Comments on: Redefining Prosperity http://www.ordinary-gentlemen.com/2009/03/redefining-prosperity/ Fri, 19 Mar 2010 06:46:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Same Bird of Prey « This Ringing Bell http://www.ordinary-gentlemen.com/2009/03/redefining-prosperity/#comment-10456 Same Bird of Prey « This Ringing Bell Fri, 19 Jun 2009 16:19:09 +0000 http://www.ordinary-gentlemen.com/?p=1291#comment-10456 [...] Bird of Prey I know this is nothing new, but ED Kain makes some points that I’ve made myself regarding the limited differences between the Democrats and Republicans. This is the fundamental [...] [...] Bird of Prey I know this is nothing new, but ED Kain makes some points that I’ve made myself regarding the limited differences between the Democrats and Republicans. This is the fundamental [...]

]]> By: James http://www.ordinary-gentlemen.com/2009/03/redefining-prosperity/#comment-10425 James Fri, 19 Jun 2009 11:00:43 +0000 http://www.ordinary-gentlemen.com/?p=1291#comment-10425 "I’m as troubled as the next by this massive spending, but then again, massive spending has been the status quo for years. Only, instead of spending trillions on health care reform, we’ve spent it on wars in far off lands. " Sharp. Something I've mulled over many a time. Alleged "nationalists" spending money to "save" Iraqis when their own people suffer from plagues unassisted. Most peculiar. “I’m as troubled as the next by this massive spending, but then again, massive spending has been the status quo for years. Only, instead of spending trillions on health care reform, we’ve spent it on wars in far off lands. ”

Sharp. Something I’ve mulled over many a time. Alleged “nationalists” spending money to “save” Iraqis when their own people suffer from plagues unassisted. Most peculiar.

]]> By: why I am not a neoconservative | The League of Ordinary Gentlemen http://www.ordinary-gentlemen.com/2009/03/redefining-prosperity/#comment-10299 why I am not a neoconservative | The League of Ordinary Gentlemen Thu, 18 Jun 2009 18:33:06 +0000 http://www.ordinary-gentlemen.com/?p=1291#comment-10299 [...] that be – but also recognizing the very real societal need for safety nets.  I wrote about all of that a while back here at the League.   Corporatism and statism are both dangerous, and are equal partners with equal stakes in this [...] [...] that be – but also recognizing the very real societal need for safety nets.  I wrote about all of that a while back here at the League.   Corporatism and statism are both dangerous, and are equal partners with equal stakes in this [...]

]]> By: Two Individualisms | The League of Ordinary Gentlemen http://www.ordinary-gentlemen.com/2009/03/redefining-prosperity/#comment-3437 Two Individualisms | The League of Ordinary Gentlemen Mon, 23 Mar 2009 23:54:52 +0000 http://www.ordinary-gentlemen.com/?p=1291#comment-3437 [...] is the individualism I meant to critique in my original piece.  We have such a consensus on what individuality means as Americans that it becomes hard to [...] [...] is the individualism I meant to critique in my original piece.  We have such a consensus on what individuality means as Americans that it becomes hard to [...]

]]> By: Giving Stuff Its Due | The League of Ordinary Gentlemen http://www.ordinary-gentlemen.com/2009/03/redefining-prosperity/#comment-3105 Giving Stuff Its Due | The League of Ordinary Gentlemen Mon, 16 Mar 2009 19:05:47 +0000 http://www.ordinary-gentlemen.com/?p=1291#comment-3105 [...] E.D. and Mark have excellent posts up debating and discussing the merits of individualism versus [...] [...] E.D. and Mark have excellent posts up debating and discussing the merits of individualism versus [...]

]]> By: A Community of Individuals | The League of Ordinary Gentlemen http://www.ordinary-gentlemen.com/2009/03/redefining-prosperity/#comment-2950 A Community of Individuals | The League of Ordinary Gentlemen Thu, 12 Mar 2009 21:38:54 +0000 http://www.ordinary-gentlemen.com/?p=1291#comment-2950 [...] Emerson in that same essay expresses a sentiment that seems like it could have come directly from one of E.D.’s attacks on individualism, globalization, and free trade: As our Religion, our Education, our Art look abroad, so does our [...] [...] Emerson in that same essay expresses a sentiment that seems like it could have come directly from one of E.D.’s attacks on individualism, globalization, and free trade: As our Religion, our Education, our Art look abroad, so does our [...]

]]> By: More on Why I’m not a Libertarian — Or, When Belief in “the Market” is just risible, sad, and disgusting « Nathancontramundi http://www.ordinary-gentlemen.com/2009/03/redefining-prosperity/#comment-2864 More on Why I’m not a Libertarian — Or, When Belief in “the Market” is just risible, sad, and disgusting « Nathancontramundi Tue, 10 Mar 2009 22:11:22 +0000 http://www.ordinary-gentlemen.com/?p=1291#comment-2864 [...] However, the libertarian counter-argument, which, I confess, immediately flashed through my mind whilst I waited to move ahead in traffic, is equally absurd, to wit, that the market — properly unencumbered, of course — is the check on “mortgages and other financial products deemed unsafe for consumers” and a whole host of other yucky things. When corporations become as gargantuan as many of those at the center of our current economic perturbations are, they really exist beyond the controls of the market — sometimes because of the intervention of government, sometimes because they’re just “too good.” They’ve done so well that they outpace competitors to the point that no natural regulation hinders them. At this point, they fall asleep at the wheel, so to speak. Viva Distributism! Long live the small! [...] [...] However, the libertarian counter-argument, which, I confess, immediately flashed through my mind whilst I waited to move ahead in traffic, is equally absurd, to wit, that the market — properly unencumbered, of course — is the check on “mortgages and other financial products deemed unsafe for consumers” and a whole host of other yucky things. When corporations become as gargantuan as many of those at the center of our current economic perturbations are, they really exist beyond the controls of the market — sometimes because of the intervention of government, sometimes because they’re just “too good.” They’ve done so well that they outpace competitors to the point that no natural regulation hinders them. At this point, they fall asleep at the wheel, so to speak. Viva Distributism! Long live the small! [...]

]]> By: Work, Identity, and Society: Smashing to Grind Stones | The League of Ordinary Gentlemen http://www.ordinary-gentlemen.com/2009/03/redefining-prosperity/#comment-2814 Work, Identity, and Society: Smashing to Grind Stones | The League of Ordinary Gentlemen Mon, 09 Mar 2009 19:06:04 +0000 http://www.ordinary-gentlemen.com/?p=1291#comment-2814 [...] good work or a satisfying occupation is a key element in a purposeful life. As E.D. mentions in his post on rethinking prosperity, Hard work is good for us.   It can stave off boredom; it keeps us fit and gives us purpose.  [...] [...] good work or a satisfying occupation is a key element in a purposeful life. As E.D. mentions in his post on rethinking prosperity, Hard work is good for us.   It can stave off boredom; it keeps us fit and gives us purpose.  [...]

]]> By: “Reviving Our Sense of Place, Our Priorities of Localism, Agrarianism, and Self-government”, Part II « Nathancontramundi http://www.ordinary-gentlemen.com/2009/03/redefining-prosperity/#comment-2808 “Reviving Our Sense of Place, Our Priorities of Localism, Agrarianism, and Self-government”, Part II « Nathancontramundi Mon, 09 Mar 2009 02:39:56 +0000 http://www.ordinary-gentlemen.com/?p=1291#comment-2808 [...] to return to the task at hand, to wit, replying to E.D. Kain’s post, I submit that we conservatives must embrace a New Urbanism that not only “believes in [...] [...] to return to the task at hand, to wit, replying to E.D. Kain’s post, I submit that we conservatives must embrace a New Urbanism that not only “believes in [...]

]]> By: “Reviving Our Sense of Place, Our Priorities of Localism, Agrarianism, and Self-government”, Part I « Nathancontramundi http://www.ordinary-gentlemen.com/2009/03/redefining-prosperity/#comment-2807 “Reviving Our Sense of Place, Our Priorities of Localism, Agrarianism, and Self-government”, Part I « Nathancontramundi Mon, 09 Mar 2009 02:38:01 +0000 http://www.ordinary-gentlemen.com/?p=1291#comment-2807 [...] essay, E.D. Kain presents a superb, indeed “Front Porch Republic-worthy” piece, “Redefining Prosperity,” an essay so ambitious, loaded, and impressive that I’ll refrain from even attempting [...] [...] essay, E.D. Kain presents a superb, indeed “Front Porch Republic-worthy” piece, “Redefining Prosperity,” an essay so ambitious, loaded, and impressive that I’ll refrain from even attempting [...]

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