tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5200276.post2445890855583726506..comments2023-12-28T06:30:48.808-05:00Comments on The Rule of Reason: Boycott Berkeley Petition Update IIUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5200276.post-23049029989099401422008-02-08T21:51:00.000-05:002008-02-08T21:51:00.000-05:00> I fear that 2 minutes will be quite insufficient...> I fear that 2 minutes will be quite insufficient to penetrate such mentalities.<BR/><BR/>Or perhaps all that it will take. ;-)Nicholas Provenzohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10926131141263622350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5200276.post-45717180470843184662008-02-08T21:48:00.000-05:002008-02-08T21:48:00.000-05:00As shown by the quotation Mr. McGuire offers, the ...As shown by the quotation Mr. McGuire offers, the problem is even more deep than an epistemological problem. The problem is metaphysical (ontological).<BR/><BR/>The council members are democrats, that is, advocates of democracy, which is a political system based on an ethics of altruism and collectivism, an epistemology of emotionalism, and a metaphysics of "social metaphysics." The People <I>are</I> reality. <BR/><BR/>If the people now use "racism" in a different way than last year, then that <I>is</I> the meaning, and one feels that it is so.<BR/><BR/>P. S. -- Mr. McGuire is correct in that 2 minutes of public speaking will not reach such people. Nor will 2 hours, 2 days, or even 2 years of courses at ARI.<BR/><BR/><B>There is no way to reach irrational people.</B>Burgess Laughlinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13865479709475171678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5200276.post-45587919131399118592008-02-08T21:24:00.000-05:002008-02-08T21:24:00.000-05:00I think this is a good time to share an insight in...I think this is a good time to share an insight into the epistemology of one illustrious member of Berkeley's "Peace and Justice Commission".<BR/><BR/>I had complained about his use of the term "racism" to refer to a harsh criticism of Islam. In his response he wrote:<BR/><BR/><B>"Dear Mr. McGuire:<BR/><BR/>I understand that race is not religion, but I think I<BR/>made my point clearly enough and believe the term<BR/>"racism" is being used more and more the way I did. As<BR/>to how that has happened, it is intuitive. It feels<BR/>like racism and ones natural response (at least mine,<BR/>and others I've heard use the word similarly) is that<BR/>the term applies."</B><BR/><BR/>I fear that 2 minutes will be quite insufficient to penetrate such mentalities.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5200276.post-56212888818671981702008-02-08T20:35:00.000-05:002008-02-08T20:35:00.000-05:00I see you already have the video. Sorry.Anyway, I ...I see you already have the video. Sorry.<BR/>Anyway, I can't imagine that the withdrawal of protection for right to enter is legal.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5200276.post-5926791798815197622008-02-08T20:26:00.000-05:002008-02-08T20:26:00.000-05:00Here's a video of what's happening in front of the...Here's a video of what's happening in front of the Marine facility.<BR/>http://www.breitbart.tv/?p=41464&comments=1.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5200276.post-80653232632360053232008-02-08T11:22:00.000-05:002008-02-08T11:22:00.000-05:00I borrowed the phrase "explain the common sense of...I borrowed the phrase "explain the common sense of the situation" from the play 1776 which attributes the sentiment to Jefferson as he wrote the Declaration. My argument is that the differing opinions on the war are not relevant to this debate. What is relevant is the substantive constitutional issue that arises when a local government attempts to circumvent the functioning of the national government by attempting to barricade federal offices. We live under a constitutional union; to attack that union in the manner the Berkeley City Council has is a grave error which all should be capable of understanding.<BR/><BR/>In this context, the "common sense" I refer to is fact that as a people, we must support and obey the constitution as we mange our disputes with one another; a view that I think is and ought to be common knowledge among most Americans. If the Berkeley City Council fails to acknowledge this fundamental fact and recognize that it has committed a brazen assault against our form of government, it will have explicitly signaled that it should be striped of assets and power accordingly.Nicholas Provenzohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10926131141263622350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5200276.post-22276034854040667872008-02-07T21:15:00.000-05:002008-02-07T21:15:00.000-05:00Nicholas, if you have time, could you explain what...Nicholas, if you have time, could you explain what you mean by "the common sense of the situation"?<BR/><BR/>"Common sense" has various meanings, the best being: The philosophical principles, objective or not, that dominate a culture and guide a society's actions implicitly. Thus the dominant explicit philosophy of one generation might become the "common sense" of the next generation.<BR/><BR/>If that is the meaning you are using, I wonder what the "common sense" of Berkeley culture is.<BR/><BR/>But perhaps you have another meaning in mind.Burgess Laughlinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13865479709475171678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5200276.post-18465885024735695862008-02-07T20:33:00.000-05:002008-02-07T20:33:00.000-05:00Having watched the video of the Council's meeting,...Having watched the video of the Council's meeting, this alleged retreat is disingenuous. The City Council's efforts were explicitly directed at the Marines, only exempting moral condemnation for those who serve in the Corps for "economic reasons." One councilmember explicitly attacked the Marines as racist murderers, and none of the Council members spoke out in opposition. <BR/><BR/>In any case, as a local government, none of the council's actions fall within the purview of a local government's proper mission. No one elects a city council member on their basis of their foreign policy views, and it is utterly ridiculous for this Council to act as if they have any sort of mandate to speak on this matter.Nicholas Provenzohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10926131141263622350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5200276.post-7504707428076952222008-02-07T20:16:00.000-05:002008-02-07T20:16:00.000-05:00Berkeley is backing off a bit. See here.Berkeley is backing off a bit. See <A HREF="http://www.nbc11.com/news/15245031/detail.html?dl=headlineclick" REL="nofollow">here</A>.Gideonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02806423185226885594noreply@blogger.com