tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2048715035467766557.post3073416110931288081..comments2024-03-03T04:40:39.492-05:00Comments on Fire Megan McArdle: Which Side Is She On? The Fence, Of Course. If We Understand Her Correctly.bradhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06907349163323395529noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2048715035467766557.post-2854984849351149352009-05-09T18:27:00.000-04:002009-05-09T18:27:00.000-04:00Christ, she doesn't even know what "hoi polloi" me...Christ, she doesn't even know what "hoi polloi" means.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2048715035467766557.post-34349539208097968222009-05-07T23:12:00.000-04:002009-05-07T23:12:00.000-04:00God dammit, I knew there would be a typo somewhere...God dammit, I knew there would be a typo somewhere in that last comment.CaptBackslapnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2048715035467766557.post-79622979026125343412009-05-07T23:11:00.000-04:002009-05-07T23:11:00.000-04:00How does a supposedly educated person write "the c...How does a supposedly educated person write "the corrupt hoi polloi" in something she knows is intended for publication, than look it over before hitting the publish button, and <I>still</I> go ahead and publish it anyway?CaptBackslapnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2048715035467766557.post-6686340798437238562009-05-07T19:12:00.000-04:002009-05-07T19:12:00.000-04:00God I shouldn't not expect this but she completely...God I shouldn't not expect this but she completely mangles the history of the progressive movement. If you want to look at the disruption of the political machines of the 19th century the first step was to open up the nomination process for office. It happened around 1882 in New York. It wasn't anti democratic in any way.Parmenideshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09700288346695323166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2048715035467766557.post-92172826953747795602009-05-07T10:44:00.000-04:002009-05-07T10:44:00.000-04:00The "standard Egyptian peasant" comparison is ridi...The "standard Egyptian peasant" comparison is ridiculous. If you think about it, poor people in the US today have higher standards of living than rich people did during that time. They're less likely to die young from disease or bury their children. They have access to almost infinite information in regards to medicine, science and literacy. Their lives are not nearly as bound to duty and superstition as they once were. Hell, I'll take my poorest days of the past over being in the shoes of King Tut and dying at twenty.<br /><br />But I'm guessing that Megan's definitions in regards to quality of life pretty much center on how much wealth you have compared to those around you. That's what's most important to her and how she determines what makes one human better than another.clever pseudonymnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2048715035467766557.post-14628622380486655142009-05-07T08:44:00.000-04:002009-05-07T08:44:00.000-04:00"Think of some of the signal accomplishments of th..."Think of some of the signal accomplishments of the Progressives: Planned Parenthood."<br /><br />In the words of Steve Martin, "EXCUSE Me?"<br /><br />Planned Parenthood was started by some distant relatives a ways back, so maybe I get picky about the point, but since it's one of the few actual positive accomplishments of the Ancestral Party lets place its founding correctly:<br /><br />Connecticut Republicans. You know, the traditional Small Government types who realize that if you want people to choose The Right Thing, the choice has to be available to them, and so tried to provide it in the market.<br /><br />That McMegan would disparage such people should tell you all you need to know about her <EM>bona fides</EM>.Ken Houghtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01440837287933536370noreply@blogger.com