Posts Tagged ‘reality’

Let’s take one aspect of Peter Singer’s nonsense…

Posted: June 11, 2010 by datechguy in opinion/news
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…that I saw nobody address in comments at his post.

The idea “should we be the last generation”? only works on those who follow it. The world is going to belong to the people who actually exist. As Mark Steyn has said:

Experts talk about root causes. But demography is the most basic root of all. A people that won’t multiply can’t go forth or go anywhere. Those who do will shape the age we live in.

Demographic decline and the unsustainability of the social democratic state are closely related. In America, politicians upset about the federal deficit like to complain that we’re piling up debts our children and grandchildren will have to pay off. But in Europe the unaffordable entitlements are in even worse shape: there are no kids or grandkids to stick it to.

You might formulate it like this:

Age + Welfare = Disaster for you;

Youth + Will = Disaster for whoever gets in your way.

If the west takes Singer’s advice they can feel good about themselves in their childless youth, because as they get older they will be ruled and governed by those who had kids and they might not like it.

Jonah is wrong his schtick isn’t getting old, his followers are.

Pundit & Pundetts highlights one importnat point

Posted: June 9, 2010 by datechguy in elections, opinion/news
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about the Union defeat reminds us of. Basically how dollars that are supposed to be used helping members are spent elsewhere as this post from the morning bell highlights:

In his ongoing battle with teachers unions, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) recently told a town hall in Robbinsville: “My argument is not with teachers in New Jersey. My argument is with a union who collects $730 a year from every teacher and school employee in the union in mandatory dues. And if you don’t want to join the union here’s your option: you can be out. You pay 85% of $730 … to be out. It’s like the Hotel California. You can check in anytime you like but you can never leave. That raises for the teachers union, get ready, $130 million a year. What do they spend that money on? … $6 million in negative advertising against me since March 16th. Think about that. That’s a little over two months they have spent $6 million on New York TV and Radio, Philadelphia TV and radio to attack me. That’s dues money that is coming from their teachers, mandatory no choice, and from all of you because those salaries come from your property taxes and your state income taxes.”

Between that $6 million and the $10 mil blown in Arkansas I ask those in unions? With your pension funds doing poorly do you think those dollars could have been spent better? Why don’t you ask your leadership?

No Offense to Mickey Kaus…

Posted: June 9, 2010 by datechguy in elections
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But sitting here on my couch in Massachusetts I could pull 3% in a Democratic Primary against Barbara Boxer.

And that’s as a Conservative, Catholic Sarah Palin Supporter.

Refer to Moral Victory, definition of.

I know the segment is “News you can’t use”

Posted: June 7, 2010 by datechguy in media, oddities
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but is there a reason why Elton John shouldn’t sing for Rush?

By that argument no conservative should ever go to a movie that a liberal is in, no conservative should go to a comedy show that a liberal has, I’m not allowed to enjoy Paul McCartney even though he is one of the greatest singers since Sinatra.

If you want us Balkanized by opinion we can do that but it’s a bad idea.

Update: Stacy talked on the same subject.

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