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First, I think this headline is hilarious: (god knows the stupid people need help). Second, here’s the money quote: “Here’s what I need you to do: Stay informed, know the facts because stupid people are ruining America.” Third, and finally, everyone agrees that “stupid people are ruining America” we all just disagree about which [...] Joseph Stiglitz via Digby: Alexis de Tocqueville once described what he saw as a chief part of the peculiar genius of American society—something he called “self-interest properly understood.” The last two words were the key. Everyone possesses self-interest in a narrow sense: I want what’s good for me right now! Self-interest “properly understood” is different. [...] Just sayin’… Another example of where my faith in humanity, or it’s future, is challenged (from NYT): STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — After top Penn State officials announced that they had fired Joe Paterno on Wednesday night, thousands of students stormed the downtown area to display their anger and frustration, chanting the former coach’s name, tearing down light [...] NYT reporting on Italy’s crisis and Berlusconi’s resignation: In the end, thus, it was not the sex scandals, the corruption trials against him or even a loss of popular consensus that appeared to end Mr. Berlusconi’s 17 years as a dominant figure in Italian political life. It was, instead, the pressure of the markets and [...] |
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