tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post1888669402324799633..comments2024-03-27T03:19:11.216-04:00Comments on Assistant Village Idiot: Zombie TheoryAssistant Village Idiothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01978011985085795099noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-21878931470631465972021-12-07T16:58:47.273-05:002021-12-07T16:58:47.273-05:00I've always thought worrying about the decline...I've always thought worrying about the decline of the American empire was an entirely rational process, at least if you live in a Western nation, since no other such country is either interested in or even the least bit capable of stepping into America's role, and no other alternative world order is on offer that will be anywhere near as positive or beneficial to any of our countries. Mileage may vary for those in non-Western nations. Though I don't see India benefiting much from any plausible alternative world, either.random observerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02348644823854777418noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-19515880434939434642021-12-05T15:07:33.546-05:002021-12-05T15:07:33.546-05:00I haven't yet read the Roberts piece. He is us...I haven't yet read the Roberts piece. He is usually worth reading. However, WRT your post:<br /><br />-"Stages" and "cycles" are metaphor. <br /><br />-Maybe Roberts uses metaphor well here, but we should be cautious about using metaphor to explain events, behaviors or causal relationships. Words and ideas can appear to explain things without explaining anything.<br /><br />-Maybe "grief" is a metaphor too. Grief might be different things at different times, lumped together under one term like "common cold".Jonathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08111391338812214765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-89974756575330906462021-12-04T22:11:26.901-05:002021-12-04T22:11:26.901-05:00In my most cynical mind-set I think they recycle t...In my most cynical mind-set I think they recycle the same fad endlessly, that if you can just get children to love something and feel good about themselves, all will be well.<br /><br />Everyone take a deep breath and 48 hours before telling me I'm wrong on this. I know I'm wrong. But I am just right enough that you first need to absorb it.Assistant Village Idiothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01978011985085795099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-91474645708070320942021-12-04T21:52:10.294-05:002021-12-04T21:52:10.294-05:00Caught the imagination, and scratches some itch. ...Caught the imagination, and scratches some itch. Like communism, and gnosticism, and ... (I wonder if you could still find some monarchists in France). Fascism is popular again, albeit with a different name. I'm not up to speed on educational fads, but they probably recycle bad ideas.jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01792036361407527304noreply@blogger.com