NadaTeTurbe Posted May 9, 2015 Author Share Posted May 9, 2015 Haha, sorry, I thought it was for me, the joy of internet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amppax Posted May 9, 2015 Share Posted May 9, 2015 Haha, sorry, I thought it was for me, the joy of internet No problem! It was an interesting read regardless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pia Jesu Posted May 9, 2015 Share Posted May 9, 2015 I like the six foot tall blind albino penguins in At the Mountains of Madness. Interestingly, the publication history of H.P. Lovecraft's At the Mountains of Madness shows that the novella is contained in another book titled The Thing on the Doorstep and Other Weird Stories (New York, Penquin Books, 2001) p. 246-340. Sorry for digressing (a bit) on this thread! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Socrates Posted May 9, 2015 Share Posted May 9, 2015 I'm pro-America F* yeah! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Socrates Posted May 9, 2015 Share Posted May 9, 2015 Constitutional conservative. One of those evil Tea Party types. Let the hate fest begin! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Socrates Posted May 9, 2015 Share Posted May 9, 2015 Yes. I am distancing myself from Austrian economics primarily because I do not feel competent to claim such a strong understanding of economic issues. I am distancing myself from radical libertarianism because I no longer believe it is fully compatible with traditional Catholicism. I do still hold some or many libertarian ideals, but I do not affiliate myself with the radical anarchist side of the spectrum any longer. Adhering to the Austrian school of economics does not necessarily make one a radical anarchist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Socrates Posted May 9, 2015 Share Posted May 9, 2015 i don't have a political ideology. im a registered republican. I pray you don't mean by this, "Screw principle - I'll vote for whomever has an 'R' after their name." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lilllabettt Posted May 9, 2015 Share Posted May 9, 2015 I pray you don't mean by this, "Screw principle - I'll vote for whomever has an 'R' after their name." What I mean is that politics is the art of the possible and for that reason I am a registered republican. I vote to maximize good in the world as I find it, not in the world as I would have it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Socrates Posted May 9, 2015 Share Posted May 9, 2015 What I mean is that politics is the art of the possible and for that reason I am a registered republican. I vote to maximize good in the world as I find it, not in the world as I would have it. Those are pretty words, though I must confess I'm not exactly sure what they mean. I'm a registered Republican myself, though unfortunately I'm afraid many Republican politicians are part of the problem, rather than the solution. Most of the GOP "leadership" is rotten and crooked to the core. We should support those who stand for right principles whenever possible, rather than the phonies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lilllabettt Posted May 9, 2015 Share Posted May 9, 2015 ideologues make lousy public servants. That is my observation. Being principled is important but all the principles in the world won't help if you smell of elderberries at your job. Ideologues can't compromise, they stink at the art of the possible. They make lousy politicians. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nihil Obstat Posted May 9, 2015 Share Posted May 9, 2015 Adhering to the Austrian school of economics does not necessarily make one a radical anarchist. Certainly. And I tried to make that distinction. I have distanced myself from both, albeit for different reasons. I would still be open to Austrian economics if I found it to be compelling. But at the moment I feel that it makes more assertions than I can reasonably defend, or really even more than I can reasonably understand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nihil Obstat Posted May 9, 2015 Share Posted May 9, 2015 ideologues make lousy public servants. That is my observation. Being principled is important but all the principles in the world won't help if you smell of elderberries at your job. Ideologues can't compromise, they stink at the art of the possible. They make lousy politicians. Often it seems that politicians make lousy moral agents. I know which I prefer to support, if it comes down between a good politician and a good moralist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Socrates Posted May 9, 2015 Share Posted May 9, 2015 ideologues make lousy public servants. That is my observation. Being principled is important but all the principles in the world won't help if you smell of elderberries at your job. Ideologues can't compromise, they stink at the art of the possible. They make lousy politicians. Being principled is not the same as being an ideologue. And while some things can be compromised on, others must not be. Too many Republicans have compromised themselves away entirely to the point that they stand for nothing at all. But without more specific examples of what you are talking about, this conversation will remain nebulous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Socrates Posted May 9, 2015 Share Posted May 9, 2015 Certainly. And I tried to make that distinction. I have distanced myself from both, albeit for different reasons. I would still be open to Austrian economics if I found it to be compelling. But at the moment I feel that it makes more assertions than I can reasonably defend, or really even more than I can reasonably understand. Fair enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nihil Obstat Posted May 10, 2015 Share Posted May 10, 2015 Fair enough. I am not in a position where I consider my political philosophy to be particularly set or determined. More a sense of ruling out things I cannot support. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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