tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-180069184626464868.post7311782607933610171..comments2023-08-03T08:10:44.885-04:00Comments on Angular Unconformities: Protesting is terrorismUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-180069184626464868.post-91336685859497317072009-07-05T09:23:13.150-04:002009-07-05T09:23:13.150-04:00At long last, finding a few minutes to reply to Ja...At long last, finding a few minutes to reply to James' thoughtful comment. <br /><br />Unfortunately, when I tried to post my reply, I got the following error message: "Your HTML cannot be accepted: Must be at most 4,096 characters." Eh, meh.<br /><br />Here is the short version:<br /><br />* Skepticism is good.<br />* Protests on both sides add balance and value to the discussion.<br />* Families, kids, old folks having a picnic and being poudmouthed should not be considered terrorism even if they say it is a formal protest protected by our right to public assembly. <br />* There are good reasons to mistrust the commercial press, and yes, money (as necessary as it is) implies bias. <br />* Citizen journalism is REALLY interesting and exciting.<br /><br />Here is the full version, lightly edited for consumption out of context.<br /><br />ETechLib: From Skepticism to Citizen Journalism via a Tea Party: <a href="http://etechlib.wordpress.com/2009/07/05/from_skepticism_to_citizen_journalism/" rel="nofollow">http://etechlib.wordpress.com/2009/07/05/from_skepticism_to_citizen_journalism/</a>Perplexity Peccablehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07907490858636982647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-180069184626464868.post-82408631042820864022009-07-01T23:58:44.181-04:002009-07-01T23:58:44.181-04:00Conceptual reply to James later (maybe tomorrow?)....Conceptual reply to James later (maybe tomorrow?). Article/blogpost - was it this one from the Cassandra Effect? http://cassandraeffect.com/press-wakes-up-and-challenges-obama-giggles-ensue/ Or a better one?Perplexity Peccablehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07907490858636982647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-180069184626464868.post-84058311129590157862009-07-01T19:34:21.242-04:002009-07-01T19:34:21.242-04:00Do you have a link to that article?Do you have a link to that article?Scott Hanleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13332208542776592894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-180069184626464868.post-17097617508732536192009-07-01T19:28:16.100-04:002009-07-01T19:28:16.100-04:00pfanderson,
I don't trust anyone, especially ...pfanderson,<br /><br />I don't trust anyone, especially you. ;)<br /><br />No, more seriously, I am skeptical about government (cautiousness, as opposed to outright antipathy), due to an abundance of bad incentives that tend to undermine our ideal of government--that it's goal is the pursuit of the public good.<br /><br />I am also skeptical about the popular press, as its incentives also lead it away from what is supposed to be its purpose--informing the public. I read a blog today that noted that when Helen Thomas tried to ask Obama a tough question, the rest of the White House press corps snickered. So there are real journalists in the press, but too few. I also read a column by economist Tim Harford today that reported that in countries with high newspaper readership, the public was more likely to accurately gauge the government's economic performance, while high radio listenership had no effect and high TV viewership had a negative effect.James Hanleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18431950784819780004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-180069184626464868.post-29713333803621258782009-06-30T06:58:00.540-04:002009-06-30T06:58:00.540-04:00I didn't see the illegal immigrants shirts. I ...I didn't see the illegal immigrants shirts. I had mixed feelings about the homeland security ones. Very clever, well designed, accurate, but a subtext that I wasn't sure about. Great images, though, and from the large number of vendors that were selling the same shirts, obviously something near and dear to the heart of that community. <br /><br />An aside to James. Governments, bosses, kings, leadership of any sort. There is something about the structure of our brains and how we (the herd beast) respond to those at the point. At the same time, for the survival of the species and organization, we NEED those sympathetic contrarians to provide balance and keep us on a path that doesn't veer too far to one side or the other. Now, question - is it entirely not trusting the government, or does popular press / journalism come into this at all?Perplexity Peccablehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07907490858636982647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-180069184626464868.post-32836103557814418052009-06-28T22:09:42.526-04:002009-06-28T22:09:42.526-04:00I did see those shirts, although I the ones that s...I did see those shirts, although I the ones that spoke of "illegal immigrants" were closer to the mark.Scott Hanleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13332208542776592894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-180069184626464868.post-4628107091029237842009-06-28T21:18:15.839-04:002009-06-28T21:18:15.839-04:00Did you see the tshirts at the Powwow that were ab...Did you see the tshirts at the Powwow that were about homeland security?Perplexity Peccablehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07907490858636982647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-180069184626464868.post-83867223541397947082009-06-23T12:11:00.151-04:002009-06-23T12:11:00.151-04:00Well, the others certainly aren't "low le...Well, the others certainly aren't "low level," so I guess the only possible answer is D. But what a stupid answer. <br /><br />Social scientists consider protesting a form of "unconventional politics," which terrorism is also. But that doesn't mean the one is a form of the other.<br /><br />And people mock me for thinking we shouldn't be trusting of our government.James Hanleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18431950784819780004noreply@blogger.com