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Convergence in Action
A socialist columnist writes a libertarian article for a conservative magazine.
Comments to "Convergence in Action":
The American Conservative specializes in convergences like this. It's practically their meal ticket. Cockburn knows his stuff, too.
joshua corning | November 11, 2008, 11:49pm | #
Next spring CounterPunch Books will publish his A Short History of Fear: The Rise and Fall of Global Warming.Interesting
juris imprudent | November 11, 2008, 11:56pm | #
Perhaps this convergence merely illustrates that no one has a monopoly on truth or common sense.James Anderson Merritt | November 12, 2008, 1:35am | #
Orwell was a socialist, too, and all libertarians owe him a debt of gratitude, at least for "1984," if not also for "Politics and the English Language." The former showed very clearly what we are up against, and the latter suggested both how our predicament is being obfuscated by politicians, as well as how to see through the fog of political language.Citizen Nothing | November 12, 2008, 9:17am | #
What a great and gloomy article.For the first time in my adult life -- except, perhaps, for a couple of days in the fall of 2001 -- I don't feel optimistic about the future. (Ironic, ain't it?)
I think the parallels between Hoover/FDR and Bush/Obama are ominous. I've been proven right about Bush. I hope I'm wrong about Obama. (So, I guess I've got hope after all.)
the innominate one | November 12, 2008, 9:36am | #
convergence or consilience?SugarFree | November 12, 2008, 9:40am | #
the innominate one,No one's going to reply to your comments if you keep up with that sort of potty talk.
J sub D | November 12, 2008, 10:20am | #
I'm can't find anything to bitch about in Mr. Cockburn's article. It should be required reading in civics classes* throughout the nation.* Do they still requirte civics to graduate H.S.?
Ryan M | November 12, 2008, 10:27am | #
"Orwell was a socialist, too, and all libertarians owe him a debt of gratitude, at least for "1984," if not also for "Politics and the English Language.""I don't know about anyone else, but Animal Farm probably did more to turn me into a libertarian than anything else. It's portrayal of a supposedly good idea slowly being corrupted and turned into a dictatorship made a big impact on my view of government.
economist | November 12, 2008, 10:42am | #
"A socialist columnist writes a libertarian article for a conservative magazine."I TOLD you that Obama's election would cause the universe to implode, but no one listened.
economist | November 12, 2008, 10:43am | #
Out of respect for Orwell's wishes, I don't usually use any of his works when arguing with socialists.economist | November 12, 2008, 10:44am | #
"Hoover/Bush comparison"Except that Hoover's interventions were small potatoes compared with Bush's interventions.
Citizen Nothing | November 12, 2008, 10:47am | #
But like Hoover, Bush will be painted by history as a small-government deregulator.economist | November 12, 2008, 10:47am | #
CN,Yeah, that's a bitch.
ChrisH | November 12, 2008, 10:59am | #
"A socialist columnist writes a libertarian article for a conservative magazine."We're sure the Large Hadron Collider isn't running, right?
I TOLD you that Obama's election would cause the universe to implode, but no one listened.
economist | November 12, 2008, 11:02am | #
ChrisH,According to my calculations, the universe should implode sometime in January.
economist | November 12, 2008, 11:04am | #
"Bush will be painted as a small-government deregulator."Doule-assrape. Ow, it hurts, ow!
Boston | November 12, 2008, 11:07am | #
Cockburn is a strange animal to say the least. Though he did have an article how he was voting for Barr.Good article. The only quibble I have is that I really don't regard being required to provide ID to be an infringement on your right to vote.
Cockburn seems to be a vanishing breed of Socialists, one that actually gives a shit about civil liberties.