tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23292180.post5513341455271473191..comments2024-03-17T03:16:44.995-04:00Comments on BigCityLib Strikes Back: Flanagan On Human Rightsbigcitylibhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05081538803991095825noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23292180.post-78248247691108680362009-05-19T22:53:14.745-04:002009-05-19T22:53:14.745-04:00Someday, Liberals might even extend human rights t...Someday, Liberals might even extend human rights to nannies. I know it's a stretch, but stranger things have happened.Gerrard787https://www.blogger.com/profile/14313108762970361402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23292180.post-86989352099354267362009-05-19T20:33:01.181-04:002009-05-19T20:33:01.181-04:00Anyone that knows any history has good reason to b...<I>Anyone that knows any history has good reason to be distrustful of governments.</I>Not you fools in Alberta, though. You didn't have to participate in any rebellions. Your whole god-damn sorry ass of a province was created by legislative fiat...by the federal, <I>Ca-na-di-an</I>, government to boot.<br /><br />My people tried to blow up the Montreal Central Station. When you approach that level of opposition to government, then we'll talk.<br /><br />...just kidding. But blow up something, for God's sakes. Calgarians parading in the street in Nazi costumes is getting really dull.Ti-Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06620550471437012866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23292180.post-926539094098447672009-05-19T20:05:30.211-04:002009-05-19T20:05:30.211-04:00Ah, but without dynamite, where would society be? ...Ah, but without dynamite, where would society be? Historically, for one example of the impact, transportation and the growth in the economy would be generations and generations behind. No canals, transcontinental railroads, national highways. Forget as well mining, quarrying, and construction industries.<br /><br />What would Butch and Sundance (and countless weak imitators) have thrown into the bank?<br /><br />Worst of all, without dynamite, we would never have had Looney Toons.Ted Bettshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06223729391428982448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23292180.post-10673803430334345242009-05-19T19:41:20.572-04:002009-05-19T19:41:20.572-04:00Anyone that knows any history has good reason to b...Anyone that knows any history has good reason to be distrustful of governments. <br /><br />I don't disaprove of governments and I don't disprove of dynamite, but I refuse to trust either.rabbithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12371229772899723851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23292180.post-59381804447214670512009-05-19T18:26:33.328-04:002009-05-19T18:26:33.328-04:00No iron fist? In many parts of the world, we're se...<I>No iron fist? In many parts of the world, we're seeing many calls for far more extensive government control of business. People are calling for a new world order when it comes to free enterprize (sic)</I>.<br /><br />Stop it. I'm getting turned on.<br /><br /><I>Governments control through laws, and laws are enforced through, well, force. No matter how good or bad you think government is, it ultimately functions at the point of a gun</I>.<br /><br />Man, you're right up there with the paranoid losers that infest <I>Delisle</I>.<br /><br />Stop typing and storm Parliament Hill already. The fresh air and exercise would do you some good.Ti-Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06620550471437012866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23292180.post-62387198365120541502009-05-19T17:48:29.117-04:002009-05-19T17:48:29.117-04:00Ti-Guy:
No iron fist? In many parts of the world,...Ti-Guy:<br /><br />No iron fist? In many parts of the world, we're seeing many calls for far more extensive government control of business. People are calling for a new world order when it comes to free enterprize.<br /><br />Governments control through laws, and laws are enforced through, well, force. No matter how good or bad you think government is, it ultimately functions at the point of a gun.rabbithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12371229772899723851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23292180.post-13029494407552142009-05-19T16:46:00.000-04:002009-05-19T16:46:00.000-04:00That we should all now trust governments to wield ...<I>That we should all now trust governments to wield an iron fist of control over those evil business people is pretty rich</I>.<br /><br />Once more, the government isn't wielding an iron fist; it is providing a mechanism for dispute resolution.<br /><br />You can argue that, but please stop LYING so grandiosely.Ti-Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06620550471437012866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23292180.post-7709780041206906442009-05-19T16:16:00.000-04:002009-05-19T16:16:00.000-04:00Except that the arguments are correct. It does cos...Except that the arguments are correct. It <EM>does</EM> cost money to discriminate.<br /><br />This does not mean that every business is free of discrimination. It does mean that there is constant pressure to hire on merit.<br /><br />The greatest human rights atrocities during the 20'th century were perpetrated by governments. That we should all now trust governments to wield an iron fist of control over those evil business people is pretty rich.rabbithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12371229772899723851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23292180.post-72033161438577282712009-05-19T12:54:00.000-04:002009-05-19T12:54:00.000-04:00Mogadishu, the shining city upon the hill. Where t...Mogadishu, the shining city upon the hill. Where the free market entirely determines the value of your life.crfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10726414637021391906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23292180.post-41023226487579697322009-05-19T11:45:00.000-04:002009-05-19T11:45:00.000-04:00You hit em high, I'll hit em low. Together, we'll...You hit em high, I'll hit em low. Together, we'll "adumbrate" them.bigcitylibhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05081538803991095825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23292180.post-36958168390481716632009-05-19T11:40:00.000-04:002009-05-19T11:40:00.000-04:00Shoot. You scooped me.Shoot. You scooped me.Dr.Dawghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00416571487451925246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23292180.post-48278389534559755682009-05-19T11:08:00.000-04:002009-05-19T11:08:00.000-04:00Thanks.
It's really the same column that's been w...Thanks.<br /><br />It's really the same column that's been written thousands of times. And the same arguments and the same commenters even (our friend Jermo Sapiens is over there, calling people Marxists and idiots).<br /><br />What is it with these imbeciles who recommend scrapping our institutions instead of fixing them? It might be related to the general failure of management I've been reading about lately.<br /><br />Although, among lawyers, I'm seeing this push to get rid of the commissions as an opportunity to free up a market for their services. You just have to look South to see how the whole issue of civil rights is handled. Canadian lawyers must see dollars signs in their eyes...<br /><br />Instead of getting rid of the Commissions, how about we get rid of the lawyers. Not all of them. Just most of them.Ti-Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06620550471437012866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23292180.post-38477095387222714992009-05-19T10:24:00.000-04:002009-05-19T10:24:00.000-04:00Try now. link thorugh quote to get his full text....Try now. link thorugh quote to get his full text. Others go to Imp. and Flans wiki page.bigcitylibhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05081538803991095825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23292180.post-37544082787912437562009-05-19T10:20:00.000-04:002009-05-19T10:20:00.000-04:00Both the links to The Globe and Impolitical lead t...Both the links to <I>The Globe</I> and <I>Impolitical</I> lead to a Wikipedia entry on Chuck Cadman.<br /><br />Not that I need to read what Perfesser Flanagan wrote. His John Nash game theories of everything lead me to believe that all he does is play <I>Sims</I> all day long.Ti-Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06620550471437012866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23292180.post-18939659133260460012009-05-19T09:56:00.000-04:002009-05-19T09:56:00.000-04:00"discrimination is costly to the discriminator"Rem...<I>"discrimination is costly to the discriminator"</I>Reminds me of a phrase I heard often in my childhood: "This is going to hurt me more than it is going to hurt you."Ted Bettshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06223729391428982448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23292180.post-14786158883702443022009-05-19T09:52:00.000-04:002009-05-19T09:52:00.000-04:00While what he says may be true as far as the big p...While what he says may be true as far as the big picture is concerned, at least at times where the demand for customers, employees and tenants exceeds the supply, it is of no help whatsoever to the individual being discriminated against.Reality Biteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10350104223630062677noreply@blogger.com