tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9025948832913694345.post7563457517107620867..comments2024-03-15T22:56:09.636-07:00Comments on Jersey Jazzman: Sobbing For Richie RichesDukehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16535645107179796099noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9025948832913694345.post-68507988613520319842012-03-10T12:03:09.568-08:002012-03-10T12:03:09.568-08:00THIS is the type of information that I want to see...THIS is the type of information that I want to see the union putting out there. People are CLUELESS to the motives behind this reformy nonsense.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09094300924608829227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9025948832913694345.post-90560915143584092852012-03-10T10:39:11.063-08:002012-03-10T10:39:11.063-08:00"Radical" has got to be part of it, I th..."Radical" has got to be part of it, I think. What these people are proposing is a fundamental shift in American values - far more than marriage equity could ever be.<br /><br />The correlation between equity and human fulfillment is undeniable at many, many levels:<br /><br />http://www.equalitytrust.org.uk/<br /><br />I agree that the Teddy Roosevelt wing of the GOP - which no longer exists, apparently - would have been appalled at this assault on public education. There used to be a "national greatness" argument that was at the core of American conservatism, but all we hear now from cons is about all the things this nation CAN'T do.<br /><br />I also agree about the frames, but our side is very, very bad at that. I don't agree that conservative frames are better - it's just that they get hammered over and over and over until they become an assumed truth. When I hear an average citizen intone that lowering taxes on the wealthy leads to economic growth, I see that as proof that propaganda works.<br /><br />We need to speak up more. We simply can't afford not to.<br /><br />Thx for stopping by, Catherine. And for the kind words, Robert.Dukehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16535645107179796099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9025948832913694345.post-88069411416966115632012-03-10T10:21:16.732-08:002012-03-10T10:21:16.732-08:00Duke,
Perhaps a "reframing" is in order...Duke,<br /><br />Perhaps a "reframing" is in order. I've seen queer bloggers use the term "radical cleric" Pat Robertson, when he's wildly homophobic. Perhaps the term "radical oligarch" should apply to "reformy" billionaires who meddle in public education. <br /><br />They *ARE* using their "oligarchial" power to destroy public education, much like the Russian oligarchs tried to do in Post-Soviet Russia. And before someone pounces on me for being some commie-loving queer, for Russians living in the 1990s, the collapse of public services meant an overall reduction in Russian life expectancy. There are some areas where markets fail utterly: medical care and mass education. <br /><br />Unlike the reformy oligarchs, the historical evidence is clear that the destruction of public services does not lead to IMPROVED living conditions. <br /><br />There are CONSERVATIVE arguments that could be made in defending public education, etc., but the oligarchs have control of one political party (GOP) and almost total control of another (the Dems). <br /><br />Anyway, that's my 37 cents.calugghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08181162384964123706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9025948832913694345.post-12706195119193483572012-03-10T09:41:01.703-08:002012-03-10T09:41:01.703-08:00Duke:
Your work is always top notch, but this pos...Duke:<br /><br />Your work is always top notch, but this post was simply brilliant. Thank you.Robert D. Skeels * rdsathenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07920561332154131328noreply@blogger.com