Comments on: Stolen Compassion and Authority http://powip.com/2009/10/stolen-compassion-and-authority/ Piece of Work In Progress Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:59:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Nester Jenkins http://powip.com/2009/10/stolen-compassion-and-authority/comment-page-1/#comment-8577 Nester Jenkins Fri, 16 Oct 2009 05:17:06 +0000 http://powip.com/?p=1442#comment-8577 Bob, I can see you coming a country mile away. The great thinkers were complicated men, Bob, and that's because man is a complicated creature, which complicates the world, no? Read why after Descartes realized that much of what he was taught as a child were mostly lies that he set out to re-learn everything, or truths, anyway. It's very interesting. Descartes, I believe, would have summoned up enough skepticism to have a good laugh at Reaganism. Bob, I can see you coming a country mile away.

The great thinkers were complicated men, Bob, and that’s because man is a complicated creature, which complicates the world, no?

Read why after Descartes realized that much of what he was taught as a child were mostly lies that he set out to re-learn everything, or truths, anyway. It’s very interesting. Descartes, I believe, would have summoned up enough skepticism to have a good laugh at Reaganism.

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]]> By: Bob Reed http://powip.com/2009/10/stolen-compassion-and-authority/comment-page-1/#comment-8574 Bob Reed Fri, 16 Oct 2009 05:02:46 +0000 http://powip.com/?p=1442#comment-8574 All I've read are some of Descartes' natural philosophy and mathematical stuff. No W.E.B. Griffin, and only "Debt of Honor" by Clancy; both were not bad. Oh, and I have read some Forster, Jane Austen, Melville, some Kundera, Michener, Coleen McCulloughand other college level literature course works. I know it sounds boring to an MFA like you... Don't make so many assumptions about me though, you'd be surprised... All I’ve read are some of Descartes’ natural philosophy and mathematical stuff.

No W.E.B. Griffin, and only “Debt of Honor” by Clancy; both were not bad. Oh, and I have read some Forster, Jane Austen, Melville, some Kundera, Michener, Coleen McCulloughand other college level literature course works. I know it sounds boring to an MFA like you…

Don’t make so many assumptions about me though, you’d be surprised…

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]]> By: Nester Jenkins http://powip.com/2009/10/stolen-compassion-and-authority/comment-page-1/#comment-8568 Nester Jenkins Fri, 16 Oct 2009 04:31:49 +0000 http://powip.com/?p=1442#comment-8568 Am I crackin' you too hard? All apologies, but those men were sort'a busy racking up hours in the lab, Bob, and Descartes, like Celine, even made time to enlist in the army, as I recall. They even express their views on things that go boom and war so you might enjoy 'em. I bet you read Tom Clancy and W.E.B. Griffin and think they've the final word in literary genius. Please, dude, you didn't die for your country, but Jose Marti did. Get real. I read Sakharov's memoir many, many years ago. I think you'll be surprised at how life under Stalin viewed through his eyes will change your impression of teh evil be teh simple and teh good be teh simpler. Am I crackin’ you too hard? All apologies, but those men were sort’a busy racking up hours in the lab, Bob, and Descartes, like Celine, even made time to enlist in the army, as I recall. They even express their views on things that go boom and war so you might enjoy ‘em.

I bet you read Tom Clancy and W.E.B. Griffin and think they’ve the final word in literary genius. Please, dude, you didn’t die for your country, but Jose Marti did. Get real.

I read Sakharov’s memoir many, many years ago. I think you’ll be surprised at how life under Stalin viewed through his eyes will change your impression of teh evil be teh simple and teh good be teh simpler.

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]]> By: Bob Reed http://powip.com/2009/10/stolen-compassion-and-authority/comment-page-1/#comment-8565 Bob Reed Fri, 16 Oct 2009 03:53:14 +0000 http://powip.com/?p=1442#comment-8565 I know you've been away for a while, but you don't have to work all of your insults into one night... In my defense I'll just say that I spent many years engaged in other pursuits, and am not ashamed of my reading choices. Also, all those men are brilliant, accomplished scientists, but none racked up the flight hours, the carrier landings, nor the other experiences I enjoyed working on strategic systems; and would've enjoyed the some of the experiences I've had. One plays the hand one is dealt; I've made mistakes but played a good hand pretty well. I know you’ve been away for a while, but you don’t have to work all of your insults into one night…

In my defense I’ll just say that I spent many years engaged in other pursuits, and am not ashamed of my reading choices. Also, all those men are brilliant, accomplished scientists, but none racked up the flight hours, the carrier landings, nor the other experiences I enjoyed working on strategic systems; and would’ve enjoyed the some of the experiences I’ve had.

One plays the hand one is dealt; I’ve made mistakes but played a good hand pretty well.

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]]> By: Nester Jenkins http://powip.com/2009/10/stolen-compassion-and-authority/comment-page-1/#comment-8562 Nester Jenkins Fri, 16 Oct 2009 03:24:31 +0000 http://powip.com/?p=1442#comment-8562 <strike>of</strike> of

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]]> By: Nester Jenkins http://powip.com/2009/10/stolen-compassion-and-authority/comment-page-1/#comment-8561 Nester Jenkins Fri, 16 Oct 2009 03:23:00 +0000 http://powip.com/?p=1442#comment-8561 Andre Sakharov, Albert Einstein, Richard Feynman, Descartes, etc.., seemed fairly well-read, Rocket Bob. Maybe set that bar of yours a little higher and read Dostoevsky until you get him. "Historical fiction," that's a funny one. Did you know Celine was a medical doctor? Yes, a human-rocket fixer he was, yet he found the time to, you know, read and write some of savage stuff. Andre Sakharov, Albert Einstein, Richard Feynman, Descartes, etc.., seemed fairly well-read, Rocket Bob. Maybe set that bar of yours a little higher and read Dostoevsky until you get him.

“Historical fiction,” that’s a funny one.

Did you know Celine was a medical doctor? Yes, a human-rocket fixer he was, yet he found the time to, you know, read and write some of savage stuff.

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]]> By: Bob Reed http://powip.com/2009/10/stolen-compassion-and-authority/comment-page-1/#comment-8557 Bob Reed Fri, 16 Oct 2009 02:59:12 +0000 http://powip.com/?p=1442#comment-8557 Fascinating comparison Dan. Have you run this by SEK? That way thor could go there and comment about the know-nothing hicktards in the POWIP audience. If you're lucky, he'll make up a quirky name for it like "ghoster" or something; maybe "laugher", who knows! But seriously, I've never read Baldwin. Being a philistine, I stick to math books, fatual tome's, and historical fiction... In short, I'm a geek; but what rocket scientist isn't at heart... Fascinating comparison Dan. Have you run this by SEK? That way thor could go there and comment about the know-nothing hicktards in the POWIP audience. If you’re lucky, he’ll make up a quirky name for it like “ghoster” or something; maybe “laugher”, who knows!

But seriously, I’ve never read Baldwin. Being a philistine, I stick to math books, fatual tome’s, and historical fiction…

In short, I’m a geek; but what rocket scientist isn’t at heart…

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]]> By: Nester Jenkins http://powip.com/2009/10/stolen-compassion-and-authority/comment-page-1/#comment-8552 Nester Jenkins Fri, 16 Oct 2009 02:49:34 +0000 http://powip.com/?p=1442#comment-8552 <strike>don't</strike> Apologies, I ain't no Obama or Baldwin! I'm white! don’t

Apologies, I ain’t no Obama or Baldwin! I’m white!

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]]> By: Nester Jenkins http://powip.com/2009/10/stolen-compassion-and-authority/comment-page-1/#comment-8551 Nester Jenkins Fri, 16 Oct 2009 02:47:57 +0000 http://powip.com/?p=1442#comment-8551 Those passages don't are related by what, school children? But thanks Dan, because posting these passages is vital and necessary for, it seems to me, your audience is of the thundering dumb-struck variety that I'd assume they've never read Baldwin and certainly wouldn't know that he was a black man, from Harvard I believe, like Obama. Black men can't write books! They needs 'em a whitey to do that! Ayers, Obama, yep'ums, all the proof you need! Those passages don’t are related by what, school children?

But thanks Dan, because posting these passages is vital and necessary for, it seems to me, your audience is of the thundering dumb-struck variety that I’d assume they’ve never read Baldwin and certainly wouldn’t know that he was a black man, from Harvard I believe, like Obama.

Black men can’t write books! They needs ‘em a whitey to do that! Ayers, Obama, yep’ums, all the proof you need!

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]]> By: Aresay http://powip.com/2009/10/stolen-compassion-and-authority/comment-page-1/#comment-8516 Aresay Thu, 15 Oct 2009 14:26:15 +0000 http://powip.com/?p=1442#comment-8516 Jesse Jackson speaks about Obama's Nobel Prize Some say with surprise Obama how’d he get a Peace Prize? They say how could he have won? With all his accomplishments he aint done Some say the Nobel committee gave him a present For voting in the U.S. Senate 130 times present But just in case you missed it All his accomplishments I will now list it How about that bling, He got that from a Saudi King . Often he would score In a basketball game 15 points or more Or what about all the Community organizing he has done Teaching inner city kids being chased by gangs how to run The Nobel committee Obama they did choose Look at Bush all he ever got was a pair of shoes Jesse Jackson speaks about Obama’s Nobel Prize

Some say with surprise
Obama how’d he
get a Peace Prize?

They say how could he have won?
With all his accomplishments
he aint done

Some say the Nobel committee gave him a present
For voting in the U.S. Senate
130 times present
But just in case you missed it
All his accomplishments
I will now list it

How about that bling,
He got that
from a Saudi King
.
Often he would score
In a basketball game
15 points or more

Or what about all the Community organizing he has done
Teaching inner city kids being chased by gangs
how to run

The Nobel committee Obama they did choose
Look at Bush
all he ever got was a pair of shoes

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