Comments on: From the pages of the SF Chronicle… http://pjmedia.com/rogerlsimon/2005/05/22/from-the-pages-of-the-sf-chronicle/ The blog of the mystery writer, screenwriter and CEO of Pajamas Media Thu, 16 Feb 2012 06:23:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Buddy Larsen http://pjmedia.com/rogerlsimon/2005/05/22/from-the-pages-of-the-sf-chronicle/#comment-49577 Buddy Larsen Thu, 26 May 2005 13:44:26 +0000 http://pajamasmedia.com/rogerlsimon/2005/05/22/from-the-pages-of-the-sf-chronicle/#comment-49577 Thanks, Mike. I think the PNV (preening moral vanity) is what fills the vacuum of the solipsism. Thanks, Mike. I think the PNV (preening moral vanity) is what fills the vacuum of the solipsism.

]]> By: Mike Walsh http://pjmedia.com/rogerlsimon/2005/05/22/from-the-pages-of-the-sf-chronicle/#comment-49576 Mike Walsh Thu, 26 May 2005 02:31:28 +0000 http://pajamasmedia.com/rogerlsimon/2005/05/22/from-the-pages-of-the-sf-chronicle/#comment-49576 Very good posts, by and large, especially, Buddy, your first above, and that of Shrinkwrapped. This afternoon I passed a notice board on which one of the utterly clueless members of my religious order's "Justice and Peace" office posted a glowing article about Yassir Arafat. I was so mad I was ready to spit. So I did, right on the mug of Ol' Fish-Face. The chief characteristic of the Left is its preening moral vanity. Another is its solipsism, carried to the extreme of co-dependency. The Arafat posting was no surprise. But I think a lot of people, a la Thompson, are beginning to wake up. Regards to Roger, et al. Very good posts, by and large, especially, Buddy, your first above, and that of Shrinkwrapped.

This afternoon I passed a notice board on which one of the utterly clueless members of my religious order’s “Justice and Peace” office posted a glowing article about Yassir Arafat. I was so mad I was ready to spit. So I did, right on the mug of Ol’ Fish-Face. The chief characteristic of the Left is its preening moral vanity. Another is its solipsism, carried to the extreme of co-dependency. The Arafat posting was no surprise. But I think a lot of people, a la Thompson, are beginning to wake up.

Regards to Roger, et al.

]]> By: Kevin P http://pjmedia.com/rogerlsimon/2005/05/22/from-the-pages-of-the-sf-chronicle/#comment-49575 Kevin P Mon, 23 May 2005 17:39:30 +0000 http://pajamasmedia.com/rogerlsimon/2005/05/22/from-the-pages-of-the-sf-chronicle/#comment-49575 Drydock: The "well, why don't you sign up for battle if you think this war is right" banality is one of the favorite cliches on the web today. I don't know what Drydocks view of the war is but if he buys into the "The war in Iraq is illegal and Bush is a war criminal" and all the other favorite cliches of the DU crowd then by his own logic he should be joining in with his brothers to battle the imperialistic US war for oil crowd and if he doesn't then he is a coward and a hypocrite who can't discuss the war and other topics. If this is not your worldview I apoligize.If it is then your sophomoric na na na style of argument should be reserved for your intro to poli sci course in junior college. Drydock:

The “well, why don’t you sign up for battle if you think this war is right” banality is one of the favorite cliches on the web today. I don’t know what Drydocks view of the war is but if he buys into the “The war in Iraq is illegal and Bush is a war criminal” and all the other favorite cliches of the DU crowd then by his own logic he should be joining in with his brothers to battle the imperialistic US war for oil crowd and if he doesn’t then he is a coward and a hypocrite who can’t discuss the war and other topics. If this is not your worldview I apoligize.If it is then your sophomoric na na na style of argument should be reserved for your intro to poli sci course in junior college.

]]> By: drydock http://pjmedia.com/rogerlsimon/2005/05/22/from-the-pages-of-the-sf-chronicle/#comment-49574 drydock Mon, 23 May 2005 07:42:57 +0000 http://pajamasmedia.com/rogerlsimon/2005/05/22/from-the-pages-of-the-sf-chronicle/#comment-49574 Wow! Thompson had the balls to denounce Stalin at a lefty dinner party! With that level of bravery maybe he should sign for a tour over in Iraq. Wow! Thompson had the balls to denounce Stalin at a lefty dinner party! With that level of bravery maybe he should sign for a tour over in Iraq.

]]> By: Kevin P http://pjmedia.com/rogerlsimon/2005/05/22/from-the-pages-of-the-sf-chronicle/#comment-49573 Kevin P Mon, 23 May 2005 05:46:53 +0000 http://pajamasmedia.com/rogerlsimon/2005/05/22/from-the-pages-of-the-sf-chronicle/#comment-49573 Roger: Earlier in the thread someone questioned what the modern left would think of MLK. There is no way to know what he would be like in today's society but I read a great article about him and the very faith that allowed him to walk into danger and challenge evil unarmed are the very things that some on the left find delusional and a sign of stupidity. His faith in the afterlife allowed him not to be overly concerned about what haapened to him. His belief that God has controll of his life and that there is a purpose for everything allowed him to accept and face bravely the fact that any pain and suffering that might come his way would not be just a quirk of fate and that God would not give him anything that was beyond his strength as long as he relied on God. I am not a pacifist and I don't think his non violent approach applies to every situation but his reliance on that tactic was perfect for the situation in the South at that time.Simply put, the faith that allowed MLK to achieve what he did would be ridiculed and scorned by much of the left today. Roger:

Earlier in the thread someone questioned what the modern left would think of MLK. There is no way to know what he would be like in today’s society but I read a great article about him and the very faith that allowed him to walk into danger and challenge evil unarmed are the very things that some on the left find delusional and a sign of stupidity. His faith in the afterlife allowed him not to be overly concerned about what haapened to him. His belief that God has controll of his life and that there is a purpose for everything allowed him to accept and face bravely the fact that any pain and suffering that might come his way would not be just a quirk of fate and that God would not give him anything that was beyond his strength as long as he relied on God. I am not a pacifist and I don’t think his non violent approach applies to every situation but his reliance on that tactic was perfect for the situation in the South at that time.Simply put, the faith that allowed MLK to achieve what he did would be ridiculed and scorned by much of the left today.

]]> By: Cutler http://pjmedia.com/rogerlsimon/2005/05/22/from-the-pages-of-the-sf-chronicle/#comment-49572 Cutler Mon, 23 May 2005 05:44:54 +0000 http://pajamasmedia.com/rogerlsimon/2005/05/22/from-the-pages-of-the-sf-chronicle/#comment-49572 Well neo-neocon, you speak from experience...I can't help but hope, however, that there's a few who are shaken by the reality that they can't so easily discount you or Mr. Thompson. Well neo-neocon, you speak from experience…I can’t help but hope, however, that there’s a few who are shaken by the reality that they can’t so easily discount you or Mr. Thompson.

]]> By: Syl http://pjmedia.com/rogerlsimon/2005/05/22/from-the-pages-of-the-sf-chronicle/#comment-49571 Syl Mon, 23 May 2005 05:09:35 +0000 http://pajamasmedia.com/rogerlsimon/2005/05/22/from-the-pages-of-the-sf-chronicle/#comment-49571 LOL you guys! Thanks, WichitaBoy. Computer troubles and a need to get away from it all for a while. Also flummoxed over where I fit in on every issue and realize it doesn't matter. We only have two parties and I agree with much more on the R side than the D now. So that's that. Anyway, some days I simply don't feel like thinking (or attempting to) so much :) LOL you guys!

Thanks, WichitaBoy. Computer troubles and a need to get away from it all for a while. Also flummoxed over where I fit in on every issue and realize it doesn’t matter. We only have two parties and I agree with much more on the R side than the D now. So that’s that.

Anyway, some days I simply don’t feel like thinking (or attempting to) so much :)

]]> By: Buddy Larsen http://pjmedia.com/rogerlsimon/2005/05/22/from-the-pages-of-the-sf-chronicle/#comment-49570 Buddy Larsen Mon, 23 May 2005 04:36:37 +0000 http://pajamasmedia.com/rogerlsimon/2005/05/22/from-the-pages-of-the-sf-chronicle/#comment-49570 me too...dammit, forgot the sit-ups again. me too…dammit, forgot the sit-ups again.

]]> By: Buddy Larsen http://pjmedia.com/rogerlsimon/2005/05/22/from-the-pages-of-the-sf-chronicle/#comment-49569 Buddy Larsen Mon, 23 May 2005 04:30:18 +0000 http://pajamasmedia.com/rogerlsimon/2005/05/22/from-the-pages-of-the-sf-chronicle/#comment-49569 They could cloister happily on Turtle Bay high up in the Last Domino Building and write ten million rules of fair governance while far below in the streets the tumbrels carted the entire populace off to the guillotine. And think nothing of it. Everybody's dead? Sacre Bleu! Oh, well, time to hand out the estates, somebody's gotta own 'em! They could cloister happily on Turtle Bay high up in the Last Domino Building and write ten million rules of fair governance while far below in the streets the tumbrels carted the entire populace off to the guillotine. And think nothing of it.

Everybody’s dead? Sacre Bleu! Oh, well, time to hand out the estates, somebody’s gotta own ‘em!

]]> By: flenser http://pjmedia.com/rogerlsimon/2005/05/22/from-the-pages-of-the-sf-chronicle/#comment-49568 flenser Mon, 23 May 2005 04:20:54 +0000 http://pajamasmedia.com/rogerlsimon/2005/05/22/from-the-pages-of-the-sf-chronicle/#comment-49568 Righto, chaps. I'm off to bed. We can deal with the revolting peasants on the morrow. Righto, chaps. I’m off to bed. We can deal with the revolting peasants on the morrow.

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