Posted on September 22, 2009 by dakinikat
One of the first things to go when people get morally outraged is their perspective. Not only do they frequently lose perspective, they also lose sight of bigger issues. A sense of outrage simply overwhelms one’s sense of perspective. The enraged heart overtakes the circumspect mind.
I’ve talked about The Project on Government [...]
Filed under: Populism, Surreality, The Media SUCKS, Voter Ignorance | Tagged: ACORN, Alan Grayson, ArmorGroup, Blackwater, Defund ACORN Act, GE, hurricane katrina, KBR, POGO, The Project on Government Oversight | 2 Comments »
Posted on September 11, 2009 by dakinikat
I put this article from yesterday’s NYTimes in the comments section of my thread yesterday. I’m not sure every one read it so I thought I’d front page it. It’s on the increasing poverty and median income declines in the U.S. as reported by the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP) and [...]
Filed under: Economic Develpment, Global Financial Crisis, Health care reform, Human Rights, Populism, Surreality, The Great Recession, U.S. Economy | Leave a Comment »
Posted on March 25, 2009 by dakinikat
I woke up from nap with this thread writing itself. This happens frequently to me when when I’m trying to reconcile ideas that look separate and unconnected but I know intuitively that isn’t true. I just haven’t found the way to make the connection. This latest dream tapestry came from what seems like three distinct [...]
Filed under: Populism, U.S. Economy | Tagged: Adam Smith, Che, government is the problem, government is the solution, Huey Long, Market Failure, Monopoly, Perfect Competion, Populism, Ronald Reagan | 4 Comments »
