tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-717986195212622043.post7056188187458413392..comments2024-03-28T00:23:01.632-04:00Comments on Lem's Levity: "Perhaps Before We Know It"Trooper Yorkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01978703998566102194noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-717986195212622043.post-59360989209032978592017-03-31T15:57:30.611-04:002017-03-31T15:57:30.611-04:00ricpic said...
The premise this article puts fort...ricpic said...<br /><br /><i>The premise this article puts forth, that giant institutions exist to solve problems, is wrong. They exist to solidify whatever power they possess and if possible add more power</i><br /><br />Partly right. Many institutions, having solved the problem they were formed to address, then wish to justify their continued existence.<br /><br />Consider civil rights and the grievance industry.edutcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15033144261502435196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-717986195212622043.post-52505098467726060062017-03-31T15:38:37.181-04:002017-03-31T15:38:37.181-04:00ricpic - !!!!ricpic - !!!!Joe Biden, America's Putinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05802605309593881825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-717986195212622043.post-20963521424908143182017-03-31T15:01:52.905-04:002017-03-31T15:01:52.905-04:00The premise this article puts forth, that giant in...The premise this article puts forth, that giant institutions exist to solve problems, is wrong. They exist to solidify whatever power they possess and if possible add more power. In fact that is true at all levels and sizes. The stinking corrupt clique that runs your town is also mean, greedy vindictive and lives to crap on you. It's called human nature. Our Founders, miraculously, were filled with mistrust of their fellow humans AND OF THEMSELVES. But of course their ingenious attempt to keep the lust for power over others in check has been defeated by the myriad midgets full of high self-esteem. ricpichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01321511130788764861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-717986195212622043.post-48715536354675508852017-03-31T13:29:38.024-04:002017-03-31T13:29:38.024-04:00The day the Bastille fell, Louis wrote nothing was...The day the Bastille fell, Louis wrote nothing was happening, hunting was lousy.<br /><br />They never see it coming.edutcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15033144261502435196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-717986195212622043.post-52602316197154234552017-03-31T12:41:59.437-04:002017-03-31T12:41:59.437-04:00Not just the capacity but the WILL of large instit...Not just the capacity but the WILL of large institutions to correct problems for individual consumers/citizens. Large institutions have occupied their particular field and there's no competition. Police and lawyers and other "watch dogs" mainly just clean up after lives have been ruined and then take a big chunk of any award you've recovered for your trouble.Amartelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11636450794507517534noreply@blogger.com