tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post6600222045851200271..comments2024-03-18T18:50:47.185-05:00Comments on Bayou Renaissance Man: "The Ascendance of Sociopaths in US Governance"Peterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10595089829300831372noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-39982402785353398042012-03-29T19:23:19.231-05:002012-03-29T19:23:19.231-05:00I worry more about the sociopaths who make up the ...I worry more about the sociopaths who make up the wealthy 1%, than I do any sociopaths in any American government.<br /><br />Casey's rhetoric is typical Libertarian fertilizer about how all government is evil, and only the Free Market can save us.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-80734394056181241532012-03-29T16:07:18.932-05:002012-03-29T16:07:18.932-05:00Interesting article. It has some points that ring ...Interesting article. It has some points that ring very true today. I do believe that we are being "dumbed down" and made to believe that the government is our saviour. If you spend some time looking at what is being taught to our younger generation, it becomes much more clear. 30-40 years age we protested to what big government was doing wrong, today we are more concerned who will win American Idol.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-2861539115893865662012-03-29T08:45:11.589-05:002012-03-29T08:45:11.589-05:00He has valid points, but I think he takes too regi...He has valid points, but I think he takes too regional a view. Out in the great flat parts of the country, we seem to have a fairly healthy belief in the presence of evil at home, a well as in capitalism and some self-reliance.<br /><br />LittleRed1Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-78578155102349736252012-03-29T06:35:22.239-05:002012-03-29T06:35:22.239-05:00I disagree with his theory and his ugly style of n...I disagree with his theory and his ugly style of name-calling to illustrate it. <i>boobus Americanus</i> indeed. All he puts forth is a theory with little or no substantiating data. He conflates powerful decision-makers with TSA agents? Seriously? Not knowing (or caring much really) what his political leanings are, I suspect we're seeing pretty routine leftist projection.<br /><br />LeatherneckAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-77674154553790344462012-03-28T23:25:25.101-05:002012-03-28T23:25:25.101-05:00I think that what Mr. Casey says is right on the m...I think that what Mr. Casey says is right on the mark. We are just used to hearing it in different words, formed more politely, if I can use that phrase. The best analogy right now is people forcing a nation to buy something it does not want; and then defending it and twisting the force into a need. Our Constitution has just been used against us: Article 1, Section 8, ..To regulate commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several States, and with the Indian Tribes:... (use Interstate Commerce!), or that all-encompassing phrase general welfare, Section 8, right at the the beginning. Hung on our own petard!<br />If you read books like Bailout Nation, Greenspan's Bubbles, or Throw Them All Out, to name only three, you quickly come to realize Mr. Casey has done his homework. He is correct. I wish he were not.trailbeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06830065132795330618noreply@blogger.com