https://t.co/gmDgfRPl95Retweeted Stephen R. C. Hicks (@SRCHicks):
Sidney Hook’s school days in old New York https://t.co/gmDgfRPl95 From philosopher Sidney Hook’s autobiographical Out of Step, on his authoritarian schooling in early 20th-century New York:
“Although the public schools were religiously attended (children feared the wrath … https://t.co/0YX1oneR2O
Source date (UTC): 2018-04-19 09:23:00 UTC
Everquote released the data today that Connecticut has the worst drivers in the country, followed by Rhode Island – ‘due to bad driving habits’.
Source date (UTC): 2018-04-19 09:07:00 UTC
THE “PROBLEM” OF CORPORATIONS
Actually, the corporation was produced and remains, a means of insuring risk takers such that their losses are limited to their shared investments in the experiment.
The problem with corporations is that they, much like the government bureaucracy and politicians, are insulated from tort (universal standing) so that we cannot correct behavior of organizations for their harm to the commons.
Class actions are too hard to pursue, and we cannot sue in defense of the commons. The government prevents us from doing so.
Source date (UTC): 2018-04-19 08:53:00 UTC
FORMS OF DECIDABILITY (GOVERNMENT) AT DIFFERENT SCALES
Capitalism should be applied to strangers on a macro scale. (Market Relations)
Socialism should be applied on normative organizational scale. (Normative Relations)
Communalism should be applied with “family” on a micro scale. (Kin Relations)
And Fascism should be applied to all in times of war.
(Because only those methods of decision are available at each scale.)
Pure capitalists get it wrong because they betray their immediate in-groups.
Pure communists get it wrong because one in-group is impossible, and force others to betray in-groups.
(original version by Justin Odiogn)
Source date (UTC): 2018-04-19 08:49:00 UTC
Let’s say that again.
**Nationalism and Socialism are synonyms just as Universalism and Communism are synonyms.**
Source date (UTC): 2018-04-19 08:42:00 UTC
(important concept)
***But when you (or others) say ‘national socialism’ I don’t really know what that means, other than to say that in my understanding we run the government in the interest of the tribe (nationalism) using rule of law, without engaging in discretionary rule.” And in that case I don’t know what ‘socialism means’ since nationalism and socialism are synonyms, just as communism and universalism are synonyms.***
(worth repeating, worth memorizing)
Source date (UTC): 2018-04-19 08:41:00 UTC
http://quillette.com/2018/04/12/training-masculinity-children/
Source date (UTC): 2018-04-19 08:22:00 UTC
https://townhall.com/columnists/walterewilliams/2018/04/18/a-mayors-most-important-job-n2471301THE DECLINE OF PROSPEROUS CITIES
from Walter Williams:
—“When World War II ended, Washington, D.C.’s population was about 900,000; today it’s about 700,000. In 1950, Baltimore’s population was almost 950,000; today it’s around 614,000. Detroit’s 1950 population was close to 1.85 million; today it’s down to 673,000. Camden, New Jersey’s 1950 population was nearly 125,000; today it has fallen to 77,000. St. Louis’ 1950 population was more than 856,000; today it’s less than 309,000. A similar story of population decline can be found in most of our formerly large and prosperous cities. In some cities, population declines since 1950 are well over 50 percent. In addition to Detroit and St. Louis, those would include Cleveland and Pittsburgh.”—
(via Anoop Verma)
https://townhall.com/columnists/walterewilliams/2018/04/18/a-mayors-most-important-job-n2471301
Source date (UTC): 2018-04-19 08:18:00 UTC
https://townhall.com/columnists/walterewilliams/2018/04/18/a-mayors-most-important-job-n2471301THE DECLINE OF PROSPEROUS CITIES
from Walter Williams:
—“When World War II ended, Washington, D.C.’s population was about 900,000; today it’s about 700,000. In 1950, Baltimore’s population was almost 950,000; today it’s around 614,000. Detroit’s 1950 population was close to 1.85 million; today it’s down to 673,000. Camden, New Jersey’s 1950 population was nearly 125,000; today it has fallen to 77,000. St. Louis’ 1950 population was more than 856,000; today it’s less than 309,000. A similar story of population decline can be found in most of our formerly large and prosperous cities. In some cities, population declines since 1950 are well over 50 percent. In addition to Detroit and St. Louis, those would include Cleveland and Pittsburgh.”—
(via Anoop Verma)
Source date (UTC): 2018-04-19 08:18:00 UTC
–“The internet only survives because several hundred network specialists have agreed not to sabotage it.”— Maxim V Filimonov
(Think about that a bit)
Source date (UTC): 2018-04-19 08:01:00 UTC