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cliffelam  ·  4136 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Jew Without a Gun - A Rodney King Riot Retrospective

Did you read the article? He's certainly coming from a background well aware of government oppression and he had a terrifying experience. Add in that he was probably ultra-liberal before faced with reality and he's paid to write in a forceful manner.

He seems less nuts than Chris Matthews and more reasoned than Jay Carney to me.

-XC

PS - The best thing I heard today was: heave steel locking doors on the classrooms.





mk  ·  4135 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Yes, I read it.

    Add in that he was probably ultra-liberal before faced with reality and he's paid to write in a forceful manner.

It must have scared the climate change skeptic into him. :)

    The best thing I heard today was: heave steel locking doors on the classrooms.

The only thing worse than the monsters are the monstrous reactions we have to them. I hate fear-driven social engineering. We can face the root of this, and not give in to it.

cliffelam  ·  4135 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Ah, another air-bag skeptic. I was once. Now I believe in Volvo-like over engineering. Relax. Luke, the engineers can protect you.

-XC

PS - Climate has always changed. It's kind of the point of the word.

mk  ·  4135 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Anthropomorphic climate change.

Tell that to SE Asia.

cliffelam  ·  4135 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Tell it to whom, exactly? The emerging societies in Vietnam and Thailand and, god willing, Burma who are intent on getting to the level of wealth that the poorest 10% of America enjoys?

And if they believe you and don't care, does that change anything?

_XC

mk  ·  4135 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I was referring to the loss of their glacial water supply.