Comments on: The social costs of left-to-right political change https://thenewneo.com/2021/10/02/the-social-costs-of-left-to-right-political-change/ A blog about political change, among other things Sat, 20 Nov 2021 00:33:03 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 By: Links – open tabs – Tom Grey – Families, Freedom, Responsibility https://thenewneo.com/2021/10/02/the-social-costs-of-left-to-right-political-change/#comment-2589847 Sat, 20 Nov 2021 00:33:03 +0000 https://www.thenewneo.com/?p=111009#comment-2589847 […] The social costs of left-to-right political change […]

]]> By: AesopFan https://thenewneo.com/2021/10/02/the-social-costs-of-left-to-right-political-change/#comment-2580710 Tue, 05 Oct 2021 02:00:31 +0000 https://www.thenewneo.com/?p=111009#comment-2580710 @ Neo – thanks. I wondered if Sicknick’s death was one, but the details apparently escaped me & Roger both – at least Kimball had it correct that he was NOT killed by protestors, either directly or indirectly.
The third one was probably another of those minor points with such a flurry of this-that-yes-no reporting-revising that the actual details didn’t stick for me (or apparently for Kimball).

]]> By: neo https://thenewneo.com/2021/10/02/the-social-costs-of-left-to-right-political-change/#comment-2580602 Mon, 04 Oct 2021 18:56:27 +0000 https://www.thenewneo.com/?p=111009#comment-2580602 AesopFan:

Yes, that was one of the points that annoyed me.

Another error I recall was about Sicknick’s death (don’t have time to go back and check it now; I’m doing this from memory). I believe he wrote that Sicknick went home after the demonstration on January 6th and then died the next day. That’s not what happened. Sicknick went to his place of work (somewhere else in the Capitol – I think perhaps Capitol Police headquarters?) and collapsed there quite a few hours after the demonstration (around 10 PM), after talking to his family on the phone and saying he was okay but had been sprayed somewhat. He was taken to the hospital after collapsing and died the next day there.

I forget the third one and don’t feel like going through the longish essay to find it, but it was on that order. Nothing that really affected his point, but kind of sloppy in terms of research.

]]> By: Rufus T. Firefly https://thenewneo.com/2021/10/02/the-social-costs-of-left-to-right-political-change/#comment-2580562 Mon, 04 Oct 2021 13:27:33 +0000 https://www.thenewneo.com/?p=111009#comment-2580562 Protein Wisdom was a very unique and fascinating place.

I’m catching up at Instapundit and this post has two links from two different contributors. Way to go, neo!

]]> By: geoffb https://thenewneo.com/2021/10/02/the-social-costs-of-left-to-right-political-change/#comment-2580561 Mon, 04 Oct 2021 13:18:51 +0000 https://www.thenewneo.com/?p=111009#comment-2580561 Rufus,

Know, as in having corresponded with at times, yes. Know as in knowing and having met in person, no.

Protein Wisdom was a unique place. I’ve never known any other blog that taught me so much in such a compelling/interesting way and allowed mere commenters to post their own pieces at a side part of the blog. I miss those days.

]]> By: Rufus T. Firefly https://thenewneo.com/2021/10/02/the-social-costs-of-left-to-right-political-change/#comment-2580559 Mon, 04 Oct 2021 12:46:07 +0000 https://www.thenewneo.com/?p=111009#comment-2580559 geoffb,

Interesting post at Protein Wisdom, geoffb. Do you know Jeff?

]]> By: Rufus T. Firefly https://thenewneo.com/2021/10/02/the-social-costs-of-left-to-right-political-change/#comment-2580558 Mon, 04 Oct 2021 12:44:40 +0000 https://www.thenewneo.com/?p=111009#comment-2580558 Great post and a lot of good comments here! Thanks to all for sharing your perspectives.

]]> By: Barry Meislin https://thenewneo.com/2021/10/02/the-social-costs-of-left-to-right-political-change/#comment-2580556 Mon, 04 Oct 2021 12:10:58 +0000 https://www.thenewneo.com/?p=111009#comment-2580556 “Tearing our societies apart”.
(The words of a Facebook employee/whistleblower)

https://www.foxbusiness.com/politics/facebook-whistleblower-accuses-company-of-tearing-our-societies-apart

Nothing that we didn’t know, but nice to find out that AT LEAST ONE Facebook employee has a conscience.

(Now, if we can only get AT LEAST ONE of those crooked ballot stuffers to, um, have a few pangs….)

]]> By: JimNorCal https://thenewneo.com/2021/10/02/the-social-costs-of-left-to-right-political-change/#comment-2580546 Mon, 04 Oct 2021 10:34:00 +0000 https://www.thenewneo.com/?p=111009#comment-2580546 An intellectual framework to explain why 70% or even 80% will hang on tight to the Narrative despite ample evidence to the contrary.

Why do so many still buy into the narrative?
https://youtu.be/uLDpZ8daIVM

He tells an interesting anecdote from the early days.
Imperial College estimated 80,000 Swedes would die if there was no lockdown.
There was no lockdown.
Only 6,000 died.
No change was made to the model.

]]> By: Barry Meislin https://thenewneo.com/2021/10/02/the-social-costs-of-left-to-right-political-change/#comment-2580538 Mon, 04 Oct 2021 09:35:11 +0000 https://www.thenewneo.com/?p=111009#comment-2580538 “…social costs…”

Other costs, too:
https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/next-lehman-moment-will-china-try-create-dangerous-diversion

Curious how “Build-Back-Better” “Biden” is aping “Build-Build-Build” Xi.
(Or maybe not so curious, really….)

Milley warning his buddies in Beijing that Trump has been successfully hogtied, not that that was necessary, mind you…but I’ll scratch your back, you scratch mine is official (such as it is) “Biden” policy.

With China.
With Iran.
With Russia.

File under: Hey, you wanna make some serious bucks?

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