The overall dysfunctionality of a political discussion can be the product of countless such lesser dysfunctionalities, though the overall dysfunctionality of that discourse may in turn be what makes it manageable, or manageable enough. We dislike things the way they dysfunctionally are, and that is how we like things.
Continued
On “Mitt v Newt: Triumph of the Negative Will”
On “Open Thread”
My moviewatching is somewhat oddlyshaped so I havent' seen hiis superhero and sf stuff. I did also enjoy Followiing, and in some ways maybe even prefer it to Momento.. I fond Following genuinely surprising, while Momento was more the pleasure of recognition. Insomnia didn't quite jell for me.
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A while ago, I think,Colin hadskedme if I had seen Momento -finally watched it yesterday. Mymisgivings about it being a bit too close to home were misplaced. I did really enjoy the movie, but not as dark scary brain damaged tradgedy, but more in a Kiss Kiss Bang Bang mode.
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Let me remedy my tardyness.
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On “Ron Paul Boxing Day”
and reflecting on your reflection I've been reflecting on Faulkner altho remembering much less than I would like to remember I do remember something about the Snopes and running for office altho I can't really be more specific than that maybe you remember something
But I did find this from 1959 Irving Howe
On “Open Thread”
Caache cleared and voila! Enough horizontalty to fit all of this
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The comment box is itty bitty but otherwise "Yeah!". I'm guessing Fuster is watching the Giants get wooped
On “Not Quite Right Between the Eyes”
Worrying about "wayward guests I guess. didn't find the splash particularly rough in terms of commnity standards here, so I thought maybe you had an idea some one mght be stopping by. Now I can see th source of your puzzlement.
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Oh, are we expecting guests? Should I shave or something, maybe put on some pants?
btw site running really slow.
On “Forecasting the failure of politics as we think we know it”
I hadjust givenup on the edit link, so I jsut signed in, and signed in the edit appears pretty much everywhere, in the post, the dashboard, I can even edit other people's comments now.
On “Otto, the Intro”
Yes! now there's just empty space rather than an empty box!
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I'm at Med High
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IE
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yes
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does work in Chrome but really, this is the only site I ever have these kinds of problems with.
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kinda like Cage's 4'33" in visual form - a blank box.
On “Once one dismisses the rest of all possible worlds…”
I hope you don't mind that I find it reassurng, comforting even, that not only did you flub it, but that you put it up flubbed.
On “It Can Never Never Be”
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And these ideas are taken as ideas, therefore not definitive.
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In any case, whatever the ontological implications, the experience must suck. I'm sorry it didn't work out.
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You pre-sum(e) too much.
On “On Krugmanism: The opposite of unwisdom isn’t always wisdom”
@ CK MacLeod:
Nesting confusions.
On “You ought to be in communist genocidal fantasies”
@ CK MacLeod:
Naw, once a day pretty much keeps me full of beans.
As to whatever it is that you're talking about, I rejoice.
On “Hanging out in the sacrifice zone”
@ Sully:
That depends - should the govt print and mail (and I'm guessing cash) just yours (FFR) or everybody eligible (FR)?
On “New Recommended Browsing Beta – Updated”
It's not either place - I have IE 7...