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... which is a belief I hold, and which the author merely reinforced. ;-)
http://tacit.livejournal.com/371690.html
However, despite fucking up some census statistics (476,000 is nowhere near 11% of the US population; I smell a dropped digit or two, as did another commenter), I did learn, via link chasing, that HOLY SHIT COAL POWER IS WORSE THAN I KNEW. Jeez.
It also, of course, reaffirmed my belief that the abolition of political parties, and the requirement that any candidate for public office go on the record with their positions on each issue, and run independently, denying voters the lazy, intellectual shortcut of "voting the ticket" is, ultimately, a good thing.
I grudgingly agree that the author's central article, about framing a conversation, is something that folks I tend to agree with politically tend to suck at, relative to people with whom I disagree on that spectrum.
Nothing new to see here, please move along.
http://tacit.livejournal.com/371690.html
However, despite fucking up some census statistics (476,000 is nowhere near 11% of the US population; I smell a dropped digit or two, as did another commenter), I did learn, via link chasing, that HOLY SHIT COAL POWER IS WORSE THAN I KNEW. Jeez.
It also, of course, reaffirmed my belief that the abolition of political parties, and the requirement that any candidate for public office go on the record with their positions on each issue, and run independently, denying voters the lazy, intellectual shortcut of "voting the ticket" is, ultimately, a good thing.
I grudgingly agree that the author's central article, about framing a conversation, is something that folks I tend to agree with politically tend to suck at, relative to people with whom I disagree on that spectrum.
Nothing new to see here, please move along.
