David Thompson

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The Year Reheated. In which he marvel at the mental contortions of our self-imagined betters. Link in reply.

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On cuckoldry as the zenith of progressive parenting; on Cluster-B cross-dressing; and on the difficulties of satisfying progressive women. Link in reply.

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Only in academia, where being ludicrous and unrealistic is no career impediment, and often an advantage, could this claptrap survive. It’s actually quite remarkable to see what you can get away with in those lofty towers of learning.

The grinning, oblivious self-contradiction; the unsupported claims; the invocation of conspiracies; the noble savage crap. The claim that “humanity has no essence for self-interest.” And all this in under three minutes.

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Only in academia, where being ludicrous and unrealistic is no career impediment, and often an advantage, could this claptrap survive. It’s actually quite remarkable to see what you can get away with in those lofty towers of learning.

The grinning, oblivious self-contradiction; the unsupported claims; the invocation of conspiracies; the noble savage crap. The claim that “humanity has no essence for self-interest.” And all this in under three minutes.

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@cjsnowdon Apparently, she teaches her "heterodox economics" at the University of Tulsa.

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Downside Detected. Or every silver lining...
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The thought process, such as it is, is quite surreal. For instance, the implication that because some people who do bad things manage to avoid incarceration, we should therefore do away with incarceration for other people who do bad things. "It doesn't make any sense," says she.

Or, 'Why punish bad people when some bad people go unpunished?' 

That the made-up example given is of a millionaire dog murderer - yes, a millionaire dog murderer - only compounds the contradictions. In that it suggests, contrary to her own assumptions, that material circumstances are not in fact the determinant of whether or not a person commits violent crimes. It undermines her whole schtick. 

The imperviousness to internal contradictions is quite extraordinary. 

It's the mentality of a not-very-bright child. And she's running for congress.

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@NatureUnedited Dinner and a show.

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Oddments for the weekend, including enfattened films; an intriguing ad location; an in-car navigation system circa 1931; and a visual guide to chili peppers. Link in reply.

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@Xenosmilus4 Were you not overwhelmed by her inner loveliness?

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Ms Lily Kaplan bravely mouths the conceits of her peers and educators.  Link in reply.

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@Gaynotqueer1 Going to need a minute to process the many levels of irony.

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A Guardian "debate," in which people with eerily similar views attempt to "bridge their political differences." Should any significant differences actually materialise. Link in reply.

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@MostlyMonkey See also: https://t.co/2bxj2Oh21T

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On 'hoarding' wealth. https://t.co/3NPVdWzvzK

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@MostlyMonkey "Professor of Political Science."

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@xwanyex "A multi-racial society that approaches equal proportions of the different groups... is not workable."

No idea whether you've seen this short Charles Murray video, but it seems relevant to some of your recent posts. Especially around 2:30. 
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On attempts by Flemish state TV to hide unsavoury migrant attitudes. Link in reply.