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I have probs with right to

Richard Day — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 04:43:02 +0000

I have probs with right to left also but you set it up so nicely since I could click and get a big graph whenever I desired.

Nicely done!

We are...the Jamaican Bobsled

Elusive Trope — Sun, 20 Nov 2011 23:59:39 +0000

In reply to Like Genghis, I get confused

We are...the Jamaican Bobsled Team!

Like Genghis, I get confused

Richard Day — Sun, 20 Nov 2011 22:54:49 +0000

In reply to WATCHING MAINE

Like Genghis, I get confused (since I was actually diagnosed with dyslexia in the first grad anyway) with right to left graffs.

I am never confused by right to left graft. hahahahahaha

Send in the militia.

I don't know, sometimes a song clears things up for me:

I felt like this when Obama won. I had no beef against Hillary who has become one of the greatest Secretaries of State I have ever seen.

But I felt, something is happening here and I am not sure what it is; but I am really really hopeful.

This new 'movement' tells me something.

I am not sure what it is.

But I know it aint some teaparty assault on humanity!

Very good post, tmc. I like

Oxy Mora — Sun, 20 Nov 2011 22:10:31 +0000

In reply to WATCHING MAINE

Very good post, tmc. I like the mix of personal experience.

truth is revealed to those

Elusive Trope — Sun, 20 Nov 2011 21:50:15 +0000

In reply to fnord

truth is revealed to those who know where to look.

This is and excellent

tmccarthy0 — Sun, 20 Nov 2011 21:27:31 +0000

In reply to Thank you for this post,

This is and excellent observation Des:

"Can democracy survive the perils of a disinterested population?"

Democracy can't survive disinterest. How can it survive if people don't participate as they are the driving force in democracy, philosophically, ideologically and of course in the real working democracy. "We the People" requires participation without mandating participation, but we are increasingly becoming a nation that is represented by ideologically inflexible elected officials. It is a vicious catch-22, because to escape our rigidity we need more voters, but that rigidity in itself is probably one of the factors contributing to apathy on the part of voters.

In short, I agree with you.

fnord

Michael Maiello — Sun, 20 Nov 2011 21:15:45 +0000

In reply to 对不起的

fnord

对不起的

Elusive Trope — Sun, 20 Nov 2011 20:43:40 +0000

In reply to shh 安静一点

对不起的

Thank you for this post,

Michael Maiello — Sun, 20 Nov 2011 19:17:53 +0000

In reply to WATCHING MAINE

Thank you for this post, Tmac. I wonder about this a lot. Can democracy survive the perils of a disinterested population? I suspect that many powerful forces have actively pushed for this disinterest. There are many technocrats out there who would love to push the people out of the conversation entirely.

I also understand the disinterest, especially after a career writing about business and personal finance. The big mantra of such writing is that people MUST take an interest in mutual funds, stocks and bonds. But real life tells us that most will not, and that they should not. A jazz saxophonist better serves society by practicing the sax, not reading Morningstar.com. Similarly, we need that musician to practice music far more than we need them to read Time or The New Republic.

Most people think that politics is silly and that people like us are no better than Trekkies for following it so closely. I both lament that, because it means smart people are giving up their voices, and understand it and even support it.

shh 安静一点

tmccarthy0 — Sun, 20 Nov 2011 17:14:09 +0000

In reply to could it be that you are part

shh

安静一点