Comments on: One Man’s Descent Into Madness http://www.tdaxp.com/archive/2006/11/27/one-mans-descent-into-madness.html High-minded, fanatically malthusian perspectives Thu, 29 Jul 2010 14:26:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Larry Dunbar http://www.tdaxp.com/archive/2006/11/27/one-mans-descent-into-madness.html/comment-page-1#comment-15331 Larry Dunbar Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.tdaxp.com/archive/2006/11/27/one-mans-descent-into-madness.html#comment-15331 <p>I don't understand why it seems strange to people that you can be pro-business and a nationalist at the same time. I mean the democrats couldn't have won without the backing of some very nationalist corporations. I don't believe the corporations were just playing both sides, I think there are corporations that actually want America to remain as it was. I can understand you guys going after these corporation, but I can't believe you don't think they exist. Do you personally think that this was just a populist (nationalistic) election without corporate blessings?</p> I don't understand why it seems strange to people that you can be pro-business and a nationalist at the same time. I mean the democrats couldn't have won without the backing of some very nationalist corporations. I don't believe the corporations were just playing both sides, I think there are corporations that actually want America to remain as it was. I can understand you guys going after these corporation, but I can't believe you don't think they exist. Do you personally think that this was just a populist (nationalistic) election without corporate blessings?

]]> By: Dan tdaxp http://www.tdaxp.com/archive/2006/11/27/one-mans-descent-into-madness.html/comment-page-1#comment-15332 Dan tdaxp Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.tdaxp.com/archive/2006/11/27/one-mans-descent-into-madness.html#comment-15332 <p>Larry,<br /> <br /> Someone once said that the difference between Nationalism and Patriotism is that Nationalism blames enemies of our past defeats while Patriotism praises ourselves for our future victories. Dobbs is very other-oriented and defeat-oriented. I don't like that. (Pat Buchanan has fallen into the same trap.)<br /> <br /> I think the 2006 election was decided by two factors:<br /> 1. Perceived corruption in the Republican Party<br /> 2. An unpopular war<br /> <br /> I think there were nationalists/protectionists in both parties, and that neither got much mileage out of it.</p> Larry,

Someone once said that the difference between Nationalism and Patriotism is that Nationalism blames enemies of our past defeats while Patriotism praises ourselves for our future victories. Dobbs is very other-oriented and defeat-oriented. I don't like that. (Pat Buchanan has fallen into the same trap.)

I think the 2006 election was decided by two factors:
1. Perceived corruption in the Republican Party
2. An unpopular war

I think there were nationalists/protectionists in both parties, and that neither got much mileage out of it.

]]> By: Michael http://www.tdaxp.com/archive/2006/11/27/one-mans-descent-into-madness.html/comment-page-1#comment-15333 Michael Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.tdaxp.com/archive/2006/11/27/one-mans-descent-into-madness.html#comment-15333 <p>When The Nation and the Economist are agreeing on something, it's time to pay attention.</p> When The Nation and the Economist are agreeing on something, it's time to pay attention.

]]> By: Dan tdaxp http://www.tdaxp.com/archive/2006/11/27/one-mans-descent-into-madness.html/comment-page-1#comment-15334 Dan tdaxp Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.tdaxp.com/archive/2006/11/27/one-mans-descent-into-madness.html#comment-15334 <p>We Americans are lucky as a people that populism is so despised where it matters. It is too seductive to be powerful.</p> We Americans are lucky as a people that populism is so despised where it matters. It is too seductive to be powerful.

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