't afford one child. Why not have eight?!"Gagdad Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14249005793605006679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-75188698239248132492012-07-13T09:44:46.130-07:002012-07-13T09:44:46.130-07:00I've come to think of the left like that Octom...I've come to think of the left like that Octomom.<br />Except crazier.USS Ben USN (Ret)https://www.blogger.com/profile/07492369604790651538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-76623759778799333352012-07-13T09:40:34.978-07:002012-07-13T09:40:34.978-07:00"Regardless of your background, any American ..."Regardless of your background, any American who really works hard at it can still be a victim."<br /><br />Equal opportunity! LOL!USS Ben USN (Ret)https://www.blogger.com/profile/07492369604790651538noreply@blogger.com