tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6758360225120003215.post8717496929774851016..comments2024-03-29T07:59:56.216-04:00Comments on Farmers Letters: Brexit, Stage Left?-FJ the Dangerous and Extreme MAGA Jewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16745768408538827278noreply@blogger.comBlogger51125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6758360225120003215.post-71359677523693841662016-07-02T10:18:23.574-04:002016-07-02T10:18:23.574-04:00Sounds like some tariffs and corporate tax raising...Sounds like some tariffs and corporate tax raisings might be in order.Joe Conservativehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02696367580635901992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6758360225120003215.post-16045000097944382692016-07-02T08:44:03.029-04:002016-07-02T08:44:03.029-04:00That was the plan but it's been shelved now: s...That was the plan but it's been shelved now: someone has to pay for the Brexit!Gerthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07752117708821629614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6758360225120003215.post-84424411473765731062016-07-01T18:17:54.811-04:002016-07-01T18:17:54.811-04:00Are there tax breaks involved?Are there tax breaks involved?-FJ the Dangerous and Extreme MAGA Jewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16745768408538827278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6758360225120003215.post-21114260184695294392016-07-01T16:53:20.115-04:002016-07-01T16:53:20.115-04:00I'd wager 5:1 the shop owner's business wa...<i>I'd wager 5:1 the shop owner's business was doing poorly and that he wanted to collect the insurance so he had the place torched. </i><br /><br />Presumably the American teacher who got told to get off the bus has some ulterior motive too?<br /><br />I'll give some in the American Right credit for the creativeness of their conspiracy thinking!<br /><br />Maybe Grover Norquist had Gerthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07752117708821629614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6758360225120003215.post-20814254720032653092016-07-01T13:36:34.839-04:002016-07-01T13:36:34.839-04:00:P<a href="https://youtu.be/XmTV62mE1PA" rel="nofollow">:P</a>Stanley Kowalskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15129049636515227902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6758360225120003215.post-65870043499177919702016-07-01T10:59:45.347-04:002016-07-01T10:59:45.347-04:00ps - The arsonist in the video seems to be wearing...ps - The arsonist in the video seems to be wearing some kind of hijab-jacket. He almost looks like an ISIS terrorist.Thersiteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15751286903359745316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6758360225120003215.post-27387277816829218532016-07-01T10:44:01.690-04:002016-07-01T10:44:01.690-04:00I'd wager 5:1 the shop owner's business wa...I'd wager 5:1 the shop owner's business was doing poorly and that he wanted to collect the insurance so he had the place torched. Failing businesses are MUCH more common than hate crimes.<br /><br />Yes, there are die hard racists out there, but their "powers" VASTLY exceed their reputations, and their numbers are vastly smaller than estimated by left-wing fund-raising flyers.Thersiteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15751286903359745316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6758360225120003215.post-38346402790881900482016-07-01T08:52:51.521-04:002016-07-01T08:52:51.521-04:00I've lived in Spain and Venezuela and been tea...<i>I've lived in Spain and Venezuela and been teased and taunted for being a gringo. I lived in California and was teased and taunted for being a gringo. The point is, there are assholes EVERYWHERE, but if someone in my OWN country is taunting me for being a gringo, calling ME a racist is just a bit hypocritical. It's a dog that doesn't hunt.<br /><br />I don't "deny" Gerthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07752117708821629614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6758360225120003215.post-83439400555871929302016-07-01T08:26:24.418-04:002016-07-01T08:26:24.418-04:00I'm sure that there is. Harm to self, harm to...I'm sure that there is. Harm to self, harm to 'others'. Physical harm, mental anguish.Thersiteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15751286903359745316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6758360225120003215.post-10549724106242328882016-07-01T05:12:27.912-04:002016-07-01T05:12:27.912-04:00@FJ: might there be some question over what consti...@FJ: might there be some question over what constitutes harm?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6758360225120003215.post-65959441787820830982016-07-01T00:22:41.282-04:002016-07-01T00:22:41.282-04:00We seem to have moved on. Well, no problem. :)We seem to have moved on. Well, no problem. :)nicraphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18405719003477902855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6758360225120003215.post-78098863479277497822016-06-30T19:45:45.073-04:002016-06-30T19:45:45.073-04:00Trevor, I doubt if you'll get very far with an...Trevor, I doubt if you'll get very far with an appeal to bland sweet reasonableness with this crowd, But don't be intimidated. It's good to see a new face, and I appreciate your determination not to be abrasive.<br /><br />Beware of Who's Your Daddy, however.Lisa, who runs the place, is a very nice gal, but she believes in complete freedom of expression.Therefore, the place FreeThinkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16682678301019952436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6758360225120003215.post-77877717885898273152016-06-30T15:06:54.506-04:002016-06-30T15:06:54.506-04:00I like popcorn.I like popcorn.-FJ the Dangerous and Extreme MAGA Jewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16745768408538827278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6758360225120003215.post-91458596376628026802016-06-30T15:02:20.644-04:002016-06-30T15:02:20.644-04:00Doesn't anybody have anything good to say abou...Doesn't anybody have anything good to say about something?<br /><br />The world is the mess it is because of a great lack of positive thinking. Dishing out contempt all the time can't be doing any good as fa as i can see.<br /><br />Eric Fromm wrote a book a long time ago called Must Men Hate? It might be a good idea to dig it up and read it again.Trevor Armbusterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04324410535752599810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6758360225120003215.post-46505193034577030242016-06-30T13:47:50.169-04:002016-06-30T13:47:50.169-04:00I, personally believe that it's high time they...I, personally believe that it's high time they put homosexuality back in the DSM as an "official" mental disorder. Taking it OFF the list was a mistake that has opened the door to ten year olds selecting to undergo sex change operations...-FJ the Dangerous and Extreme MAGA Jewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16745768408538827278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6758360225120003215.post-1022566270837255472016-06-30T12:20:38.595-04:002016-06-30T12:20:38.595-04:00Defining homosexuality I terms of nature vs. nurtu...Defining homosexuality I terms of nature vs. nurture still encamps it in birth defect vs. mental disorder. There aren't any behaviors that can't be controlled or avoided so we're left with mental disorder. <br /><br />Which leaves us with debating the sanity and normality of people who lick feces off each other's genitalia. <br /><br />Oh wait, they listen to disco too.(((Thought Criminal)))https://www.blogger.com/profile/17311656184275255223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6758360225120003215.post-82767293926147028922016-06-30T12:13:33.054-04:002016-06-30T12:13:33.054-04:00Violence is effective. That's why it's eve...Violence is effective. That's why it's everyone's go-to, ultimately. It gets shit done.(((Thought Criminal)))https://www.blogger.com/profile/17311656184275255223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6758360225120003215.post-54983987774124712732016-06-30T11:10:34.125-04:002016-06-30T11:10:34.125-04:00ps - And "shouting down the opposition" ...ps - And "shouting down the opposition" or "censoring" his views is a violation of the political process I advocate.-FJ the Dangerous and Extreme MAGA Jewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16745768408538827278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6758360225120003215.post-67840770383481276852016-06-30T10:59:22.755-04:002016-06-30T10:59:22.755-04:00Violence is usually the result of an inability to ...Violence is usually the result of an inability to conduct said discourse to some "meaningful" end.-FJ the Dangerous and Extreme MAGA Jewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16745768408538827278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6758360225120003215.post-49643693006272595302016-06-30T10:58:13.948-04:002016-06-30T10:58:13.948-04:00The point is to have (and force, if necessary) a p...The point is to have (and force, if necessary) a political discourse... w/analyst v. university & legal system as ultimate arbiter.-FJ the Dangerous and Extreme MAGA Jewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16745768408538827278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6758360225120003215.post-27217004749337054312016-06-30T10:38:35.823-04:002016-06-30T10:38:35.823-04:00No, my question was more about - what means will y...<i>No, my question was more about - what means will you use?</i><br /><br />The same means that any classical liberal would use. Explain it to them rationally. They're perfectly free to ignore arguments, but until they harm or threaten to harm me, I don't use force (the criminal justice system). And yes, I can use the coercive power of the State (ala University Discourse) via the "-FJ the Dangerous and Extreme MAGA Jewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16745768408538827278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6758360225120003215.post-53961798123186261942016-06-30T10:16:16.154-04:002016-06-30T10:16:16.154-04:00@ Trevor
"It should be possible to explain t...@ Trevor<br /><br /><i>"It should be possible to explain the laws of physics to a barmaid."<br /><br />- Albert EInstein</i><br /><br />Albert didn't spend much time in bars. You notice how he phrased it as a "hypothetical" and NOT a statement of fact?-FJ the Dangerous and Extreme MAGA Jewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16745768408538827278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6758360225120003215.post-45479442161191232122016-06-30T09:43:14.978-04:002016-06-30T09:43:14.978-04:00In terms of Kant's categorical imperative, as ...<i>In terms of Kant's categorical imperative, as a deontological ethic. Get people to understand and address their "rules".</i><br /><br />No, my question was more about - what means will you use? You say "get people to understand" - how? Will you use the coercive power of the state for the purpose? Or what you often describe as "university discourse"? Or will nicraphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18405719003477902855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6758360225120003215.post-30413969417923347972016-06-30T08:58:53.190-04:002016-06-30T08:58:53.190-04:00@FJ re FreeThinke's criticism of Zizek for bei...@FJ re FreeThinke's criticism of Zizek for being too "wordy"<br /><br />"If you can't explain it simply, you don't understand it well enough." <br /><br />"It should be possible to explain the laws of physics to a barmaid."<br /><br />- Albert EInsteinTrevor Armbusterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04324410535752599810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6758360225120003215.post-23217280345699384942016-06-30T07:51:33.128-04:002016-06-30T07:51:33.128-04:00@ beamish, it may come to that.@ beamish, it may come to that.-FJ the Dangerous and Extreme MAGA Jewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16745768408538827278noreply@blogger.com