Comments on: Politics Negates Belief http://www.coyoteblog.com/coyote_blog/2006/04/politics_negate.html Dispatches from a Small Business Sun, 12 Feb 2012 09:39:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: michael http://www.coyoteblog.com/coyote_blog/2006/04/politics_negate.html/comment-page-1#comment-3218 michael Tue, 04 Apr 2006 05:12:54 +0000 http://coyote-blog.com/wordpress/2006/04/politics_negate.html#comment-3218 <p>I remember a discussion in a philosophy class, it was years ago before electricity, when we had to watch TV by candle light, so I may mis-remember. But it seems the premise was that the moment we use labels or point to isms thought has quit. At that point we are operating on automatic. It seems that such an occurrence can come about when we label ourselves, too. </p> <p>At that level we are all the same: conservative, liberal, feminist, good old boy, whatever. Conscious creative though has stopped and we become highly emotional but hardly rational. A position can create a deep hole.</p> I remember a discussion in a philosophy class, it was years ago before electricity, when we had to watch TV by candle light, so I may mis-remember. But it seems the premise was that the moment we use labels or point to isms thought has quit. At that point we are operating on automatic. It seems that such an occurrence can come about when we label ourselves, too.

At that level we are all the same: conservative, liberal, feminist, good old boy, whatever. Conscious creative though has stopped and we become highly emotional but hardly rational. A position can create a deep hole.

]]> By: TC http://www.coyoteblog.com/coyote_blog/2006/04/politics_negate.html/comment-page-1#comment-3217 TC Mon, 03 Apr 2006 06:27:08 +0000 http://coyote-blog.com/wordpress/2006/04/politics_negate.html#comment-3217 <p>Out of a nation of 298,000,000 half of or more are of the female gender and oppressed beyond belief, objectified and used in every way shape and form. The organization that speaks on their (gawd I love this word,) "BEHALF", (Aint that a cute word though?) </p> <p>Well it seems their latest NATIONAL convention drew almost 120 living breathing women! Probably not the palce to go pick up chick I suppose. Imagine that 120 out of 150 million! .0000008% of the women in this country give a rats ass about the femanazies! </p> <p>The only other time I've heard the defeaning silence was when Bill clinton fucked the lady in the blue dress! Or any of the other 5-15 women that spoke up about the same kind of treatment at his hands. Or, oh gawd I almost laugh at them over this, no make that I can't hardly type it! When Condi was called names and degraded! And Condie is also a black woman too, not even her own race would stand up for her, yet in fact called her racial names and such. Again the silence was defening! </p> <p>Some people will never learn to just STFU! </p> Out of a nation of 298,000,000 half of or more are of the female gender and oppressed beyond belief, objectified and used in every way shape and form. The organization that speaks on their (gawd I love this word,) “BEHALF”, (Aint that a cute word though?)

Well it seems their latest NATIONAL convention drew almost 120 living breathing women! Probably not the palce to go pick up chick I suppose. Imagine that 120 out of 150 million! .0000008% of the women in this country give a rats ass about the femanazies!

The only other time I’ve heard the defeaning silence was when Bill clinton fucked the lady in the blue dress! Or any of the other 5-15 women that spoke up about the same kind of treatment at his hands. Or, oh gawd I almost laugh at them over this, no make that I can’t hardly type it! When Condi was called names and degraded! And Condie is also a black woman too, not even her own race would stand up for her, yet in fact called her racial names and such. Again the silence was defening!

Some people will never learn to just STFU!

]]> By: Chris Yeh http://www.coyoteblog.com/coyote_blog/2006/04/politics_negate.html/comment-page-1#comment-3216 Chris Yeh Mon, 03 Apr 2006 05:32:13 +0000 http://coyote-blog.com/wordpress/2006/04/politics_negate.html#comment-3216 <p>Another example of this willingness to betray feminism's principles for political reasons is the consistent support of prominent feminists for Bill Clinton, regardless of the evidence for his practice of sexual harassment and other inappropriate behavior.</p> <p>When you sacrifice what you're fighting for in the name of "winning," you're coming awfully close to the logic that led people to say things like "we had to destroy the village to save it."</p> Another example of this willingness to betray feminism’s principles for political reasons is the consistent support of prominent feminists for Bill Clinton, regardless of the evidence for his practice of sexual harassment and other inappropriate behavior.

When you sacrifice what you’re fighting for in the name of “winning,” you’re coming awfully close to the logic that led people to say things like “we had to destroy the village to save it.”

]]> By: dearieme http://www.coyoteblog.com/coyote_blog/2006/04/politics_negate.html/comment-page-1#comment-3215 dearieme Mon, 03 Apr 2006 01:49:08 +0000 http://coyote-blog.com/wordpress/2006/04/politics_negate.html#comment-3215 <p>Dave, "ivy league mba grads" wouldn't be an allusion to W, would it?</p> Dave, “ivy league mba grads” wouldn’t be an allusion to W, would it?

]]> By: Dave http://www.coyoteblog.com/coyote_blog/2006/04/politics_negate.html/comment-page-1#comment-3214 Dave Sun, 02 Apr 2006 13:36:35 +0000 http://coyote-blog.com/wordpress/2006/04/politics_negate.html#comment-3214 <p>Sentille's statement is, to me, evidence that an Ivy League education is not all it's made out to be.</p> <p>Ivy League graduates often make poor job hires, I've noticed.</p> <p>Don't even get me started on ivy league mba grads.</p> <p>(As I recall, you graduated HBS; please don't take offense at that statement, as it is merely the truth.)</p> Sentille’s statement is, to me, evidence that an Ivy League education is not all it’s made out to be.

Ivy League graduates often make poor job hires, I’ve noticed.

Don’t even get me started on ivy league mba grads.

(As I recall, you graduated HBS; please don’t take offense at that statement, as it is merely the truth.)

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