Comments for Jason's Blog 2.0 http://acuriousblog.wordpress.com A Blog Like One Other (mainly) Tue, 27 Jan 2009 21:59:57 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 Comment on Why I “liked” SiCKO by Jason http://acuriousblog.wordpress.com/2008/08/31/why-i-liked-sicko-2/#comment-131 Jason Tue, 27 Jan 2009 21:59:57 +0000 http://acuriousblog.wordpress.com/?p=222#comment-131 Hey Liz, I'll try to answer your questions... though be warned you sound like you enjoy discussing politics much more than I do. :) a) I don't really know what he should be categorized as most accurately... I just think of using tax dollars for general public programs as socialism, and that's what he seems to be for. If he "got concerned" for his career, I would not consider that being truly concerned at all, but just acting so. Michael has had a pretty good career I think, so are you saying he does not seem bright enough to predict his approach would be succesful... or that noone could have predicted it would be successful? Or are you saying he is not successful? Maybe he was stupid enough to pick an ill conceived career path, and then got lucky. Or maybe he is a genius and picked what most would consider a bad career approach, but he knew more than most. Or maybe he's just a really concerned idealist. :) I don't really try to figure out peoples' motives for the most part, it is usually a futile effort. b) I wouldn't attempt to define "socialist country" at all, that sounds boring and error prone. I agree all of the bail out craze in the US lately is not capitalist at all, and is not something I like either. I think real capitalism would have let them all fall hard on their butts and learn a lesson! :) Hey Liz, I’ll try to answer your questions… though be warned you sound like you enjoy discussing politics much more than I do. :)

a) I don’t really know what he should be categorized as most accurately… I just think of using tax dollars for general public programs as socialism, and that’s what he seems to be for.

If he “got concerned” for his career, I would not consider that being truly concerned at all, but just acting so. Michael has had a pretty good career I think, so are you saying he does not seem bright enough to predict his approach would be succesful… or that noone could have predicted it would be successful? Or are you saying he is not successful? Maybe he was stupid enough to pick an ill conceived career path, and then got lucky. Or maybe he is a genius and picked what most would consider a bad career approach, but he knew more than most. Or maybe he’s just a really concerned idealist. :) I don’t really try to figure out peoples’ motives for the most part, it is usually a futile effort.

b) I wouldn’t attempt to define “socialist country” at all, that sounds boring and error prone. I agree all of the bail out craze in the US lately is not capitalist at all, and is not something I like either. I think real capitalism would have let them all fall hard on their butts and learn a lesson! :)

]]> Comment on Why I “liked” SiCKO by Liz K http://acuriousblog.wordpress.com/2008/08/31/why-i-liked-sicko-2/#comment-130 Liz K Tue, 27 Jan 2009 19:59:23 +0000 http://acuriousblog.wordpress.com/?p=222#comment-130 a) What makes you think that Michael Moore is "that much" of a socialist - rather than a social democrat? (Though I would agree with you that he definitely is an idealist - and hope (because you contradict yourself) that you don't really think that he got concerned initially about people in his home state of Michigan who were losing their jobs by the tens of thousands, starting from the late seventies, because he somehow thought that such concern would make a good "selling point" or a career. (Very unlikely assumption, given the "mainstream" of American culture...) b) What would you define as "a socialist country"?? Do you mean somewhere like Cuba? (That's often been described as "state capitalist".) Do you mean like Sweden? Well, that might be much more of a social democracy, and for many years they've had a far greater level of equality there (and a better standard of living than many countries including most Americans.) But - IF they were truly a socialist country then they wouldn't be so dependent on the usual structures of capitalism, and the current banking/world economic crisis would hardly touch them. Sorry but events have proved that is jsut not the case! (Though they've already had a banking crisis before - as pointed out on MM's site - and came out of it a lot better than America will probably come out of its own mess, the current "solution" to which seems to consist of handing out tons of money to the greedy capitalists who caused the trouble in the first place - *without* having so much as shares in their institutions as guarantee! FUNNY how capitalism has different rules for the rich and big business than for the rest of us, isn't it?? Take the Rich Off Welfare, I say!! Just thought I'd provoke your thoughts a bit more. From Liz K (a real socialist!) from UK! a) What makes you think that Michael Moore is “that much” of a socialist – rather than a social democrat? (Though I would agree with you that he definitely is an idealist – and hope (because you contradict yourself) that you don’t really think that he got concerned initially about people in his home state of Michigan who were losing their jobs by the tens of thousands, starting from the late seventies, because he somehow thought that such concern would make a good “selling point” or a career. (Very unlikely assumption, given the “mainstream” of American culture…)

b) What would you define as “a socialist country”?? Do you mean somewhere like Cuba? (That’s often been described as “state capitalist”.) Do you mean like Sweden? Well, that might be much more of a social democracy, and for many years they’ve had a far greater level of equality there (and a better standard of living than many countries including most Americans.) But – IF they were truly a socialist country then they wouldn’t be so dependent on the usual structures of capitalism, and the current banking/world economic crisis would hardly touch them. Sorry but events have proved that is jsut not the case!

(Though they’ve already had a banking crisis before – as pointed out on MM’s site – and came out of it a lot better than America will probably come out of its own mess, the current “solution” to which seems to consist of handing out tons of money to the greedy capitalists who caused the trouble in the first place – *without* having so much as shares in their institutions as guarantee! FUNNY how capitalism has different rules for the rich and big business than for the rest of us, isn’t it?? Take the Rich Off Welfare, I say!!

Just thought I’d provoke your thoughts a bit more.

From Liz K (a real socialist!) from UK!

]]> Comment on The 4th by Chad http://acuriousblog.wordpress.com/2008/07/04/the-4th/#comment-127 Chad Sun, 16 Nov 2008 09:54:44 +0000 http://acuriousblog.wordpress.com/?p=185#comment-127 Pandora on the iPhone is rockin! Pandora on the iPhone is rockin!

]]> Comment on The 4th by Noel http://acuriousblog.wordpress.com/2008/07/04/the-4th/#comment-117 Noel Mon, 14 Jul 2008 04:02:59 +0000 http://acuriousblog.wordpress.com/?p=185#comment-117 Wow... that's a fun picture of me! The lighting is really cool. And Natalie Imbruglia is in the foreground on Pandora. :) Wow… that’s a fun picture of me! The lighting is really cool. And Natalie Imbruglia is in the foreground on Pandora. :)

]]> Comment on Pretty dog by Jason http://acuriousblog.wordpress.com/2008/06/09/pretty-dog/#comment-116 Jason Fri, 27 Jun 2008 20:58:53 +0000 http://acuriousblog.wordpress.com/?p=184#comment-116 Kind of, but you can't really grab a dog's tongue like you can a cat's. It's more just squeezing it while it slips out of your fingers. :) Kind of, but you can’t really grab a dog’s tongue like you can a cat’s. It’s more just squeezing it while it slips out of your fingers. :)

]]> Comment on Pretty dog by Noel http://acuriousblog.wordpress.com/2008/06/09/pretty-dog/#comment-115 Noel Fri, 27 Jun 2008 04:12:16 +0000 http://acuriousblog.wordpress.com/?p=184#comment-115 Are you grabbing the Dalmatian's tongue? I would be. Are you grabbing the Dalmatian’s tongue?

I would be.

]]> Comment on My first iPhone program by Noel http://acuriousblog.wordpress.com/2008/05/21/my-first-iphone-program/#comment-114 Noel Sat, 31 May 2008 15:02:15 +0000 http://acuriousblog.wordpress.com/?p=183#comment-114 I finally watched this... that's cool and fun! I can't wait for the iPhone 2.0 software as well. And that iPhone alarm clock sounds perfect! I finally watched this… that’s cool and fun! I can’t wait for the iPhone 2.0 software as well. And that iPhone alarm clock sounds perfect!

]]> Comment on About the Blog by Jason http://acuriousblog.wordpress.com/about/#comment-70 Jason Sat, 10 May 2008 17:40:44 +0000 #comment-70 You don't download it, you just turn the iPhone and it happens. You actually can't "download" programs until June, unless you hack the phone, but I don't do that. You don’t download it, you just turn the iPhone and it happens. You actually can’t “download” programs until June, unless you hack the phone, but I don’t do that.

]]> Comment on About the Blog by paul http://acuriousblog.wordpress.com/about/#comment-69 paul Sat, 10 May 2008 11:02:22 +0000 #comment-69 hello jason, i would like to know were i can download the landscape keybard application tanks hello jason,

i would like to know were i can download the landscape keybard application

tanks

]]> Comment on At the theater by Noel and Celeste http://acuriousblog.wordpress.com/2008/04/12/at-the-theater/#comment-56 Noel and Celeste Sat, 12 Apr 2008 15:35:00 +0000 http://acuriousblog.wordpress.com/2008/04/12/at-the-theater/#comment-56 Yep... that is sooooo true!<br/><br/>Was 21 good? Yep… that is sooooo true!

Was 21 good?

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