tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22093933.post257947737864046337..comments2024-03-28T09:41:15.454-05:00Comments on Deric's MindBlog: Tribe trumps truth.Deric Bowndshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16617204535017208765noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22093933.post-29980951643300659022021-05-15T09:42:31.520-05:002021-05-15T09:42:31.520-05:00Thank you for the book recommendation. I had a loo...Thank you for the book recommendation. I had a look...fascinating and scary.Deric Bowndshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16617204535017208765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22093933.post-63429513284740002232021-05-10T14:24:53.552-05:002021-05-10T14:24:53.552-05:00Michael, thanks for your kind comments! The freque...Michael, thanks for your kind comments! The frequency of my posts, as well as of the good nuggets you mention, has decreased recently because I have taken on the presidency of the Austin Prime Timers, a senior gay men's social organization. I hope to redirect more of my attention back to MindBlog as soon as I get that under control.Deric Bowndshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16617204535017208765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22093933.post-35422396792994163782021-05-10T13:00:45.913-05:002021-05-10T13:00:45.913-05:00Deric,
This is great article and addresses the ...Deric, <br /><br />This is great article and addresses the society at large. It does appear that we are in empire on decline. I want to point out a practical application of democracy at work. You can't beat city hall, you have to buy it. My first 12 years in state govt. I worked for the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission. It was a real lesson in Texas Politics and the interaction of an industry with the governing body. You can see good examples of this with how ERCOT is being handled post freeze.<br /><br />Recently I have read a book that has been on the best sellers list. It has detailed how the country has changed in the last 45 years. Detail for detail, documented footnoted, largely without political bias, (although I am not sure of their true agenda). It is a good lesson in how government really works.<br /><br />Evil Geniuses; The Unmaking of America. by Kurt Anderson<br /><br />ISBN 9781984801340<br /><br />If one reads it they are more likely to vote democratic. However, while what happened did so under the coderivative religious cloak. But Republicans, Democratic, and Libertarian all had their role in causing the change of the past 50 years.<br /><br />russAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05072712054814441151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22093933.post-5107793448812904192021-05-10T10:21:38.211-05:002021-05-10T10:21:38.211-05:00Deric,
I don't often comment (I suppose that ...Deric,<br /><br />I don't often comment (I suppose that is the definition of a lurker), but I read almost every one of your posts. You are remarkable in your ability to piece together, or collate, thought provoking chunks of commentary and literature. Not a problem for me if you decrease your posting frequency, but keep the occasional nugget coming. This post, for example is getting shared directly with my adult daughter, who went back to school in her thirties and just finished a poli-sci/philosopy degree and is working with a political party in my country. Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01710441121132232559noreply@blogger.com