tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11906042.post1439760801369757472..comments2024-03-22T11:55:50.335+13:00Comments on Not PC: In answer to the trolls – and a lesson in courtesyPeter Cresswellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10699845031503699181noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11906042.post-34416882807039463662009-10-02T01:14:17.792+13:002009-10-02T01:14:17.792+13:00Some ideas on how to handle trolls: http://www.wir...Some ideas on how to handle trolls: http://www.wired.com/techbiz/people/magazine/17-04/st_thompsonmexaguilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11543512488519278616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11906042.post-69184928405835210432009-09-30T15:01:25.713+13:002009-09-30T15:01:25.713+13:00Biddle is exactly right. In one of her essays - I ...Biddle is exactly right. In one of her essays - I forget which one- Rand said that folk are drawn to the left because they are more intellectually rigorous than the right.<br /><br />Sadly that is truer than ever today with all this religious nonsense.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11906042.post-68504640580031664832009-09-30T10:48:53.551+13:002009-09-30T10:48:53.551+13:00Yes, 'curious' isn't it.
Apropos of w...Yes, 'curious' isn't it.<br /><br />Apropos of which, i came across this quote from Craig Biddle this morning on the failure(s) of the American Right:<br /><br />"You can’t defend the politics of self-interest (capitalism) with a philosophy of self-sacrifice (religion). It’s either/or."Peter Cresswellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10699845031503699181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11906042.post-7299383172901461182009-09-30T10:41:18.298+13:002009-09-30T10:41:18.298+13:00It's notable that those supporting you on the ...It's notable that those supporting you on the blogs over this explosion of horsefeathers have been from the left side of the aisle.<br /><br />There are good reasons why Rand thought conservatives suck.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11906042.post-388701499179250062009-09-30T10:26:53.123+13:002009-09-30T10:26:53.123+13:00Satisfy the trolls? Of course it won't, becau...Satisfy the trolls? Of course it won't, because that was never the real reason for their trolling.Peter Cresswellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10699845031503699181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11906042.post-689635194991240542009-09-30T09:46:25.395+13:002009-09-30T09:46:25.395+13:00Presumably this will satisfy everybody.. (although...Presumably this will satisfy everybody.. (although God knows why it would be important 3 years later)Elijah Lineberryhttp://www.nightcitytrader.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.com