Jan. 10th, 2012

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David Brooks has not clicked with me in a long time, but I think his column this morning is eye-opening. He asks why liberalism has not come on strong, seeing how we live in a gilded age of plutocratic rising, and he seems to get at the root of the problem, and it takes up a major theme of Republican politics, namely the corruption of our federal government, and how liberals ought to be more concerned about addressing that problem, if they hope to get people to trust government more.

Unfortunately, I don't see a practical prescription for how to clean out the mess. You are tempted to say that you have to start over again, but that is obviously not a practical solution. I don't know if you can just pick at the problem, as Brooks proffers, but I suppose it would be something until a better idea, or the right circumstances, comes along. Of course, the truth is that we will just keep going down this road until it leads to absolute ruin.

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David Brooks has not clicked with me in a long time, but I think his column this morning is eye-opening. He asks why liberalism has not come on strong, seeing how we live in a gilded age of plutocratic rising, and he seems to get at the root of the problem, and it takes up a major theme of Republican politics, namely the corruption of our federal government, and how liberals ought to be more concerned about addressing that problem, if they hope to get people to trust government more.

Unfortunately, I don't see a practical prescription for how to clean out the mess. You are tempted to say that you have to start over again, but that is obviously not a practical solution. I don't know if you can just pick at the problem, as Brooks proffers, but I suppose it would be something until a better idea, or the right circumstances, comes along. Of course, the truth is that we will just keep going down this road until it leads to absolute ruin.

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I am making a point of trying to step outside every once in a while, thinking it might be good for my eyes to take in sights in the natural sunlight, rather than being indoors all the time and spending so much time looking at lighted screens on computers and TVs. Though, I am not sure that I am not doing more damage, because it is actually quite painful upon first stepping outside, and I feel a little like Dracula facing existential extinguishment.
monk222: (Devil)
I am making a point of trying to step outside every once in a while, thinking it might be good for my eyes to take in sights in the natural sunlight, rather than being indoors all the time and spending so much time looking at lighted screens on computers and TVs. Though, I am not sure that I am not doing more damage, because it is actually quite painful upon first stepping outside, and I feel a little like Dracula facing existential extinguishment.

Marilyn

Jan. 10th, 2012 10:02 pm
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Since we had that nice Marilyn article yesterday, this may be a good time to post that quote that has been making its way around Tumblr.



Marilyn

Jan. 10th, 2012 10:02 pm
monk222: (Noir Detective)
Since we had that nice Marilyn article yesterday, this may be a good time to post that quote that has been making its way around Tumblr.



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