tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901123.post875228024888311570..comments2024-03-15T03:20:38.106-05:00Comments on Brains and Eggs: What I'm reading this morning (and it's not Carlos Danger or little Prince George)PDiddiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05851660342241127485noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901123.post-37281843096525882302013-07-28T08:56:58.886-05:002013-07-28T08:56:58.886-05:00'Over', up there in the previous. And whil...'Over', up there in the previous. And while I referenced the linear political model at the end, it is NOT my intention to reinforce its use.PDiddiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05851660342241127485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901123.post-15120090737630743692013-07-28T07:19:20.759-05:002013-07-28T07:19:20.759-05:00Yes; w/r/t also to tax policy and the role of gove...Yes; w/r/t also to tax policy and the role of government in people's lives, there is a yawning chasm of difference (similar to the one between Ds and Rs). And this is also why people conflate Greens with Dems and Libs with Rs.<br /><br />All this goes to the more conventional wisdom of the capitalism/socialism divide, stuff that's been kicked around since the Russian revolution. I'm of the mind that things have evolved somewhat or the past 125 years or so, but our way of thinking about them... not so much.<br /><br />We came close once upon a time in this country to having democratic socialism, but after Henry Wallace got pushed out of the vice-presidency in favor of Harry Truman in 1944, it's been all peaches and cream for the capitalist pigs (and downhill for everybody else).<br /><br />There's common ground to be found among the extremes of both ends against the mushy middle, and <a href="http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/politics/2013/07/florida_democrat_alan_grayson_is_the_most_effective_member_of_the_house.html" rel="nofollow">even Alan Grayson gets it</a>. That's a path toward better government, as far as I'm concerned.PDiddiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05851660342241127485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901123.post-74991660093643553272013-07-27T20:17:53.895-05:002013-07-27T20:17:53.895-05:00Greens and Libertarians have plenty in common, as ...Greens and Libertarians have plenty in common, as long as we're talking about civil liberties.<br /><br />As soon as we get into economics, whole different story. And, yes, plenty a Libertarian didn't like bailing out banksters. But none had a problem with the lack of regulation that let them get to that place.Gadflyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13075757287807731373noreply@blogger.com