tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3564064.post113760693728533622..comments2023-07-16T07:03:20.896-04:00Comments on GedankenTravelExperiment: Munich - the moviekarlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13511491414073382506noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3564064.post-1138893120895311982006-02-02T10:12:00.000-05:002006-02-02T10:12:00.000-05:00"Luddite" is generally the term used to describe p..."Luddite" is generally the term used to describe people who are against technology. In a stretch, you can use it to describe someone who is agianst progress. Spielberg is progressive, so naturally anyone against him is anti-progress. I assume he is thinking along those lines.karlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13511491414073382506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3564064.post-1138810579075846262006-02-01T11:16:00.000-05:002006-02-01T11:16:00.000-05:00The Luddites. A social movement of English workers...The Luddites. A social movement of English workers in the early 1800s who protested – often by destroying textile machines – against the changes produced by the Industrial Revolution that they felt threatened their jobs. The movement – which began in 1811 – was named after a probably mythical leader, Ned Ludd. For a short time the movement was so strong that it clashed in battles with the British Army. Measures taken by the government included a mass trial at York in 1813 that resulted in many death penalties and transportations (deportment to a penal colony).<BR/><BR/>The English historical movement has to be seen in its context of the harsh economic climate due to the Napoleonic Wars; but since then, the term Luddite has been used to describe anyone opposed to technological progress and technological change. For the modern movement of opposition to technology, see neo-luddism<BR/><BR/><BR/>I don't get it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3564064.post-1138658777996877102006-01-30T17:06:00.000-05:002006-01-30T17:06:00.000-05:00And now I'm a luddite.And now I'm a <A HREF="http://www.jta.org/page_view_breaking_story.asp?intid=1128&ref=daily_briefing" REL="nofollow">luddite</A>.karlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13511491414073382506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3564064.post-1138306941080240582006-01-26T15:22:00.000-05:002006-01-26T15:22:00.000-05:00http://www.forward.com/articles/7270http://www.forward.com/articles/7270Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3564064.post-1137705144011027302006-01-19T16:12:00.000-05:002006-01-19T16:12:00.000-05:00As a rhetorical gesture it usually scores a few po...As a rhetorical gesture it usually scores a few points when you accuse the other side of racism. And with liberals you can usually do it. All you have to do is point out that liberals almost never complain when non-whites do bad things, they actually go so far as to excuse them. (It's their culture after all, why interfere with Saddam Hussain's gassing of the Kurds, or the Janjaweed's massacre of the Christians?) But when whites do things that hint of unfairness or killing, even if it is save others, then there is talk of boycott and divestment. <BR/><BR/>Granted the right are no saints. They don't really speak out against bad things that happen either. But 1) when there is something to gain for them they do, and 2) they do not divide the world by race, like the Left subconsciously does. <BR/>They divide the world in to more abstract categories (eg, good and evil, democratic vs non-democratic, capitalist vs communist.) <BR/><BR/>Ideally we should cry out whever there is real brutality in the world and support any attempt to end it wherever it is feasable. In Iraq it was deemed feasable, and I hope it works. In Darfur it was not, but I hope it is soon. We tried in Somalia, but that didn't work, and you can be sure that the only reason we didn't stay the course and accomplish anything thereor in Lebanon is because of the outcry we were expecting after more Aericans were killed in another Blackhawk incident or barracks bombing. It is good we stayed the course here.karlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13511491414073382506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3564064.post-1137701697782018562006-01-19T15:14:00.000-05:002006-01-19T15:14:00.000-05:00THANK YOU!!!!!seriously, that was one of your best...THANK YOU!!!!!<BR/>seriously, that was one of your best posts yet, and you are absolutely right on all counts, especially regarding the liberal stance on white vs. non-white historical events.<BR/>i'm currently having a bitter debate with someone via email regarding how wrong my beliefs are (because i disagree with the liberal propaganda) and she exemplifies most, if not all, of the points you've brought about in your post.bechttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16146699715760197131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3564064.post-1137643093206591282006-01-18T22:58:00.000-05:002006-01-18T22:58:00.000-05:00I'm not clear on this - many liberals are racists...I'm not clear on this - many liberals are racists and don't expect 'people of color' to have the ability to make moral choices? <BR/>I'm astonished even at the suggestion :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com