tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5173950.post2493650176997070484..comments2024-03-29T03:57:26.974-04:00Comments on Grim's Hall: Last Two Reactions for the Night: Jill Stein and Harvard Prof. George J. BorjasGrimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07543082562999855432noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5173950.post-29165487645882403162016-11-27T19:25:40.225-05:002016-11-27T19:25:40.225-05:00It is interesting that some dictators did seem to ...It is interesting that some dictators did seem to briefly have a desire to raise up the poor when they started out: Ceausescu, Hussein, even Castro a bit. And many of their initial followers were true idealists as well. But they wanted to punish the Wrong People more, and as soon as they had power, that is what they did. <br /><br />It's part of why I left liberalism decades ago. Even among those who had a deep and legitimate concern for the poor and downtrodden, the desire to punish "oppressors" wherever they found them was stronger.Assistant Village Idiothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01978011985085795099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5173950.post-40252592955848956222016-11-27T10:12:28.720-05:002016-11-27T10:12:28.720-05:00forget the modicum of respect. I was wrong.
Jim...forget the modicum of respect. I was wrong. <br />Jimmy Carter is bent as well.<br /><br /><br />Jimmy Carter Mourns Castro’s Death, Praises Dictator For ‘His Love Of His Country’<br /><br />http://dailycaller.com/2016/11/26/jimmy-carter-mourns-castros-death-praises-dictator-for-his-love-of-his-country/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5173950.post-75288881460559232012016-11-27T09:48:49.712-05:002016-11-27T09:48:49.712-05:00When I die, I want to die peacefully in my sleep, ...When I die, I want to die peacefully in my sleep, like Fidel Castro, not screaming in terror, like his victims.<br />-Johan Norberg<br /><br />https://twitter.com/johanknorberg/status/802465313581252608Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5173950.post-83397661756976246492016-11-27T09:46:09.290-05:002016-11-27T09:46:09.290-05:00They sure seem like watermelons to me.They sure seem like watermelons to me.Tomnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5173950.post-83265236068833327352016-11-27T09:34:09.273-05:002016-11-27T09:34:09.273-05:00JIll Stein proves once again, that Green is the ne...JIll Stein proves once again, that Green is the new Red. <br /><br />- Mississippi<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com