tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2438801388377581634.post5686572237157348244..comments2023-04-22T12:32:24.799-07:00Comments on The House of Substance: Home Sweet HomeSubstance McGravitashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04118764163822188800noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2438801388377581634.post-66654732099195280292012-04-23T00:21:08.436-07:002012-04-23T00:21:08.436-07:00"Ah, Candide, that perfect thing, which will ..."Ah, Candide, that perfect thing, which will be read as long as men can read." -Goethe, if I'm not mistaken.<br /><br /> Thank you, Mr. Payne, for not bothering to read one of my favorite books, then twisting the meaning of the last 2-3 graphs, all so's you could write yet another bit of wingnut-bait for that ridiculous monkey house you call a website. I'm looking forward to your upcoming article using Frank Herbert's "Dune" as an excuse to shut down the EPA, and drill for oil on Waikiki Beach. You are a fuckwit, and your parents are ashamed of you.<br /><br /> Kordo<br /><br />ps - As an encore, why not fly to England, steal the original manuscript of McCaulay's Defense of Machiavelli, then wipe your ass with it on YouTube. I promise it won't lower my opinion of you, because that would be impossible.Kordohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11567628870354015474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2438801388377581634.post-10114406200723926152012-04-21T19:23:29.803-07:002012-04-21T19:23:29.803-07:00It was a RIP-ROARING home-school education.It was a RIP-ROARING home-school education.Substance McGravitashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04118764163822188800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2438801388377581634.post-66957573008937253752012-04-20T14:16:02.593-07:002012-04-20T14:16:02.593-07:00In Time?
I wish.<i>In Time?<br /></i><br /><br />I wish.Dr.KennethNoisewaterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07756205027083077404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2438801388377581634.post-57981114400720309192012-04-20T13:31:51.655-07:002012-04-20T13:31:51.655-07:00The masses may cheer the notion of wealth redistri...<i>The masses may cheer the notion of wealth redistribution and the comeuppance of the rich (and not so rich) until they live in a world where jobs fade, incomes atrophy, and quality of life deteriorates</i><br /><br />Yes, this is truly the best of all possible worlds.fishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01522672049371678717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2438801388377581634.post-11117656802464858402012-04-20T11:13:05.616-07:002012-04-20T11:13:05.616-07:00So they're attempting to convince the great un...So they're attempting to convince the great unwashed American Idol watching Americans that a set of Center-Right Economic and Fiscal policies including a complete capitulation on the growth of publicly funded services or even a return to the income tax rates prevalent during the '90s economic boom, when the US last balanced the budget, represents a complete breakdown of capitalism, and even more, a socialist wealth redistribution scheme that will result in a dystopian horror not seen since East Germany. <br /><br />Good luck with that, boyz. <br /><br />ProTip: They're not paying attention! Of course, this can also function as the argument that explains why they'll be successful.<br /><br />It's actually kind of interesting in light of the fact that the entire economic agenda of the American Political Right is UPWARD wealth redistribution.mikeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13057701313718589322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2438801388377581634.post-19345069845711727512012-04-20T09:54:54.970-07:002012-04-20T09:54:54.970-07:00In Time?<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ekV31QslyMU" title="∈✹∋" rel="nofollow">In Time?</a>Substance McGravitashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04118764163822188800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2438801388377581634.post-55993175430580688002012-04-20T07:01:18.845-07:002012-04-20T07:01:18.845-07:00I really do think their dream is "In Time.&qu...I really do think their dream is "In Time."<br /><br /><br />Small correction: all the hippies wore tie-dye jabots.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2438801388377581634.post-62965662971236475202012-04-20T06:56:41.818-07:002012-04-20T06:56:41.818-07:00Malthus? A "dreamer of a modern day utopia&qu...<i>Malthus? A "dreamer of a modern day utopia"?? MALTHUS??</i><br /><br />A world beset on all sides by famine, plagues, and unrestrained warfare is indeed a conservative utopia. This is why their ideal government is modeled after Somalia.Malacylpsehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12449296885300846882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2438801388377581634.post-5024317724026106882012-04-20T05:48:50.788-07:002012-04-20T05:48:50.788-07:00"Malthusian Paradise"
P.S. I think the ..."Malthusian Paradise"<br /><br />P.S. I think the fella's name was <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Owen" rel="nofollow">Robert Owen</a>.<br />~ifthethunderdontgetya™³²®©https://www.blogger.com/profile/06252371815131259831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2438801388377581634.post-82339963673461341252012-04-19T22:13:56.542-07:002012-04-19T22:13:56.542-07:00Malthus? A "dreamer of a modern day utopia&qu...Malthus? A "dreamer of a modern day utopia"?? MALTHUS??Smut Clydehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09409476490132867809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2438801388377581634.post-43184199385247538722012-04-19T18:47:13.047-07:002012-04-19T18:47:13.047-07:00he thinks cities are a leftist plot
This would be...<i>he thinks cities are a leftist plot</i><br /><br />This would be news to Regis deBray, whose hagiographic account of the Cuban revolution riffed on the idea that cities were sinks of capitalist depravity and only in the purity of the mountains could true revolutionaries find the clarity of purpose to triumph.el Manquécitonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2438801388377581634.post-73501939896184643712012-04-19T18:37:53.115-07:002012-04-19T18:37:53.115-07:00Oh cities are TOTALLY a leftist plot, as are all m...Oh cities are TOTALLY a leftist plot, as are all modern methods of communication, so he should give all these things up to maintain the purity of his conservatism. A cave and a charred stick were good enough for our forefathers, anything more recent smacks of PROGRESSIVISM.tigrisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2438801388377581634.post-46954842299010980512012-04-19T18:27:38.630-07:002012-04-19T18:27:38.630-07:00There's even dumber shit in the column: he thi...There's even dumber shit in the column: he thinks cities are a leftist plot. I was so impressed that I left a link in the Atrios comments.Substance McGravitashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04118764163822188800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2438801388377581634.post-87824603228604293112012-04-19T18:08:42.356-07:002012-04-19T18:08:42.356-07:00Sheesh, you think he'd embrace "but let u...Sheesh, you think he'd embrace "but let us cultivate our garden" as a conservative call to labor to better one's lot, bootstrap-wise, especially in the face of the silly philosophizing of the ivory tower academic.tigrisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2438801388377581634.post-85121546416595685942012-04-19T18:05:29.639-07:002012-04-19T18:05:29.639-07:00He seems unsure of the meaning of "panglossia...He seems unsure of the meaning of "panglossian".el Manquécitonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2438801388377581634.post-19098733287934716472012-04-19T17:48:15.230-07:002012-04-19T17:48:15.230-07:00The masses may cheer the notion of wealth redistri...<i>The masses may cheer the notion of wealth redistribution and the comeuppance of the rich (and not so rich) until they live in a world where jobs fade, incomes atrophy, and quality of life deteriorates. </i><br /><br />Taxing moneybags Mitt another five percent will lead to this? Cracker, puh-leeze!Big Bad Bald Bastardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01983025559556548658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2438801388377581634.post-41193320970907382362012-04-19T17:42:21.264-07:002012-04-19T17:42:21.264-07:00Until?Until?Dr.KennethNoisewaterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07756205027083077404noreply@blogger.com