Posted on 02/18/2014 9:23:35 AM PST by nickcarraway
Who’s paying for Obama’s “finer luxuries”, Chait-head?
This is an apples and oranges comparison. He’s comparing the rich as an individual (Robert Downey) with the rich as an industry (the finance industry). The better comparison would be comparing Hollywood with Wall Street. Each are equally dangerous.
“avid social Darwinist”
The left has a serious misunderstanding about what social Darwinism actually is.
They look at the evolution of species, and “survival of the fittest”, and understand that involves the death of the weaker individuals.
Then they extend that to sociology, and mistakenly believe that “survival of the fittest” means the death of the weaker individuals.
That’s simply wrong. Social Darwinism isn’t about the survival of the fittest individuals, but of the survival of the fittest behaviors. In this context, “survival of the fittest” means the death of the weaker behaviors.
It’s not the weaker individuals that social Darwinists want to die, but their self-destructive behaviors.
There is no such thing. People earn what they qualify for. IOW, what they are equal to. End of 'debate'...............................
I'm happy for him, he's a genuine nice guy in real life and except for the Obama donation (which I'm skeptical about, btw) I say more power to him. He' fully self supporting through his own contributions - Pass It On.
atc23 in Hollywood
YES! THe sophistry was startling!
Assuming Tony Stark was real, what some academic or journalistic leftist has to say is irrelevant.
Because liberalism has become such a sham, Tony has only to give enough to the Democratic Party to ensure his survival.
For the time being, anyway. If enough people who hated him gave to the DNC, he'd better watch his back (when he's not wearing his suit, anyway).
Excellent.
“If you don’t like the financial industry siphoning off your 401(k) or plunging the world economy into a massive crisis destroying trillions of dollars and ruining the lives of millions of people forever, you don’t have as much recourse.”
Jonathan can’t seem to quite figure out how they manage to do all of that, nor can he figure out who they support in politics. Maybe if we experience another 4 or 5 bubbles, he will start to figure it out. I doubt it. Jonathan is an emotionally driven little fool.
Hear hear!
“It’s not the weaker individuals that social Darwinists want to die, but their self-destructive behaviors.”
Exactly!
——and that is why the constant indoctrination to destroy Virtue (Excellence) in our children. This Flipping Good and Evil—and erasing Christian Ethics will destroy Virtue/Merit/Free Enterprise—that excellence and flourishing, that is only possible by being virtuous.
Individualism with Virtue is NOT conducive to slavery ever.
All they need to do is get rid of the “Negative Affirmation” votes and proxies. Then let the share holders take care of it.
Big Difference between A list actor, or A list athlete and an A list Executive of a public corporation.
Things you don’t know or may have suspected ... Board Members and CEO’s can be just as corrupt as the common beltway politician.
Read my sig.
when was the last time the left excoriated Soros?
Don’t look now, Jonathan Chait, but Obama wants to invest your retirement for you with his MyRA initiative. Good luck on that one! Out of the frying pan, into the fire.
When it comes to corruption, Obama is all about eliminating the middle-man and taking the business direct.
In private corporations and enterprises I would agree. In public corporations Common Shareholders are manipulated, lied to and tricked as much as the Electorate is.
Example: Around the 1990 Era, AT&T hired a CEO who fired 10k employees, closed down over 2 dozen business units over the course of 6 months, then stepped down for over $10M bonus plus his contracted compensation.
Executive compensation that requires a public shareholders vote should have their pay capped. There is way too much inbreeding in the corporate board world.
“survival of the fittest behaviors. In this context, “survival of the fittest” means the death of the weaker behaviors.”
And that’s why they hate it - because this allows natural consequences to occur for behavioral choices, and those consequences (and benefits) prove, in reality, that their worldview is absolutely wrong - all cultures are NOT equal, and there is one, especially, that works BEST.
How true.
Of course, the sole appeal of liberalism is to ensure a continuation of these selfsame weak and stupid behaviors by those in the base of the Democrat voting bloc to garner their votes.
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