Comments on: Pournelle on the military https://habitablezone.com/2011/07/04/pournelle-on-the-military/ Tue, 21 Apr 2026 22:50:14 -0700 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: TB https://habitablezone.com/2011/07/04/pournelle-on-the-military/#comment-3340 TB Tue, 05 Jul 2011 01:37:47 +0000 http://habitablezone.com/?p=2238#comment-3340 Not everybody involved in a debate has to know everything there is to know. But the broader the knowledge of the participants, the better. In my more cynical moments, I get the idea that for those who need to get re-elected on a regular basis, ignorance and stupidity is often more useful than insight and intelligence. Not everybody involved in a debate has to know everything there is to know. But the broader the knowledge of the participants, the better.

In my more cynical moments, I get the idea that for those who need to get re-elected on a regular basis, ignorance and stupidity is often more useful than insight and intelligence.

]]> By: mcfly https://habitablezone.com/2011/07/04/pournelle-on-the-military/#comment-3337 mcfly Tue, 05 Jul 2011 00:55:28 +0000 http://habitablezone.com/?p=2238#comment-3337 It won't be a "national debate," then. It won’t be a “national debate,” then.

]]> By: Lee https://habitablezone.com/2011/07/04/pournelle-on-the-military/#comment-3335 Lee Tue, 05 Jul 2011 00:26:36 +0000 http://habitablezone.com/?p=2238#comment-3335 Classical history isn't considered relevant by many in academia today, and that's a real shame. The story of Xenophon is far more exciting than any of the garbage coming out of Hollywood. Classical history isn’t considered relevant by many in academia today, and that’s a real shame. The story of Xenophon is far more exciting than any of the garbage coming out of Hollywood.

]]> By: TB https://habitablezone.com/2011/07/04/pournelle-on-the-military/#comment-3330 TB Mon, 04 Jul 2011 21:14:11 +0000 http://habitablezone.com/?p=2238#comment-3330 Not necessarily. But they might be better qualified to discuss the issue, which is all he's talking about here. Not necessarily. But they might be better qualified to discuss the issue, which is all he’s talking about here.

]]> By: ER https://habitablezone.com/2011/07/04/pournelle-on-the-military/#comment-3328 ER Mon, 04 Jul 2011 20:38:12 +0000 http://habitablezone.com/?p=2238#comment-3328 I wonder if Jerry believes that anyone with a comparable expertise in classical history and literature to his would necessarily have to arrive at the same geopolitical positions and opinions he does. I wonder if Jerry believes that anyone with a comparable expertise in classical history and literature to his would necessarily have to arrive at the same geopolitical positions and opinions he does.

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