tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5592542.post5609259562421132293..comments2024-03-18T17:28:44.693-07:00Comments on Rondam Ramblings: ISIS is a physics demonstration in guerrilla formRonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11752242624438232184noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5592542.post-63493863268770304322014-09-17T21:26:06.235-07:002014-09-17T21:26:06.235-07:00You're likely being too ethical in trying to m...You're likely being too ethical in trying to manipulate the HN headlines. I wonder what the best time to post to HN is - Midnight to 3 AM? <br /><br />Otherwise I find the war nerd writings quite banal. Power expands into a vacuum. Yawn. <br />Lesson: don't create vacuums<br />Publiushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00647613579979908182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5592542.post-52352224818342745122014-09-17T15:15:19.903-07:002014-09-17T15:15:19.903-07:00> How much have you read about power and its di...> How much have you read about power and its distribution in society and the world, how it gets redistributed, etc.?<br /><br />Not a lot, but I don't think it's rocket science.<br /><br />> people want only the illusion of freedom, not actual freedom<br /><br />Yes, for many (perhaps most) people this is clearly true, and it's the main reason demagoguery can be so profitable.<Ronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11752242624438232184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5592542.post-1577618662262493232014-09-17T12:27:14.304-07:002014-09-17T12:27:14.304-07:00How much have you read about power and its distrib...How much have you read about power and its distribution in society and the world, how it gets redistributed, etc.? It strikes me that the only true way to have a democracy is the democratization of power, but that this is a completely unstable system, with people statistically preferring someone else to take care of them and take responsibility, than bear it themselves. This is but a guess on my Lukehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18395549142176242491noreply@blogger.com