tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19457872.post5022008372751783876..comments2024-03-26T23:57:42.268-04:00Comments on SpeEdChange: The Very High Cost of Nostalgiairasocolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01412837280249622430noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19457872.post-47834317153519868632010-04-21T11:59:27.742-04:002010-04-21T11:59:27.742-04:00Thanks for this great post. It has beefed up my ar...Thanks for this great post. It has beefed up my arguments about schools in the past, and how there is no way that they could serve the population as a group today.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15509461960011694740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19457872.post-13312792144931134672010-04-20T22:36:39.721-04:002010-04-20T22:36:39.721-04:00Raymond,
You know I don't think "it"...Raymond,<br /><br />You know I don't think "it" is good now, I just want us to go forward, not backward.<br /><br />Peter,<br /><br />Yes, it is a cheap shot, though based in all the "tea bag" imagery favored by the crowd. And it is a cheap shot at a group that relies almost entirely on cheap shots.<br /><br />Does that make it justified? Perhaps not. But people who spit on Barney Frank and other members of Congress aren't on my list of those I worry about offending.<br /><br />Yet, foul called. Point taken.<br /><br />- Irairasocolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01412837280249622430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19457872.post-40408352136212292922010-04-20T22:05:28.350-04:002010-04-20T22:05:28.350-04:00Ira, the substance of your article is good, as usu...Ira, the substance of your article is good, as usual. But this statement<br /><br /><br /><b>Of course we know that American "tea partiers" (even they seem to have discovered that "teabaggers" wasn't the right term)</b><br /><br /> early on is not just disrespectful, its either intellectually lazy (I highly doubt), an intentional smear (also doubtful) or something I can't discern.<br /> <br />Are you suggesting that people in the Tea Party called <i>themselves</i> "Teabaggers?" If so, I'd like you to reference an instance. Otherwise you are criticizing people for the smear that <i>others</i> applied to them—which is beneath you. You're better and smarter than that so I call foul.Peter Hiltshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14477596363112406788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19457872.post-18412518033296756172010-04-20T13:55:29.861-04:002010-04-20T13:55:29.861-04:00Incredibly well said, Ira. Just because a system n...Incredibly well said, Ira. Just because a system needs continued improvement doesn't mean it isn't the best it's ever been.Raymond Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14213559862857292867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19457872.post-40248680042728222162010-04-20T10:50:58.216-04:002010-04-20T10:50:58.216-04:00I would add from an economic perspective the U.S. ...I would add from an economic perspective the U.S. benefited from a devastated Europe and Japan from WWII and had a virtual monopoly in the world market while those countries rebuilt their infrastructure. The U.S. will never (hopefully) have that kind of advantage again.<br /><br />History can be powerful to learn from, but unfortunately it can also be twisted to fit almost any agenda.concretekaxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03817234454056267050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19457872.post-56395270099982389422010-04-20T10:28:10.017-04:002010-04-20T10:28:10.017-04:00Instead of longing for the "good ole days&quo...Instead of longing for the "good ole days" we should be reaching for the promise of tomorrow. Transparency and accountability will help lead us to a much better future than the past ever promised.Wm Chamberlainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06692221214846665588noreply@blogger.com