Desert_Power
Footballguy
"Ninety percent of their discourse is about the discourse" is a great description of the times we live in. Or a great discourse about the state of our discourse.
Um, this isn't too far from the truth and don't think I haven't thought exactly this thought. The Romans did. Bread and circuses, my friend. Bread and circuses.timschochet said:Because we have football.
I’m in a teacher prep program right now and I actually agree with a lot of these critiques, even though I’m on the left side of the political spectrum. I have a lot more to say if I have time later.rockaction said:What are we teaching the educators?
That illiberalism is good.
https://www.nationalreview.com/2022/03/yes-teacher-prep-programs-are-that-woke/
Any takers on reading this one?
I'm not sure what you mean by "people are the mob." Not for lack of effort -- I Googled it and tried to run it through a search in various iterations and permutations, but I'm getting a Carl Sandburg poem. Perhaps I can pick your brain for what "people are the mob" means.Something I observe about you Rock is you tend to avoid the "People Are The Mob" factor in the discussion of politics. The PSF is not built for a Grantland style collective of political discussion. It's a filter out point to protect the Shark Pool and Free For All from the bad faith actors that have nowhere else to go and won't be put down.
I haven't had the pleasure of reading Killing Pablo. Are you saying that populism got Escobar killed? My understanding of the story is that Escobar seized power, his ruthlessness led him to be against the people, and that the government organizations in place in two countries had him killed as public enemy number one. But I'm not sure how populism informs his ascent nor decline.I bet exactly zero of these think tankers have ever read Mark Bowden's Killing Pablo and picked up the intricacies of what happens in power in isolation that does not accept the realities of how functional populism works.
Stay low? What are the power bases that deviate from some "system" with respect to America? I'm having trouble understanding this.All power bases that deviate from some "system" in place requires one to slow low to the ground and near the rank and file.
I agree with this.My take is Thiel wants "TradCon" populists on his side.
Wow. I certainly disagree with your opinion of GG but I won’t offer my own as I’ve stopped commenting on other posters.I muted and ignored the NFL Draft so I could read and respond to GordonGekko. He is one of the more interesting and thought-provoking voices on the board. I often vehemently disagree, but that's just how it is.
Gekko, I'd like to clarify some of the things you said so that I might better understand what you're saying. I'll mostly be asking for a typo clarification or definition of a term. Nothing crazy.
I'm not sure what you mean by "people are the mob." Not for lack of effort -- I Googled it and tried to run it through a search in various iterations and permutations, but I'm getting a Carl Sandburg poem. Perhaps I can pick your brain for what "people are the mob" means.
I haven't had the pleasure of reading Killing Pablo. Are you saying that populism got Escobar killed? My understanding of the story is that Escobar seized power, his ruthlessness led him to be against the people, and that the government organizations in place in two countries had him killed as public enemy number one. But I'm not sure how populism informs his ascent nor decline.
Stay low? What are the power bases that deviate from some "system" with respect to America? I'm having trouble understanding this.
I agree with this.
That's about it. If you're so inclined or have the time, you're certainly free (of course) to respond however you'd like. I'd be interesting in hearing it.
That's just utterly unsurprising and sad. The kingmaker is in for a fall if they sharpen their steely knives back at the Hotel California.I think it's clear there's only one candidate for Ohio: JD Mandel!
(In case you're wondering what this is all about)
I'm not sure what you mean by "people are the mob." Not for lack of effort -- I Googled it and tried to run it through a search in various iterations and permutations, but I'm getting a Carl Sandburg poem. Perhaps I can pick your brain for what "people are the mob" means.
I haven't had the pleasure of reading Killing Pablo. Are you saying that populism got Escobar killed? My understanding of the story is that Escobar seized power, his ruthlessness led him to be against the people, and that the government organizations in place in two countries had him killed as public enemy number one. But I'm not sure how populism informs his ascent nor decline.
Stay low? What are the power bases that deviate from some "system" with respect to America? I'm having trouble understanding this.