The red state blue state population figures need some detail. By and large it isn't the blue voting areas that are losing people. It's the outstate mostly rural areas and red voting areas which people leaving, mainly due to lack of gainful employment. As an example, New York City as a metro area continues to grow. Rural western New York is shrinking.
There is much talk about the foundation of the Jewish State in 1948 and the expulsion of 750,000 Palestinians. There is no talk about the 80,000 Jews in Baghdad in 1918 and the expulsion of Jews from every Arab/Islamic State in North Africa and the Middle East subsequent to the foundation of Israel.
Ganesh's idea that Dawkins would be great in a crisis must be a joke, he's a lion in the face of a most mild mannered anglicans but a silent lamb when facing actual religious extremism.
I have no idea. The RIH have get together but you have to be an ‘Athelstan’ which is a bit pricier. Scott Alexander has meet ups maybe I could organise one
The trouble with the term liberal is that it originally meant what today we would call libertarian, then in mid-20th century it morphed into a concern for the general welfare within the framework of a mixed market economy, and now has morphed again into a concern for absolute social and economic equality with no commitment whatsoever to a market economy.
Since I grew up in the 1950's and 60's, when I describe myself as a liberal-- as I do to this day--it is that middle definition that I have in mind. I think it's worth fighting for.
Yes, me too. I still think liberalism worth fighting for, although I my worldview might be describe as more like national liberalism, or liberalism in one country.
Helen Andrews's review of Coates attracted a massive wave of online hate, principally focussed on her "Wakanda" reference (although Coates himself wrote about a "mythic" past to which 'Wakanda' was Andrews's response).
Today Andrews announced she is leaving her post at The American Conservative. A cancellation?
1-Liberalism will destroy itself. Demographically- it does not reproduce -it will not use the power of the state to bind and loose those who do not. Tax the childless, destroy Tinder, and Porn Hub via taxation Via open borders, it lets the shared spaces errode - the social trust necessary.
2- So why are cats associated with childless women?. My grandmother living alone mostly - had a dog to keep her company and it was also a threat if someone came into her home and tried to do her harm. My daughter had a dog for the same reason. You can get small dogs
3- Argentina- has been a funk for a generation. She wants the 50s back. This is part of her problems- Argentina was gifting free education to students across Latam Who would leave and the monies spent on their education wasted There was a lovely old building in Old Lima, which was the Argentine insitutute in Peru. Purple marble Peruvians I met, had both fought in the Falklands, and remembered the Argentine crisis of the early 00s.
All this time Brasil- their great rival has grown. Yet Brasil might implode- Brasil is one of the few places in the world where there are nominal christian theoocratic gangs - If the next Brasilian presidental election goes sour. There could be pitched battles.
in Milleis favour there is on the shelf a EU Mercosur deal. On paper this should lower the price of food and fuel in the EU- Alas this deal is not popular in the EU, Farm lobby and the Greens Ideally Argentina would leave Mercosur ( Think EU) and join the Pacific Alliance- This is a trading bloc of Peru-Chile and Mexico-which like Mercosur has split into squabbling
On top of this across the two American continents there has been a wave of Venezulean emigre criminality - Bullrich the minister of defence wants the army to fight crime in the Triple Frontier region- Villaruel the VP is refusing -to do so Further to this is a brain drain which has been draining Argentine Euros and Jews North
That said a lot of what Millei wants to do is common in LATAM, sell of the airlines, privatise the roads. Fujishocked helped
I actually think though his problem is demographic. Millei should target Spanish and Italian European unemployed- 3 baptismal certifcates and let them rebuild the dying peronists cities
Equally be careful what you wish you. If Argentina rises, then Chile falls.
"The most peaceful period in human existence was the presidency of George Dubya Bush; I would suggest this is despite, not because of, but interesting."
If Gore was elected, liberals would have bragged about it at the time, even if there was no 9/11 but he still invaded Iraq (the Clinton Administration signed the Iraq Liberation Act in 1998 many people forget).
Wokeness won't peak as long as most people spend their daily lives under the domain of "private governments" who, after all, never have respected the rights and freedoms of liberal democracy:
Employers have no business punishing workers for their outside-of-work political or religious activities, except in extremely narrow situations where the workplace is deliberately political in nature and can reasonably expect people working there not to work against them. I support legislation to that effect. But employers can legitimately demand
employees not foment argument and discord in the workplace. The old stricture about not talking politics, sex and religion in polite company should apply when one is on the clock.
The red state blue state population figures need some detail. By and large it isn't the blue voting areas that are losing people. It's the outstate mostly rural areas and red voting areas which people leaving, mainly due to lack of gainful employment. As an example, New York City as a metro area continues to grow. Rural western New York is shrinking.
There is much talk about the foundation of the Jewish State in 1948 and the expulsion of 750,000 Palestinians. There is no talk about the 80,000 Jews in Baghdad in 1918 and the expulsion of Jews from every Arab/Islamic State in North Africa and the Middle East subsequent to the foundation of Israel.
Ganesh's idea that Dawkins would be great in a crisis must be a joke, he's a lion in the face of a most mild mannered anglicans but a silent lamb when facing actual religious extremism.
He’s pretty critical of Islam! That’s why many new atheists turned against him
He was, any recent interview he basically says no comment.
Hello Ed
Sorry if this isn’t the forum for this comment.
My Son is very keen on history and current affairs (tomorrows history).
Since leaving University I think he misses the stimulation of discussion
Work, Footie and girls is great but...
Do you know of any ‘get togethers’ in London where like minded can meet and have a stimulating natter?
Thanks
Mark
I have no idea. The RIH have get together but you have to be an ‘Athelstan’ which is a bit pricier. Scott Alexander has meet ups maybe I could organise one
The trouble with the term liberal is that it originally meant what today we would call libertarian, then in mid-20th century it morphed into a concern for the general welfare within the framework of a mixed market economy, and now has morphed again into a concern for absolute social and economic equality with no commitment whatsoever to a market economy.
Since I grew up in the 1950's and 60's, when I describe myself as a liberal-- as I do to this day--it is that middle definition that I have in mind. I think it's worth fighting for.
Yes, me too. I still think liberalism worth fighting for, although I my worldview might be describe as more like national liberalism, or liberalism in one country.
Helen Andrews's review of Coates attracted a massive wave of online hate, principally focussed on her "Wakanda" reference (although Coates himself wrote about a "mythic" past to which 'Wakanda' was Andrews's response).
Today Andrews announced she is leaving her post at The American Conservative. A cancellation?
https://x.com/herandrews/status/1845834332746780890
I saw that and have no idea tbh.
1-Liberalism will destroy itself. Demographically- it does not reproduce -it will not use the power of the state to bind and loose those who do not. Tax the childless, destroy Tinder, and Porn Hub via taxation Via open borders, it lets the shared spaces errode - the social trust necessary.
2- So why are cats associated with childless women?. My grandmother living alone mostly - had a dog to keep her company and it was also a threat if someone came into her home and tried to do her harm. My daughter had a dog for the same reason. You can get small dogs
3- Argentina- has been a funk for a generation. She wants the 50s back. This is part of her problems- Argentina was gifting free education to students across Latam Who would leave and the monies spent on their education wasted There was a lovely old building in Old Lima, which was the Argentine insitutute in Peru. Purple marble Peruvians I met, had both fought in the Falklands, and remembered the Argentine crisis of the early 00s.
All this time Brasil- their great rival has grown. Yet Brasil might implode- Brasil is one of the few places in the world where there are nominal christian theoocratic gangs - If the next Brasilian presidental election goes sour. There could be pitched battles.
in Milleis favour there is on the shelf a EU Mercosur deal. On paper this should lower the price of food and fuel in the EU- Alas this deal is not popular in the EU, Farm lobby and the Greens Ideally Argentina would leave Mercosur ( Think EU) and join the Pacific Alliance- This is a trading bloc of Peru-Chile and Mexico-which like Mercosur has split into squabbling
On top of this across the two American continents there has been a wave of Venezulean emigre criminality - Bullrich the minister of defence wants the army to fight crime in the Triple Frontier region- Villaruel the VP is refusing -to do so Further to this is a brain drain which has been draining Argentine Euros and Jews North
That said a lot of what Millei wants to do is common in LATAM, sell of the airlines, privatise the roads. Fujishocked helped
I actually think though his problem is demographic. Millei should target Spanish and Italian European unemployed- 3 baptismal certifcates and let them rebuild the dying peronists cities
Equally be careful what you wish you. If Argentina rises, then Chile falls.
"The most peaceful period in human existence was the presidency of George Dubya Bush; I would suggest this is despite, not because of, but interesting."
If Gore was elected, liberals would have bragged about it at the time, even if there was no 9/11 but he still invaded Iraq (the Clinton Administration signed the Iraq Liberation Act in 1998 many people forget).
Wokeness won't peak as long as most people spend their daily lives under the domain of "private governments" who, after all, never have respected the rights and freedoms of liberal democracy:
https://books.google.ca/books/about/Private_Government.html?id=hXSYDwAAQBAJ&source=kp_book_description&redir_esc=y
https://www.forbes.com/sites/tomspiggle/2018/09/28/free-speech-work-rights/
Employers have no business punishing workers for their outside-of-work political or religious activities, except in extremely narrow situations where the workplace is deliberately political in nature and can reasonably expect people working there not to work against them. I support legislation to that effect. But employers can legitimately demand
employees not foment argument and discord in the workplace. The old stricture about not talking politics, sex and religion in polite company should apply when one is on the clock.