tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3786818.post114305880823729163..comments2024-03-18T17:08:18.111-05:00Comments on Fatale Abstraction: phlegmfatalehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08636803080525003892noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3786818.post-1143174524196837592006-03-23T22:28:00.000-06:002006-03-23T22:28:00.000-06:00Great post, lots of food for thought. I think the ...Great post, lots of food for thought. I think the study is way oversimplified, and begs to be torn apart.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3786818.post-1143166737946276212006-03-23T20:18:00.000-06:002006-03-23T20:18:00.000-06:00Tam - brilliantly illustrated - they seem to do no...Tam - brilliantly illustrated - they seem to do no end of whining NOW!<BR/><BR/>zelda - I'm thankful for the internet too - Thank you Al Gore! Yeah, finally, there is a less passive way to hold the assholes accountable for what they say.<BR/><BR/>becky - Wow - I was on such a rant I didn't even remember using the word "pap." *puffs out chest with pride* Glad ya liked it!<BR/><BR/>You realize all you people are encouraging my bad behavior? Someone might start thinking I'm spoiled and unrulyphlegmfatalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08636803080525003892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3786818.post-1143162495939409902006-03-23T19:08:00.000-06:002006-03-23T19:08:00.000-06:00Sadly, most probably wouldn't even realize to make...Sadly, most probably wouldn't even realize to make the same deductions from that study and will just believe it for what the media said. I must say that I admire anyone that can use "pap" without "smear" following. Nice work there.Beckyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01286819116257727504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3786818.post-1143157504208467102006-03-23T17:45:00.000-06:002006-03-23T17:45:00.000-06:00I thank God for the internet every day. Porn and ...I thank God for the internet every day. Porn and all. If it wasn't for it, no one would know they could question these idiots and make them account for their information.Zeldahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13057183557031707514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3786818.post-1143131216265237802006-03-23T10:26:00.000-06:002006-03-23T10:26:00.000-06:00Maybe the High Strung Class makes up for a lack of...Maybe the High Strung Class makes up for a lack of youthful whining with a vengeance when they grow older.<BR/><BR/>"Whaaa! I want free health care!"<BR/>"But Nanny! I <I>deserve</I> a well-paying job!"<BR/>"Boo hoo! That person's hurtful remarks injured my self esteem!"<BR/><BR/>...at least it sure seems that way. :)<BR/><BR/><BR/>Great post!Tamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07285540310465422476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3786818.post-1143126966249758982006-03-23T09:16:00.000-06:002006-03-23T09:16:00.000-06:00june c's revenge - your name cracks me up every ti...june c's revenge - your name cracks me up every time I see it - LOVE it! I agree with you and mg, of course. <BR/>What dismays me is the abject paranoia of my most liberal friends who can't discuss anything, they just rant, and it's more emotional than logical. The environment didn't just get screwed during a Republican administration. And as for funding, the government is bigger than ever and spending on everything has gone UP during this Bush administration - why aren't Democrats ecstatic? - he hasn't vetoed a single spending package - which makes ME unhappy, frankly. Remember, I said I want less government yesterday, if not sooner.phlegmfatalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08636803080525003892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3786818.post-1143124502484046582006-03-23T08:35:00.000-06:002006-03-23T08:35:00.000-06:00I think mauser girl is right with her observation ...I think mauser girl is right with her observation about conservative parents being more strict and not allowing whining.<BR/><BR/>About your being open minded and non judgemental? The thing is, I don't know a single one of my liberal friends who has those traits. I'm not sure when it happened, but the stereotypical liberals of today are as closed minded and ignorant as the stereotypical conservatives of 30 years ago.June Cleaver's Revengehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18257757334952254628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3786818.post-1143068712104944782006-03-22T17:05:00.000-06:002006-03-22T17:05:00.000-06:00I have observed the same about conservative parent...I have observed the same about conservative parents, mauser girl.<BR/><BR/>good quote, fuzzbox, whoever originated it.<BR/><BR/>will - yes, monstrous children happen everywhere. <BR/><BR/>I'm going to go back and add a wee bit more to my post. My anger at this is just that they claim no political bias, and yet this study turns into an opportunity to make a political point, which I find infuriating.phlegmfatalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08636803080525003892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3786818.post-1143067802935184042006-03-22T16:50:00.000-06:002006-03-22T16:50:00.000-06:00Frankly, I think the study makes a bit of a genera...Frankly, I think the study makes a bit of a generalization. On the otherhand, if we look at our president, we see one who is arrogant, self-entitled, and not had to deal with struggle. He certainly was very spoiled as a child - and as a grown man. Assumptions are bad, however, and I have known a lot of spoiled people on both sides.Willhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14486637576778688399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3786818.post-1143063109510683912006-03-22T15:31:00.000-06:002006-03-22T15:31:00.000-06:00I have heard the quote but for the life of me a ca...I have heard the quote but for the life of me a cannot remember who said it. Maybe it was Ben Franklin, he gets credit for a lot of quotes. Anyway it goes, 'Show me a young conservative and I will show you someone with no heart. Show me an old liberal and I will show you someone with no brain.':P fuzzboxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07704568822288346593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3786818.post-1143062988731898252006-03-22T15:29:00.000-06:002006-03-22T15:29:00.000-06:00Oh, I'm sure that study was not at all biased sinc...Oh, I'm sure that study was not at all biased since it was done at Berkeley.<BR/><BR/>However, I will say this in terms of personal observation. I have found that parents who are conservative themselves - and I don't just mean in terms of politics, but overall - are usually much stricter parents who won't put up with all the whining and spoiling.Mauser*Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09574537076084578786noreply@blogger.com