tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post1801832574344174242..comments2023-12-20T04:18:41.617-06:00Comments on The Hunting of the Snark: Don't Worry America, Megan McArdle Has Your BackSusan of Texashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00076915322771385454noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post-24190578083830582172016-05-26T13:20:29.832-05:002016-05-26T13:20:29.832-05:00I didn't even discuss Germany. If them, why no...I didn't even discuss Germany. If them, why not us? We both are/were highly religious and authoritarian; many people would go along, as they do with Trump. Our institutions could be taken over; we saw Bush et al stuff every level with their apparatchiks. We have our military everywhere and are militaristic as a people.<br /><br />I also didn't get into the fact that dictators don't let you stop them; they have the power and you don't. <br /><br />So much stupid, so little time.Susan of Texashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00076915322771385454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post-24433759634103324312016-05-26T13:03:27.656-05:002016-05-26T13:03:27.656-05:00A global hegemon that supports dictatorships all o...A global hegemon that supports dictatorships all over the planet might become one itself?<br /><br />** scoff **<br />~ifthethunderdontgetya™³²®©https://www.blogger.com/profile/06252371815131259831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post-51960551858118553942016-05-26T11:45:00.609-05:002016-05-26T11:45:00.609-05:00"But I’m still fairly confident that the FBI ..."But I’m still fairly confident that the FBI is not, say, going to start tapping journalists’ phones..."<br /><br />Of course the FBI won't <i>start</i> tapping journalists' phones. They will <i>continue</i>...fishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01522672049371678717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post-71515345299456234762016-05-26T11:28:11.262-05:002016-05-26T11:28:11.262-05:00She's off on the Evil Emails Again.
I'm w...She's off on the Evil Emails Again.<br /><br />I'm with Susan: FMM needs to return. I just fear for the sanity of anyone who tries carrying that load.Ken Houghtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01440837287933536370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post-84361338452868761542016-05-26T10:44:04.950-05:002016-05-26T10:44:04.950-05:00Yeah, she'll be predicting the death of Clinto...Yeah, she'll be predicting the death of Clinton's presidency until it's over, and then she'll lie about the effects.<br /><br />I think she'll continue to be Above It All, dripping scorn and condescension on everyone and telling everyone that if they just listened to her, all our problems could be solved.Susan of Texashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00076915322771385454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post-38509136218010262492016-05-26T10:33:22.249-05:002016-05-26T10:33:22.249-05:00I count 25ish posts by her that are directly about...I count 25ish posts by her that are directly about Trump or the Repub debates. If I do it I think I'll do a series of shorters going through them all. I expect there's a slow transition from "he's tacky" to "Hillary is SKEEEEEwarrreeeeeeee*smoke and sparks from ears*".<br />My fear is if I indulge I'll then have to do a follow-up about her repeatedly predicting Hillary's failure. And then the cycle just continues and continues, spiraling down through the gaze of the void.bradhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06907349163323395529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post-90484227919723603122016-05-26T10:16:05.767-05:002016-05-26T10:16:05.767-05:00Do it! She's out of control and I only cover a...Do it! She's out of control and I only cover about 1/3 of the atrocities per post.Susan of Texashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00076915322771385454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post-58247762423181916582016-05-26T10:05:30.141-05:002016-05-26T10:05:30.141-05:00What is wrong with me that knowing McMegan is writ...What is wrong with me that knowing McMegan is writing lots about Trump tempts me to dust off FMM?bradhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06907349163323395529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post-65125860460652632042016-05-25T16:19:46.683-05:002016-05-25T16:19:46.683-05:00Ugh! she's the worstUgh! she's the worst Davidnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post-49573464898684078662016-05-25T13:55:19.236-05:002016-05-25T13:55:19.236-05:00"But I’m still fairly confident that the FBI ..."But I’m still fairly confident that the FBI is not, say, going to start tapping journalists’ phones..."<br /><br />Oh. Well, then. Megan McArdle is "fairly confident." What's that, the "argument from complacency"? <br /><br />Was this part of McMegan's piece on how Trump's rise is not the fault of the Republican Party? Or is this its thrilling sequel: "Okay, yes, he can win, but it won't be that bad"?<br /><br />If any of us thought that the rise of Trump must be good for *something,* we were right. It's perversely entertaining to watch Megan McArdle (like other GOP shills) debase herself so thoroughly.Ellis Weinerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12288528417668206655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post-77034326627020306112016-05-25T13:25:58.852-05:002016-05-25T13:25:58.852-05:00"All-out dictatorship is pretty low on the li..."All-out dictatorship is pretty low on the list, because American institutions do not seem weak enough to allow it. "<br /><br />Heck I can see it happen rather easily - One Trump is elected - Two a state of emergency is declared because of - well why is immaterial the only thing needed is that the level of be panic high enough to allow the next step: passage of a bill allowing the president to rule by decree given the emergency -(including appointments budgets what have you) and Supreme Court either allows it or is ignored and there you have it. It's pretty simple really and the plan could count on the full throated support of soulless evil hacks like Megan who will insist it's a temporary thing and besides things are really really bad and scary. And the main stream press would have discussions like "not having anymore elections: a good or a bad thing"Bob Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15162319897495551977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post-14060995506667362942016-05-25T11:30:35.410-05:002016-05-25T11:30:35.410-05:00Or as Chimpy said,
https://www.youtube.com/watch...Or as Chimpy said, <br /><br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aD3xfT0c99gTengrainhttp://mockpaperscissors.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post-58299852652431574122016-05-25T10:35:22.954-05:002016-05-25T10:35:22.954-05:00Just like American institutions aren't weak en...Just like American institutions aren't weak enough to kneel to powerful lobbies or the interests of campaign donors and the wealthy? Wait, those people are acting in the interests of McArdle, so no big deal.Clever Pseudonymnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post-77800504497464252122016-05-25T09:39:17.030-05:002016-05-25T09:39:17.030-05:00"The five stages, denial, anger, bargaining, ..."The five stages, denial, anger, bargaining, depression and acceptance are a part of the framework that makes up our learning to live with the one we lost. They are tools to help us frame and identify what we may be feeling. But they are not stops on some linear timeline in grief."<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com