The Imitators: Part III (by Thomas Sowell) »
Posted By SonOfTheMask 4 months, 3 weeks ago in NewsSome of the people who are most adamant against outsourcing economic activity from the United States to other countries often seem to think we should outsource our foreign policy to "world opinion" or act only in conjunction "with our NATO allies."
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"I often wish that I could rid the world of the tyranny of facts. What are facts but compromises? A fact merely marks the point ...
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SonOfTheMask4 months, 3 weeks ago
FTA: "Often there is a blanket assumption that European countries are just so much more sophisticated than American "cowboys." But there is incredibly little interest in the track record of those European sophisticates whom we are supposed to consult about our own national interestsâ;; including, in an age when terrorists may acquire nuclear weapons, our national survival."
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libsRfunny4 months, 3 weeks ago
If Americans want to mimic Europeans, they need to start voting conservative again.
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Goppy4 months, 3 weeks ago
I liek Sowells geographic take on how nations develop.
For instance ... his ideas bout why the Coastal regions of America are socially advanced ... they are exposed to distant and diverse cultures through their sea-ports and navigable rivers ... I mean- from a historical perspective.
This exposure has served these societies well ... actin as a sort of 'Spiritual Gardener' ... planting seeds of understandin and expandin the social consciousness of the two coasts.
Expandin on his ideas ... it explains why poeple livin in Kansas, Nebraska, Wyomin, etc ... are so afeared of poeple and ideas differnt from their mom and dads ... and their mom and dads before them.
The result is that, critical thinkin on social politics atrophies in the brain of these good poeple.
It gets so bad that they vote for and support candidates that actually work AGAINST these poeples best interest.
Theres even a book that investigates the syndrome...
http://www.dissidentvoice.org/June04/Frank0614.htm
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Dicax_Maximus4 months, 3 weeks ago
SOTM - Now this is a person that should really be listened to !!!! He's hit the nail fair & square in it's head...
As the author so lucidly points out, (if I may put it in layman's terms), "Making with the Ostrich and shoving one's head in the sand" is NOT a good idea......
Appeasment has not, can not & never will work.....
Excellent find, thank's for the heads up !!!
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Wolfie20074 months, 3 weeks ago
Yes, yes, Sowell for President. If he would only run. Excellent post, SOTM, thanks for posting and sending. Dr. Thomas Sowell my guru.
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Endoscopy4 months, 3 weeks ago
Thomas Sowell is usually right on. This is another case of it.
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silvera4 months, 3 weeks ago
Nowhere in the article does he actually make any connection between people adamant against outsourcing economic activity and those interested in outsourcing our foreign policy. By inference, I guess we're supposed to know "some of the people" have got to be those damned liberals, right? For such a credentialed individual (Stanford, wow!) I would have to say it's a pretty poorly written article. Cherry picking history to make a point is disingenuous at best and dishonest at worst. Fox news loves it!
BTW, Ronald Reagan didn't have an original thought in his head. He could read a teleprompter and deliver his scripted lines like the movie actor he once was but he had nothing to do with ending the cold war. We just outspent the Russians, sort of like the Pentagon is doing now, except we are borrowing the money from China and Japan and Belgium (Belgium!) to do so. Kind of like "outsourcing" our wars.
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SonOfTheMask4 months, 3 weeks ago
By inference? Hardly. What is Obama's stance on outsourcing? What was Kerry's stance on outsourcing? Are you going to tell me that they aren't adamant against outsourcing? Are you going to tell me that they both haven't advocated foreign policy positions that look to world opinion and consensus-building above all else?
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Goppy4 months, 3 weeks ago
You may have a point there Sonof.
There aint a radical bone in McCain OR Obama.
Im glad someone from the right finally admits that Obama is not really that much different from mainstream politicians ...
ALTHOUGH ... this admission is gointa hurt some of our Rightie Compatriots (such as OmegaGnosis) in the effort to demonize Obama and make him seem really, really scarey.
So ... I agree with you ... Obama is prollally only SLIGHTLY different than other politicians ... but when 75% of the nation see us as bein on the wrong track ... it dont make much sense to continue with a 'third Bush term'
I mean, when everybody agrees that our nation is on the wrong track ... SOME change is bettea than NO change.
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silvera4 months, 3 weeks ago
Not by reading the article. If the author wants to name names let him fire away (hopefully with some documentation) but all the article contained was vague innuendo as near as I could tell.
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tbkennedy534 months, 3 weeks ago
Thanks for the post Son. I have read him for years and admire him. I've seen people on here talk about how he picks things out etc. If they would read some of his in depth material they would realize the research and corroboartion he uses they wouldn't say those things. He only has limited space for the columns. He is a well reasoned man.
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tbkennedy534 months, 3 weeks ago
Where is there dishonesty? His points are well reasoned even if you don't agree with them.
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nostalgia4 months, 3 weeks ago
Silvera
Let's discuss the column instead of throwing around disparaging comments for a change
How do you feel about "outsourcing economic activity from the United States" Are you for it or against it?
What is your opinion on: "we should outsource our foreign policy to "world opinion" or act only in conjunction "with our NATO allies"?
Do you think we should determine "world opinion" and the beliefs of our NATO allies before we set US foreign policy?
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TonyByron4 months, 3 weeks ago
Good find SOTM.
Our "allies" have been quite content to outsource their defense to the US for many, many years.
It was the overwhelming economic, technological and military superiority of the US who finally brought about the collapse of the former Soviet Union.
The failure to stop Iran's progress towards acquiring nuclear weapons lies mostly in the laps of our allies.
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