Wednesday Lazy Linking
Here's a pretty old post from the blog archives of Geekery Today; it was written about 14 years ago, in 2010, on the World Wide Web.
- Comment on Rand Unbound, Part 8 by Kevin Carson. Kevin Carson, Comments for Austro-Athenian Empire (2010-02-09).
"we know that they would buy roughly the same *kind* of goods." Well, sure. But the old USSR manufactured the same *kind* of goods in general terms: refrigerators, cars, TVs, microwaves, furniture, housing, etc. The question was whether, in any particular case, a given good was the most efficient use…
(Linked Wednesday 2010-02-10.) - You Gotta Keep the Devil Way Down in a Hole. Jesse Walker: Reason Magazine articles and blog posts. (2010-02-10). “Still upset over the devilish connotations of Mount Diablo, an Oakley man has again petitioned a federal agency to rename Contra Costa County’s signature peak. This time he wants to rename the 3,849-foot-high mountain for the 40th president of the United States — Ronald Wilson Reagan….” Well. I say potato, you say potahto…. (Linked Wednesday 2010-02-10.)
- Nevada State Prison could be closed to save money. Nevada Prison Watch (2010-02-10). Here’s hoping it’ll be the first of many. (Linked Wednesday 2010-02-10.)
- The Bipartisan Corporate State. Jesse Walker, Jesse Walker: Reason Magazine articles and blog posts. (2010-02-10).
Tim Carney's column today is about the career of Dan Coats, the senator turned lobbyist who now wants Indiana voters to return him to the Senate. Here's the lede: Republicans in 2010 have an opportunity to capitalize politically on popular anger with elites in Washington and Wall Street and with…
(Linked Wednesday 2010-02-10.)
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I found a goldmine for discussion Radgeek:
http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3266214
(Background: This website consists mostly of liberal Obama-supporters.) I think the train of thought is best summarized by the guy who cites Saul Alinsky. Here is a sample of what he says:
“I’ve seen both the happy and the lovely end of election nights. I’ve seen many a friend get discouraged and consider throwing in the towel on this whole politics thing. Lord knows I’ve considered doing it myself a few times. One question always brings me back though: what’s the alternative? Sitting at home?… The truth I come back to after every defeat though is that not getting involved is equivalent to supporting the status quo.”
The reply by user TSR right afterward is priceless.