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Maher and friends on socialism by TB May 22, 2011 1:46 pm

Ahhh...the World according to Maher. I dunno if I even want to address this teaching moment. by Jody 2011-05-22 17:05:28
- You can see that it didn't work very well as a teaching moment. I throw this stuff up now ... by TB 2011-05-22 19:52:13
  - You'd do far better to try to learn something than teach, which, IMO is an arrogant attitude. The only ... by Eri 2011-05-23 05:36:30
    - Believe me, I'm learning something. by TB 2011-05-23 07:27:36
  - Its funny how these things seem to work out. You invade these countries, for their own good, and they ... by ER 2011-05-23 05:06:28
  - "...throw this stuff up now and then..." Hey, the fingers down your throat are your own. by mcfly 2011-05-23 01:36:54
    - Behind Blue Eyes--The Who No one knows what it's like To be the bad man To be the sad man Behind blue eyes No one ... by ER 2011-05-23 05:15:47
- I have no idea what that article was trying to communicate, or why TB posted it. Probably the usual ... by ER 2011-05-22 18:08:43
  - Apparently mediocrity is what you base your observations on. by Jody 2011-05-23 06:11:20
    - Say what? by ER 2011-05-23 06:33:47
      - Bottom line...Socialism, however you define it, is mediocrity. by Jody 2011-05-23 08:11:43
        
        That's such an odd thing to say. Is the Canadian healthcare system, which provides high quality care to everyone who ... by mcfly 2011-05-23 09:01:27
        
        That is awesome for Canada. I certainly don't wish it away. I don't live in Canada. by Jody 2011-05-23 09:46:57
        
        Well, my point was that perhaps equating Socialism with mediocrity isn't fair. Clearly, it can be a workable way to ... by mcfly 2011-05-23 10:33:58
        
        The Canadian health care system compares more accurately to Medicaid than it does to Medicare. It's run mostly at ... by TB 2011-05-23 10:01:47
        
        I'm not sure why you bring up legal immigrants, such as myself. Are we a drain on the system? Are ... by mcfly 2011-05-23 10:44:26
        
        Nothing at all against immigrants, particularly the legal ones. Just pulling one demographic out to point out how large ... by TB 2011-05-23 11:12:11
        
        A detailed, thoughtful response. Quite your norm. Thanks. by mcfly 2011-05-23 12:15:47
        
        "The problems and cost issues are not at the same scale between the U.S. and Canada. As just one example, ... by Jody 2011-05-23 10:12:23
        
        Yeah, I know. Someone explains that to me 5 or 6 times a day, every day, day in and ... by ER 2011-05-23 08:20:38
        
        Not scolding, not lecturing,not preaching, or patronizing, or insulting. I like my reality better. You like yours better. It is what ... by Jody 2011-05-23 08:37:45
  - Again, destruction of a concept is helpful in avoiding discussion of it. You can have one country be more ... by TB 2011-05-22 20:22:30
  - Well put, ER. Did you read the comments on that one? Conservative lockstep holds that they pray to the only ... by mcfly 2011-05-22 18:23:52
    - Well put, yourself, McFly. Still, we should be charitable with our conservative friends. It is not merely a question of differences ... by ER 2011-05-22 18:56:03
      - Thanks for that. I have to agree, sadly. Contrary to TB's post below, it hasn't been a matter of stifling ... by mcfly 2011-05-23 01:25:15
        
        John Galt never existed. They had to make him up. Yeah, "saviors". TB is so hung up with all ... by ER 2011-05-23 04:50:04
        
        After all this time, you honestly think my opposition to statism is because I just want the people I approve ... by TB 2011-05-23 09:04:30
        
        TB, what is pissing us off is not that you're opposed to statism, but that you assume we're all in ... by ER 2011-05-23 09:35:59
        
        Seriously, I'm honestly confused. What characterizes "not being in favor of statism" nowadays? Where is the bar? ... by TB 2011-05-23 09:56:51
        
        "I have been unable to come up with any examples of government overreach into our lives that have not been ... by mcfly 2011-05-23 10:47:23
        
        I wish to God all the statist agendas I worry about were flopping and gasping on the beach like abortion ... by TB 2011-05-23 11:49:52
        
        Like all real political questions in a democracy, it is negotiable and to be settled by debate and compromise.(Or postponed ... by ER 2011-05-23 10:33:51
        
        There are some issues that cannot be decided by majority rule. That are right and wrong no matter how ... by TB 2011-05-23 11:59:12
        
        My God, Tom. You're spouting nonsense, now. Sure, slavery is an obvious evil, to us, today. But to half ... by ER 2011-05-23 13:38:12
        
        The right to life and the right to property are intimately connected. A "free" man who is prevented from ... by TB 2011-05-23 15:17:30
        
        More delusional non-sequiturs. "The right to property is the right to life." What utter hogwash. And then you ... by ER 2011-05-23 17:20:35
        
        Wait a minute. Is it just things like land ownership that bug you? If you owned, say, a ... by TB 2011-05-23 18:04:06
        
        There was no Cato Institution in Rome. I was making a play on words on Cato, a Roman statesman ... by ER 2011-05-23 19:35:05
        
        Friend, you have completely swallowed the hook. I don't know where to go from here. I'm curious as to how ... by TB 2011-05-23 17:39:54
        
        I'm perfectly happy with the way society is organized. I adapt to the way things are; the rules currently in ... by ER 2011-05-23 19:56:47
        
        I don't have any pension waiting for me. I chose to work in startups, and for myself. The ... by TB 2011-05-23 20:29:55
        
        I know where you're coming from, I could read between the lines and I knew perfectly well what your situation ... by ER 2011-05-23 21:16:24
        
        Ironically, my portfolio is doing all right. I didn't panic during the crash, sat tight, and rode it all ... by TB 2011-05-24 07:51:15
        
        PS Like all over-, and under reaching, someone, somewhere is going to be in favor of something, and someone somewhere is ... by ER 2011-05-23 10:54:57
      - "Throughout history, poverty is the normal condition of man. Advances which permit this norm to be exceeded - here and ... by TB 2011-05-22 19:53:15
I'll comment. Maybe I'm supposed to slither away, cowering in shame and fear, after watching that short video, (admittedly, ... by ER 2011-05-22 14:13:34

What I REALLY love about this new site. by Eri May 22, 2011 7:30 am

Cool. by Robert 2011-05-25 09:41:37
- Cool right back at ya. That is something good for the forum. by Eri 2011-05-25 23:24:23

Salmon Cheese Ball by Eri May 22, 2011 7:07 am

Mitch Daniels not running for Prez by mcfly May 22, 2011 6:53 am

Right now, the shit-storm is blowing completely from the right. It ain't the lamestream media that's attacking Romney and Gingrich. ... by ER 2011-05-22 13:44:36
- Agreed. The media's nothing compared to the torches and pitchforks wielded by the Tea Party. Lifelong conservatives cast aside as ... by mcfly 2011-05-22 18:38:50
- Something to remember: The election victory in 2010 was driven by ideas from the right, including the Tea Party ... by TB 2011-05-22 14:13:19
  - "You can tell what scares Democrats by what they attack." Well, you have my unqualified agreement on that. The Post-Reagan ... by ER 2011-05-22 14:32:55
    - "Post-Reagan?" As though Reagan's administration and ideas are considered by all right-thinking reasonable people as representing "good" Republicans? Nice try. The ... by TB 2011-05-22 15:24:14
      - Post and Pre Reagan, and Goldwater and McCarthy too. I make no apologies. TB, I simply don't like your ... by ER 2011-05-22 15:36:10
        
        It shows. :) by TB 2011-05-22 16:00:40
- Tell me what political positions qualify those people as lunatics. I understand the label, like most of them, is ... by TB 2011-05-22 13:55:09
  - Wake up, TB, Gingrich is an unprincipled SOB who's own party staged a palace revolution and kicked him out of ... by ER 2011-05-22 14:26:21
This situation cannot continue indefinitely. Eventually, a reasonable Republican will emerge that can be embraced by enough people in ... by ER 2011-05-22 08:19:24
- I can tell you right now what's keeping a lot of Republicans out is the certain knowledge of the shitstorm ... by TB 2011-05-22 13:19:39

Lucky kitty by TB May 21, 2011 1:45 pm

Awwwwwwwwwww. How super is that? by Eri 2011-05-21 18:08:00
- Okay....I admit this to God and everyone...I talk to my kitties just like this woman does. by Jody 2011-05-21 18:37:07
  - So? I talked to my dog. They don't hear English, but they like our voices and understand our ... by TB 2011-05-21 20:40:24
    - I talk to our dog al the time. She probably figures I say everything that passes through my head. She clearly ... by mcfly 2011-05-22 11:13:34
    - I yell at my computer and it cowers in the corner. You must need yelling lessons. Now I ... by Eri 2011-05-21 21:12:35

Wisconsin recount: Prosser still wins by TB May 20, 2011 9:16 pm

Well, she picked up some 300 votes in the recount. At that rate, 19 more recounts and it's a race. Yeah, ... by mcfly 2011-05-21 09:31:10
- dotorg by Eri 2011-05-21 17:56:35

The Early Adopter's Guide to Space Travel by TB May 19, 2011 8:55 pm

Meanwhile, back at the Democratic Senate by TB May 20, 2011 11:28 am

Storm on Saturn by TB May 20, 2011 9:29 pm

NASA vs. the private sector by TB May 20, 2011 9:42 pm

Jeez, TB, how could you let this happen? by Eri May 21, 2011 6:16 am

You're being lied to. If you care, I can tell you exactly how. If not, I won't bother. by TB 2011-05-21 12:47:40
- That is a broad statement. Who's lying and about what? Is the new guy bad? Or is ... by Eri 2011-05-21 17:50:00
  - Anyone telling you that the problem with education is "not enough spending" is lying. There is no correlation between ... by TB 2011-05-21 19:57:01
    - Shorter version: 1. We're spending more money now on education than we ever have, for arguably worse results than when we ... by TB 2011-05-21 20:12:00
  - : ) by ER 2011-05-21 18:42:18

Black Holes have jets? by Eri May 20, 2011 11:22 pm

What? Huh? There are a few things I don't understand. Nothing is supposed to escape the gravity of a black hole, ... by RobVG 2011-05-25 08:08:29
- Maybe I can explain. From my understanding, black holes are extremely dense collapsed held together by gravity. They grow by ... by VelociraptorBlade 2011-05-31 01:12:06
  - Nicely explained and it all sounds perfectly logical. Thank you. by Eri 2011-05-31 08:50:33
Sounds fascinating to explore this topic. by Eri 2011-05-22 07:25:40
- Oops, this was supposed to go under ER's post. Somebody's fiddling with Space/Science? :-) No. The Edit wasn't ... by Eri 2011-05-22 07:26:45
A lot of rapidly spinning fluid bodies exhibit jets from their N and S poles, at right angles to the ... by ER 2011-05-21 07:16:01

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