tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post6967806662109042245..comments2023-12-20T04:18:41.617-06:00Comments on The Hunting of the Snark: Less Thoughtful Megan McArdleSusan of Texashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00076915322771385454noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post-83344711064926636382009-11-06T00:04:08.165-06:002009-11-06T00:04:08.165-06:00Y'know, if you ever really had a mind to (thou...Y'know, if you ever really had a mind to (though I wouldn't recommend it), you might just get to wondering how Rand would have "explained" (i.e. come up with a pathetically juvenile cover story for) the whole concept of agricultural production in terms of the Shrugging Galtians. I mean, how does an oh-so-superior super-producer account for the fact that the rural sub-population of North American parasites produces enough food to feed the entire planet (in REAL LIFE, that is...without the benefit of Hank Reardon's SuperSteel, patent pending)? <br /><br />Hey, and speaking of patents, I wonder who the hell she thought protected Reardon's (fictional) patents and her (real-life) copyrights? Some uber-judge holed up in Galt's Gulch? <br /><br />OK, that's enough for now. The dead fish are starting to overflow the sides of the barrel...freq flagnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post-4355389685059393832009-11-05T11:26:39.637-06:002009-11-05T11:26:39.637-06:00And we're back to asking if you're on some...<i>And we're back to asking if you're on some kind of exotic pharmaceuticals... or were perhaps dropped on your head as an infant. Repeatedly.</i><br /><br />Snicker.Susan of Texashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00076915322771385454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post-27423031737651721112009-11-05T11:20:51.724-06:002009-11-05T11:20:51.724-06:00movertypeguy shows up in the comments of the Yanke...movertypeguy shows up in the comments of the Yankee post and says legalized abortion is genocide against blacks.<br /><br />No, really. He does. Ignore your "always trust the shorter and don't click through" instincts and go and see for yourself, folks. It's astounding.Clever Pseudonymnoreply@blogger.com