Comments on: Christopher Hitchens and moral glibness http://www.ordinary-gentlemen.com/2009/10/christopher-hitchens-and-moral-glibness/ Thu, 18 Mar 2010 01:35:34 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Christopher Hitchens and moral glibness « The United States of Jamerica http://www.ordinary-gentlemen.com/2009/10/christopher-hitchens-and-moral-glibness/#comment-27078 Christopher Hitchens and moral glibness « The United States of Jamerica Fri, 23 Oct 2009 04:17:27 +0000 http://www.ordinary-gentlemen.com/?p=10001#comment-27078 [...] Christopher Hitchens and moral glibness 2009 October 23 tags: Christopher Hitchens, glibness, things that depress me by Jamelle (cross-posted from the League of Ordinary Gentlemen) [...] [...] Christopher Hitchens and moral glibness 2009 October 23 tags: Christopher Hitchens, glibness, things that depress me by Jamelle (cross-posted from the League of Ordinary Gentlemen) [...]

]]> By: Antiquated Tory http://www.ordinary-gentlemen.com/2009/10/christopher-hitchens-and-moral-glibness/#comment-26953 Antiquated Tory Thu, 22 Oct 2009 16:17:28 +0000 http://www.ordinary-gentlemen.com/?p=10001#comment-26953 You mean the study by the National Council of the Paper Industry for Air and Stream Improvement, to give it its full name. Sure now they don't have any interest in blocking anything that might lead to logging restrictions. Anyone who is actually interested in the "warming pause" should first read http://www.realclimate.org/index.php/archives/2009/10/a-warming-pause/. If your math is better than theirs, go for it. You mean the study by the National Council of the Paper Industry for Air and Stream Improvement, to give it its full name. Sure now they don’t have any interest in blocking anything that might lead to logging restrictions.
Anyone who is actually interested in the “warming pause” should first read http://www.realclimate.org/index.php/archives/2009/10/a-warming-pause/. If your math is better than theirs, go for it.

]]> By: Barry http://www.ordinary-gentlemen.com/2009/10/christopher-hitchens-and-moral-glibness/#comment-26823 Barry Wed, 21 Oct 2009 18:11:55 +0000 http://www.ordinary-gentlemen.com/?p=10001#comment-26823 "It seems like we’re being a bit picky in hoisting out the neocons because they’re such obvious targets but couldn’t it be argued that doves from the political left during the cold war advocated policies and attitudes that didn’t save thousands if not hundreds of thousands of lives? " Like *not* having a pre-emptive nuclear war? “It seems like we’re being a bit picky in hoisting out the neocons because they’re such obvious targets but couldn’t it be argued that doves from the political left during the cold war advocated policies and attitudes that didn’t save thousands if not hundreds of thousands of lives? ”

Like *not* having a pre-emptive nuclear war?

]]> By: Barry http://www.ordinary-gentlemen.com/2009/10/christopher-hitchens-and-moral-glibness/#comment-26822 Barry Wed, 21 Oct 2009 18:10:48 +0000 http://www.ordinary-gentlemen.com/?p=10001#comment-26822 To a degree, that's true. However, the media was almost united on getting Bush into the WH. I remember '88 (where I voted for Bush I) and 2000 (where I voted for Gore). 1988 was a walk in the park. To a degree, that’s true. However, the media was almost united on getting Bush into the WH. I remember ‘88 (where I voted for Bush I) and 2000 (where I voted for Gore). 1988 was a walk in the park.

]]> By: Cascadian http://www.ordinary-gentlemen.com/2009/10/christopher-hitchens-and-moral-glibness/#comment-26777 Cascadian Wed, 21 Oct 2009 03:48:15 +0000 http://www.ordinary-gentlemen.com/?p=10001#comment-26777 "The percieved balance that exists in American politics is between the hawkish and the slightly less hawkish" American? How do Harper and Iggy differ? “The percieved balance that exists in American politics is between the hawkish and the slightly less hawkish”

American? How do Harper and Iggy differ?

]]> By: North http://www.ordinary-gentlemen.com/2009/10/christopher-hitchens-and-moral-glibness/#comment-26775 North Wed, 21 Oct 2009 03:31:00 +0000 http://www.ordinary-gentlemen.com/?p=10001#comment-26775 Thank you Kyle. Thank you Kyle.

]]> By: Bo http://www.ordinary-gentlemen.com/2009/10/christopher-hitchens-and-moral-glibness/#comment-26771 Bo Wed, 21 Oct 2009 02:16:00 +0000 http://www.ordinary-gentlemen.com/?p=10001#comment-26771 Why didn't God just resurrect the first family? Imagine if you came home someday to a note from God saying, "I took your wife but left you a new one. PS You now have 4 kids instead of 2." It's precisely that kind of moral glibness that gets God a bad rap. Why didn’t God just resurrect the first family? Imagine if you came home someday to a note from God saying, “I took your wife but left you a new one. PS You now have 4 kids instead of 2.” It’s precisely that kind of moral glibness that gets God a bad rap.

]]> By: JosephFM http://www.ordinary-gentlemen.com/2009/10/christopher-hitchens-and-moral-glibness/#comment-26768 JosephFM Wed, 21 Oct 2009 01:57:31 +0000 http://www.ordinary-gentlemen.com/?p=10001#comment-26768 No, my attitude at this point is more "some of the people I disagree with are self-serving and immoral, and some of the people I agree with are <i>also</i> self-serving and immoral." My problem - and I suppose, my misunderstanding of what was meant by "politics as a game" - is we tend to just keep yelling about it over small stuff, and acting as if everything in politics is equally important, when obviously some issues matter more than others, and involve higher stakes, even if we disagree on them. I suppose I'm just echoing Freddie's frustration with our "trivial culture", and feeling like I'm not totally sure that being trivial is really all that morally superior to being barbarous, or in some cases even that different. No, my attitude at this point is more “some of the people I disagree with are self-serving and immoral, and some of the people I agree with are also self-serving and immoral.” My problem – and I suppose, my misunderstanding of what was meant by “politics as a game” – is we tend to just keep yelling about it over small stuff, and acting as if everything in politics is equally important, when obviously some issues matter more than others, and involve higher stakes, even if we disagree on them.

I suppose I’m just echoing Freddie’s frustration with our “trivial culture”, and feeling like I’m not totally sure that being trivial is really all that morally superior to being barbarous, or in some cases even that different.

]]> By: Bob Cheeks http://www.ordinary-gentlemen.com/2009/10/christopher-hitchens-and-moral-glibness/#comment-26762 Bob Cheeks Wed, 21 Oct 2009 00:20:22 +0000 http://www.ordinary-gentlemen.com/?p=10001#comment-26762 "Abe said, "God where do you want this killin' done," God said, "Out on Highway 61" Hey, you guys is just way too smart! “Abe said, “God where do you want this killin’ done,”
God said, “Out on Highway 61″
Hey, you guys is just way too smart!

]]> By: Cascadian http://www.ordinary-gentlemen.com/2009/10/christopher-hitchens-and-moral-glibness/#comment-26758 Cascadian Tue, 20 Oct 2009 23:39:04 +0000 http://www.ordinary-gentlemen.com/?p=10001#comment-26758 and a pat on the back from God. Should more than compensate. and a pat on the back from God. Should more than compensate.

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