Comments on Titanic Deck Chairs: Stop Thinking You're So Great

Yeah, I was thinking of mentioning his comments. ...

2009-10-15T10:27:49.298-04:00

Yeah, I was thinking of mentioning his comments. Methinks he has read Ayn Rand, considering that he called the current mixed economy an "aristocracy of pull"...

I read the op-ed on Tuesday morning, felt a little...

2009-10-15T10:25:05.260-04:00

I read the op-ed on Tuesday morning, felt a little sick, and clicked away from it, but not before I found SmallState: a commenter whose approach, style, and thoughts I appreciate and recommend.

Isn't it amazing that these guys think we are fall...

2009-10-14T15:50:37.331-04:00

Isn't it amazing that these guys think we are falling apart because of too little government intervention?

This comment reminded me that ever since I looked more in-depth into Hobbes, I've been seeing his influences everywhere.

Much of Gabler's problem with the fact that American politicians tout the greatness of America is that he sees the government as

Great post. Very frustrating but so typical of ...

2009-10-14T14:39:48.185-04:00

Great post.

Very frustrating but so typical of the left. Isn't it amazing that these guys think we are falling apart because of too little government intervention?

Under their moral code of altruism, anything that benefits you is bad and anything that hurts you is good. Similarly, he holds all that ruins America to be good and all that is good for America to be bad.