tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15644559.post3058358965891664918..comments2024-03-21T03:55:51.565-07:00Comments on Omniorthogonal: Dare to be Stupidmtravenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02356162954308418556noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15644559.post-89598593788610473432010-02-28T18:11:31.664-08:002010-02-28T18:11:31.664-08:00I appreciate that you made the effort, but that...I appreciate that you made the effort, but that's a crude caricature of Burkean conservatism. Burkeans are not "those who are so terrified of the unknown that they are going to cling to their little known patch of the landscape, no matter what". <br /><br />In fact Burke spoke highly of prudent and incremental change. He was no mere reactionary.<br /><br /><br /><i>It is rather odd that the political factions seem to have precipitated out on the axis of generally "against change" and "for reason".</i> <br /><br /> <br /><br />It might be odd, if in fact it were true.<br /><br /><br /><i>the self-hating mess that is the author's thoughts</i> <br /> <br /><br />Is this a example of the left's superior intellectualism at work?flenserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05864178703173384289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15644559.post-25459144067693316592008-01-05T21:23:00.000-08:002008-01-05T21:23:00.000-08:00One can always hope. And all one has to do is wai...One can always hope. And all one has to do is wait. So, whilst I won't get to see it, perhaps my children's children will, as those of us who procreate, ahem, liberally, will ultimately triumph.DiverCityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07475857314061951650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15644559.post-35037296907860255382008-01-05T13:18:00.000-08:002008-01-05T13:18:00.000-08:00The present-day conservative movement is not reall...The present-day conservative movement is not really conservative, but that's a topic for a separate post. Goldberg is what passes for a prominent conservative intellectual these days (home base at the National Review, column in the LA Times, ridiculous book lovingly reviewed in the major media). There's nothing Burkean about him or his cohort, it's true, but the original article was about "intellectual conservatives" in general. Are there any actual Burkeans around today? There's no traditional social structureleft to preserve.mtravenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02356162954308418556noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15644559.post-78811321895333985562008-01-04T18:20:00.000-08:002008-01-04T18:20:00.000-08:00You know better than to include Jonah Goldberg or ...You know better than to include Jonah Goldberg or others of his ilk, including, but not limited to, Pod the Lesser, in the category of Burkean conservatives. I've seen way too much of your posting at MM's blog, or Tanstaafl's blog, or etc., which, though appropriately irreverant, is still well-reasoned. This is beneath you, good man.DiverCityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07475857314061951650noreply@blogger.com