Comments on: Is it a defining feature of liberalism to prefer theories of how the world should work to the way it actually does? http://www.gaypatriot.net/2009/10/23/is-it-a-defining-feature-of-liberalism-to-prefer-theories-of-how-the-world-should-work-to-the-way-it-actually-does/ The Internet home for American gay conservatives. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 20:53:49 -0700 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.1 By: ILoveCapitalism http://www.gaypatriot.net/2009/10/23/is-it-a-defining-feature-of-liberalism-to-prefer-theories-of-how-the-world-should-work-to-the-way-it-actually-does/comment-page-1/#comment-498456 ILoveCapitalism Sat, 24 Oct 2009 16:14:07 +0000 http://www.gaypatriot.net/?p=18253#comment-498456 Wasn't the entire point of Athena's annual festival and procession to give her a new dress? Wasn’t the entire point of Athena’s annual festival and procession to give her a new dress?

]]> By: DRH http://www.gaypatriot.net/2009/10/23/is-it-a-defining-feature-of-liberalism-to-prefer-theories-of-how-the-world-should-work-to-the-way-it-actually-does/comment-page-1/#comment-498454 DRH Sat, 24 Oct 2009 16:10:10 +0000 http://www.gaypatriot.net/?p=18253#comment-498454 Any -ism (liberalism, conservatism, populism, etc) runs on theories of how the world *should* work. So I'd say a preference for those theories is a defining feature of them all, not just liberalism. Any -ism (liberalism, conservatism, populism, etc) runs on theories of how the world *should* work. So I’d say a preference for those theories is a defining feature of them all, not just liberalism.

]]> By: JP http://www.gaypatriot.net/2009/10/23/is-it-a-defining-feature-of-liberalism-to-prefer-theories-of-how-the-world-should-work-to-the-way-it-actually-does/comment-page-1/#comment-498317 JP Sat, 24 Oct 2009 06:10:24 +0000 http://www.gaypatriot.net/?p=18253#comment-498317 re: #4 Yep, History is such a weak form of evidence. Okay, maybe not, but people who refuse to learn from it certainly are prone to thinking something that doesn't work, and didn't work is better than the things that have proven to work. re: #4
Yep, History is such a weak form of evidence.
Okay, maybe not, but people who refuse to learn from it certainly are prone to thinking something that doesn’t work, and didn’t work is better than the things that have proven to work.

]]> By: GayPatriot » Obama: Mopping up With an Ineffective Cleaning Solution http://www.gaypatriot.net/2009/10/23/is-it-a-defining-feature-of-liberalism-to-prefer-theories-of-how-the-world-should-work-to-the-way-it-actually-does/comment-page-1/#comment-498291 GayPatriot » Obama: Mopping up With an Ineffective Cleaning Solution Sat, 24 Oct 2009 04:07:00 +0000 http://www.gaypatriot.net/?p=18253#comment-498291 [...] Is it a defining feature of liberalism to prefer theories of how the world should work to the way it... [...] [...] Is it a defining feature of liberalism to prefer theories of how the world should work to the way it… [...]

]]> By: Chad http://www.gaypatriot.net/2009/10/23/is-it-a-defining-feature-of-liberalism-to-prefer-theories-of-how-the-world-should-work-to-the-way-it-actually-does/comment-page-1/#comment-498159 Chad Fri, 23 Oct 2009 19:19:32 +0000 http://www.gaypatriot.net/?p=18253#comment-498159 your "best evidence" is pretty weak your “best evidence” is pretty weak

]]> By: Leah http://www.gaypatriot.net/2009/10/23/is-it-a-defining-feature-of-liberalism-to-prefer-theories-of-how-the-world-should-work-to-the-way-it-actually-does/comment-page-1/#comment-498115 Leah Fri, 23 Oct 2009 16:35:26 +0000 http://www.gaypatriot.net/?p=18253#comment-498115 Looking forward to your dissertation. I personally find it very insulting that so many scholars can't accept a strong woman. Tells me something about them, not Athena. Not sure the comparison is apt at all, but I'm wondering if Sarah Palin is suffering from some of that. She has succeeded in a man's world as a very feminine woman. (giving birth to 5 children is about as feminine as one can get) Someone else will have to have the thesis on why such women are so loathed and feared. Hillary avoided all that by not being very feminine - her choice of pants suits is the prime example. There isn't a peplos anywhere in sight. Looking forward to your dissertation. I personally find it very insulting that so many scholars can’t accept a strong woman. Tells me something about them, not Athena.
Not sure the comparison is apt at all, but I’m wondering if Sarah Palin is suffering from some of that. She has succeeded in a man’s world as a very feminine woman. (giving birth to 5 children is about as feminine as one can get)
Someone else will have to have the thesis on why such women are so loathed and feared.

Hillary avoided all that by not being very feminine – her choice of pants suits is the prime example. There isn’t a peplos anywhere in sight.

]]> By: JP http://www.gaypatriot.net/2009/10/23/is-it-a-defining-feature-of-liberalism-to-prefer-theories-of-how-the-world-should-work-to-the-way-it-actually-does/comment-page-1/#comment-498108 JP Fri, 23 Oct 2009 16:06:49 +0000 http://www.gaypatriot.net/?p=18253#comment-498108 <i>"..... the White House is finally taking a look at that best evidence."</i> And yet, they see the same "solution" to the problem that exacerbated the situation. This proves, they are either insane (doing the same thing over and over and over yet expecting a different result) or doing this intentionally. Either way, we get the screws put to us. “….. the White House is finally taking a look at that best evidence.”

And yet, they see the same “solution” to the problem that exacerbated the situation. This proves, they are either insane (doing the same thing over and over and over yet expecting a different result) or doing this intentionally.

Either way, we get the screws put to us.

]]> By: Scott Lassiter http://www.gaypatriot.net/2009/10/23/is-it-a-defining-feature-of-liberalism-to-prefer-theories-of-how-the-world-should-work-to-the-way-it-actually-does/comment-page-1/#comment-498045 Scott Lassiter Fri, 23 Oct 2009 11:42:24 +0000 http://www.gaypatriot.net/?p=18253#comment-498045 That last sentence is so correct....and in so many ways. The left is all about the ideal. I've watched a lot of Star Trek and enjoy it, and I like a lot of the ideals that are held by the 'Federation of Planets,' but someone forgot to tell the left that this is TV fantasy.....at least at this time. When it comes to global warming and possible solutions, they think physical principles can just be thrown out and ignored. They think we are on the verge of operating at the same fictional level that has been depicted in the movies. I guess they believe in the dilithium crystal. The world will be windmills and solar panels, and devices will operate with some magical rock. So we head down the road of making the economy green.....That's where all the jobs will be! What a disaster. That last sentence is so correct….and in so many ways. The left is all about the ideal. I’ve watched a lot of Star Trek and enjoy it, and I like a lot of the ideals that are held by the ‘Federation of Planets,’ but someone forgot to tell the left that this is TV fantasy…..at least at this time. When it comes to global warming and possible solutions, they think physical principles can just be thrown out and ignored. They think we are on the verge of operating at the same fictional level that has been depicted in the movies. I guess they believe in the dilithium crystal. The world will be windmills and solar panels, and devices will operate with some magical rock. So we head down the road of making the economy green…..That’s where all the jobs will be! What a disaster.

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