October 5, 2013
As a matter of history, the administrative state, the FDR state, that the Tea Partiers are glad to shut down temporarily, and that some would like to shut down permanently, is the same state that arose contemporaneously with the fall of the Weimar Republic, in relation to common and overlapping challenges, and that was consolidated in political competition and eventually at war with its immediate successor (which technically still functioned under the Weimar constitution). A serious discussion of an actual or potential crisis of liberal democracy in the leading liberal democratic nation-state, and on the system level – the level of basic responsibilities and assumptions of government – cannot help but take into account prior, concretely related crises, even if particular circumstances initially appear vastly different.
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November 10, 2012
It must be serious business, this empty escapism.
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On “Will’s Affront (An Untimely Post)”
a Yankee fan, lounging on the rug and enjoying Tommy John tossing slowballs, was suddenly seized by his ankles and dragged away from the television, utters words of surprise and protest, but a determined woman cared not and yanked the trousers from his skinny legs, sank down upon him and had her way with him because her thermometer informed her that it was the optimal time to conceive a son.
had he been a fully-committed feminist and less of a Yankee fan, he could have had her arrested rather than watch the end of the game.
turned out he enjoyed the consequences of this sexual assault ...who also became a fan of baseball.
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if I'm reading your reply correctly, you're not focusing upon that which I wrote in order to discuss larger points that a poor, simple frog hasn't raised.....
...much as people decrying an interpretation of a particular incident decry that interpretation in pursuit of imposing an uniform response to classes of sexual interactions.
the view from down here is that criminalizing actions (or demonizing opinions) requires some attention to the particular.
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a viewpoint that considers it not to be a felonious act when one person initiates intercourse with a regular partner who is not eager at the time but who is cajoled into (passively) engaging.
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when a sorta-semi-reasonable viewpoint is too ghastly to be expressed, what have we gained?
On “Merry Singing Xmas from Your Son at Boot Camp in 1944”
may he just keep rolling along
On “Open Thread”
and a happy newer year to the Tsar and all
On “Incredibly Obvious Solutions to Israeli-Palestinian Conflict”
what's injustice here?
and why should weakness merit non-survival?
it may often happen that the weak go to the wall (despite you demolishing it, Tsar) but from whence do we draw the idea that they should?
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outrage and self-pity are never nothing.
and beside those things, many, many, many fine people are produced.... a good number of them are driven to leave the area, and other countries, including ours, have greatly benefitted by having them here, miggs.
the USA does and had done quite well with offering a home to those driven from the four corners (of North Carolina) and the rest of the planet.
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"Claims to the effect of “without those policies the state of Israel cannot survive” are, IMO, synonym for saying that the state of Israel should not survive."
are all your comments meant to be comical or is this sorta special?
On ““Genie, you’re free.””
this was every bit as light as depleted uranium latkes.
I've spent every morning of the last several months trying to think of a reason not to commit suicide that day and this thing depressed me.
On “Open Thread”
anybody else have a favorite Cinco de Mayo photo?
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and how the heck did you decide to toss kerry into that affinity salad, miggs?
(the tadpole is fine and I hope that you and your family are also doing well)
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Qatar houses hamas leaders not based in Gaza only because they had to get out of Syria. they ain't really rooted there and are more likely to move on than to stay.
On “Osama Bin Laden’s Interesting Argument (1)”
bless you for the use of the frontispiece illustration
On “Open Thread”
Well I would say, it's quite obvious that Kerry is anti Israel.-----
not good, miggs.
next time try using evidence rather than some mix of emotion and fantastic (and i don't mean fantastic in the "really good" sense) guesswork.
On “In the future everybody will be right about Iraq for fifteen minutes”
a concept?
like Hell!
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you assume that in the future there will be an Iraq?
On “Open Thread”
Iraq was built on oppression of the majority and stayed that way till the US further screwed it up.
Maliki is so bad that he might as well be Karzai.
as Robert Cray might say....The Forecast Calls for Pain.
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The Iraqi ambassador to the United States is warning that the Islamic extremists overrunning his country will commit "ethnic cleansing" unless the Obama administration helps stop them.
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apples rejected, and an ante-coital evening of absinthe and Anasazi art appreciation.
I await the appearance of the no-shit Sherlock.... and his Sussex Vampire
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Dorian Gray's sex scene with the consumptive ------
gotta admit that was whipped up right smartly.
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there are two good reasons for seeing her in The Dreamers and there's also the pleasure having hearing her speak in her native French.
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I've seen most all of it. quite a bit of whipped cream atop it, but haven't yet seen the cake.
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forget Penny Dreadful.
dig up The Dreamers
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Scott the not-lout sure should be a happy little Clips fan tonight.