tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13824647.post6005616840145189679..comments2024-03-26T01:02:44.010-07:00Comments on The Narrow Bridge: Populism, aka Giving a FigAnyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17251949534479867675noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13824647.post-32314758363783038272007-07-18T18:09:00.000-07:002007-07-18T18:09:00.000-07:00I hate it when people criticise others by saying "...I hate it when people criticise others by saying "they don't live in the real world."<BR/><BR/>I majored in History in college, worked in the legal field and am now a trademark paralegal for a large law firm, am married, have two young children, own a house, pay a mortgage and property taxes.<BR/><BR/>Thus, as you can see, I very much live in "the real world."Tommykeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14751182125861177379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13824647.post-67937963685518074202007-07-18T07:10:00.000-07:002007-07-18T07:10:00.000-07:00Forgive me for not phrasing my comment properly. ...Forgive me for not phrasing my comment properly. Obviously not all Lib Arts majors are lazy or inept. Unfortunately, a lot of people(e.g. athletes) are pushed into those majors for thier lack of quantitative rigor(undergrad business classes are following suit).<BR/><BR/>As for what Anya is doing, the most I can say is that at least she's politically active. I wish more young people were. History has shown that her views carry unintended consequences that could,in the long term, lead our country into further economic harm.<BR/><BR/>Clearly our society is not in great shape. I tell as many young people as I can that they need to wake up and see that we're trading freedom for security.<BR/><BR/>Thanks you for pointing out my thoughtless comment. I'll try to be better in the future. All Apologies Lib Arts Dude.<BR/><BR/>EricErichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16769603270875046920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13824647.post-77509359650653881462007-07-17T20:23:00.000-07:002007-07-17T20:23:00.000-07:00To Anonymous and ErikAs a Liberal Arts major mysel...To Anonymous and Erik<BR/><BR/>As a Liberal Arts major myself who has worked my ass off to get where I am, I really do resent the superior, smug and condescending remarks by both of you. Stereotyping is the lazy person's way of thinking and that is exactly what you are doing. Anyway, what exactly do you two have to say about the heart of the matter of Anya's post and blog, which is that socioeconomic conditions are deteriorating for the middle and working classes? While I have my doubts on the sincerity of politicians to really embrace Populist ideals, I am glad that there are people like Anya who are fighting the good fight. You can be as anti-government as you want but the heart of the matter still exists of what to do about it. Smug, condescending people like you seem to give the impression that society is in great shape and that there is nothing happening dire on the socioeconomic front and therefore, nothing needs to be done (except of course, take on superior attitudes towards those with Liberal Arts majors).redantehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15608670655422465211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13824647.post-67921639484951949142007-07-16T09:53:00.000-07:002007-07-16T09:53:00.000-07:00Agreed on Lib Arts majors!I was in the military an...Agreed on Lib Arts majors!<BR/><BR/>I was in the military and saw this first hand. If you're there long enough, you're sure to be promoted eventually--regardless of true merit.<BR/><BR/>Young people <I>should</I> take the default position that gov't is bad. <BR/><BR/>One good note: only the government can ensure environmental standards. That is one thing they should be doing, then let corporations figure out how to meet the standards. Pollution is an unvoluntary cost pushed onto others.Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16769603270875046920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13824647.post-90441883174341304222007-07-16T07:01:00.000-07:002007-07-16T07:01:00.000-07:00Imagine that... Liberal Arts majors (people who co...Imagine that... Liberal Arts majors (people who couldn't hack it in the real world) would like to work for the government (a place where incompetence is handsomely rewarded through ignoring merit).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com