tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post1589098317552666414..comments2023-12-20T04:18:41.617-06:00Comments on The Hunting of the Snark: Please, Make Me Stop Reading ThisSusan of Texashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00076915322771385454noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post-1004557516317317252009-08-29T14:30:29.881-05:002009-08-29T14:30:29.881-05:00What a racket. Spend millions on a prestigious mag...What a racket. Spend millions on a prestigious magazine, move it and hire new staff, and quietly rent it out to advertisers. It's like my shiny neighborhood give-away magazine, that features stories about local scouts and socially prominent couples, and has articles on how safe botox is right next to advertisements for botox clinics.Susan of Texashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00076915322771385454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post-60440541055005043862009-08-29T13:14:42.625-05:002009-08-29T13:14:42.625-05:00As long as there are people that inexplicably find...As long as there are people that inexplicably find her shoddy writing quality enough for professional publication and she continues to be paid by the Atlantic, she's got zero incentive to change. She's shown that she has no interest in doing so; if she was, you'd at least see some improvement in her work. There's been nothing of the sort.<br /><br />There's something incredibly narcissistic about that. Her mistakes are never her fault; she is never wrong, merely misunderstood. She's grossly immodest and can't help but remind us all of how wonderfully educated and sophisticated she is. She won't change because she doesn't believe she needs to. She is a perfect, elite specimen who cannot be improved upon. It's kind of pathetic when you think about it.clever pseudonymnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post-68771532773901798392009-08-29T12:31:29.286-05:002009-08-29T12:31:29.286-05:00McArdle cannot change, because her self-image is b...McArdle <i>cannot</i> change, because her self-image is based on her assumption of superiority. To admit fault is to admit that the entire basis of her life is a fraud, and most people would rather kill than do that.Susan of Texashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00076915322771385454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post-57953309590703725812009-08-29T12:29:33.005-05:002009-08-29T12:29:33.005-05:00Oh, that was wonderful. And he's right, she th...Oh, that was wonderful. And he's right, she throws out so much crap that it's impossible to refute it all. Hey, it worked for Bush and Cheney. The liar with no conscience will always have the advantage, it seems.Susan of Texashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00076915322771385454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post-54549060776608737212009-08-29T12:12:53.154-05:002009-08-29T12:12:53.154-05:00Do not miss Thomas Levenson's piece, to which ...Do not miss Thomas Levenson's piece, to which clever pseud links.<br /><br />If I were McArdle, and somehow read Levenson's piece--<br /><br />I'll start again.<br /><br />As always, when I contemplate these clowns, I wonder: Do they mean it, or are they hacks grinding it out for pay?<br /><br />I think MM means it, but is simply too lazy--intellectually, morally, and physically--to be anything other than the knee-jerk, argument-deforming glibertarian she plays on tv. <br /><br />If my work were sliced and diced the way Levenson juliennes hers, I would burn with shame and resolve to work harder and get better. I'd have to. His criticisms are irrefutable, and to knowingly continue to publish rank bullshit when it's been demonstrated to be such is to commit writer-suicide.<br /><br />But I don't think she'll read it, and if she did, I don't think she'd heed it. She's a teenage girl who is thrilled to hang out with the adults, and she's doing the best she can, the poor dear. I blame The Atlantic.Mr. Wonderfulnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post-91389554783897216942009-08-28T18:46:21.631-05:002009-08-28T18:46:21.631-05:00Guys, if you haven't seen this, read it. I p...Guys, if you haven't seen <a href="http://inversesquare.wordpress.com/2009/08/28/another-reason-why-my-doctor-tells-me-the-nation-shouldnt-read-megan-mcardle/" rel="nofollow"> this</a>, read it. I practically needed a cigarette by the end.clever pseudonymnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post-1516949619193770692009-08-28T17:30:51.868-05:002009-08-28T17:30:51.868-05:00Let's also note that a large percent of neo-co...Let's also note that a large percent of neo-cons were communists in the 60s and 70s, which means the Weathermen were a phenomenon of the right!bradhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06907349163323395529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post-91252503139316706912009-08-28T16:27:02.792-05:002009-08-28T16:27:02.792-05:00No doubt because Black Islam was associated with B...No doubt because Black Islam was associated with Black Nationalism, and BN being associated with civil liberties of the 60's, well, that would be the leftist connection. The Weathermen were unabashedly leftists, and no doubt the right remembers that too.<br /><br />My problem is the equivocation of forty plus year old movements with current movements. The right has a whole bunch of crazy movements that are in the here and now. The worst that can be said about the left is PETA and Greenpeace. It has been a long time since a leftist killed someone.<br /><br />This McArdle no doubt has to twist herself like a contortionist to keep herself aligned with the right. Most libertarians, I have found, do the same.S. Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09766458910377763692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post-48666259329522229942009-08-28T16:19:10.920-05:002009-08-28T16:19:10.920-05:00Anon,
Islamics believe
FYI, that's where you r...Anon,<br /><i>Islamics believe</i><br />FYI, that's where you revealed yourself as a fucking idiot. The rest, like talking about the 'church' in connection with Islam, is just your average stupid.<br /><br />Susan,<br />it's not just Americans. Rightwing fucktards here in Europe will argue with a straight face that Fascism is a left-wing ideology because a) the Nazi party had socialism right there in the name, b) right wing philosophy is all about individual rights, while Fascism is so not. Hence Fascism = left.bulbulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14505565281151328789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post-36568512776874416932009-08-28T14:31:41.353-05:002009-08-28T14:31:41.353-05:00Yes, Anonymous, Americans are confused about a lot...Yes, Anonymous, Americans are confused about a lot of things.<br /><br />Althouse--now there's a bucket of crazy.Susan of Texashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00076915322771385454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post-25771491453589187102009-08-28T13:12:12.781-05:002009-08-28T13:12:12.781-05:00That reminds me of Ann Althouse, Megan's fello...That reminds me of Ann Althouse, Megan's fellow traveler in a magic kingdom of narcissistic crazy, <a href="http://www.michaelberube.com/index.php/weblog/embrace_your_inner_liberal/" rel="nofollow">claiming</a> that " To be a great artist is inherently right wing,"Batocchiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02193752396025012825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post-12023331652941788942009-08-28T13:10:55.852-05:002009-08-28T13:10:55.852-05:00I'm not clear that Islam is in left field as o...I'm not clear that Islam is in left field as opposed to right field. What makes me say this is that Islamics believe that there should be no separation of church and state and further that the edicts of the church should rule superior to those of the state. This is directly opposite of liberal thought, and in line with conservative--or at least neo-conservative--thought. Americans seem to harbor much confusion over the differences between Marxism, communism, nihilism etc. Now add Islamism to that confusing mosaic.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post-30442342214957482972009-08-28T12:59:48.861-05:002009-08-28T12:59:48.861-05:00If we can arbitrarily assign craziness to sides, t...If we can arbitrarily assign craziness to sides, then McArdle has to take Phillip Garrido the Abducting Sex Slaver as a Rightwinger and a Libertarian.<br /><br />After all, he has a religiously themed blog that talks about the government and mind control.<br /><br />http://voicesrevealed.blogspot.com/<br /><br />He's a rightie!rifflehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09166475012791861563noreply@blogger.com