Bob Lord Posted by Bob Lord Further to Tom's post regarding the Arizona Daily Indpendent, whether ADI was copying its characterization of my open letter to Chad, or whether they misquoted me all on their own, it's an ugly, ugly example of journalistic dishonesty. Essentially, they took my open letter, which I wrote as a rejoinder to Tom's open letter, … Read more
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Yesterday, I put up what I thought was a fluff post, ribbing one of our conservative commenters regarding his opposition to lifting the ban on gay boy scouts.
But the substance of his comment to yesterday's post was incredibly telling:
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Statistics identifying the corrupting nature of inequality to our society are abundant. The crime rate, mental illness, divorce, or you name it, all can be shown statistically to increase with increasing inequality.
More interesting is why this is so. Salvatore Babones at inequality.org presents a logical, easily understandable explanation in a short blog post, Inequality, Greed, and the Demise of our Better Natures. The starting point, explains Babones, is basic human nature:
Posted by Bob Lord Hey, somebody please order up a steaming hot plate of crow for my conservative friend, who was so sure I had it all wrong regarding the Scouts ban on gay members. It looks like the Scouts are about to end the ban on gay scouts. From the WaPo: “While perspectives and opinions vary … Read more
Posted by Bob Lord Since viewers likely care more about what Chad Campbell has to say than the three bloggers gving him unsolicited advice, I've elevated his comment to my post for the sake of visibiltiy: Bob – you nailed it. And those aren't my objectives. I'm not going to run for office simply to run for office. That's … Read more