tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20092824.post4904810590937941827..comments2024-01-30T19:45:36.648+11:00Comments on Lounge of the Lab Lemming: A Couple of anti-Liberal RantsC W Mageehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09706100504739548720noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20092824.post-15883770895535030522008-02-14T10:56:00.000+11:002008-02-14T10:56:00.000+11:00When I was getting my own elementary school educat...When I was getting my own elementary school education, I did everything I could think of to opt myself out of the classroom. So it would be a bit rich of me to get paternal now...<BR/><BR/>On the other hand, LLLL will have to be pretty smart to find newer and cleverer ways of skyving, since her dad is a bit of an old hand...<BR/><BR/>How would I know? I haven't been back in 12 years.Dr. Lemminghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06283138709890438772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20092824.post-23834230129875525742008-02-13T10:53:00.000+11:002008-02-13T10:53:00.000+11:00Do you think people should have the option to opt ...Do you think people should have the option to opt out of mandatory elementary education, too? As the only non-liberal I'm willing to talk to, you'll have to represent your entire folk with your answer. Thanks in advance.<BR/><BR/>PS - Does Brown still count as Ivy League these days?Julhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08075537123043560936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20092824.post-15226928782608292622008-02-08T13:56:00.000+11:002008-02-08T13:56:00.000+11:00Who are these conservatives that denounce the secu...Who are these conservatives that denounce the security state? They sure aren't the ones who have been in power the last 7 years. Today Mitt Romney said a vote for democrats would bring more terror...they rule by fear.<BR/><BR/>The old-school conservatives are more what you are talking about. So, it's not too fair to call it "anti-liberal" ... it's actually "anti-neoconservative".BrianRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04930245080333999989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20092824.post-12252317781855380002008-02-08T12:57:00.000+11:002008-02-08T12:57:00.000+11:00There are plenty of conservatives who think that t...There are plenty of conservatives who think that too much paternalism has been committed in the name of war, whether it be nationalizing the airport security business or spying on people.C W Mageehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09706100504739548720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20092824.post-54955938318385288432008-02-08T11:27:00.000+11:002008-02-08T11:27:00.000+11:00I'm not sure that analytical paternalism falls int...I'm not sure that analytical paternalism falls into the category of "liberalism", since the entire "war" on terror has been top-down paternalism from the beginning, with President Bush as our stern protective father. I'm not sure, but I don't think anyone is calling him liberal.Garry Hayeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00531226195147986457noreply@blogger.com