tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11014765.post114123352182364607..comments2023-11-23T00:52:47.615+05:00Comments on maarmie's musings : ACLU SHMACLUmaarmiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07208449053550101175noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11014765.post-1142623120233625352006-03-18T00:18:00.000+05:002006-03-18T00:18:00.000+05:00Much as Dr. Spock contemporarily disavows his earl...Much as Dr. Spock contemporarily disavows his early writings (for which he is so famous), I too realize that in fact much of what I wrote those hundreds of years ago is pure hogwash. Truth be told, I'm not certain I believed what I was saying even then. As a testament to your intuition however, you'll be thrilled to know that these days, I prefer to limit my expositions to the topic of nachos.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11014765.post-1142608542134245322006-03-17T20:15:00.000+05:002006-03-17T20:15:00.000+05:00I'd rather talk about nachosI'd rather talk about nachosmaarmiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07208449053550101175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11014765.post-1142593828740569572006-03-17T16:10:00.000+05:002006-03-17T16:10:00.000+05:00Excellent. In that case, I have a question to ask ...Excellent. In that case, I have a question to ask of you. No, it's not whether or not you enjoy nachos. It is, rather, what your take is on the dispute about the relationship between your writings on aesthetics, and those on teleology, especially with your fascinating *Kritik der Urteilskraft* in mind. I assume you've been taking an observor's role on this crucial debate. Well, now's your chance to set the record straight, my good man.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11014765.post-1142485246275007582006-03-16T10:00:00.000+05:002006-03-16T10:00:00.000+05:00Actually, I am *the* Immanuel Kant. Official repo...Actually, I am *the* Immanuel Kant. Official reports that I died in 1804 were actually falsified.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11014765.post-1142463435196984112006-03-16T03:57:00.000+05:002006-03-16T03:57:00.000+05:00Apologies. That was me. Didn't mean to make my imp...Apologies. That was me. Didn't mean to make my important annoucement anonymously.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11014765.post-1142392671929731962006-03-15T08:17:00.000+05:002006-03-15T08:17:00.000+05:00You're not THE Immanuel Kant, are you? Just AN Imm...You're not THE Immanuel Kant, are you? Just AN Immanuel Kant. I had heard you're available in six-packs now.<BR/><BR/>I like nachos.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11014765.post-1142347430177714562006-03-14T19:43:00.000+05:002006-03-14T19:43:00.000+05:00Now you're disagreeing with things in a nonsensica...Now you're disagreeing with things in a nonsensical way, and disagreeing with things that nobody said.<BR/><BR/>There is nothing wrong with "ultimately end in despotism". Despotism is absolute power or authority; tyranny. We aren't there yet. But we're working on it. Thus the world "ultimately", as in "some day".<BR/><BR/>And where did anybody say anything about the founding fathers' "political originality"? I don't care if they stole the idea from a book from K-Mart, it has worked fairly well so far. Too bad some of them set it up to ultimately go where it is going now by cleverly hiding some sneaky provisions in the Constitution. Ah well. Humans are naturally evil, power grabbing critters, no reason they should have been any different.<BR/><BR/>P.S. It is not possible to damage the environment -- only to make it so it is not suitable for us and some of the life forms currently here. There was a time when the environment had little oxygen and much CO2 and it wasn't "damaged", it just better supported different forms of life.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11014765.post-1142330393397861232006-03-14T14:59:00.000+05:002006-03-14T14:59:00.000+05:00"Ultimately end in despotism"? Pardon me? That's l..."Ultimately end in despotism"? Pardon me? That's like saying, "If we keep on producing CO2 at this rate, ultimately we'll damage the environment." By the way, don't pile too much credit on the founding fathers for their political originality. They went back almost 2000 years for their model of government. Nothing new under the sun, my friend.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11014765.post-1142176226476582762006-03-12T20:10:00.000+05:002006-03-12T20:10:00.000+05:00Doppelganger must not be from the U.S. or he'd rec...Doppelganger must not be from the U.S. or he'd recognize that the only reason this country is here is because of a little violence against the government once upon a time. The government should be afraid to usurp the rights of the people. When it is no longer afraid to do so, it has started down a road that will ultimately end in either despotism, or be terminated by sufficient violence to start anew (as we have done once before). If you disagree, I would think you do not know much about the history of countries and governments in this world.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11014765.post-1141996916428364772006-03-10T18:21:00.000+05:002006-03-10T18:21:00.000+05:00Did I say anything about killing? The Muslim immig...Did I say anything about killing? The Muslim immigrants lived for years and years in squalor in the suburbs of Paris, marginalized and discriminated against like black people are in the U.S. Then, one day, a bunch of them decide to break things and burn cars. Then you've got the NY Times and other huge papers writing stories about their living conditions and how they have been treated and the next thing you know the French government is saying they're going to look into what can be done to fix the situation. I think some people died in all that - I don't agree with that - but the upheaval certainly got some attention in a hurry, didn't it? Could the same conclusion have been arrived at peacefully? Maybe. But I guess we'll never know.maarmiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07208449053550101175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11014765.post-1141861433155744472006-03-09T04:43:00.000+05:002006-03-09T04:43:00.000+05:00You say, "Sometimes, violence is the only way to g...You say, "Sometimes, violence is the only way to get the government's attention." Doesn't the example of history mean anything to you? The non-violent resistance in India, the civil rights movement in America? Oh, and not to mention Rage's ol' pal el Che, who got ripped picking off as many Bolivian conscripts as he could, ending up the peculiarly apt icon for many a socialist dead-end. The crucial feature of all successful endeavours is a plan, and some serious thought, not an adolescent partisanship along the lines of a "I wanna kill 'em all or die trying" mentality.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11014765.post-1141400051129113452006-03-03T20:34:00.000+05:002006-03-03T20:34:00.000+05:00Unfortunately, I agree. Sometimes, violence is the...Unfortunately, I agree. Sometimes, violence is the only way to get the government's attention. Liberals act like lambs while this government runs over them like a bulldozer. In the immortal words of Rage Against the Machine: It's time to "take the power back."maarmiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07208449053550101175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11014765.post-1141356635378361182006-03-03T08:30:00.000+05:002006-03-03T08:30:00.000+05:00You said: "While I was there, and I was there mos...You said: "While I was there, and I was there most of that week, I never saw one hint of violence from any protestor."<BR/><BR/>That's part of the problem. Your government doesn't fear you. It should. A little violence now and then goes a long way. It is the only thing they respond to.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com