Comments on: Quote of the Day

By: Dave Schuler

Dave Schuler — Mon, 25 Oct 2004 15:57:47 +0000

Markets and democratic forms of government take a lot more faith in the individual purchase and voting decisions of the average person than do autocracy or Fordist technocracy. I don’t think it’s a coincidence that the U. S. is the most religious major industrialized nation.

By: Michael J. Malloy

Michael J. Malloy — Sun, 24 Oct 2004 19:19:22 +0000

Combining freedom of action in the economic realm with freedom of choice in the political realm yields a heady mix. The USA has led the way for over 220 years, and slowly Canada, the UK, Australia, NZ, and a few other countries have caught on.

That kind of freedom scares the hell out of leftists, islamists, and other totalitarian sorts.

By: Lex

Lex — Sun, 24 Oct 2004 14:48:38 +0000

Carl, good to hear from you. Sorry to hear the South is more backward than Canada. But not surprised.

Do whatever Jonathan says.

OK, so I used “philosophic” loosely to mean speculative rather than founded on fact. I will accept humbly a stern glance from Tocqueville where he now resides in the empyrean, and maybe even from Aristotle or even St. Thomas Aquinas.

I promise in the future I’ll try to be good.

By: Jonathan

Jonathan — Sun, 24 Oct 2004 04:23:38 +0000

Carl! Use the heliograph!

Seriously, send me an email at the address listed on the contact page. I’ll get you straightened away.

By: Carl Ortona

Carl Ortona — Sun, 24 Oct 2004 03:10:13 +0000

Finally have a decent machine, a decent hook up, and am settled in the Deep South … who would have thought going from “America Junior” back to the real thing would mean a downgrade in technology, servers, no broad band, etc. Love the report, am calling you on the carpet over lumping “philosophic speculation”, “wishful thinking” and “unfounded animosity” as terms in a descending order of coppulas — if “philosophic” (i.e., the real thing) informs speculation, it is either the genuine article, or derogatory fighting words. Tocqueville would take my side (hows that for clever)

Nothing to complain about with your post actually, but do need to find a way to pass on my new details to Johnathan so I can find a way to post occasionally — first time since July I am capable of doing so. Am still separated from machine (and address book) outside of US.