tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post3741511669539353353..comments2023-12-20T04:18:41.617-06:00Comments on The Hunting of the Snark: Remember Afghanistan?Susan of Texashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00076915322771385454noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post-70154021370190482832010-11-29T12:39:34.298-06:002010-11-29T12:39:34.298-06:00he police effectively ceded large chunks of territ...<i>he police effectively ceded large chunks of territory to the rule of violent gangs</i><br /><br />how about the USA at many points in our history? "Gangs of New York?" the KKK in the South? Many others. <br /><br />The woman is shockingly ignorant -and too lazy/stupid to actually do any research- but that's why they hired her.Kathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03176801494652946278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post-28254385120387099592010-11-28T19:13:43.601-06:002010-11-28T19:13:43.601-06:00not many where the police effectively ceded large ...<i>not many where the police effectively ceded large chunks of territory to the rule of violent gangs--I'm struggling to think of any after Sherwood Forest, but that's undoubtedly a product of my limited historical knowledge</i><br /><br />Uh, Mexico? And hardly "historical," more like ripped from the proverbial headlines. Gaaah!M. Bouffanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04519088858760760560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post-39167620838900882092010-11-28T12:20:38.647-06:002010-11-28T12:20:38.647-06:00DocAmazing,
You are so right. Just using words lik...DocAmazing,<br />You are so right. Just using words like Capital, like the word "Patriarchy" really scare the shit out of people. You have to essentially go all the way back to school, historically speaking, to get people to understand that these terms (capitalism, socialism, capital, labor, patriarchy, the family, church, state) have actual meanings independent of the slanging match that the right wing has turned our discourse into.<br /><br />aimaiAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post-39143420062572573632010-11-28T11:54:21.796-06:002010-11-28T11:54:21.796-06:00Why does Megan think that "I am unable to be ...<i>Why does Megan think that "I am unable to be bothered" is some kind of point in her favor?</i><br /><br />'Cuz it works for Jonah.<br /><br />You know, Susan, if you keep using phrases like "the owners of capital", people are going to think you're some kind of Communist or something. Too many syllables.DocAmazingnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post-6179370617061681762010-11-28T08:35:21.496-06:002010-11-28T08:35:21.496-06:00Hell--the Mafia, anyone? "The Mafia in a Sici...Hell--the Mafia, anyone? "The Mafia in a Sicilian Village" is an incredibly famous study of the way warlords and criminals rush in to fill the vacuum caused by a weak and corrupt central state. As atat says "Blackhawk Down" might have clued her in or any passing familiarity with human bistory. Why does Megan think that "I am unable to be bothered" is some kind of point in her favor?<br /><br />aimaiAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post-52799992207367413792010-11-27T20:28:04.601-06:002010-11-27T20:28:04.601-06:00Megan sez: "Government policy on taxes and pu...Megan sez: "Government policy on taxes and public benefits has consistently favored the 5 to 10 per cent of the population who control most of the wealth and have been able to control the levers of government. In practice, the federal government acts as a powerful channel for redistributing income from those on the bottom to those on the top." So...Megan thinks that's a Very Bad Thing when it's happening in Brazil, but doesn't notice the phenomenon at all when it's happening here as a result of conservative tax policy?satchnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post-71791450822748372222010-11-27T16:12:41.627-06:002010-11-27T16:12:41.627-06:00She's an idiot, but even idiots have at the ve...She's an idiot, but even idiots have at the very least watched Blackhawk Down at some point. When she says things like this, I'm inclined to believe that she's something far greater than just plain stupid. It's as if she found that typing the words, "I'm struggling to think of any..." was far easier to do than any actual thinking would be. Struggle? She didn't even try.<br /><br />And does she think Sherwood Forest is a country? Jesus. Did she just watch Ridley Scott's Robin Hood or something? She probably did watch Blackhawk Down, but found it too much of a struggle to figure what was going on between the splosions.atatnoreply@blogger.com