tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4854619655125512358.post772143289224624864..comments2023-05-05T03:34:08.054-07:00Comments on Litmocracy: The Existence of Great EvilDave Scotesehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14913120983331583889noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4854619655125512358.post-22083598318200935992011-09-25T15:44:06.614-07:002011-09-25T15:44:06.614-07:00If you never hoe, you'll never reap any kind o...If you never hoe, you'll never reap any kind of harvest at all. With effort, if you at least reap even weeds from a barren patch of dirt, it's a start.Deminizernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4854619655125512358.post-19901827279510499612011-07-23T22:01:57.684-07:002011-07-23T22:01:57.684-07:00Well, keep at it!
Does he dislike corporations or...Well, keep at it!<br /><br />Does he dislike corporations or big companies? Does he think that money corrupts or that it makes it possible for software engineers to buy meat from grocers that have no need for our code? Does he believe in some absolute justice that is above the market or is he sanguine with the idea that a garbage collector that works hard is unskilled labor that can be replaced at a low price?<br /><br />My guess is that, with or without a label, you have a hard row to hoe. I would say that I have deflected a few people in my time (such as you), but a complete reversal in paradigm is a remarkable feat, especially in an adult. If you accomplish it you have my congratulations.Brian J. Gladishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08060107207216764612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4854619655125512358.post-60823243157756794092011-07-23T20:35:13.999-07:002011-07-23T20:35:13.999-07:00Of course I am optimistic. Scott is a friend of m...Of course I am optimistic. Scott is a friend of mine. I think you label people too easily. Of course progressives and adherents of socialism will maintain their stupidity at all costs because that is how we define them. Your label makes it a tautology. <br /><br />The question is whether or not there's a human mind inside capable of overcoming the ego that has attached itself to the foolish ideas. I will never assume there isn't, because that's kind of like killing a person. Temporarily.<br /><br />And our conversation has continued. Scott's fundamental concern is not pushing progressivism or socialism, but beating back the corporate "over-dominance". His method is to strengthen government, but that's because of propaganda and the fact that he doesn't fully understand or appreciate Stigler's Capture Theory or the basic government-business partnership.Dave Scotesehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14913120983331583889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4854619655125512358.post-80648941017102404062011-07-16T21:30:46.213-07:002011-07-16T21:30:46.213-07:00Dave, I think you are being a little optimistic in...Dave, I think you are being a little optimistic in thinking this interchange weakened Scott's desire for a strong central government. He actually does see himself as a victim of corporations, none of which force him to buy their products or go to war (directly, that is). You are right about the difference in axioms, but I despair that anyone finds their axioms shameful - least of all progressives and other adherents of socialism or fascism in varying degrees.Brian J. Gladishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08060107207216764612noreply@blogger.com