tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5592514.post3667512118175102061..comments2023-10-24T03:46:41.971-07:00Comments on Contingencies: Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11567400697675996283noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5592514.post-54984082160671904732007-09-07T13:35:00.000-07:002007-09-07T13:35:00.000-07:00I think I voted for the forgettable idiot who coul...I think I voted for the forgettable idiot who couldn't beat a second-rate actor with the full resources of the Democratic Party behind him- oh, yeah it was Bustamante (sp?). I was tempted to vote for Camejo since it was clear Arnold had it in the bag.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5592514.post-65534176915031954912007-09-07T10:15:00.000-07:002007-09-07T10:15:00.000-07:00And we were quoting Palast on the CA energy fiasco...And we were quoting Palast on the CA energy fiascos a few years ago, with some reservations. <BR/><BR/>Uh btw, did you or did you not vote for King Schwarzenegger, McProgressive? Palast no se gusta con Ahhhhnuld.......Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11567400697675996283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5592514.post-84487847969544478862007-09-07T09:44:00.000-07:002007-09-07T09:44:00.000-07:00Which is to say, McScience, if you took that claim...Which is to say, McScience, if you took that claim of petroleum exec. cronyism seriously, you would offer evidence establishing your claim. Hunches, suspicions, worries ain't proof. Indeed the sort of bogus paranoia-mongering common to your site (Billy SUNDAY-Ron specializes in it) is mostly bourgeois and irrelevant.<BR/><BR/>You might note that we here at Contingencies have written a bit on the Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11567400697675996283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5592514.post-56678529100296599232007-09-06T15:00:00.000-07:002007-09-06T15:00:00.000-07:00Why not respond to my post? Were Beyta a real acad...Why not respond to my post? Were Beyta a real academic at a UC or Steinford or whereever, his salacious, manipulative and racist scribblings on your site would most likely be grounds for termination or losing tenure. Even at a workplace they might be. (Well, unless he had tenure at a marxist joint like Santa Cruz, where he would probably be awarded with a promotion for effective, that is, PC Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11567400697675996283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5592514.post-55115388072983859772007-09-06T14:02:00.000-07:002007-09-06T14:02:00.000-07:00Really? Let's have him cough up the sheepskin (and...Really? Let's have him cough up the sheepskin (and his GRE scores). Anyway, I know quite a few PhDs-- in all fields-- who have yet to make to a Bertrand Russell 101 level of analysis. And if a real PhD, his fallacies, anti-Americanism and crypto-racism are even more appalling. <BR/><BR/>Regardless, his methods are, in miniature the methods of the KGB. I keep waiting for "jackbooted bourgeoisJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11567400697675996283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5592514.post-20358749035981343832007-09-06T13:39:00.000-07:002007-09-06T13:39:00.000-07:00I noted your pal beyta's insult du jour. Not only ...I noted your pal beyta's insult du jour. Not only is it poorly written, trivial, and irrelevant , but obscene--if not racist. Indeed I suggest that Beyta is fundamentally a racist; his emotional ad hominem attacks on the "right" are racist (as in "get whitey"), as are his insults against anyone who doesn't share his own peculiar political perspective. <BR/><BR/>Beyta's shallow, superficial Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11567400697675996283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5592514.post-29752702869981963802007-09-06T13:28:00.000-07:002007-09-06T13:28:00.000-07:00OT again, but I can't help responding to this:"I s...OT again, but I can't help responding to this:<BR/><BR/>"I suspect I have more college education under my belt, and indeed published writing to my credit as Beyta (and most likely as much tech knowledge as well). Indeed, given Beyta’s awkward, stilted, and irrational writing, I am quite sure I am a bit more conversant with the classics of English prose, whether in politics, philosophy or Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5592514.post-51795238479222225702007-09-06T12:51:00.000-07:002007-09-06T12:51:00.000-07:00I think that was a perq of the decision to go to w...I think that was a perq of the decision to go to war, and one the SpinelessCrats should have objected to, and the "cronyism" aspects (Cheney giving out deals to Halliburton, etc.) should still be investigated. So why isn't it? Kos and DU are all about endless little scandals, GonzoGate, etc.: few if any people discuss whether Cheney made some arrangements with Halliburton or petrol businesses Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11567400697675996283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5592514.post-75068931038666219602007-09-06T12:33:00.000-07:002007-09-06T12:33:00.000-07:00TO be honest, I agree with some socialist-like ide...TO be honest, I agree with some socialist-like ideas, in principle. For examples of how those principles work in practice, read a bit more about your favorite Reds. I believe authentic marxism was thwarted when Lenin and his pals ( including Trotsky) decided to shut down the Mensheviks and other more "liberal" marxists. Later, the doctrinaire soviets decided to do the same to Trotsky and his Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11567400697675996283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5592514.post-48022420001437225372007-09-06T12:30:00.000-07:002007-09-06T12:30:00.000-07:00"You might be partially correct that politicians a..."You might be partially correct that politicians and military leaders across the worlds are concerned with access to petroleum. But that was not the deciding factor for the Iraqi war. Controlling jihadist nuts was."<BR/><BR/>Again, I'm not an expert so I can't speak authoritatively on the subject, but this just doesn't ring true to me. I think it (power economics) was the deciding factor. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5592514.post-18462931150069806772007-09-06T12:05:00.000-07:002007-09-06T12:05:00.000-07:00I didn't say it was the the only problem; but that...I didn't say it was the the only problem; but that it seems more problematic than the petroleum business, at least in terms of directly affecting civil liberties. Even in LA--and in Bay Area, I believe--muslims have made some rather extreme demands (for example, regarding religious clothing, demand for holidays, attacks on liquor stores, special protection for the Koran, etc.).<BR/><BR/>Any Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11567400697675996283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5592514.post-60442535021608856822007-09-06T11:38:00.000-07:002007-09-06T11:38:00.000-07:00I don't see Islamification as THE problem, anymore...I don't see Islamification as THE problem, anymore than I see Christianization as THE problem. What I do fear is Islamic extremism and other brands of the same. My feeling is that these are to some extent driven by the petrol biz and other attempts to assert our way of life upon parts of the world that haven't asked for it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5592514.post-90537053715452092992007-09-06T11:31:00.000-07:002007-09-06T11:31:00.000-07:00I don't have time for a lengthy post on the USA/Ir...I don't have time for a lengthy post on the USA/Iraqi petroleum issue at this time. While I agree that may have been a relevant concern for some of the politicians involved, it was not "the causal factor" for deciding upon the war effort. I think the US and its allies (especially Great Britain) were very alarmed that a rogue nation had WMDs, and that the Baathists were sort of supporting Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11567400697675996283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5592514.post-91693084193030221132007-09-06T11:29:00.000-07:002007-09-06T11:29:00.000-07:00"There are no psychological issues, excepting perh..."There are no psychological issues, excepting perhaps your own delusions regarding the progressive values or 'liberalism' of your pals."<BR/><BR/>Ahh, this sounds better. I admit to having delusions aplenty, and think it's pretty much the standard condition of the fallible human mind. I expect myself and my friends to be inconsistent and be driven by their passions as they are essentially beastsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5592514.post-39487213835184566742007-09-06T10:59:00.000-07:002007-09-06T10:59:00.000-07:00The issue concerns lies, misrepresentation, and de...The issue concerns lies, misrepresentation, and defamation. I am not the one making it into a drama--you simply decided to favor your leftist pals x-ron and belakunya. I never started with insults. I was insulted and mocked (and still am) simply because, one, I don't agree to the agenda of the DNC (or the GOP for that matter), two, I don't believe there are grounds for 911 conspiracy claims on Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11567400697675996283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5592514.post-85308315593379608592007-09-06T10:29:00.000-07:002007-09-06T10:29:00.000-07:00One rather significant point I should address. I d...One rather significant point I should address. I do not believe Bush and his cronies are evil and have repeatedly said so on New Worlds. I've in fact made a point of pointing out the fallacy of attacking "Them" as opposed to "Us" in favor of standing up for the principles one believes in- the "What" rather than the "Who". <BR/><BR/>Another not-so-minor point. The public is not banned from postingAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5592514.post-58807269509412486602007-09-06T09:57:00.000-07:002007-09-06T09:57:00.000-07:00Thanks for the attention."You don’t know what psyc...Thanks for the attention.<BR/><BR/>"You don’t know what psychology is. You don’t know what logic is. You don’t know what a valid argument is."<BR/><BR/>Possibly true. Nevertheless, the comment was sincere, and indicative that I'm not happy about mocking you (the names nonsense, etc.) when it seems you may have some issues to deal with and I'm not helping.<BR/><BR/>"You say mental problems again, Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com