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Thanks, a pilgrimage that

PeraclesPlease — Mon, 02 May 2016 17:59:37 +0000

In reply to Just outside of Elmira, NY,

Thanks, a pilgrimage that needs taking.

Just outside of Elmira, NY,

MrSmith1 — Mon, 02 May 2016 17:51:12 +0000

Just outside of Elmira, NY, just east of Corning, there is a small town called Horseheads ... The photo appears to illustrate the incident that led to the name of the town.

The advantage of a quasi

PeraclesPlease — Mon, 02 May 2016 17:50:10 +0000

In reply to Great piece, Peracles.

The advantage of a quasi-totalitarian system if it's pseudo enlivhtened and listening? And who wouldve thunk thatd mean Saudis?

Great piece, Peracles.

Oxy Mora — Mon, 02 May 2016 14:41:49 +0000

In reply to Horse Latitudes

Great piece, Peracles.

In the matrix of data capture, decision making authority and unpredictability, I find the Saudi decisions to revamp Aramco, beef up the Sovereign wealth fund and plan for a post oil future to be beyond fascinating. Who expected it, can they do it, what are the ramifications? Contrast that to a laborious democratic process.

The simple and obvious

HSG — Mon, 02 May 2016 12:28:35 +0000

In reply to Horse Latitudes

The simple and obvious solution as such disparate authorities as Bernie Sanders, the Washington Post and I have all pointed out is a stiff and rising carbon tax. http://halginsberg.com/an-absurdly-simple-argument-for-the-carbon-tax/

One line in this piece struck me as reflecting the unbridgeable gulf between us. You write: "Oil companies and their lobbyists are seen as immoral and exploitive." In fact, they are immoral (at least the lobbyists are - the companies are amoral) and exploitive as those words are commonly understood. I don't waste any solicitude on the institutions and individuals responsible for today's holocausts. Why do you?

You mean like this:

PeraclesPlease — Mon, 02 May 2016 11:00:21 +0000

In reply to Block those metaphors.

You mean like this:

METAPHOR

or like this:

~~METAPHOR~~

???

Working my way up to Meta8 and more. Simply infatuated with Meta.

Block those metaphors.

Flavius — Mon, 02 May 2016 10:50:17 +0000

In reply to Horse Latitudes

Block those metaphors.